Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2020

As part of our robust micro-credential ecosystem, we proudly partner with organizations to provide opportunities for personalized professional learning. Our research-backed micro-credentials are digital certifications that verify an individual’s competence in a specific skill or set of skills, regardless of where and how they learned them. This stack includes: Conducting a Needs Assessment for Digital Learning. Developing a Virtual Desk for Digital Learning.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

During a professional development session a while back I thought I killed someone. But it was a wake up call to me and the way I approached delivering Professional Development. Think about Professional Development, specifically technology-related PD. Much of the time in the actual PD is eaten up by tasks that can be learned outside the actual PD, freeing up the time when we do get together on more the why-to with technology PD or any type of professional development really.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

edWeb is a professional learning network that provides teachers and all educators with free online professional learning communities and edWebinars. edWeb makes it possible for educators to participate in personalized, collaborative learning – anytime, anywhere. The first question asks, “What type of professional development helps you improve as a teacher?” The impact the learning has on my students is evident right away!”.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 22, 2017

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. In each case, edWeb.net provides critical support that empowers Rock Valley leaders to implement research-based practices: Content-based professional development through edWeb.net resources applied to instruction. Active learning through structured online activities and classroom application.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2016

The sequence of professional learning opportunities will highlight the unique ways schools and districts nationwide are implementing innovative strategies and new instructional models to transform learning for their students. These models are ushering in a new era of personalized learning pathways, teacher empowerment, and student choice. PDT; • “Val Verde Academy: A Successful Blended Learning Model” on May 5th at 9:00 a.m. News Professional Development

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Finding time for teachers to meet and learn together is often very difficult, but a resourceful school team can utilize creative ideas that have worked well in other schools. Here are some ideas for providing time for educators to learn together. Personal Learning Network Professional Development Professional Learning Communities

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2019

While not calling for a return to those rigid structures, in the edWebinar “ Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning: Making It Work,” Dina Brulles, Ph.D., both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning. They discussed how adjusting student combinations, adapting teaching methods, and preparing students for group learning can lead to successful outcomes. This helps students avoid labels and learn to work with all of their peers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2016

So why is it still the most common form of professional development for teachers across the country? we found that both teachers and administrators value the same things in professional development—and it’s not sitting and getting. Even though educators acknowledge the weaknesses of presentation-based professional development, 80 percent of teachers still participate in a sit and get each year. Teachers value learning most when it comes from other teachers.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

When suddenly propelled into distance learning last spring, educators rose to the challenge to meet the needs of students and families. As a result, coaches are creating supportive, collaborative learning cultures. Learn more and sign up.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 6, 2017

Starting in April, Educator Innovator will host a dynamic opportunity for open learning via author partnerships, annotathons (more on these below!), The founders of Marginal Syllabus aim to advance educator professional development about education in/equity through the use of participatory learning technologies. You can learn more at the Marginal Syllabus website. We look forward to learning with you!

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

To provide the best possible teaching and learning environment, school leaders need to provide their teachers with professional learning opportunities that are personalized and engaging. edWeb.net is free and can help school leaders provide teachers with personalized PD that meets teachers’ needs and interests, and promotes collaborative learning with peers. Schools and districts can use edWeb to create private communities for collaboration.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. Promoting risk-taking is beyond a leader simply stating “Try it out” to a teacher curious about exploring a new approach to teaching and learning. Mistakes were and still are seen as part of the teaching and learning process. Assess whether students are learning more.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. Promoting risk-taking is beyond a leader simply stating “Try it out” to a teacher curious about exploring a new approach to teaching and learning. Mistakes were and still are seen as part of the teaching and learning process. Assess whether students are learning more.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In HP Teaching Fellow Melissa Wrenchey’s class, students collaborate to design prototypes that address real-world challenges. Students model how professional product teams work together to create prototypes for authentic users. Below, Melissa shares advice for how teachers can facilitate these kinds of powerful collaborative learning experiences with their students. Along the way, I lead small scrum sessions so that they have more time for their collaborations.

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techlearning

JUNE 27, 2018

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is beginning enrollment today for ISTE U , an online professional learning hub for teachers and leaders to build critical skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. What’s New: New Tools for Schools ] ISTE partnered with D2L to use the BrightSpace learning management system (LMS) to power ISTE U. Taking Mobile Learning to the Next Level. ?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

According to research from the Center for Public Education , “one-and-done” professional development sessions for teachers simply don’t work. Educators aren’t that different from their students when it comes to their learning, so why should they be expected to learn everything at once instead of gradually, as they hope their students can? Collaborative Learning. Districts can start by simplifying their effort through teacher collaboration.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ). Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. A safe and cooperative climate for learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

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. The district is constantly developing and improving our systems and structures for all students with the renewed focus on personalized learning for all students.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 29, 2016

Each January, thousands travel to Orlando, Florida to take part in the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), one of the nation’s best edtech related learning opportunities for educators. Showing a growing trend in the field, this year’s FETC brought more educators than ever before – almost 10,000 school professionals, from superintendents and principals, to instructional technology coaches and classroom teachers. This post is sponsored by Samsung.

