Professional Learning, Resources and Social Media

The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). I was both enlightened and empowered.

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Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, districts and educators have been tasked with shifting teaching and learning online, and many are seeking resources to support learning in this new environment. We recognize that while educators adapt to new realities, they remain dedicated to their students’ well-being and learning.

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How Educators are Using the Exclusive Social Media App Clubhouse

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The new social media app Clubhouse is gaining traction across many industries as Influencers, celebrities , and marketing professionals are heading to the app to connect and collaborate. (If Like Twitter, Clubhouse provides a space to connect with like minded individuals and groups, expanding your professional learning network.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer All Educators New, No-Cost Professional Learning Resources

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, December 16, 2021) — As school systems nationwide begin to look towards Winter Break, Discovery Education and select social impact partners present curated professional learning resources at no cost to support educators’ continued professional learning.

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7 Tips for Using Social Media for Professional Development

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2016

Tell me if this sounds familiar: With the 2016 New Year, you resolved to build your Professional Learning Network –finally, to stop living in the 20th century where your world revolved around a sticks-and-bricks building, a landline phone, and the mailbox. Only accept or seek friends who are in your professional area of interest.

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Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

For Thought Leader Thursday , social media researcher Laura Pasquini explains three defining aspects of effective social media powered professional development.In Best practices for hashtag maintenance and open learning. The lessons learned from effective social media PD.

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Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District (AJUSD) today announced a new collaboration with global edtech leader Discovery Education supporting innovative teaching and learning in the district. All AJUSD educators also enjoy access to the Discovery Educator Network.

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Can Professional Learning Improve Your ST Math Implementation?

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 29, 2022

When it comes to maximizing your ST Math implementation, providing your educators with added support from ST Math’s professional learning (PL) team can give your school or district greater learning outcomes. Learn From the ST Math Experts. Each PL session is delivered by an experienced ST Math team member.

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Engaging Social Media for Educators

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 15, 2019

In our latest episode, Brian welcomes Senior Content and Brand Specialist Calli Wright to the podcast for a discussion on how educators can get more out of social media by taking a purposeful approach. Additional Resources. Thanks for listening to the podcast! Educators: Join the Growing ST Math Community.

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How This Teacher Builds A Professional Learning Community Online

EdNews Daily

MARCH 19, 2017

This is the first article in our series about building professional learning communities for online teachers. If you are thinking about teaching online, or would like to learn from your education colleagues, you will find a great resource here. It is also the same for those who are connected to social media.

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The Summer of Social Media

Kyle Pace

JUNE 7, 2017

One thing that I think summer is great for in terms of professional learning is investing the time to better understand how you can use social media as an educator. Social media can be used as a great communication tool for a district, school, or a classroom. Here are some options to think about: Twitter.

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Discovery Education Launches New Digital Citizenship Resources in Partnership with Norton

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Charlotte, NC – Discovery Education, in partnership with Norton, a leading Cyber Safety brand of Gen , recently launched a new digital citizenship resource center – My Digital Life – on the award-winning Discovery Education K-12 platform. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Free Resources from Discovery Education Support Financial Capability Month

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—is providing an array of free digital resources to support National Financial Capability Month. Financial literacy is another necessary topic to be taught in schools.

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media

edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. In addition to negative commentary, Knowles acknowledged other challenges to adopting social media for education. Finally, for some there is a social-emotional toll.

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Work Smarter, Not Harder

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 24, 2020

While others might disagree, such as my mom, I pride myself on being extremely resourceful. During my years as a teacher and principal, I would spend countless hours planning, researching, and attending professional learning events to hone my craft in order to become a better educator. In my humble opinion, I am not very smart.

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Tennessee’s Hardeman County Schools Begin New Year with New Digital Resources Supporting College and Career Readiness

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Tennessee’s Hardeman County Schools (HCS) today announced a new phase in its partnership with global edtech leader Discovery Education that is bringing new digital resources to students districtwide. version of Coding features a wide array of resources that help students take coding from concept to reality.

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Learning and growing as educators

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. So how can educators engage in professional learning and find time to connect with other educators, when schedules and responsibilities make finding extra time difficult? Social Media.

