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5 Ideas for Improving Professional Learning Experiences

The Principal of Change

It has been and always is, a blessing to be a part of district professional learning days. These past two weeks, I have been so caught up in the passion of so many teachers who are on “summer break,” that are excitedly taking part in their professional learning. Otherwise, it is all cosmetic.

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How to prepare students for 2017’s Hour of Code next week

eSchool News

Incorporating different STEM or STEAM activities into your exercises will help get all students engaged and on board with coding–which could help in getting support from parents. It’s also important to be flexible in the beginning as you seek support to start your program from parents or the administration. Join the Community.

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Digital Portfolios + Micro-credentials = Massive Impact for Students & Teachers

Digital Promise

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. Citations. [1] 1993, November).

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Illustrative Mathematics and Khan Academy Collaborate to Support Educators

techlearning

20, 2018 — Illustrative Mathematics (IM) today announced it has partnered with Khan Academy to provide free practice exercises tightly aligned to its highly-regarded curriculum, IM 6–8 Math. Educators can access the IM practice exercises on Khan Academy at [link]. “So Learn more at www.illustrativemathematics.org. # # #.

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“I Got To” versus “I Get To” #MondayMotivation

The Principal of Change

Somewhere along the way, exercising became “got to” feeling for me. Do you “got to” go to professional learning today, or do you “get to”? When I was in my best shape, I was teaching spin and reffing. I felt I should workout, but it was more of an obligation, then an opportunity.

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What Actually Works in EdTech? with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

Murray @thomascmurray is the 2017 US “Thought Leader of the Year” and shares what actually works in edtech. In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. How do we make learning personal? Today Thomas C.

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Teachers Are Living in a Tinderbox of Stressful Conditions. These Scientific Approaches Can Help.

Edsurge

This means that human beings, at any age or stage, are malleable and designed to learn , grow and adapt in order to thrive in changing circumstances. Over time, consistent repetition—whether it be a child learning to read or an adult starting a new exercise routine—rewires our brains.

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