A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

Educators navigate uncharted waters that continually fluctuate as a result of COVID-19 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Even with all of these challenges, opportunities have arisen to take education in a different and better direction to create a new normal that better meets learners' needs. Now don't get me wrong.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

The idea of using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver professional learning and development to K-12 educators is not new—but it’s not quite mainstream, either. Michigan Virtual has been in the online education space for two decades. We figured, what’s good for the students is good for the teachers.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 26, 2020

How will educators get the professional learning support they so desperately need? These are just a few of the questions being pondered, where there are no clear or definitive answers. The result has been unprecedented stress on anyone associated directly, or indirectly, with education.

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The PL2C Blog

JANUARY 22, 2018

Moving beyond passive sit-and-listen experiences, micro-credentials create active learning experiences as educators apply their learning to their classroom. However, we should consider the consequences of the competencies themselves for personalizing learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

Educators now shoulder the burden to create lessons and activities that will enable students to learn at home. Virtually none have received extensive professional learning in this area. If the plan is to just “deliver” content though video, this constitutes no real difference from direct instruction in the classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

For example: The Santa Cruz County Office for Education spells out a number of “equity initiatives ” used by schools in that part of California, including professional development for educators, improved strategies for grading student work and a support group for ethnically diverse educators.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In the News In a recent article for Equity and Access in Pre K-12, Adam Geller, founder and CEO of Edthena, shares insights from his conversation with education researcher Jim Knight on the importance of utilizing video data in fostering hope and agency among teachers. Jim is the author of “ The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot more to understanding the engagement of a strong classroom, according to professional learning expert Jim Knight. In fact, there are four indicators that teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders can look for to understand students’ engagement in learning—and none of them involve hand-raising.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2021

There’s a lesson about return on investment hidden in the humble classroom pencil. Ask any teacher and they’ll tell you definitively that all pencils are not created equal. That’s right–the pencil. There are cheap pencils with soft lead that breaks too easily and erasers that smudge writing instead of removing it.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 22, 2020

prepare for online and blended learning, more and more schools are relying on Google Classroom and Google Meet to deliver online lessons and assignments. In this post, I will share how to integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet. It’s definitely not a perfect marriage, but we have come a long way in a short time.

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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

The app brings features from several third-party platforms together in one place, making it a “one-stop shop” for participating educators to access all things Verizon Innovative Learning schools. “We Centralizing information for Verizon Innovative Learning schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2021

Many students will be returning to the classroom with different kinds of skills and relationships built during an incredibly difficult year. They’ve expanded their hobbies and interests, navigated new technology and learned how to play a role in keeping their communities healthy.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Professional development needs to be relevant, engaging, and personalized. Professional development needs to be relevant, engaging, and personalized. is an award-winning educator who is dedicated to the continuous improvement of her teaching practices. Megan Schlagel, a high school math teacher in St.

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More Verbs

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Student Learning – Many 1to1 technology initaitves leverage a common model to guide teacher practice and the integration of technology into instruction and learning: Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge (TPCK) by Drs. Educators creating the conditions for student self-motivation. Punya Mishra and Matthew Koehler.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The organization provides free reports and reviews online that help K-12 educators evaluate math, language arts and science instructional materials because high-quality content matters to teachers, to kids, and to their collective future. The materials are rigorously evaluated for alignment to standards and usability by teams of educators.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 12, 2018

The many, many years of formal professional development I’ve attended over many, many years in K12 education in no way equals the professional development opportunities I found for myself in the last few years across my online communities of practice and through open structure conferences that offered me choices and flexibility.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The education system is undergoing a huge shift in daily structures and processes as a result of the pandemic. Students and educators have been affected by the huge changes to daily life, including distancing from friends and wider support groups, and family members losing jobs or income. What is Social Emotional Learning?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Aligning their efforts with the New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards and the Profile of a North Salem Graduate , the district has developed a Computational Thinking Pathway, which provides CT and CS learning opportunities for all students. But the district is currently an outlier.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. 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. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

This book was a game changer for me as an educator. It challenged me to really think about what motivates my students and how to keep them interested and engaged in their learning. I’m respected as a professional and given the space to draw on my own expertise and passions to design dynamic learning experiences for my students.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 26, 2019

Sphero is the leading robot used in classrooms and has raised the standard for inspiring a new generation through hands-on, applied learning. Educators have access to a community of activities for every grade level and curriculum level where Sphero can introduce or reinforce concepts. Sphero changes all that. Even English class.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The diversity of our student population was not reflective of our teaching staff, which created challenges for students and educators. Why the mis-definition of student equity needs to end. Bridging the equity divide and addressing cultural responsiveness. Related: Stop!

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

In the case of education, the choice is to either adapt or evolve in ways that lead to improved outcomes aligned to teaching, learning, and leadership. To debate this fact takes away from the real power that innovation can have in education. It isn't about one educator, classroom, or isolated practice.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) initiative has provided every student and teacher at select middle and high schools with a device equipped with a data plan to support learning in and out of the classroom. Verizon Innovative Learning Schools were better prepared for distance learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 18, 2021

In each installment of our Educator Perspectives series, we interview teachers and administrators across the country who are engaging, motivating, and challenging their students in unique ways. Google Classroom has been pretty important. It definitely fit the bill. All of our teachers use it as their main platform.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers. Those building principals are critical for a coach getting into classrooms, working with teachers, and really finding success.

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Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

Watching videos is a tried and true method for learning and improving one’s skills. However, educators don’t have time to search through random teaching videos online and determine which are actually helpful or the best to learn from. Support professional learning and school initiatives with a library of teaching videos.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. Your Instructional Coaching Department Mission Statement, in reflection of this definition, needs to be crafted as an official document and widely recognized in the school district by all members. How about to your administrators?

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 17, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Work-based learning is providing a way for school and district leaders to increase the relevance and value of secondary education, while also offering opportunities for the practice and application of new skills in supportive environments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2023

In the coming year and beyond, educators and students will continue to deal with fallout from the pandemic, but as they look for effective ways to help students become proficient readers, instructional practices based in the science of reading will become more widely used. Teachers will continue to step up for their students.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

One of the biggest reasons for my growth as an educator has been competency-based learning. A growth mindset allowed me to learn that failure can be productive and growth comes from ongoing reflection and practice, not a one-and-done attempt. Learn more about how micro-credentials are supporting other educators here.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 14, 2020

As schools across the globe begin to plan for the new normal and redefine the school day and location, we must also rethink our professional learning plans for teachers and staff. No matter what you call it–blended PD, virtual PD, online PD, remote PD, or hybrid PD, we need to rethink our professional learning methods.

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Digital Promise

MAY 9, 2018

This pilot sought to understand how beneficial MCs could be for teachers and begin to determine how MCs could play into the professional learning landscape of our state. Over the course of the school year, I was able to complete two MCs and dramatically shift my perceptions of student learning within my classroom.

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Hapara

JUNE 21, 2023

Educators have always taught learners how to act responsibly in school and out in the world. So in addition to installing a powerful web filter , your school should make digital citizenship part of classroom life. Educators can help learners be aware of healthy ways of spending time online and finding balance.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

What happens when a state has a professional learning mandate for teachers but no funding to offer them? Or taking any professional learning seminar requires hours of travel with no viable substitutes to cover the class? Another example is a series of credentials for special education, a definite need in their area.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you’re passionate about influencing how students learn and want to address policy issues, leadership just might be your calling. Before making the leap, get the definitive advice that makes outstanding leadership possible, shared in the edLeader Panel “ From Teacher to Leader: Navigating the Journey to and Through District Office.”

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