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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2023

I shared the following on social media recently: Entry points for change are crucial. It can be used to identify areas for improvement to create new and innovative learning methods that better meet the needs of ALL learners. Laptops can help students to be more engaged in their learning.

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Discovery Education Offers New Financial Literacy Resources Supporting National Financial Capability Month Activities

eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity and drive deeper engagement in instruction—presents educators a wide array of new, free digital resources to support National Financial Capability Month activities.

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Discovery Education Enhances K-12 Platform with New Games, Interactives, Career Resources, and More to Nurture Student Curiosity

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the addition of new games, interactives, career resources and more to its award-winning K-12 learning platform, Discove ry Education Experience. Discover more about the latest updates to Experience here. “For

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Discovery Education Offering Educators Curriculum Support, At-Home Activities, and Professional Learning Resources to Keep Students Engaged in Learning All Summer

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

A wide variety of digital resources now available from Discovery Education are specifically designed to integrate easily into school systems’ existing summer learning efforts. With these resources, teachers can create and customize turnkey assignments and track progress in real-time through the platform’s Quiz tool.

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

. — Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures student curiosity and supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Celebrating Earth Day with Resources from Discovery Education

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Charlotte, NC — In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Discovery Education presents K-12 teachers and students a diverse array of cross-curricular digital resources inspiring exploration of the natural world and environmental stewardship. This resource is part of the Celebrations collection in the Sesame Learning channel.

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Virginia’s Portsmouth Public Schools Expands Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Students in Grades 7-12 State-of-the-Art Digital Resources

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To meet the plan’s first goal of providing all students educational opportunities ensuring high academic growth, the district sought to add to its existing suite of digital resources capable of supporting instruction in the in-person or remote environment. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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Immersive Learning Resource from Discovery Education Surpasses 1 Million Downloads

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education today announced that its no-cost, augmented-reality (AR) learning resource— Sandbox AR —has surpassed the 1 million download milestone in the Apple iTunes store. Among the other immersive learning resources offered by Discovery Education are: Experience Edge at Hudson Yards.

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Admins: Here’s what teachers think about professional learning

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2018

Teachers are overwhelmingly turning to social media and online resources to drive their own professional learning, according to new Speak Up Survey data released by Project Tomorrow on July 30. Using social networks to seek help from other teachers (from 14 percent to 33 percent).

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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware of more organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. All of these organizations are shifting the needle and rocking professional learning nationwide. EdCamp Foundation. URL: www.edcamp.org. URL: www.iste.org.

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Methods and tools to strengthen teacher collaboration and raise student achievement

Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

When it came to professional development, in the absence of being together in the physical space, we had to explore and learn what worked the best. Leveraging the right digital tools and spaces, we were able to keep learning going and continue to build our professional learning communities.

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Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis.

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Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis.

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Discovery Education Offers New Resources for Financial Literacy Month

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Monday, April 3, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—is offering educators, students, and families a host of dynamic digital resources focused on financial literacy for Financial Literacy Month and beyond. .

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Celebrating Earth Day with Dynamic Digital Resources from Discovery Education

eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, April 21, 2022) — In celebration of Earth Day 2022, observed on April 22nd, Discovery Education and partners are proud to present educators, students, and families a diverse array of dynamic digital resources inspiring students to explore the natural phenomena in the world around them.

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Resources and Wrap Ups From #FETC 2017

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 29, 2017

All the resources can be found by clicking the link below. Flipping Professional Learning Workshop -Flipping the classroom is gaining in popularity in the classroom, but are you ready to try to flip professional learning? Download the session resources. Download the session resources.

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Educator and Family Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Friday, May 6, 2022) — In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month 2022, observed annually in May, Discovery Education and partners are proud to present educators, students, and families a diverse array of dynamic digital resources supporting the mental health of students everywhere. .

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Discovery Education and its Corporate Partners Offering Free Resources for Families to Keep Learning Alive All Summer

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2023

Charlotte, NC ) — To keep students engaged in learning while on summer break, Discovery Education and select partners have created free dynamic digital resources for students and caregivers to use at home. These family resources are easy-to-use resources to help families conduct very important conversations with your teens.

