Kathy Schrock

MAY 1, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in May 2019 and is re-posted here with permission. Professional Development by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images We all have participated in formal professional development days at school.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 11, 2016

Eric Sheninger is the Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education. His work focuses on leading and learning in the digital age as a model for moving schools and districts forward. It is comprised of a community of over 100,000 educators from across the globe.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

While she provides guidance and feedback to her teachers, Chelsea also acknowledges the importance of the opportunities she has had to learn from others, whether from the Verizon Innovative Learning schools professional learning staff or the network of 151 other coaches within the initiative.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

When Digital Promise and EdSurge considered which educator award categories to include in the 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards , we wanted to highlight five areas where exemplary teachers around the world are using innovative strategies to engage and empower students.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Simply processing through writing… Sitting in Adam Bellow’s session this morning discussing “professional development”, I tweeted the following: Does the term “professional development” invoke thoughts of “1 time”, where “professional learning” sounds more continuous?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership ( TICAL ) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the second annual School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March 27th, 2014. While the final deadline for submissions is March 15th, 2014, presenters will be notified of acceptance on a rolling basis starting ?February

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Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2018

Since 2014, Digital Promise has been building an innovative ecosystem of micro-credentials in partnership with educators, professional development organizations, states, and school districts. To apply for a micro-credential, an educator selects a micro-credential, collects the necessary evidence, and submits it via the platform.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 4, 2015

What if we created professional learning opportunities that were not only engaging, but also empowered educators in the change process? If you do “Inquiry Based Learning” in your professional learning, I would love for you to leave a link in the comments.). (If Has that ever been tried?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. So have students learned more? Clever-2012.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. We want to celebrate the extraordinary collaborations between educators and the private sector that have occurred because of ConnectED.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Understanding how to separate fact from fiction in media was recently discussed in the edWebinar, Teaching Disinformation in 2020: CIA Tips for Students and Educators , sponsored by the News Literacy Project. News Literacy Education: 21 st Century Skill. What is News Literacy Education? Staying Sharp Online.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rivera, who is the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education and currently serves as president of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Pennsylvania, was named the Director of Region 6 Northeast. Rodriguez, who is superintendent of the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina, was named director of Region 7 Southeast. “Our

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Artificial intelligence (AI) in education began in the 1950s with simple programs focused on playing checkers and natural language processing for medical prescriptions. In the ‘90s, it made a big jump with machine learning. In May of 2023, the U.S.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 15, 2015

One of the biggest shifts in my own thinking in the past few years is how learning is such a personal endeavour, yet we try to package it up and decide the paths and passions for others. Although this question has driven my own professional learning for years, it is still necessary to set the stage for deep learning.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 27, 2016

Over the past decade, most school budgets have remained stagnant, yet spending in educational technology has climbed to record levels, with no sign of slowing in the near future. Also included is the necessary professional learning for teachers to implement the experience with fidelity. Mountain Time. Room: CCC401.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

ALBANY – The Dougherty County School System is launching a new technology initiative for its students, teachers, and staff as part of a collaboration with Apple and educational non-profit Ed Farm. The initiative will allow DCSS to expand and enhance its educational technology ecosystem districtwide.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Get started with Powerful Learning. Educational Researcher, Vol.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2018

Technology can have a dramatically positive impact on student engagement and instructional practices when implemented carefully and accompanied by extensive professional learning and management, according to a new report. The report from SRI International analyzes schools participating in the Apple and ConnectED initiative.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. Connected Learning. To be successful in helping people develop professional learning networks is to narrow the focus on the tools that are being shared with staff. You can read the first part here. Idea: The idea for this is simple.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

It relies on a definition of personalized learning developed in 2014 by educators from 16 schools and representatives of a number of nonprofit and advocacy organizations.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Carvalho has served as the Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), the fourth largest school district in the country, since 2008 and is recognized by his peers as a national voice for equity in education. “Mr.

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EdTechnocation.com

MARCH 26, 2014

In Part 1 of my reflection on the 2014 Hawaii Google Summit by +EdTechTeam , I shared my personal goal and the journey I took from last year''s summit until today. In Part 2 I''ll share my experiences, take-aways, and session resources from the 2014 Hawaii Google Summit. He talked about the power of Youtube and Social Media.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In 2014, only one in four students had direct access to technology in class. Several factors contributed, but the opinions of more than six million educators, students, and family members helped shape national school technology standards for the past two decades. We’ve redefined digital learning. How did we get here?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

…very little of the work we give students in school provides them with a sense that they are making a contribution to anything other than their own educational progress toward graduation. — Alan November, Who Owns the Learning. Traditional PD uses an attendance sheet as the primary measurement of “learning”.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Educator Innovator —in partnership with LRNG, the Show Me Campaign, and the John D. This competition, and the projects it supports, is raising up the innovative, collaborative work educators are carrying out across the country to prepare our youth for today’s world. and Catherine T.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 6, 2015

As someone who is a big believer in creating experiences for educators where they partake in the types of learning that should happen in the classroom, I thought this suggestion made total sense. To be honest with you, professional learning in many cases needs an overhaul. ” Click To Tweet. .

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2019

This past Thursday I created 25 professional learning ‘conversation stations’ for my principal licensure students. How are you introducing school leaders and teachers to alternative (better) forms of professional learning? Countdown to ISTE 03: English / language arts blogs (aka THE PUSH 2014).

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2014

Image credit: [link] Almost ten years ago, I was presented with an opportunity to begin my educational leadership career at NMHS. Little did I know that these ten years would profoundly shape me as a leader, educator, and person. Each and every one of them has played a huge role in transforming the learning culture at NMHS.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 2, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by the News Literacy Project , Shaelynn Farnsworth, News Literacy Project’s National Director of Educator Outreach and Success, and John Silva, News Literacy Project’s Senior Director of Education and Training, emphasize that conspiratorial thinking is way more common than any of us realize.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2018

Is your current professional learning (PL) program aligned with the federal definition of professional learning? The Frontline Research & Learning Institute set out to answer these questions in our four-part Bridging the Gap report series. Can you measure your progress against your organizational goals?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 1, 2014

edWeb is delighted to be part of the continuing celebration and recognition of educators who connect with colleagues for professional learning and collaboration. Educators who join in quickly enjoy the benefits and the fun of meeting in a virtual world to share ideas for improving teaching and learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 21, 2013

The idea for this event evolved from a dire need to fill a void in the type of innovative learning experiences that educators were craving. As a result, a partnership between Teq and New Milford HS was formed to provide a cost-effective, meaningful learning experience for attendees.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

put $150 million in Hero K12 , and Bain Capital, whose Double Impact Fund is on the hunt for promising (and lucrative) education teams. million Trilogy Education $30 million $30 million CreativeLive $25 million $76 million Nearpod $21 million $30 million Examity $21 million $21 million . of deals.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

It is set to be published by Corwin Press on January 14, 2014. Over the next couple of weeks I will introduce what I have come to identify as the Pillars of Digital Leadership , a conceptual framework for leaders to begin thinking about changes to professional practice. community at edWeb for free.

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