Reading By Example

MAY 21, 2016

Another teacher did find some positive results from her research on the benefits of reflection during readers workshop. This teacher is excited about having some of these same students in 2016-2017, as she is looping up. She learned what not to do.

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Reading By Example

MAY 21, 2016

Another teacher did find some positive results from her research on the benefits of reflection during readers workshop. This teacher is excited about having some of these same students in 2016-2017, as she is looping up. She learned what not to do.

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Professional Learning Learning Survey Data 40

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Simply put, giving teachers choice in their own learning—and making it relevant to their individual classrooms—is an effective way to spread personalized learning across a district 6. Micro-credentials can serve as a scaffolded approach to personalizing professional learning for educators. 2016, May). 6, 2016, pp.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Deep learning occurs through experiential, authentic, interactive, collaborative instructional processes. If deep learning is desired for teacher professional development, then it should reflect best practices for teaching and learning. https://www.e-volunteerism.com/volume-xvi-issue-1-october-january-2016/training-designs/enhance_learning

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More Verbs

OCTOBER 30, 2016

On Friday, October 14, 2016, Maine’s Governor Paul LePage announced that he believes the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) has been a massive failure. It doesn’t have to be for a workshop day or early release day. There is no extra cost; it is already paid for. And it can be customized to your needs.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Tom Daccord is Director of EdTech Teacher, a professional learning organization that provides hands-on exploratory edtech workshops for teachers. Tom Daccord will be discussing this topic in far greater detail during his workshop on iPads and Creativity at the 2016 Boston Innovation Summit.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

We started Torah Academy in September 2016 with a strong vision for how and what we want our students to learn. Every class, student interaction, social setting and community learning experience is another opportunity to help our students see their potential and grow.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. United in purpose and mission, we can do anything.”.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. United in purpose and mission, we can do anything.”.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 21, 2021

These include monthly administrator workshops, Lunch and Learns, and community Town Halls. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Bedell, Ed.D.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 28, 2016

This summer, thousands of teachers will be descending on Denver to attend the 2016 ISTE Conference. I have been a regular attender of ISTE for many years and have learned a few things about how to get the most out of the conference. You can look up workshops and presentations by speaker and topic.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

Carrie Willis, Technology Director for Valley Preparatory School and Strategic Outreach Manager for Wonder Workshop, and Caitlin Arakawa, Kindergarten Teacher at Valley Preparatory School, dispel these misconceptions, during a recent edWebinar. This edWeb webinar was sponsored by Wonder Workshop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Robotics Classroom Common Core Software 40

The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Are people more likely to complain after a professional learning meeting, than in one? In workshops, one of the things that I often say is that I am totally open to people disagreeing with me, but not after the day when I am gone. What does the time look like in staff meetings or professional learning time?

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 16, 2017

Leaders who get the chance to be focused on their own growth for an action packed day of learning are better leaders. Journal of Scholarship and Practice , Summer 2016/Volume 13. Reimagined NGSS learning spaces: Principals as holistic school improvement leaders. ILASCD Summer Newsletter , Summer 2016, Volume 62, No.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 3, 2021

For the educators’ own well-being, there are lunch-and-learn workshops on coping and stress, as well as mindfulness activities. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders. Dr. Diana Greene.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 18, 2016

All educators need PD and learning that is relevant to their practice to keep up with the rapid pace of change in technology and education initiatives such as ESSA, Common Core, Next Gen Science Standards, Future Ready, and more. Learn about the professional learning program elements that are most important to teachers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 21, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic and purposeful professional development. Hope to see you there!

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Learn All About it with this FREE Guide! Becoming Google certified was a game-changer for my professional learning and my career. My goal is to empower teachers to transform the learning in their classrooms and become digital leaders. become Google Certified through training, workshops, and boot camps.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 20, 2016

All educators need PD and learning that is relevant to their practice to keep up with the rapid pace of change in technology and education initiatives such as ESSA, Common Core, Next Gen Science Standards, Future Ready, and more. Learn about the professional learning program elements that are most important to teachers.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 27, 2021

Eleni has been recognized for her outstanding contribution and support of the education community by being awarded the 2017 ACCE Australian Educator of the Year and the 2016 DLTV Victorian Educator of the Year. Eleni has been honored by the opportunity to facilitate keynote presentations and professional learning workshops across the globe.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Since its founding, the company has developed a two-part offering for schools and districts: consulting services to help envision, design and create instructional models and professional learning for blended and personalized learning programs, and a technology platform that helps schools transition to blended learning.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 9, 2016

At the International Society for Technology in Education conference later this month, the Minecraft Education Team will lead several professional learning workshops to train educators on the game, and provide information on what it has to offer students and instructors.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

I guarantee I have done things like this before, which is why I focus on turning my workshops into conversations more than a traditional “stand and deliver” session. Getting to know our students and passions may help shape the opportunities within the classroom, as well within professional learning (the questions below may help).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic and purposeful professional development. Hope to see you there! What Would Dewey Do?

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 5, 2021

This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders. Dr. Leila Nuland is a research professional with 16 years of experience working with public school district leaders in an advisory capacity.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

“The research has shown…that the most successful professional learning is focused. And so the one-and-done workshop can be great for sparking an idea, but to think we’re going to bring about real classroom change with a one-day workshop, it isn’t really going to happen.”. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Dr. Carol L.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 8, 2016

Working with a group of administrators in a workshop, the participants seemed to be evenly split into districts that were either “1 to 1” (1 laptop/tablet per students) and those that weren’t. Their response? That those teachers didn’t have devices. No matter what side you are on, there is something to complain about.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

“Making learning more real for students allows them to learn better in a much more energized school,” said Luhtala. Through a five-year radical book-weeding process from 2011- 2016, the NCHS library had eliminated all of the library’s free-standing bookshelves. Redesigning the Space. Join the Community.

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Libraries Learning Robotics eBook 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Students worked on projects through open exploration, consisting of mainly free time in the makerspace; workshops, in which students work in groups to learn new skills; and design challenges, in which a group of students focuses on a specific challenge directed by a prompt. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 22, 2021

Special education and social justice are her passion because she believes all children can learn from someone who believes in them. Christian Taylor is a two-time Olympian (2012, 2016) and two-time Olympic gold medalist, as well as four-time World Champion in the sport of track and field. His specialty is the triple jump.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 30, 2017

As a teacher, you could argue with me all you wanted that if I copied the answers out of the back of the book that it would hurt me by the time the test came around, but if I saw the class and the learning to be irrelevant, do you think I cared if I passed the test?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2015

One best practice that Katie has shared not only at Challenge for Change 1 and 2 in Italy, but also at many professional learning events that she has presented at during her career, is the idea of Challenge Based Learning. Early Bird Registration is open now for our February 1-3, 2016 San Diego events!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 6, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic and purposeful professional development. Hope to see you there!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

[link] A 7-STEP PLAN TO IMPROVE YOUR ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAM FOR MAXIMUM STUDENT ENGAGEMENT (60 minutes) 5:00 PM US-Eastern Daylight Time Click here to see the time in your own time zone Online learning is the new normal. Top to Watch in 2016, and winner of the WTHI-TV Golden Apple Award.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2017

After sharing some ideas with them, I ask them to share their name, position, what they want to learn on this day, and any big questions they have, but openly in a google form. I have done this several times in workshops, but this group seemed to take longer than usual in submitting their responses.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Additionally, she provides professional development and hands-on workshops for educators at local, regional and national venues. Her work in blended learning, student engagement, and social media has been featured by EdWeek, NBC News’s Education Nation, Instructor Magazine, Intel, ISTE, ASCD, Tech & Learning and the NEA.

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