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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

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As a teacher committed to improving teaching and improving our professional development, I'm thrilled to share this conversation about how professional development can and is improving. Subscribe to the Show Anywhere You Listen to Podcasts This week's sponsor Modern Classrooms will help you teach better today!

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Early Learning Educators Lead the Way with Professional Learning Webinars

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Who is participating the most in professional learning webinars? They hosted 260 professional learning webinars in 2016 that were viewed by 165,000 educators – an average of 635 educators per webinar. Thirty eight webinars (15%) were on early learning topics and had 45,000 (27%) of the viewers. About Our Sponsors.

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Implementing STEAM Projects in PreK and Kindergarten Classrooms

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This can include dress-up activities, and be supplemented by field trips or classroom visits. Making careers known to young children in this way can stimulate their interest and provide direction for additional learning. This broadcast was sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Taming the Amygdala: Staying Calm with Mindfulness

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In an edWebinar sponsored by the Kaplan Early Learning Company, “Happy and Calm: The Best Tools for Mindfulness Now,” children’s yoga expert and award-winning recording artist Bari Koral introduced mindfulness exercises that can help children reduce the “noise” of negativity to improve their well-being over the long term.

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Using Augmented Reality for Engaging Learning Experiences

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She discussed the benefits of using augmented reality in the classroom in “ Engaging Early Learners with Augmented Reality.”. Providing students with engaging augmented-reality experiences help them learn and recall information, and excite and motivate them to learn. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter.

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edWeb attends the 2015 NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo

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This conference is the largest get-together of classroom teachers, faculty, administrators, researchers, and thought leaders who are critically important experts and contributors in early childhood education. Frog Street’s emphasis on the Expo floor this year was on helping early learning educators enhance their own professional development.

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April 22 Learning Revolution Mini-Conference: Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning: Survive, Thrive, & Plan for What Comes Next

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Often distracted and easily bored, these students are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the online classroom while learning 21st-century skills. In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning.