Waterford

JULY 12, 2023

As Candra Morris, VP of Professional Learning at Waterford.org, notes in a recent article , “Academic success for students requires a partnership between educators and families.” Read on to learn how to communicate more effectively with the families in your school. Introduce yourself and explain your role at your school.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When created properly, and rolled out with the support of administration, it can be used to springboard instructional coaches into the classroom. In this post, we are going to learn what a Staff Needs Assessment is, how it should be created, and how it should be shared with your staff. What is a Needs Assessment?

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Assessment How To Survey EdTech 135

Neo LMS

MAY 17, 2022

Differentiation in PD changes professional development into continuous professional learning, with teachers training at their own pace while collaborating with their peers at different levels of expertise. Read more: How to succeed with online PD for teachers. Read more: How to succeed with online PD for teachers.

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LMS Training Survey Assessment 427

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

A recent eSchool News article highlighted that most teachers don’t feel fully prepared for remote learning. ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. teachers in mid-March to collect and share best practices, ideas, and common approaches to remote learning. Like teachers, they are working crazy hours to help keep learning going.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When created properly, and rolled out with the support of administration, it can be used to springboard instructional coaches into the classroom. In this post, we are going to learn what a Staff Needs Assessment is, how it should be created, and how it should be shared with your staff. What is a Needs Assessment?

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Assessment How To Survey EdTech 88

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

From live-updating, turn-by-turn driving directions to responsive voice-controlled digital assistants—all in the palms of our hands—we are constantly interacting with computer programming where machines learn from experience and adjust to new data to perform human-like tasks. It impacts every field of study in education.

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Waterford

JULY 12, 2023

As Candra Morris, VP of Professional Learning at Waterford.org, notes in a recent article , “Academic success for students requires a partnership between educators and families.” Read on to learn how to communicate more effectively with the families in your school. Introduce yourself and explain your role at your school.

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Examples Conference Survey Strategy 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Yet Ballard’s main focus is not the tools themselves, but rather, how to support teachers leveraging edtech to help improve student learning. “I Ertmer and Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich that refers not just to whether technology is used in the classroom but also when and how teachers use technology to improve learning outcomes.

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EdTech Groups Digital Divide Training 191

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Fast forward to September 2022, and I am finalizing modules on Canvas, our learning management system, to continue to deliver the same quality professional learning, but in an entirely different format. This shortage has impacted many areas of our schools’ day-to-day practices, and is now impacting how teachers learn.

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Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 192

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.

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Professional Learning Learning Education Study 52

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.

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Professional Learning Learning Education Study 52

Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

This initiative provides devices with monthly data plans to every student and teacher in hundreds of under-resourced middle and high schools nationwide, as well as professional development for educators on how to leverage the technology in their classrooms in meaningful ways. Always-available technology and broadband access.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

There is no shortage of sound research on what constitutes effective professional development for teachers—focusing on specific curriculum content, encouraging active learning, supporting collaboration among peers, and offering opportunities for analysis of student work. Education policy issues must be addressed first.

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Policies Education Professional Learning Survey 291

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. But how can school leaders integrate online PD into their culture quickly and effectively? Five Free Distance Learning PD Sessions.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 5, 2022

Most importantly, you have a very clear answer to the question “What do you want to see when you walk into a classroom?” It is the document that supports the question “How do we meet the goals of our district in the classroom?” How will Digital Learning Skills be incorporated within the Curriculum?

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edWeb.net

JUNE 26, 2019

In preparation for the launch of a new Principal Leadership Community , edWeb conducted a survey of principals in May of 2019 to probe the topics of most interest to principals in current times. Principal Survey | May 2019. Download the Principal Leadership Survey Results. Input from 150 principals was analyzed.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

No matter what type of professional development is provided or how it is setup, there should always be a goal in mind for each session and a curricular activity that follows it up to directly support and impact learning in the classroom. Build a Professional Learning Roadmap. Virtual Learning.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 5, 2022

Most importantly, you have a very clear answer to the question “What do you want to see when you walk into a classroom?”. Build a Professional Learning Roadmap. Incentivizing Professional Development. It is the document that supports the question “How do we meet the goals of our district in the classroom?”

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EdTech Digital Learning How To Learning 88

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The availability of tech tools, including those with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, continues to grow – as do their potential applications in the classroom. Schools can also use tech and AI tools to enhance the success of teacher teams and professional learning communities (PLCs).