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How Online Learning Can Improve Your Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). ” If your school has an LMS, consider whether you can make the learning and teaching jobs more flexible and differentiated by providing a schedule of all work. More on Social Media.

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Summer Learning Made Fun with No-Cost Family Resources from Discovery Education and Partners

eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

(Thursday, June 3, 2021) — To accelerate student learning and ignite their natural curiosity, Discovery Education presents parents and guardians an array of no-cost dynamic digital resources for the summer. Financial Literacy Resources. Social-Emotional Learning and Social Awareness Resources.

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#PLN: Using Twitter to Impact Your Professional Learning

Class Tech Integrate

JUNE 20, 2018

The most important/impactful professional learning I have ever participated in was developing my own Personal Learning Network (PLN) through Twitter. and how on earth are you doing professional learning with Twitter? Step 1: #Hashtags Find hashtags that apply to what you want to learn about. Whats a PLN?

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What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

these days, including the fallout from COVID-19 and America’s ongoing racial reckoning; teacher burnout, low pay, and systemic teacher shortages; and how best to utilize new tech and curriculum with increasing demands and shrinking professional resources. They also spoke about the difference that supportive leadership made.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month. Educators can supplement these career profiles with lesson plans, engaging activities, and career mapping resources.

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What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress

TeacherCast

AUGUST 31, 2017

Sonja-Hollins Alexander from Corwin to discuss a recent surgery of more than 6300 educators on the state of professional development in schools today. The post What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. What is Professional Learning? *

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Creating Future Ready Schools and Classrooms

Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Personalized Professional Learning. In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. Budget and Resources. Community Partnerships.

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What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress

TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sonja-Hollins Alexander from Corwin to discuss a recent surgery of more than 6300 educators on the state of professional development in schools today. The post What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. What is Professional Learning? *

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Professional learning : Research has shown, and continues to show, that job-embedded, ongoing professional learning results in improved learning outcomes. Leaders can use free social media tools to form a positive public relations platform and become the de facto news source for their school or district.

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

Micro-credentials and COVID-19: Supporting Professional Learning When Schools are Closed

Trending Sources

How Educators are Using the Exclusive Social Media App Clubhouse

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer All Educators New, No-Cost Professional Learning Resources

7 Tips for Using Social Media for Professional Development

Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources

Can Professional Learning Improve Your ST Math Implementation?

Engaging Social Media for Educators

How This Teacher Builds A Professional Learning Community Online

The Summer of Social Media

Discovery Education Launches New Digital Citizenship Resources in Partnership with Norton

Free Resources from Discovery Education Support Financial Capability Month

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Social Media

Work Smarter, Not Harder

Tennessee’s Hardeman County Schools Begin New Year with New Digital Resources Supporting College and Career Readiness

Learning and growing as educators

#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

Discovery Education Offers New Financial Literacy Resources Supporting National Financial Capability Month Activities

Discovery Education Enhances K-12 Platform with New Games, Interactives, Career Resources, and More to Nurture Student Curiosity

Discovery Education Offering Educators Curriculum Support, At-Home Activities, and Professional Learning Resources to Keep Students Engaged in Learning All Summer

Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances

Celebrating Earth Day with Resources from Discovery Education

Virginia’s Portsmouth Public Schools Expands Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Students in Grades 7-12 State-of-the-Art Digital Resources

Immersive Learning Resource from Discovery Education Surpasses 1 Million Downloads

Admins: Here’s what teachers think about professional learning

7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Methods and tools to strengthen teacher collaboration and raise student achievement

Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

Discovery Education Offers New Resources for Financial Literacy Month

Celebrating Earth Day with Dynamic Digital Resources from Discovery Education

Resources and Wrap Ups From #FETC 2017

Educator and Family Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

Discovery Education and its Corporate Partners Offering Free Resources for Families to Keep Learning Alive All Summer

How Online Learning Can Improve Your Teaching

Summer Learning Made Fun with No-Cost Family Resources from Discovery Education and Partners

#PLN: Using Twitter to Impact Your Professional Learning

What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress

Creating Future Ready Schools and Classrooms

What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress

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