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Finding Balance in Today's Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

Maybe the 45-minute commute had a little to do with it, but the main culprit was how I used available time in the classroom. The science department invested in mobile carts outfitted with television sets. I share this story because of what I have either seen or been told is happening in classrooms at this very moment.

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Teachers Can Transform Education if We Reinvent Professional Learning

EdNews Daily

A teacher once told me a story of her Principal: As he walked by three classrooms in the hallway, each with the door open, he expected to hear teachers speaking the same sentence in all three classrooms—the first teacher beginning the sentence, the second in the middle, and, at the last classroom door, the third teacher completing the sentence.

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Building Confidence and Competence through Personalized Professional Learning

Digital Promise

To support teachers in developing the necessary skills and knowledge to facilitate optimal learning experiences under this new initiative, HISD and the University of San Diego (USD) teamed up with Digital Promise to pilot a competency-based professional learning model supported by micro-credentials. Lessons Learned.

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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

All of these organizations are shifting the needle and rocking professional learning nationwide. This resource is sure to jumpstart your next professional learning or team building activity! Note: There are many other organizations doing great work in these areas that could easily be included in the list below.

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How an LMS Can Solve Professional Learning's Challenges—and Keep Master Teachers Engaged

Edsurge

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. He’s been involved with cutting-edge educational technology, including virtual worlds, mobile applications, new media, and the web, for more than 15 years.

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Largest Cohort to Date Joins Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Initiative

Digital Promise

The continued partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning equips students and teachers at select schools with devices and internet access, as well as professional learning for educators and opportunities to collaborate with a national network of innovative, technology-driven school leaders and educators.

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3 top priorities for K-12 administrators

eSchool News

These include the quality of the relationships between their caregivers and their schools, financial security, and lifestyle factors that can interrupt learning, like student mobility. They pointed to factors related to students’ home or community environments that can affect their mental and emotional well-being.

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