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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Conduct individual needs assessments through surveys, goal-setting conversations, or classroom observations. Allow teachers to choose formats and topics that resonate with their individual learning preferences and goals (Desimone, 2009). A shift to personalized professional learning can change this dynamic. Desimone, L. Guskey, T.

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Data Shows Demographics Are Shifting in Fast-Growing Cities. How Are School Districts Impacted?

Edsurge

With the release of new data from the American Community Survey, EdSurge decided to take a look at demographic shifts in the school districts of five fast-growing areas around the U.S. The chart compares racial and ethnic makeup of the residents within each school district (not only students) from 2009 to 2021. Census Bureau.

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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

Research has shown that feedback is vital in establishing good relations as it can enhance relationships, strengthen loyalty and commitment, and increase morale (Smith, 2009). A study using a large email survey of managers found overwhelming support for having fun in the workplace.

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

Edsurge

In fact a slew of research over the past two decades has found that teaching online makes professors better teachers in their classrooms, so much so that one 2009 study recommended that “faculty should be trained in distance education methods and technologies and should be encouraged to use those methods back in the classroom.”

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

NeverEndingSearch

The project’s newly released Perspectives Report , based on analysis of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data, examines school library employment in the United States from 2009 to the latest data available at the time of analysis, 2018-19. almost 20% fewer than in 2009-10. Interactive map of State Survey data.

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Two Cities Pay Teachers Based on Their Quality. Does It Work?

Edsurge

Dallas’ Teacher Excellence Initiative measures teacher quality based on student achievement scores, teacher performance and student experience surveys. Also weighted are student surveys and teachers’ contributions to the school community outside of the classroom. Since 2009, D.C. s model since its inception.

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5 Aspects of digital citizenship students must be aware of

Neo LMS

Last year CareerBuilder.com conducted a survey that asked 2,303 hiring managers how they include social media in their hiring process. One thing the survey discovered is that 37% of employers use social networks to screen potential job candidates. Posts live forever. A new manifestation of the behaviour is cyber self-harm.