A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

Educators now shoulder the burden to create lessons and activities that will enable students to learn at home. Virtually none have received extensive professional learning in this area. I often recommend the use of this tool in History as a way to explore primary source documents. So, what does this all mean?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In this episode, we discuss the changing roles of teachers and students in a time when students have unlimited access to information and resources online. Do you make an effort to notice engagement and document those moments? We explore the difference between entertaining students and engaging them. Why or why not?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In our policy paper we point to how micro-credentials can serve as a way to better understand what new recruits know and can do before they begin to teach, and can be used to customize professional learning. Good assessments of learning, for students as well as teachers, cost something.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The AI Revolution: Google’s Developers on the Future of Artificial Intelligence (60 Minutes) AI in the K-12 Classroom (AVID Open Access) Artificial Intelligence (U.S. How can you leverage AI to improve teaching and learning? This document provides everything you need to implement four AI themed projects in your classroom.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2018

They built an online professional learning program that uses the edWeb.net platform in combination with webinars and 14 virtual specialists in social studies at all grade levels. Our goal was to find a way to provide professional learning for content and instructional support throughout the state of Georgia.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning. Not a YouTube video or screenshot-documented tutorial.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

There is no shortage of sound research on what constitutes effective professional development for teachers—focusing on specific curriculum content, encouraging active learning, supporting collaboration among peers, and offering opportunities for analysis of student work. Teaching policies can—and must—play a significant role.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

A community, in this sense, would be a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for teachers. It is a community that exists on mutual share and learn of information. The learning happens in the form of feedback, insights, documentation, new contacts, or new business opportunities. contact-form-7].

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

Yet despite some efforts to document the experiences and outcomes of multilingual learners in the district, a legal monitor noted last year that Boston’s school leaders had defied requests for records showing how it spent its funds. This is especially true in rural communities with few options to support professional learning experiences.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Building on the success and feedback from previous volumes, we’re thrilled to offer this new edition as a tool to inspire and facilitate your journey through the world of podcasts for professional learning. I love using choice boards in the classroom AND in professional learning experiences.

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TeacherCast

JULY 17, 2022

This is an extension of my 2018 version which was one of my most popular downloadable documents for Coaches. To access this new version, please take a moment and fill out the form below and I will be happy to send it to you today! Direct access to Jeff Bradbury and all of?f

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TeacherCast

MAY 19, 2022

ORIGO Education is a leading provider of elementary math solutions from Pre-K to Grade 6 committed to helping make learning mathematics meaningful, enjoyable, and accessible to all students and their teachers. students have access to a variety of tools and activities to learn mathematics. In Stepping Stones 2.0,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Even in the face of current challenges, many schools and districts are using this moment to design new approaches that will shape learning far into the future. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 24, 2019

We are excited about the opportunity to engage with stakeholders across the country to find and include innovative practices and research that will influence how technology can and should support teaching and learning. The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). Losing access to social media might be all it takes for students to follow the rules. This personalizes learning without the voluminous extra time that most teachers associate with it.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

These are great questions since there aren’t many examples of artificial intelligence related to teachers’ professional learning. How AI Coaching by Edthena supports teacher professional learning. Teachers document the impact of their plan on student learning and outcomes. Not to worry. Have other questions?

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Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. Lessons Learned. Our pilot helped us learn a number of lessons which will assist us as we move forward. Create More!

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

She mentioned that blended learning and learning models were the top edtech trends, and defining blended learning was a big deal. Infrastructure and connectivity were also important, and the country was trying to find ways to connect schools and make sure that there were enough access points for all students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Having quantitative data readily available increases the efficiency of professional learning communities (PLCs) coming together. Otus has allowed us to merge that data so that a teacher can go to the report section of a student profile and access all of that information in one place. Next year, we plan to use Otus with parents.

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TeacherCast

MAY 19, 2022

ORIGO Education is a leading provider of elementary math solutions from Pre-K to Grade 6 committed to helping make learning mathematics meaningful, enjoyable, and accessible to all students and their teachers. students have access to a variety of tools and activities to learn mathematics. In Stepping Stones 2.0,

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2018

In addition to their daily task of educating students, teachers must also continue to learn. In efforts to make time-mandated and compliance-based professional learning efficient, technology offers microcredentialing as a vehicle for educators to pursue personal growth.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Here’s how they summed it up: New AI Coach by Edthena Makes Personalized Coaching Accessible to All Teachers. Edthena founder Adam Geller added, “One of the values of the AI Coach platform is it gives teachers a really flexible way to have documented professional learning time. Want to learn more?

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Put bluntly, access is not the same as equity. Not just because of the potential for lost learning time (a considerable challenge with potentially long-lasting effects), but because of the very real, critical role schools serve for students on a daily basis. The decision leaders are making to close schools, then, is a wrenching one.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In our policy paper we point to how micro-credentials can serve as a way to better understand what new recruits know and can do before they begin to teach, and can be used to customize professional learning. Good assessments of learning, for students as well as teachers, cost something.

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Edthena

MARCH 30, 2021

Micro-credentials are an emerging method for helping teachers document their professional learning. They offer districts an innovative way to document teachers’ skills while allowing the teachers to share their progress with others via a digital badge. Now these barriers are eliminated.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access.

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Our strategic efforts include: Maine Learning Technology Initiative – The first, and only, statewide 1to1. Increasing access with a focus on learning. iLearnMaine Educator Micro-credentials – The first state program to leverage micro-credentials and digital badging for professional learning.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. Connected Learning. We not only have access to all of the information in our world today, but we have access to one another. This has a major impact in our learning today. You can read the first part here. We need to do less, better.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

She developed processes to identify problems, collect data, and document successful interventions, but still faced an issue: though she had tremendous success while students were in her school, there was no method to capture best practices from interventions for students once they left elementary school. Join the Community.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A community, in this sense, would be a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for teachers. It is a community that exists on mutual share and learn of information. The learning happens in the form of feedback, insights, documentation, new contacts, or new business opportunities.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These include a resistance to relinquishing control to learners, attachment to grades and assessment and lack of accessibility to the required technology, explains Blaschke. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCE Explore SEL strategies that will help you create a more positive and equitable school and district culture.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Public Schools, digital equity and access to technology at home is a very real problem. Without home access to broadband Internet, students don’t have a chance at an equitable education and have virtually no chance to compete for the best jobs and an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty that is pervasive in the Washington inner city.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2019

Do you want to add your Bitmoji to a document in Drive? The Chrome Web Store has thousands of extensions that help accessibility, efficiency, and creation. Students can create, edit and publish videos, images, documents, projects and more. Kate serves as the Director of Professional Learning for EdTechTeam.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 22, 2016

First released in 1996 and updated every five years since, the NETP is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. The plan, which can be accessed in multiple formats, includes the following components: (1) Introduction , (2) Learning , (3) Teaching , (4) Leadership , (5) Assessment , and (6) Infrastructure.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Gaps exist between high-performing and under-performing schools for multiple reasons, including differences in access to funding and resources, community commitment, and the willingness of school leaders to innovate. Digital Promise was created to address this gap, accelerating innovation in education and expanding learning opportunities.

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Learning Personalized Learning Professional Learning Outcomes 60

edWeb.net

APRIL 13, 2021

In addition, there is a K-12 social-emotional learning curriculum for all students, which is considered as important as any other component of the curriculum. A 40-page document on the district website provided details on key aspects of the virtual academy, including schedules, attendance policies, programming, and a communication plan.

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