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Emphasize Flexibility and Adaptability When Grouping Students

edWeb.net

The gifted group. The slow group. The behavioral issues group. Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that groupings didn’t help students improve. both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning.

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edWeb’s Research-Based Practices for Personalized Professional Learning

edWeb.net

Report prepared by Cambridge Learning Group. Rock Valley Community School District in Iowa relies on edWeb.net to support its professional development program for teachers. The school year is punctuated with intensive active, collaborative learning activities that are structured and documented on edWeb.net.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. SAT/ACT Study Groups. How fun would it be to teach and collaborate with another teacher on another continent?!!!

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My Education PD Viewpoint

My Island View

The first step in delivering meaningful professional development is to understand the needs and interests of educators. This can be achieved through a needs assessment, surveys, or focus groups. Once the needs and interests of the educators are identified, the next step is to provide them with opportunities for self-directed learning.

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10 Innovative Ideas To Provide Time for Professional Development and Collaborative Learning

The Innovative Educator

Invite teachers to determine how their shared preps can be used for any study group they can imagine. Organize some regular large group activities for children. Some schools have a weekly K-2 sing-along run by the music teacher on Friday mornings, allowing K-2 teachers to meet in a weekly study group. I want more ».

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Admins need PD too— Insights on CoSN’s CTO Academy

eSchool News

So you get that, you know, big picture thinking and then you get to dive deeper and make some new connections and create your own professional learning network. So not only are you getting the group time together, but you’re also getting that one-on-one mentorship from someone who’s. Have a listen.

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How we improved our blended-learning program

eSchool News

Access to unlimited new information has created seemingly contradictory qualities in today’s students—more self-reliant and independent, but with a preference toward collaborative learning environments and comfortable learning with other students. The case for blending and online learning.