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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. Online Assessment. Assessment must respect learners, provide actionable feedback, and motivate. Look at this course.

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Digital Literacy Skills for Students

eSchool News

Digital literacy in education and the world is of paramount importance today, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives. It empowers individuals to navigate and critically assess the vast ocean of digital information. It equips students to engage with multimedia content critically.

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Back to School Lesson Planning Tips – SULS0167

Shake Up Learning

Before you decide to implement in your classroom, ask yourself: Does this align with my learning goals? Does this assess what I need to assess? Does this offer enough rigor for my students or is it just busy work? In episode 10 of the Shake Up Learning Show , I did some on-air coaching with the wonderful Carly Black.

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What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

Edsurge

Much of our teacher professional development focuses on use of programs or tools, but falls short when it comes to imparting best practices around teaching and learning methods, digital and in-person instruction, differentiated assessment and data analysis. The best programs feature teachers who are strong in all these areas.

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Esports Emerge as Learning and Social Catalyst in Schools

edWeb.net

The county jumped on the esports train to heighten student engagement. Schools with gaming clubs boast substantial benefits, chief among them bringing disenfranchised students—often not participating in school athletics—into the community to be accepted and celebrated. Join the Community.

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Inquiry Hub Secondary School – Confluence and Influence

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

Before we even got started, a team of us designed two Board Authority Authorized (BAA) courses for the school: Foundations of Inquiry and Digital Learning (digital literacy). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course (2012). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course 2018.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Graphite Blog

Common Sense Education provides many valuable resources focused on helping teachers identify how they can use tools and technology to assess learning in the classroom. From polls to digital tools, the articles, resources, and videos can help reshape or clarify the role technology plays in everyday assessment.