EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. Thu, 04/11/2019 - 15:35. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . eli.zimmerman_9856. by Brian Seymour.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:12. Creating dedicated time for professional development is essential, said Schuler. . “We We have 45 minutes every Thursday morning for sacred, professional learning community time,” he said. . The more relevant our learning is for the kids, I think they are just going to soak it up and love it.”.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

For her outstanding leadership and dedicated service as principal of Laurel Magnet School of the Arts, Pendleton was named Laurel School District’s Administrator of the Year in 2019. To learn more about Curriculum Associates’ Inspire Award and Extraordinary Educators program, visit CurriculumAssociates.com/Extraordinary-Educators/Classes.

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techlearning

JUNE 7, 2018

Renaissance and Teaching Channel are partnering to enhance Renaissance-U , an online professional development solution from Renaissance. The companies will roll out the updated Renaissance-U platform in August 2018, in time for the 2018-2019 school year.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Digital Promise has launched five Challenge Collaboratives centered on Challenge Map topics: Real World Learning, Assessment Data Interoperability, Computational Thinking Pathways, OER Deeper Learning for NGSS, and Computational Thinking for NGSS.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We hope to visit even more districts in 2019! Kim Smith, Executive Director of the League of Innovative Schools, visits the Academies of Loudoun, one of the school visit sites of the fall 2019 League of Innovative Schools meeting. The @DigitalPromise #DPLIS engaged learning cohort has been quite engaged in conversation!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In spring 2019, we collected nearly 350 survey responses from stakeholders working in all levels across public schools. For each challenge, the site highlights practitioner quotes about the impact of the challenge in context, shares information about interventions currently being tested, and links to research-based resources.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

For her outstanding leadership and dedicated service as principal of Laurel Magnet School of the Arts, Pendleton was named Laurel School District’s Administrator of the Year in 2019. To learn more about Curriculum Associates’ Inspire Award and Extraordinary Educators program, visit CurriculumAssociates.com/Extraordinary-Educators/Classes.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

performing formative assessments. We developed a district-wide protocol where for each lesson, teachers had to write the state standard, the learning target, the essential question and the assessments they were going to use for the lesson. The curriculum, instruction, and assessment all had to be aligned.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

Teachers and leaders in our district strive to create the best conditions possible for learning while juggling increasing demands and limited resources. In 2019, twenty-five years after joining FCPS as a teacher, and experiencing a variety of roles, I stepped into a position leading the department of organizational development.

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edWeb.net

JULY 30, 2021

Iterative process: Again, schools should continuously assess what is and isn’t working, modify their plans, and try again. Assess the climate for belonging: It’s not enough to say all students and staff belong—they need to feel it at every level (interpersonal, institutional, and instructional). Three Keys to Creating Equity.

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Digital Promise

JULY 11, 2018

Grounded in the lessons learned from a year-long pilot with a national cohort of schools and the development of the Maker Learning Leadership Framework , this cohort program is dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Yough Intermediate Middle School. “I

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

The schools were recently in the news for their relatively strong performance on what’s known as the Nation’s Report Card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Although most states and jurisdictions lost ground since 2019 in fourth and eighth grade math and reading on the NAEP, DoDEA schools did relatively well.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The research, Learning during COVID-19: An update on student achievement and growth at the start of the 2021-22 school year , is the third in a series of research briefs by NWEA focused on understanding how the pandemic has affected student reading and mathematics outcomes.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It’s not just learning, but understanding how you learn. It’s essential for self-directed learners to regularly assess their understanding and skills, think about their thinking (meta, right?), and adapt their learning strategies accordingly. The collective intelligence can often speed up the learning process.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 29, 2019

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, practical, and purposeful professional development. My 2019 calendar is filling fast.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

While the vast majority of teachers are well schooled in pedagogy, instruction, and assessment, many are not prepared to manage and support students with the increased occurrences of mental health issues and behavioral struggles. To truly excel in this dynamic field, educators require a broad array of tools in their toolkit.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Focusing specifically on the teaching and learning environment, Mason emphasized the importance of including student agency in a district’s vision for learning and assessing students’ strengths, as well as their needs. In 2019, he received his doctorate degree in educational leadership from Northcentral University.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

At the Institute for Teaching and Leading , a professional learning organization that I co-founded, many of our partner districts are focused less on deficits and more on active learning, which we call the asset-based mindset. Santa Fe Public Schools Multi-dimensional project-based learning.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 16, 2022

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, practical, and purposeful professional development. Curricular Content 2.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

One key element of this approach is the continuum of Cultural Proficiency, a tool that helps organizations diagnose their current activities, organize improvements, and assess their progress. He began his professional career as a first-grade teacher and over the next 15 years taught second, third, and fourth grades as well.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 26, 2019

Alicia Bankhofer (@aliciabankhofer) March 21, 2019. Jennifer Egan (@jenegan24) March 24, 2019. Aldo Barovier (@aldobar64) March 22, 2019. Aldo Barovier (@aldobar64) March 22, 2019. koffe1_seane) March 21, 2019. Cori Saas (@corisaas) March 23, 2019. ® (@BradleeWSkinner) March 21, 2019. Announcements.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. offers educators a series of no-cost, on-demand e-learning modules built to highlight the importance of human connection and empathy in schools. Ready, Set, RISE! About Kaiser Permanente.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 7, 2021

Dr. Marks recommends a three-step plan for working on implicit bias, based on assessment, awareness and action. The first step is to identify the type, extent, and impact of implicit biases, which can be done through assessments such as implicit association tests, but also through surveys and other types of feedback collection.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2021

Train for transformation with professional learning focused on cultural competency and implicit bias. Professional learning: Require all staff to take courses on culturally responsive practices—and it should not be invitational. Reexamine practices—assess what is and isn’t working. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2019

We’ve gathered a handful of educator professional development opportunities below, and we hope these help you plan your next professional learning experience. Personalized Learning Summit , May 14-16, Atlanta, GA. It showcases programs, assessments and tools proven to improve school culture and climate.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2019

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, practical, and purposeful professional development. Curricular Content.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 23, 2018

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, practical, and purposeful professional development. We must engage the mind!

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The Principal of Change

JULY 30, 2019

As I work with schools on professional learning days, I have done my best to challenge the idea that “structured learning” is the only valuable way to spend our time during the day. ” April 28, 2019 What We Assess Often Drives Teaching. Longer time for breaks, reflection, and connection.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 14, 2019

The post 6 Ways to Learn Online with Kasey Bell this Summer! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Summer is a great time for professional learning! Today, I’m giving you 6 Ways to Learn Online with Kasey Bell this Summer! 6 Ways to Learn with Kasey Bell this Summer. © Shake Up Learning 2019.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2020

He also believes the arts are especially important in a district like Mount Vernon because many of the students turned out to be “twice gifted,” despite having received standardized assessment scores that did not reflect their proficiencies. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Reading By Example

APRIL 20, 2020

For the last three summers, contributors have responded here to the following books: Becoming a Literacy Leader by Jennifer Allen (2017) Literacy Essentials by Regie Routman (2018) The Listening Leader by Shane Safir (2019). Many thanks to Stenhouse Publishers for supporting this professional learning experience!

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edWeb.net

JULY 23, 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. Valerie Truesdale joined AASA early in 2019 as the assistant executive director responsible for guiding leadership development services and programs.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 25, 2018

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, practical, and purposeful professional development. Check out my Booking Page.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 18, 2018

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, practical, and purposeful professional development.

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