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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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“Don’t call it professional development—call it professional learning.” The first goal of effective models of teacher professional development is understanding who they are and what are their needs. Technology and Professional Development. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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Lessons and Leadership During the Switch to Online Learning

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Smith recommends using the community and its knowledge base to obtain information, anticipate issues, and develop solutions. He has started having small-group discussions with school principals to learn about key issues and what can help to resolve them. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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Five Steps to Empowering Educators with Evidence

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Congress passed ESSA in 2015, but one area still challenging schools is the tiers for evidence-based interventions and materials. Using a Level 4 (lowest level) program, for instance, is a chance for districts to innovate and contribute to the knowledge base. This article was modified and published by EdScoop.

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Looking Past COVID: Science Education Post Pandemic

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Limited or no access to the internet has particularly undermined their remote science learning experiences. Principal among them is pairing professional learning with quality materials to advance teacher practice in the classroom. And have discovered that professional learning can boost their grasp of the science framework.

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Teaching Vocabulary in the Service of Knowledge

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This approach helps students acquire a richer bank of words while developing knowledge. If the knowledge-based approach to reading instruction is new to you, fret not. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. The post Teaching Vocabulary in the Service of Knowledge appeared first on edWeb.

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Becoming an Anti-Racist Childhood Educator and Social Warrior

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Teachers committed to true anti-racist instruction and learning must ask themselves: What are the knowledge bases of early childhood education that reproduce racial inequalities? “Those things are intentional and are things we can definitely correct within the system.”. The Construct of True Anti-Racist Education.

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