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. Station rotation, choice boards, playlists, and the flipped classroom are the most practical pathways to implement.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2023

However, over and over, it has been highlighted that teachers need to have professional learning on AI. These pathways articulate system-wide, K-12 learning opportunities that are consistent across classrooms, cumulative from year to year and competency-based.

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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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Edthena

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Jim is the author of “ The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching. Below are some key takeaways from their conversation: Classroom video is lauded for its ability to make the “invisible visible,” facilitating improved awareness and reflection. .” Click here to explore Edthena Video Coaching.

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Battelle for Kids

JUNE 28, 2015

New Teachers in 21st Century Classrooms. This Month's Essential Question: What readies a novice teacher for high quality instruction in a 21st Century Classroom? Those questions seem to pop up in every professional learning program when my colleagues and I are readying teachers with PBL and other 21st Century instructional models.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 12, 2018

Participate.com allows us to pull all of this goodness together for ourselves and for the learning communities we serve. It’s definitely time for a revisit. Before we can develop students’ digital literacy, we must first equip teachers with the tools they need to create authentic learning experiences in their classrooms.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The report, “ Equity: Definitions and Perspectives of U.S. The 61 teachers, administrators and district leaders interviewed did seem to share an understanding of equity, the report found: roughly defined as giving all students the resources and support they need to learn.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Professional development needs to be relevant, engaging, and personalized. The platform uses artificial intelligence to guide teachers through a self-coaching cycle aligned to common growth areas as they watch video of their classroom teaching in action. Megan Schlagel, a high school math teacher in St. Why did you decide to try it?

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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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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

“Through this new web app, members of the Verizon Innovative Learning schools community will be able to easily share their successes, solicit input from other educators, and connect with colleagues who share similar interests in the classroom.”. Centralizing information for Verizon Innovative Learning schools.

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More Verbs

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Where the Vision should focus on desired learning experiences or conditions for learning, technology should be considered one collection of tools applied to help advance classroom practice toward that Vision. Note: this is not intended to be a vision for technology, nor a general vision for school.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given these disruptions, it’s tempting for schools to narrow their focus on core content learning (language arts and mathematics) to make up for lost learning time in the spring of 2020. What is Social Emotional Learning? So, what have researchers discovered about social emotional learning in the classroom?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2018

The irony of this is that many of us educators have been successfully navigating the waters of personalized learning for our students, but haven’t been given the opportunity to transition that same approach to our own professional learning. And what I’ve found is that they love having a role in my learning.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

More and more schools across the country are thinking beyond academic initiatives, working to broaden the definition of success to ensure all students are healthy, safe, and engaged in their learning. Personalized learning (#4). Real world learning (#8). Teaching with technology (#7).

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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. Of course, what works in one district will not necessarily work in another.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

EdReports’ content reviewers consist of outstanding classroom educators, district coaches, and state content leaders who deeply understand college-and career-ready standards and the importance of high-quality instructional materials. The materials are rigorously evaluated for alignment to standards and usability by teams of educators.

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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. Sphero Fundamentals: This asynchronous Professional Learning course walks you through getting started with the Sphero Edu Program, the Sphero Edu app, and how to apply it all in your classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Seven years later, our Department of Equity and Diversity has graduated our first cohort of equity liaisons, 300 educators across the district who volunteered to champion their professional learning experiences among their individual schools. Why the mis-definition of student equity needs to end. Related: Stop!

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

I believe the only way to inspire teachers to want to continue learning is if a school culture celebrates learning at all levels. ” That definition screams teaching. On the days when I leave my classroom feeling disillusioned or frustrated, I find solace in my own personal learning network on Twitter.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The struggle is also defined by what seems like never-ending challenges such as time, money, support, infrastructure, inadequate professional learning, mindset, and colleagues who fill either the role of antagonist or naysayer. It isn't about one educator, classroom, or isolated practice. Discord is all around us.

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Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

Support professional learning and school initiatives with a library of teaching videos. District and school-level change requires a shared professional vision and shared definitions of exactly what “good teaching” will look like. Make it easy for your teachers to find videos of exemplar teaching.

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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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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

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. To establish Microsoft Teams as a Digital and Professional Learning platform. Why This Mission Statement?

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Edthena

MAY 31, 2023

That’s according to Jim Knight, author of “The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching,” when asked about the purpose effective questioning techniques serve. This is an example of a leading question: “Don’t you think using whiteboards would increase your classroom engagement?” What are you thinking you might do?”

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 17, 2024

Moderator Erica Hart from EVERFI began the discussion with a definition of work-based learning, which included alignment of classroom and workplace learning; the application of academic, technological, and employability skills in a work setting; and support from classroom and workplace mentors.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Especially for young students, one key aspect of the process is learning the related content-area vocabulary, which should be supported by clear definitions as well as the use of illustrations wherever possible. This can include dress-up activities, and be supplemented by field trips or classroom visits. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2018

Is your current professional learning (PL) program aligned with the federal definition of professional learning? The Frontline Research & Learning Institute set out to answer these questions in our four-part Bridging the Gap report series. Can you measure your progress against your organizational goals?

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

For example, teachers could stock their classroom library with books in their first language or connect multilingual learners with other students who speak the same language. If you have a multilingual learning specialist in your school or district, teachers could also connect students with them for individualized support.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. But culture is an elusive concept and mandates a definition here. Recent research reinforces this perspective.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

In the C&I department, Katie supervises a team of 15+ instructional design coaches that serve about 20 school districts, oversees a national coach mentorship program, and also created and oversees Edge•U Badges, an anytime anywhere professional learning program for educators. I don't really know what that means.

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More Verbs

OCTOBER 30, 2016

There are studies that show when teachers participate in certain professional learning around the teaching of writing, and implement those practices in the classroom, writing scores improve. So why don’t state tests show improved scores if we have these studies showing the positive impact of MLTI on learning?

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 20, 2012

This is a slightly different perspective from other books I’ve read this year, which have focused on its power in the classroom and in developing professional learning networks. What place do these same tools have in my classrooms and schools? How can I plan a social media strategy for my school or district?

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But how can using AI in professional learning and development help support educators ? Adaptive learning drives teacher professional development. Artificial intelligence cannot watch a recording of classroom teaching and tell a teacher what they should do, nor do educators want that. Definitely not.

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