The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is happening at the US policy level with the coronavirus health crisis? Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. Register for this free micro-course. Thank you, Advancement Courses for sponsoring this show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 24, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Eric Curts shares how we can use docs, sheets, drawings, and slides with creative classroom projects. geg-ohio and runs the award-winning blog www.ControlAltAchieve.com where all of his Google Apps and edtech resources can be found.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 13, 2020

We’ve gathered edWeb resources, that are all free, to help you with online learning and collaboration, as we all cope with the spread of the coronavirus. You can use edWeb.net to create free online communities for your staff, schools, and districts that can be public or private, and include many tools for collaboration.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Teachers are scrambling to move their offline courses online to ensure that students continue learning for the remainder of the school year. Understandably, the focus is on online learning as that is a new and unfamiliar learning landscape for a lot of educators.

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edWeb.net

JULY 11, 2020

The Spencerport School District (NY) was looking for a professional learning solution for some of their teachers who can’t stay after hours for face-to-face PD because of family responsibilities. Those PD needs coincided with the impact of COVID-19 pushing all learning to remote instruction in March 2020. Online Learning.

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edWeb.net

JULY 11, 2020

The Spencerport School District (NY) was looking for a professional learning solution for some of their teachers who can’t stay after hours for face-to-face PD because of family responsibilities. Those PD needs coincided with the impact of COVID-19 pushing all learning to remote instruction in March 2020. Online Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM can level up and it must begin to include underrepresented communities of women and minorities. Summer is a great time to learn how to do that as you prepare for fall and back to school.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

My reading regularly inspires my blogs, books, teaching, and work with educators. This year, traditional approaches to professional development may feel daunting because teachers are spread thin due to substitute shortages and the challenges associated with returning to physical classrooms.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2020

During a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by The ProEthica® Program, the superintendent of one of America’s largest school districts spoke with a former state superintendent and other education leaders about key issues affecting students, parents, and educators, including digital access and equity, online privacy, and funding.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Learn More.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

edWeb is kicking off back to school with two webinars and three surveys on professional learning and development! The survey aimed to determine how districts were doing in terms of building personalized professional learning climates, and uncovered best practices and obstacles related to those climates.

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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. ISTE also has invited us to reflect on what it means to be part of an online professional learning network.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Micro-credentials are earned online and on-demand, making them an ideal form of professional learning during the pandemic. A first grade teacher created online learning opportunities to support her economically disadvantaged students and implemented global citizenship education to honor the diversity of her student population.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2021

KVEC has developed a niche in providing free, flexible professional learning opportunities for rural K-12 teachers through micro-credentials. Kentucky has nine educational cooperatives, and KVEC serves the southeastern Appalachian region, including one of the poorest school districts in the nation. Region(s) : Statewide.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2020

In this post we highlight the power of Edcamps to support educators to learn from each other, and invite educators to participate in Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home , an online professional learning event hosted by Digital Promise and Edcamp Foundation. Educators connect and collaborate at Edcamps.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Plan to earn micro-credentials for some skills you learned this year (and see this list for a subset that might be most relevant for demonstrating what you learned through distance learning). The post Inviting Teachers to Reflect on Their Use of Technology During COVID-19 appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

What we cover: Building blocks of digital learning experiences. Topics include the importance of a common vision, relationship-building, efficient use of time, and quality professional learning. Designing meaningful digital experiences. Creating engaging digital lessons. Reimagining assessment.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 19, 2023

Lindy knows the educational technology market in and out as she has spent her career in various roles in the education field: classroom teacher with a 1:1 environment, curriculum designer, professional development provider, technology integration specialist, educational technology consultant, and professional learning manager.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

This fall, educators can also continue assisting each other in the transition to digital learning through upcoming Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home sessions, where attendees can dive into the concerns that matter most to them using an unconference model.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. So many of us are exhausted.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

She said to me something that was remarkable but at the same time, it was a simple concept that should be adopted by any school district wishing to put a value on the professional well-being of their staff members. What is professional development? In the example that my Instructional Coach friend mentioned about her school district.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

She said to me something that was remarkable but at the same time, it was a simple concept that should be adopted by any school district wishing to put a value on the professional well-being of their staff members. Step 1: Define What Professional Development Truly Is. What is professional development? Let us look at another.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 19, 2024

Over 100 sponsors and partners have supported our online learning communities and edWebinars so the professional learning is free for educators. Over 1,100 educators have presented an edWebinar on edWeb to share their ideas, resources and practices with their peers.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

But even more than having familiarity with the technology, educators in these schools overwhelmingly agreed that the professional learning opportunities provided by the initiative helped prepare them for their new learning environment. Tapping into the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2021

Besides that, they play a key role in LXP solutions that are used for discovering professional learning opportunities as well as delivering more personalized learning content. Big Data And Learning Analytics. Online learning is booming because of the COVID-19 and now we have bigger data than ever before.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Robert Letcher, Founder of EdGenuis, says it is imperative that students feel valued, respected, and cared about, whether in a face-to-face or online learning environment. Empathetic practice during a distance-learning or hybrid instructional situation includes providing empathy towards both students and parents. Leadership 3.0

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edWeb.net

JULY 6, 2020

The announcement was made today by Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO of edWeb.net, a free professional learning social network, and Alex Urrea, Founder and Managing Partner of Eduscape, the emerging leader for K-16 educator professional development in North America. The fee for the summit is $129 with group discounts available.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 2, 2023

At the start of the pandemic, schools in Michigan spent approximately 53% of their Phase I and II of ESSER funding on the continuity of services and keeping students afloat throughout the transition to online learning. billion dollars) is being spent on correcting learning loss. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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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

JUNE 1, 2022

Then, teachers can set weekly goals for students, schedule regular times to review the data, and adapt lesson plans in real time, reinforcing online learning and celebrating student progress along the way. Lexia® Learning, a Cambium® company, is one of the most impactful and highly respected reading-technology companies in the world.

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Hapara

JUNE 21, 2023

They also need to learn that communication will change depending on the platform and audience. Digital literacy There are vast amounts of articles, videos, images, blogs and websites online. Teaching them how to evaluate online sources is essential as they continue to consume information.

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BYOT Network

JUNE 11, 2020

This is part one in a series of blog posts from the IMS K-12 team focusing on interoperability and its advantages for educators and instruction in K-12 education, especially during the current pandemic. This post is cross-posted on the IMS Global Learning Impact Blog. The Value of an Interoperable Learning Management System.

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edWeb.net

MAY 15, 2017

School leaders can use online networks and communities for their own personal professional learning, and to support collaboration with staff across schools and districts. To support school and district professional learning and collaboration, Shannon Holden recommends school leaders use edWeb.net.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

Here are some professional growth and learning options while you wait. Below I have curated many different professional learning resources for teachers including, ebooks, podcasts, templates, articles, and more! I’ve got a ton of free ebooks to help you learn all kinds of stuff. Read a Blog Post.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

.” Also, K20 Educators is a new social learning network where educators can meet in the metaverse (“eduverse”) and learn about fundamental metaverse technologies. The goal of the network is to prepare teachers for the metaverse by providing “meaningful & innovative professional learning experiences.”.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. Professional learning should not be relegated to a handful of all-staff training days. The members of the PLC determine the focus of their inquiry and learning.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

Online Learning and Collaboration is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides educators at all levels with a place to connect, collaborate, and share examples and practices for working virtually with peers and with students, and for using digital learning materials. Join the Community.

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