A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

The actual game was more or less an assessment of what my players had learned during practice. Historically, however, professional development has been limited to periodic workshops and training that focus mostly on administrative, operational, and compliance issues.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 5, 2021

Leila Nuland, Managing Director of the K-12 Research Team at Hanover Research, explained how district leaders can compile and utilize data on educational equity. Starting with the Data. Dr. Hutchings also recommends the creation of a strategic planning workbook, which includes student data, audit results and other key indicators.

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Policies Data Professional Learning Analysis 61

Reading By Example

MAY 21, 2016

I was really impressed with how teachers saw data as a critical part of their research. Organizing and analyzing student assessment results was viewed as a necessary part of their practice, instead of simply a district expectation. One of her data points – student surveys – was not favorable toward this intervention.

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Reading By Example

MAY 21, 2016

I was really impressed with how teachers saw data as a critical part of their research. Organizing and analyzing student assessment results was viewed as a necessary part of their practice, instead of simply a district expectation. One of her data points – student surveys – was not favorable toward this intervention.

Professional Learning 40

Professional Learning Learning Survey Data 40

Shake Up Learning

JULY 14, 2020

As schools across the globe begin to plan for the new normal and redefine the school day and location, we must also rethink our professional learning plans for teachers and staff. No matter what you call it–blended PD, virtual PD, online PD, remote PD, or hybrid PD, we need to rethink our professional learning methods.

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Professional Learning Assessment Training Data 92

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Reinvest in teachers’ career growth and knowledge-building Many districts bookend the school year with professional development workshops for teachers, but continuing education and career training opportunities available throughout the year have the greatest benefit. Bring on the volunteers!

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Meeting EdTech Strategy Professional Learning 109

eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

Districtwide support for social-emotional learning (SEL) through workshops and coaching for teachers and social workers to expand the capacity for support at each site. Objectives include increasing the use of student data to inform instructional strategy best practices. Learn more about the 2020 matching grant program here.

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Learning Blended Learning Exercises Professional Learning 69

eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is a good thing, because it will take motivation from all sides to achieve simpler data connections between systems. Focusing on how students learn rather than what they learn will eventually lead to changes in conceptual frameworks of “teaching” and instructional practices. Jamie Candee, CEO, Edmentum. •

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. A safe and cooperative climate for learning. Support and training to promote continual professional learning. Data to track and promote collaborative inquiry and practices that improve student learning.

Education 120

Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Once set up, the platform works hand-in-hand with OneNote Class Notebooks to provide a digital workspace where teachers can create collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, communicate with school staff, plan lessons, assign and grade homework, comment on work, and differentiate for student needs.

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Moodle Google Classroom LMS 155

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It can help us with grading papers, learning new languages, and even do some of the boring administrative tasks like taking attendance. By using AI, we can also look at lots of data to find patterns and understand how students are doing. Inquire about differentiation techniques for teaching students with diverse learning styles.

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Education Strategy Examples Differentiated Instruction 84

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Machado will use the grant to boost his efforts using data, creativity, edtech, and personal connections to help students succeed in and out of school. Maxwell Elementary School in Tennessee, won for creating a Super Families workshop series program and celebrating her ELL first-graders’ “superpowers.”.

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Elementary Education Differentiated Instruction Outcomes 59

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The data below comes from the Ed Leaders workshop at the Austin Tech For Schools Summits. Subsequent articles will incorporate data from upcoming Summits across the country. This is the first in a series of articles chronicling how education leaders across the country understand the assumptions built into edtech products.

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EdTech Software Data Professional Learning 60

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

We were excited to meet a school leader who had great clarity around his team’s strengths and goals: Jordan wanted his team to become more accustomed to using data to drive daily instruction and he wanted technology to support consistent routines so his students could become independent learners. Hardly the case!

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Company EdTech Common Core Assessment 104

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Blog Your Way To Connected Professional Development. Professional learning, even 15 years into the 21st Century, still tends to lean toward a “one size fits all” model. Educators go to workshops, participate in local PD, or read professional books. by Mike Fisher.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Attendees self-assessed the state of equity in their work and partnerships using Digital Promise’s Equity Audit 101, the beta version of a forthcoming tool. southjoseph just shared that the average school district uses 500 edtech products according to data from @LearnTrials #edclusters18 pic.twitter.com/R4mDEa1irU.

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Education EdTech Strategy Analysis 144

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

While school was out over the summer, we attended workshops, participated in conferences, and stayed connected to our fellow educators through our involvement in various professional learning communities (PLCs). Want to grow your leadership skills or seeking new ways to apply data to teaching and learning?

