MindShift

OCTOBER 30, 2017

At the British International School of Shanghai, Hopkin and Soloway are trying to create an experience among the staff that helps teachers notice their own teaching moves as they happen in the classroom. You as the teacher are still the expert with responsibility and control for your professional experience.”

Professional Learning 57

Professional Learning Survey Video Meeting 57

Fractus Learning

MAY 5, 2015

I want them to be positive, collaborative learning communities, where ideas are shared and staff walks away energized. So, the staff meeting focus is now one of instruction, professional learning and sharing , and conversation, centered around topics to help move our school to the next level.

Poll Everywhere 40

Poll Everywhere Meeting Tools Social Media 40

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools coaches were often tapped to help lead the transition in their districts , drawing on the program’s tech-focused professional development to prepare teachers to engage with students virtually. Now, with video conferencing tools, coaches are able to “visit” more classrooms on a given day.

Technology 381

Technology LMS Professional Learning Advocacy 381

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Lynott III PhD 12:00pm (ACSA) Facilitating 21st century Learning with Technology- Navigating the Change with a 20th Century Mindset - Dr. Charles Young & Bhavna Narula Handling Ethical Issues for Developing Digital Citizenship - Dr. Revathi Viswanathan Improved Reporting Triples Educators’ Accuracy When Analyzing Data - Jenny Grant Rankin, Ph.D.

Common Core 71

Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Along the way they experience collateral benefits of developing learning agility, building social capital and demonstrating creativity. Designs Collaborative Spaces. Facilitates Professional Learning.

OER 46

OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

Instead of scheduling a 1/3 of my staff for announced supervision times, I now pop into any classroom unannounced on a daily basis. These attributes of student engagement became the characteristics I would use as a lens when observing and experiencing classroom instruction. These questions became our agenda for the evening.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

Instead of scheduling a 1/3 of my staff for announced supervision times, I now pop into any classroom unannounced on a daily basis. These attributes of student engagement became the characteristics I would use as a lens when observing and experiencing classroom instruction. These questions became our agenda for the evening.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2016

As part of our research on what PD should look like , we found that both teachers and administrators value the same things in professional development—and it’s not sitting and getting. In a nutshell, they want professional learning opportunities that are: Relevant. Teachers value learning most when it comes from other teachers.

Differentiated Instruction 113

Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Collaborative Learning Strategy 113

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Teacher candidates will use personal classroom videos uploaded to the platform to self-reflect on pedagogy, classroom management, and interactions with students; they’ll also share videos with peers and receive feedback from one another. By Kathy Schrock, Wilkes University. The trend I witnessed blossoming in 2016 was the makerspace.

Trends 111

Trends EdTech MOOC Smartphone 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2012

and shows an amazing level of support by the DOE for the role of online communities and social learning networks--networks like Classroom 2.0 that are "helping hundreds of thousands of educators learn, reducing isolation and providing ''just in time'' access to knowledge and opportunities for collaboration."

Blackboard 70

Blackboard Education Social Media Trends 70