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Practical Professional Learning for Teachers

Discovery Education

Education is constantly changing—from how to engage today’s students to updated technology in the classroom, there’s always something new to learn. So how can professional learning help keep educators up to speed with all these changes?

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How Are Educators Continuing Powerful Professional Learning Online?

Digital Promise

The Edcamp Community supports educators to organize and participate in participant-driven professional learning designed by and for educators. However, with educators pivoting to distance learning, organizers have developed virtual Edcamps to continue creating opportunities for voice and choice in their professional learning.

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Using the Learner Variability Navigator for Professional Learning

Digital Promise

Why is it so important to have a strong research base to our web app, the Learner Variability Navigator (LVN), and its factors of learning? All of these factors interact to impact a child’s readiness to learn when they come into the classroom. Bringing that research together can raise awareness of how to teach the whole child.

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Planning a Dynamic Professional Learning Session

Discovery Education

We all know professional learning helps teachers learn about changes in the profession and how to better serve their students. As schools work to find high-quality educators, creating dynamic […] The post Planning a Dynamic Professional Learning Session appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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All-in-One Virtual Professional Learning: Support Your Whole Staff

edWeb.net

The purpose of the presentation was to share with educators how to create a robust system of support for their entire staff through virtual professional learning. The purpose of the presentation was to share with educators how to create a robust system of support for their entire staff through virtual professional learning.

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Innovating Professional Learning with Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

With this in mind, I began my work in this role to catalyze, sponsor, and facilitate our district’s efforts to develop innovative (“new/different/better”) approaches to learning. SVCF was keenly interested in exploring compelling approaches to professional learning for teachers and education leaders to effect changes in practice.

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Professional Learning School Leaders Need and Deserve

A Principal's Reflections

To begin the process of correcting this pervasive issue lets agree to move the focus from professional development to professional learning. The next step is to identify the most pressing needs for our schools and districts that align to potential improvements in professional practice.