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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

It thrives under the guidance of a passionate, skilled educator who is constantly evolving alongside their students. Nevertheless, just like their students, educators thrive in personalized learning experiences. Conduct individual needs assessments through surveys, goal-setting conversations, or classroom observations.

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Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators

Ask a Tech Teacher

Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators The recent changes in the working environment and the ongoing global economic crisis have brought about significant shifts in people’s lifestyles. Shortly after, I ventured to Prague, Czech Republic, for my first teaching position.

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Charting a Student's Journey: A Guide to Crafting Effective Learning Paths

A Principal's Reflections

In this introduction, we will explore the fundamental reasons why every learner carves out a distinct educational journey, acknowledging the multifaceted elements that contribute to this diversity. Furthermore, the varying motivations, interests, and aspirations of learners play a pivotal role in shaping their educational journeys.

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3 Months, 3 Micro-credentials, 1 Teacher: Building Performance Assessment Capacity in Georgia

Digital Promise

In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE). This led to a creation of goals for the school that promote the use of performance assessments.

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Revolutionizing Classrooms: How Microsoft’s AI is Changing Education

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial intelligence is the top conversation among educators everywhere. It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE. Let's do this!

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are down after the pandemic. How many kids, families, and educators were ill, recovering from being ill, or still traumatized from loved ones’ deaths, illnesses, or long recoveries? Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, said about these results.

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Using universal screening to improve student well-being

eSchool News

According to CDC data from 2009-2019, 1 out of 5 adolescents aged 12 to 17 reported having experienced at least some kind of major depressive episode. Educators also need to intentionally build relationships to foster a sense of community and connectedness, while establishing strong support networks for both students and adults.