Digital Promise

MARCH 11, 2020

Committed to improving teacher PD, Digital Promise has worked to identify the features of effective coaching programs through a study of the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP). The national coaching survey shows that coaches throughout the country serve in multiple roles both within and outside the classroom. beyond the DLP.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In addition to traditional professional development activities like courses, workshops and in-service sessions, technology brings boundless new opportunities for continuous learning through classroom-based videos, online courses and educator-driven idea exchanges. ” — Survey Respondent.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2018

Teachers are overwhelmingly turning to social media and online resources to drive their own professional learning, according to new Speak Up Survey data released by Project Tomorrow on July 30. Participating in webinars or online conferences (from 15 percent to 34 percent).

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

BOSTON (June 29, 2022) – Cicero School District 99 in Illinois has adopted Lexia LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs for its teachers and administrators. It also offers professional learning sessions led by national LETRS experts. About Lexia Learning.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Namely, this was the first formal introduction of competency-based professional learning through micro-credentials in Puerto Rico. Our new case study report highlights the effectiveness and impact of professional learning support for technology integration and use, including competency-based micro-credentials, for educators.

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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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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. However, requiring teachers to learn different things at once can be counterproductive.

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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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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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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

For each challenge, the site highlights practitioner quotes about the impact of the challenge in context, shares information about interventions currently being tested, and links to research-based resources. In spring 2019, we collected nearly 350 survey responses from stakeholders working in all levels across public schools.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sonja-Hollins Alexander from Corwin to discuss a recent surgery of more than 6300 educators on the state of professional development in schools today. The post What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. What is Professional Learning? *

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

There was consistent eye contact, and all of the feedback I received from surveys was mostly positive. It was at this point about four years ago, where I began to embrace and model the very same strategies that were being used at my high school when I was a principal. I thought I was doing a pretty good job as no one told me otherwise.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

a math teacher and instructional coach at Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina, has more than two decades of experience and spends a lot of time thinking about edtech. She said, “When I think about my teachers, I think they would just shut down if they saw this.” Amy Ballard, Ph.D.,

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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. The focus groups also answered questions about student and teacher readiness.

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 31, 2017

Sonja-Hollins Alexander from Corwin to discuss a recent surgery of more than 6300 educators on the state of professional development in schools today. The post What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. What is Professional Learning? *

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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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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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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online. Behind the scenes of each classroom in our district, there are many hands at work.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

. $122 billion of unprecedented federal funding is now available to school districts, providing an opportunity to make significant strides in closing the Digital Learning Gap —but only if we think differently about how schools use technology to meet the needs of every learner. Always-available technology and broadband access.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

How can I find success in the classroom? How video coaching helps us support teacher growth and retention For more news on teacher PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township has been successfully using video in our teacher professional learning for more than seven years.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

While massive COVID quarantines and school closures have diminished, we’re still grappling with the impact of learning during a global pandemic. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2023. It is all about the balance.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Improved communication with all her learners stood out for Ontario, Canada-based educator Jennifer King when she took a Hāpara Learning Bytes course. “I’ve now discovered ways to use [Hāpara] to help ensure that all of my students are on-task, clear about task expectations and collaborating effectively.

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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.

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Waterford

JULY 21, 2023

Candra Morris is the Vice President of Professional Learning here at Waterford.org. She recently sat down with us to talk about family engagement, student success, and building relationships. What makes you so passionate about family engagement in education? Candra: I think I’m just naturally passionate about it.

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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. Build a Professional Learning Roadmap.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast To what extent are mobile devices and artificial intelligence (AI) being used in the classroom and what are the emerging best practices for managing their use? Baird posed three questions for the use of AI, specifically ChatGPT, and cell phones in the classroom: How is it being used?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Educators have been tasked with pivoting from in-person to remote learning more than once in many districts across the country. Between March and November, 45% of participants experienced professional learning from MindSpark for the first time, while 55% trusted the organization enough to return for support and PD needs.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

BOSTON – A national survey of over 800 U.S. parents[1] commissioned by Lexia , a part of Cambium Learning Group , and conducted online by The Harris Poll, found that just over half (51%) of parents strongly agree that their children’s teachers are properly trained in the science of reading.

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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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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

District teams examine plans through a districtwide lens; school-level teams look at classrooms and individual students. Start- and end-of-year and intermittent surveys year gauge student and staff feelings about belonging and instructional and learning experiences—all the data shape plan adjustments.

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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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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to Larry Cocco, Senior Professional Learning Consultant at edWeb.net, it really is a form of “machine learning based on training,” which provides responses based on probability. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, AI: Embracing the Opportunity , sponsored by Eduscape.

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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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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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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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