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Exploring Design Thinking Micro-credentials in the Classroom

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2003), and technology (Kafai & Resnick, 2002; Todd, 1999) suggest that design thinking skills are not merely extras, but can in fact aid students in core subject areas as well as building cognitive and social skills (Carroll et al., The post Exploring Design Thinking Micro-credentials in the Classroom appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

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As a teacher committed to improving teaching and improving our professional development, I'm thrilled to share this conversation about how professional development can and is improving. Subscribe to the Show Anywhere You Listen to Podcasts This week's sponsor Modern Classrooms will help you teach better today!

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Early Learning Educators Lead the Way with Professional Learning Webinars

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Who is participating the most in professional learning webinars? They hosted 260 professional learning webinars in 2016 that were viewed by 165,000 educators – an average of 635 educators per webinar. Thirty eight webinars (15%) were on early learning topics and had 45,000 (27%) of the viewers. About Our Sponsors.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

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Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a New Virtual Field Trip hosted by NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager from 9/11 Day and Discovery Education

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S.C. district partners with Discovery Education to create teacher leaders

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The Greenville County Schools (GCS), South Carolina’s largest school system, today announced an expansion of its 14-year partnership with Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms. These approaches are then practiced in educator created, student-centered Learning Labs.

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Strategies for Supporting ELL Students in Math

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elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. Kelly Urlacher started her education career as a teacher in 2002. For many of the 4.5 million English Language Learners (ELLs) in U.S. When she’s not tinkering with technology, you will find Michele running on Mt.