Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Micro-credentials allow educators to continue their professional learning on their own schedule, without having to leave their homes. This flexibility makes micro-credentials an ideal form of professional learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital Promise Product Certification.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

If you are an avid reader of this blog, you have seen examples of what I am talking about in terms of the use of time, differentiation, purposeful integration of technology, and educator collaboration. Private Library : Allows schools and districts to secure their H?para para Workspaces in private library collections.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. Over the course of six weeks, we did 84 webinars.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. Over the course of six weeks, we did 84 webinars.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In September, Digital Promise launched a series of events to support educators with continuing and growing maker learning opportunities that meet the needs of learners through distance learning and beyond. Maker Learning @ Home Cohort. Opportunities to connect with educators in Digital Promise networks.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Are you waiting for the perfect professional learning opportunity? Now you can stop waiting and design your own DIY (Do-It-Yourself) learning that leads to edtech, coding, and makerspace certificates. Sheri McNair is the Library Media Specialist at the James I.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2021, six educators representing community-based organizations, libraries, public schools, and the Digital Promise Maker Learning team embarked on a journey to increase opportunities for virtual and remote maker learning. The insights from this experience are valuable to all who wish to engage in powerful maker learning.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. For Duquesne Elementary educators and students, maker and STEAM learning sit at the intersection of core content and real-world skill acquisition.

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Edthena

AUGUST 11, 2021

It’s our 10th anniversary, which means the Edthena blog is also turning the big 1-0. Curious about our greatest blog hits from over the past decade? Whether you’re new to the blog and wanted a list of our must-sees or just needed some good refreshers and re-reads, enjoy! Sign up for our Edthena blog mailing list.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Educators can access the free, on-demand “Lounge Talks” video series to hear about and learn effective strategies for a number of timely topics ranging from professional development to teacher wellness. To learn more about PLtogether, visit [link]. For more news about Edthena, visit www.edthena.com/blog/. Watch here.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2023

In addition to the impact she has with her students, Megan is passionate about supporting her fellow high school teachers and continuing her own professional learning. The AI-powered coaching cycles supplement existing professional development and enhance educator collaboration. For more information, visit www.edthena.com.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

It occurs to me that so many of my best ideas come from the blogs of others. As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Cult of Pedagogy is far more than a blog.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning. Designing Virtual PL to Go. If so, how do you plan to do that?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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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.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. I have also included details for each of the twenty ways in this blog post. Online Professional Learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO (February 10, 2022) – Edthena is revolutionizing teacher professional learning with the AI Coach platform. I see great value in being able to offer all teachers access to AI Coach which can guide them through cycles of self-reflection and empower them to continue their professional learning.”. About Edthena.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 8, 2018

” edWeb.net was reviewed in the January/February 2018 issue of School Library Connection: edWeb.net. This site provides free professional development webinars and podcasts for educators on a broad range of topics. There more than 1,400 Professional Learning Communities to join. Highly Recommended.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

When they hit the “Save” button at the bottom of the screen, the Edthena VideoBot takes care of all the technical details and delivers a blurred video into their private library automatically. Edthena enables teachers and coaches to participate in collaborative professional learning. To learn more, visit Edthena’s blog. .

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With personalization becoming a growing initiative in schools, the library is a valuable asset for personalizing instruction around student needs. Michelle and Jackie discussed how the library can personalize instruction through assessing, reading, learning, and making.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Research shows that classroom libraries in the United States vary greatly and lack criticality and representation of culturally and historically marginalized identities (Crisp et al., Educators’ experiences during these professional development programs. 2016; Harmon et al., 2019; Kleekamp & Zapata, 2018).

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Edthena

MAY 13, 2022

Video-based professional learning helps support Hartford’s District Model for Excellence, the district’s strategic operating plan. At the Learning Forward conference in Dec. Instructional coaches added teaching video clips to their Edthena Video Library.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2017

Apps bring technology, functionality, and creativity into your school library program. Since apps are a part of our everyday lives, especially those of students, they have the power to totally change the way students and teachers think about learning. Does your library have a makerspace, or are you looking to get started with one?

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edWeb.net

JULY 6, 2022

These books should be part of every classroom library. Effective classroom libraries should include a minimum of 750 print and digital books covering a rich array of genres reflecting diversity. In addition, a classroom library should offer students easy access to diverse stories. Culture of Literacy. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2022

“As a member of our master teacher cohort as well as our inaugural National Board Certification Cohort, Donna has thrown herself into improving her teaching to serve her students better,” noted the Coordinator of Professional Learning and Leadership in the nomination of McDaniel. About Edthena.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

Teachers in Lynwood Unified School District, Menlo Park City School District, and Chesapeake Public Schools, for instance, are engaging in comprehensive, personalized professional learning opportunities.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2023

Gretchen Zaitzeff, District Library Media Specialist for Canyons School District in Utah, says the solution to this is “to meet kids where they are, which is on their phones or other devices.” Palacio, is assigned as a class book, students immediately rush to the library to get their own copy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). You can find her resources at Structured Learning. State requirements are starting to address this by requiring online virtual meetings between teacher and student. Simplify Tech Skills.

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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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edWeb.net

APRIL 12, 2022

Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ Building and Supporting a K-12 Cybersecurity Posture ,” sponsored by ENA. CTO Tech Talks is a professional learning community where technology leaders can gather together to share and explore best practices, challenges, and successes in advancing learning with technology.

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Adjusting Course

DECEMBER 16, 2020

We even planned professional learning experiences for staff that created a space for us to talk about the purpose and value of diverse books. Our school recently added a pop-up Inclusion Library (below) to our new Media Commons space, and the decision to do so was intentional.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2014

The following post was written by Bill Brennan and originally appeared on Peter DeWitt''s Finding Common Ground blog found at Education Week. The post was titled Schools.the New Digital Age Learning Organization? Many describe it as empowering, liberating, life changing, and a new paradigm for professional learning.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

We’re hosting a panel on “Exploring a Free World of Personalized Professional Learning” and invite you to join us for the 412 District Teacher Band at the Field House Sports Bar. Join us for our panel: Explore a Free World of Personalized Professional Learning. See below for details!

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 18, 2019

File into the cafeteria, library or auditorium. Every teacher, every subject, all together. Early after-school dismissal, or late start. Exhausted after a full school day, or overwhelmed prepping for the day ahead. Collect piles of handouts. The presenter reads aloud from a slide presentation, and you notice […].

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2019

This past Thursday I created 25 professional learning ‘conversation stations’ for my principal licensure students. I printed them all out and spread them around our classroom (which is a school library). How are you introducing school leaders and teachers to alternative (better) forms of professional learning?

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 26, 2022

If you've been reading our blog for a while, you might remember my first trip to ISTE back in 2019 when I took in the edtech landscape between viewing the Liberty Bell and chowing down on cheesesteaks. An expanded library of curriculum and facilitation supports for educators. New Professional Learning offerings.

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