A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

One important lesson learned was that face-to-face learning does not meet the needs of every child. Learning Management System (LMS) The consistent use of an LMS such as Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas works to create a more equitable virtual environment for all kids and families.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. In the PLC, teachers can look at those student groups from a whole-child perspective.

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Outcomes Data Strategy Analysis 114

eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

BOSTON (April 21, 2022) – Hemet Unified School District in Riverside County, California, has adopted LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs for its teachers and administrators. It also offers professional learning sessions led by national LETRS experts.

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Professional Learning Differentiated Instruction Learning Company 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

As a result of this webinar and some research of my own, I compiled this list which I hope will serve as a quick menu for you and the teachers at your school to select summer professional development that will help you grow and learn. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate. These courses will give you a start.

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Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 487

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Support for small-group instruction was recognized as a crucial part of meeting students’ specific literacy needs, and identifying those needs required not only training but also improved assessment data. Then, the educators had to learn how to meet those instructional needs.

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Classroom Data Learning Assessment 108

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.” See the course 10.

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Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 405

Neo LMS

MAY 17, 2022

Differentiation in PD changes professional development into continuous professional learning, with teachers training at their own pace while collaborating with their peers at different levels of expertise. Do a needs assessment for teachers. Offer asynchronous training. PD is not and should not be universal.

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LMS Training Survey Assessment 427

Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2022

To support educators in accessing quality and relevant professional learning tools at the beginning of the pandemic, we curated a list of micro-credentials that could be earned with a remote or hybrid classroom. Does the research reflect a diverse group of researchers? Are the majority of links and resources free to access?

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

– K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA released today a new study that takes a deeper look into instructional practices driving high academic growth. Provide supplemental learning time for targeted retrieval practice 2. Mix whole group, small group, and individual activities 3. PORTLAND, Ore.–

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Study Strategy Advocacy Assessment 97

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

I have worked with ISTE in a number of other service and professional learning roles and currently am serving as one of ISTE’s Community Leaders. I already can tell that I’m going to learn a lot from the other members of my cohort. So far we’ve met once and have been assigned to some small groups.

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Social Media Professional Learning Data Course 294

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

BOSTON – During the 2021-22 school year, Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, supported over 200,000 students and teachers throughout Massachusetts with instructional and professional learning programs. Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, is the structured literacy expert.

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Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Company 98

eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

We look forward to working with this stellar group of highly motivated and highly passionate educators as they progress in their profession and learn new ways to further serve their school communities. To learn about the 2023–2024 Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative, visit [link].

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Flipped Classroom Instructional Materials Data Education 98

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022 and exploded into public discourse, the emergence of generative AI tools has been met with both excitement and concern, across virtually every industry, ideology and age group. This, she noted, is important in early learning because many educators serve families that speak multiple languages.

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Education Robotics iPhone Guidelines 200

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the years after the law went into effect, the testing and data industries flourished, selling school districts interim assessments to track student progress throughout the year along with flashy data dashboards that translated student achievement into colored circles and red warning flags.

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Analysis Data Comparison Industry 145

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Their study found that while the teachers exhibited minimal bias when assessing the accuracy of mathematical solutions, they significantly underestimated certain students’ mathematical ability, with the largest bias against Black and Hispanic girls. These results were consistent across teachers of different racial groups.

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Education Strategy Libraries Professional Learning 352

edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2019

The gifted group. The slow group. The behavioral issues group. Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that groupings didn’t help students improve. both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s gratifying to see improvements in student proficiency and attendance as well as increasing parent participation in the Gadsden Independent School District (ISD),” said Courtney Lewis, Vice President of Tutoring Services at Carnegie Learning. Standards-aligned, high-quality instructional materials to support grade-level learning.

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Learning Instructional Materials Professional Learning Meeting 107

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 10, 2017

In Chapter 4 of Becoming a Literacy Leader , Jennifer Allen describes how she facilitates professional learning beyond the schoolwide initiative. She refers to these opportunities as “study groups” They are typically designed around a specific educational resource. Offer Study Group Opportunities to Faculty.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Create space for teachers to connect and engage with each other Most teachers naturally gravitate toward each other — during lunch breaks or cafeteria duty, standing at the copier, or before faculty meetings — to run ideas by each other, ask for resources and more. Creating schedules for teachers to observe each other “in action.”

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Meeting EdTech Strategy Professional Learning 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have long supported teachers in their career development, but with the help of technology, they’re now transforming education itself. We spoke with educators around the country and discovered seven ways that PLCs are transforming teaching and learning in schools.

