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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Week of February 7th, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Come along and join in our first Tech Talk Tuesday in 2011. This will be a general sharing of conversations and discussions amongst participants about: Goals for 2011: What is a digital classroom? Science and literacy instruction in the elementary grades is the focus of a new series of web seminars for the 2010-2011 school year.

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The Internet Can Be a Force for Good. Here’s How.

Edsurge

You can meet people online. And then one course led into another course, and workshops and events. And then again by probably 2011, things changed drastically for me. We used to take our hats off when we would go into a building or a meeting. You can shop and make purchases. And so I started creating courses.

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How to Teach Online MOOC: Aloha Discussion

EdTechnocation.com

MOOC Crib Sheet created by Jeannette Shaffer (for a 2011 ISTE Workshop) 2. Many universities now offer degrees online, but we are still slowly venturing into the world of online teaching/learning with younger students, especially in elementary and middle school. What issues do you think are important?

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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed

The Hechinger Report

“Personalized learning is not something you buy,” emphasized Chris Liang-Vergara, a consultant from the Chicago organization LEAP Innovations who helped charter Firstline Schools pilot its personalized learning programs between 2011 and 2014. “It’s It’s a teacher practice; it’s a teacher design.”.

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Can Micro-credentials Create More Meaningful Professional Development For Teachers?

MindShift

In this model, teachers can no longer attend a workshop and receive credit for merely being there. I think part of the power is giving them a voice in diagnosing and meeting the needs of students,” she said. Megan Sayas, a third-grade teacher at Cushing Elementary, has taken numerous micro-credentials, often with her grade-level team.

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After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches ‘crisis’ levels

The Hechinger Report

Sitting in Burnett’s classroom, where the walls are lined with motivational messages and colorful photos of books, the two teachers shared their experiences of trying to make ends meet on a teacher’s salary. In 2011, there were over 5,000 students enrolled in teacher education preparation programs across the state.

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