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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

In a world of standardized tests and rigid curricula, fostering a culture of continuous, personalized growth for teachers allows them to stay abreast of current trends and effective strategies, maximize time, and become the best iteration of themselves for the learners they serve. Efficacy should be the goal of all professional learning.

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

Edsurge

The chart compares racial and ethnic makeup of the residents within each school district (not only students) from 2009 to 2021. We selected this timeframe because each year actually represents the tailend of five-year data estimates, with data gathered from 2005-2009 and the newest from 2017-2021. Source: American Community Survey.

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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

10MT | #29 Steven Anderson talks technology trends From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 10MT | #29 Steven Anderson talks technology trends. Augmented reality and virtual reality. Are these buzzwords or are they things that can be used to improve learning?

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The Most Popular Post in 2009.

The Web20Classroom

As 2009 comes to a close I wanted to take a look back and see what post did people visit the most. So here, in all it''s glory (or lack there of) is the most popular post of 2009 on my blog. It can be very intimidating for those who don''t keep up with the current trends, such as twitter, delicious, and blogging.

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Report: Class of 2018 Has Better Job Prospects than Classes of 2009-2017, but Still Faces Challenges

Edsurge

It found that those in the Class of 2018 have better job prospects than the classes of 2009-2017. 2018 college graduates are in a better position job prospect-wise than those graduating in 2010, he says, when the unemployment and underemployment rates were trending upward. “It Among those challenges? Racial disparity for wages.

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PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

The Hechinger Report

Grade inflation is a big trend across the country. What is happening in the system that is pushing this trend?” Department of Education documented rising grades on high school transcripts between 2009 and 2019, while 12th grade math scores fell on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

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). It is crucial always to align any professional learning with current trends and needs. I think the same can be said when it comes to the learners we serve.