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Data Secondary Education Assessment 111

Educator Innovator

JANUARY 7, 2019

At the same time the teachers were putting this assessment to work in their classroom practices, they all took on roles and identities of knowledge producers. January Topic: Professional learning for equity-focused teaching. Join the Annotated Conversation. Annotations may be added using the web annotation tool Hypothesis.

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My Island View

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Over the many years that #Edchat has been engaging educators, one topic that always generates a huge amount of interest, based on comments, is the faculty meeting. Teachers are required to attend the faculty meetings that administrators are required to hold and very few are happy with the results.

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Meeting Assessment Professional Learning Groups 48

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

This approach necessarily involved falling back on tried and true pedagogical best practices that have guided my teaching practice throughout my career while also using innovative educational technology and creative problem solving to assess and address the needs of the moment. Building engagement into lessons keeps students invested.

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Assessment Meeting Exercises Professional Learning 209

edWeb.net

JUNE 15, 2022

Teachers need to have enough knowledge to not only teach the curriculum as is but also to know how to assess students and adjust instruction to help students. Pillar 2: High-Quality Assessments and Multiple Measures. Before educators administer an assessment, they should consider why they are giving it. Identify who’s at risk.

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Education Assessment Professional Learning Data 73

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

23, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today released new research titled “Using Lexia Core5 Reading to Address Learning Loss and Accelerate Learning: Insights from a 2020-21 Nationwide Study.” Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, is the structured literacy expert.

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Differentiated Instruction Report Learning Company 97

edWeb.net

JANUARY 8, 2019

She emphasizes that meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities through the use of technology “can make reading instruction a multi-sensory process that is engaging and explicit while maintaining the individualization and diagnostic-prescriptive aspects of the lesson.” Encoding and Morphology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), as school PD, or through select colleges for grad school credit. They start at $750 for a group of five or more. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. The Tech-infused Teacher. Certificate.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Assessment Common Core 79

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Teachers are freed up for personalized lessons Students can use the tutoring during class time when they have a question, allowing teachers to pull small groups together for in-depth enrichment or provide one-on-one assistance. Families can access online tutoring wherever they have an internet connection.

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EdTech Personalized Learning Accessibility Professional Learning 90

TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These days, staff development can take many forms from active physical large group sessions to passive virtual sessions behind a screen and they are always meant to propel staff learning forward. There are many ways to create a successful professional development day.

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How To Groups EdTech Meeting 88

TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These days, staff development can take many forms from active physical large group sessions to passive virtual sessions behind a screen and they are always meant to propel staff learning forward. There are many ways to create a successful professional development day. Create a Staff Needs Assessment. Small Group Learning.

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How To Groups EdTech Meeting 88

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Whether the district is looking into a new school lunch payment system or an app for the music classes, IT should always be present at the meetings. Security assessments should be made before any program is considered—even before you test it. Develop and continually update the cybersecurity plan. Join the Community.

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Data System Assessment Professional Learning 91

Edthena

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Video coaching meets adult learners’ needs The first principle of adult learning , as outlined by Malcolm Knowles, is the idea of self-concept. Self-concept means that adult learners are self-directed and need to be involved in the design of their own learning. This is the first step to meeting adult learners’ needs.

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Video Professional Learning Meeting Assessment 52

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

The actual game was more or less an assessment of what my players had learned during practice. This is a sound investment indeed, but research from the Wallace Foundation empowers schools to expand support to a group that is most often left out – leaders. Coaching is so much more than the result of a game, match, or competition.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective support for new teachers includes effective coaching, high-quality professional development, and emotional support. Tech-powered professional learning helps build skills for self-reflection and increases sense of efficacy. High-Quality Professional Development. Emotional Support. Encouraging Self-Reflection.

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Strategy Professional Learning Policies Report 64

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The acquisition rounds out SchoolStatus’ suite of communication solutions, meeting the evolving needs of educators, schools, districts and families to cover the full spectrum of school-home communication. The average student growth rate from pre-assessment to post-assessment was approximately 70%, well above the national average.

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Data Adaptive Learning Company Assessment 105

edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2022

Dr. Danielle Thompson, President and Founder of the Transformative Reading Teacher Group, recommends beginning with an honest discussion of what the student data shows and how the results can be improved. In a similar way, progress monitoring without over-assessing is crucial for the continued evaluation of student achievement.

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Secondary Professional Learning Advocacy System 95