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Conference Professional Learning Assessment Strategy 69

edWeb.net

APRIL 18, 2016

All educators need PD and learning that is relevant to their practice to keep up with the rapid pace of change in technology and education initiatives such as ESSA, Common Core, Next Gen Science Standards, Future Ready, and more. Learn about the professional learning program elements that are most important to teachers.

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Survey Common Core Future Ready Professional Learning 40

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 17, 2017

Today Angela Stockman @AngelaStockman gives our writing workshop a makeover. The author of Make Writing , Angela is passionate about creating writing workshop experiences that are relevant to today’s learners and accessible to even the most resistant writers. 5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop.

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eBook Assessment Strategy Elementary 171

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. When focusing on 1:1, iPads, etc: Focus on teaching teachers to give better feedback and students to self-assess instead of the technology. More Discussion Notes November suggests no more technology workshops. Org charts need to change.

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective.

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Personal Learning Network Strategy Conference Assessment 499

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

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 and purposeful professional development. Hope to see you there!

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edWeb.net

JUNE 20, 2016

All educators need PD and learning that is relevant to their practice to keep up with the rapid pace of change in technology and education initiatives such as ESSA, Common Core, Next Gen Science Standards, Future Ready, and more. Learn about the professional learning program elements that are most important to teachers.

Survey 40

Survey Common Core Future Ready Report 40

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Until this point, most of my interactions with educators have been through virtual presentations, workshops, and coaching. Now don't get me wrong as this has been incredibly fulfilling and a great learning experience for me. However, you just can't replace face-to-face professional learning, in my opinion.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

appeared first on Shake Up Learning. A Framework for Professional Learning with G Suite. I have delivered hundreds of hours of professional learning over the last ten years or so, and a vast portion of those sessions have focused on using Google tools in the classroom. The Foundation: Adult Learning Strategies.

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Google How To eBook Strategy 78

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

When deciding to mainstream students with ASD, Finkler recommends assessing behavior as well as academics to determine readiness. Her experience includes extensive practical application of applied behavior analysis, curriculum development, professional/parent training, consultation, and assessment. Data is tracked automatically.

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Analysis Training Strategy Android 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 1, 2019

For example, the curriculum should be evidence based and have progress monitoring so that educators can make data-based decisions on next steps. She teaches courses related to assessment, teaching, and research methodology. If the badges are going to have meaning, the curriculum must have the same characteristics as other subjects.

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Digital Badges Training Social Media Assessment 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Since its founding, the company has developed a two-part offering for schools and districts: consulting services to help envision, design and create instructional models and professional learning for blended and personalized learning programs, and a technology platform that helps schools transition to blended learning.

Education Elements 60

Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2020

Students assume different roles that require them to adhere to labor practices, hire and terminate staff, form strong teams, negotiate salaries, design marketing collateral, and assess product quality. Customer discovery shows learners the importance of qualitative and quantitative data to isolate a target market. Market Research.

Survey 54

Survey Exercises Gamification Strategy 54

Educator Innovator

MARCH 5, 2015

TeacherQuest: On a practical level, educators leave TeacherQuest workshops with the ability to use games in several different ways: as tools for student engagement; as tools for supporting and assessing learning in traditional content areas; and as tools for supporting and assessing development of 21st century skills.

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Game-Based Learning Case Study Professional Learning Study 32

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 52

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

First and foremost, make the time to learn, grown, and get better as opposed to finding the time. There is nothing more important to an educator, outside of working with kids, than professional learning. Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse.

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Digital Badges Personal Learning Network Flipped Classroom Meeting 373

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

RETHINKING STUDENTS EVALUATIONS AS A TOOL TO IMPROVE ONLINE INSTRUCTION (30 minutes) 4:00 PM US-Eastern Daylight Time Click here to see the time in your own time zone Student course evaluations are often the subject of faculty complaints, given their inherent weaknesses as assessment instruments.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Wednesday, April 9th at 4pm Thinking Scientifically: Video and Formative Assessment with POPstar Robert Miller , POPstar Robert Miller - an award-winning 5th-grade teacher - hosts this interactive workshop covering inquiry-based science curriculum; the creative use of video; and one of his favorite resources, NSTA’s Formative Assessment Probes.

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Conference Digital Badges Libraries Education 53

edWeb.net

MARCH 17, 2021

This resulted in a series of conversations and review of the data, which showed the early tracking of the latter group led to gaps in their knowledge as well as lower representation in advanced classes. Talcott noted this decision remains controversial, and ongoing data is being collected and analyzed to determine its impact.

Policies 95

Policies Professional Learning Elementary Outcomes 95

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

As increasing demands on teachers’ time are coupled with the need for remote learning resources, online PD has emerged as an important tool to address new challenges. By following some of the insights provided above, we hope you can be successful when making online PD part of your school’s professional development culture.

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