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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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Beyond Finding Information

The Principal of Change

September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! ” June 6, 2018 5 Ideas for Improving Professional Learning Experiences October 15, 2017 Thinking About Research, Innovation, Test-Scores, and Creativity.

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People That Fill Your Bucket

The Principal of Change

May 20, 2018 Controlling the Solution September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC June 6, 2018 5 Ideas for Improving Professional Learning Experiences October 15, 2017 Thinking About Research, Innovation, Test-Scores, and Creativity October 18, 2018 3 Simple Questions To Shape Professional Learning.

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Wonder, Explore, Lead

The Principal of Change

February 11, 2017 The Students are Paying Attention January 18, 2014 3 Things We Should Stop Doing in Professional Development November 12, 2015 Professional Development and Professional Learning #miamidevice August 30, 2016 Spoon-Fed Learning September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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Customizing Learning to Innovate “Inside the Box”

The Principal of Change

I remember having a conversation with a school district administrator about rethinking a professional learning opportunity for staff. I often talk about “ innovating inside of the box, ” and the box here was that teachers had to do a certain amount of time of professional learning.

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4 Questions to Lay the Foundation for a “Culture of Innovation”

The Principal of Change

Are people more likely to complain after a professional learning meeting, than in one? What does the time look like in staff meetings or professional learning time? May 16, 2016 Meaningful Change is On All of Us September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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3 Misconceptions About Innovation in Education

The Principal of Change

This has become one of the best ways that educators have taken ownership of their own learning yet technology is not necessarily at the forefront of this process; it is the process of the professional learning that is innovative. The hope is that we see innovation become the norm in education, not reserved for the few.).