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Tools Groups Professional Learning Assessment 124

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Digital citizenship is about far more than just helping kids be safe online; it’s about empowering them to use technology to solve real-world problems, to know how to balance their time between a variety of online and offline activities, to be curious learners and to use digital tools to deepen their relationships with their family and friends.

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Digital Citizenship Trends Technology Policies 173

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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Learning Professional Learning Survey Report 217

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

The first group played games in the classroom at least 50% of the time during the three week unit on Jacksonian Democracy. The control group did not receive any game time and simply learned with standard instructional methods. The students’ reactions to game play were remarkably consistent across classrooms and teachers.

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Game-Based Learning Classroom How To Learning 99

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S.

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Digital Divide Technology Education Equity of Access 96

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2022

And the trend of teachers leaving the classroom is unlikely to reverse course anytime soon. In a recent National Education Association survey of roughly 3,600 educators, more than half indicated that they were likely to leave or retire from education sooner than planned because of the pandemic.

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Personal Learning Network Personalized Learning Learning Survey 166

TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

No matter what type of professional development is provided or how it is setup, there should always be a goal in mind for each session and a curricular activity that follows it up to directly support and impact learning in the classroom.

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How To Groups EdTech Meeting 88

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Courses about Student Mental Health Strategies for Addressing Student Anxiety With the strategies and interventions you learn in this course, you will be able to create a classroom environment where students can successfully cope with stressors and instead focus on learning. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Video coaching—a research-driven, classroom-based, individualized form of PD—is quickly becoming a preferable approach to growing instructional skills. It makes teaching and learning visible, enabling a coach to see what’s happening in the classroom and ask and discuss with teachers what they intended to do. Join the Community.

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Video Professional Learning Course Strategy 95

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 26, 2016

A recent study found that among the 934 parents who were surveyed, approximately 77% had children on the spectrum attending mainstream schools. Classrooms are social environments that rely heavily on being able to interact, socialise and communicate with others effectively. Ideas for teachers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I didn’t have the technical know-how to code the site, but as an instructional coach and leader of my school’s behavior support team, I did have experience building efficient operations and logistics. I began treating my classroom like a startup. Claire Cummings' Third Grade Classroom, Image Credit: Claire Cumming.

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Classroom Company Blended Learning Assessment 149

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

When we reflect on how the pandemic disrupted education, we’ll think about the resiliency of our teachers, who were challenged like never before to connect with students in new ways to keep learning going in the face of nationwide school closures. Learning Engineers do not solely rely on data and algorithmic models to drive changes.

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Learning Data Survey Training 188

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Key points: Very soon, districts must closely examine the edtech they use and compare it with budget realities How to ensure edtech ROI? We’re doing a lot of work around helping teachers to understand the different processes and what they need to do if they want to bring something into their classroom.

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EdTech Assessment Policies Data 109

Shake Up Learning

MAY 17, 2018

The post How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! Book studies are a great way to level up your professional learning! So I decided to put this post together, How to Plan an Awesome Book Study, to help guide you along the way. Facebook group.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The goal of this blog has always been to provide teachers with digital learning resources, tips, and tricks, and help teachers find ways to integrate technology meaningfully in the classroom. This list helps me decide what content to create and how to best help teachers in 2023. 15 Google Classroom Tips for Teachers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

BOSTON (October 1, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has released its “Educator Perceptions of Teaching and Learning in Fall 2021,” a research brief exploring educators’ expectations for the 2021-2022 academic year. Educators also felt more prepared to incorporate technology into classroom teaching.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

The three biggest reasons pre-K-12 educators took online professional development courses in the past year were to learn how to use digital devices, how to use the educational software that goes on them, or to find out more about classroom behavior or management, according to a new study. Online PD Course Findings.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2023

So when they want to find out if they are meeting that goal, they often survey the students first. In addition to surveys, though, the panelists advocated for convening focus groups to discuss student views in depth. Then, they can identify kids who could use interventions for specific skills.

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Survey Data Secondary Outcomes 61

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Along the way, we learned a lot about how to teach coding skills and what types of professional development opportunities effectively supported our efforts. In 2018, the Alabama State Department of Education announced that it would be creating digital literacy standards with the goal of every student learning computer science.

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Robotics Survey STEM Elementary 158