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

-Discovery Education’s Math Techbook and Professional Learning Services to Strengthen Efforts to Create Dynamic Digital Classrooms – Silver Spring, Md. May 9, 2018) – Oklahoma’s Edmond Public Schools (EPS) today announced it has chosen Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to support the implementation of the district’s Digital Conversion Strategy.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Through coding, kids can increase their computational and innovative thinking, expand their creativity and collaboration, learn how to think outside the box, and have more confidence in themselves. She facilitates a dedicated classroom makerspace where students, grades K-6, visit once a week to enhance their learning with STEAM-themed projects and challenges.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In addition to the usual suspects—more augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) apps—a lot of people believe this will be the year that social emotional learning (SEL) and interoperability become part of the mainstream. With 2019 here and 2020 in arm’s reach, there’s an ever-growing expectation that next-generation tech tools should do a better job of informing educators on which resources improve learning outcomes. Jacob Bruno, vice president of professional learning, NWEA.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As teachers take the reins and led their own professional development related to using video in teacher learning, the relationship dynamic between teachers and instructional coaches has shifted. Video tools have set the paradigm for the future of professional development to significantly impact collaboration, self-analysis, and reflection to improve teaching styles. To their credit, teachers are tackling this dramatic shift to distance learning.

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 20, 2019

It was more like a media center and had spaces that were created for collaborative learning as well as spaces to work your own. Flexible seating accommodated the learning needs of many different learners, and it was a space, unlike anything I had seen in education before. I wrote about this in “ The Innovator’s Mindset ”: A school with all the latest technology may well be a twenty- first-century school—modern in every way—and still not offer twenty-first-century learning.

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Learning Confluence

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The PD model we started at this time has grown and developed since… and is still a large part of how I approach workshops and professional learning with teachers – and how Kim does as well. February 25, 2008 – Another look into the ‘Fischbowl’ of 21st Century Learning. An amazing educator in Colorado and prolific sharer of learning. Life is work, work is life… or should it be ‘life is a beach’?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Video coaching is no longer a professional development buzzword or novelty, in part because of the accessibility of devices in today’s world makes it a convenient choice for educators looking to improve their practice. Their collaborative learning is powered by the video evidence of their own classrooms. Depending on the specific strategy for professional learning, there may be reason to keep video private.

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Leadership Lounge

APRIL 9, 2018

While pedagogies, learning tools and technology have evolved over the 20 years I’ve worked in the industry and 14 years as a leader in educational technology, the belief in digital equity has remained a constant for me. Regardless of state, neighborhood, socio-economic status or ethnicity, students should have the necessary access to information technology for lifelong learning, civic engagement, career readiness and essential services.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

A new era of professional development is sweeping into districts across the country, and just in time. For many districts, the days of after-school PowerPoint-driven lectures not differentiated by content, expertise, grade-level or delivery, not to mention daylong workshops on an obsolete topic, have recently given way to face-to-face coaching programs and professional learning communities. We are on the cusp of a revolution in professional development.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Teaching computer coding skills and concepts in the primary grades may sound like a challenge, but now there are hands-on activities and age-appropriate software that engage young students in this type of learning. And, starting the learning process in grades K-2 can build students’ confidence and reduce the challenges they face later when working on coding projects in the upper grades. The post Building Coding Skills Through Playful Learning appeared first on edWeb.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2018

We hope that kids will learn critical thinking skills in one class and then apply it to another. Today we discuss current research that is shaking up how people think about learning. Shift #1 is that Students are collaborators. It’s hard to learn “domain independent problem-solving skills”. They don’t learn some domain independent sort of strategic thinking skill. Interest-driven learning can be really valuable.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In a recent edWebinar , “Building STEAM Confidence and Creativity in Middle School,” educational technology experts described how enriching STEAM-based learning experiences can enhance the socio-emotional skills students need to succeed now into the future. Fewer than one in five students are very confident when it comes to STEM learning. It also demands collaborative problem solving, communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and not giving up when failure is likely.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. As an edtech professional, what’s your career path? The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment.

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The PL2C Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

When professionals share their talents and skills, they help the whole school develop a collective wisdom.”. ~ Robert Marzano. Today’s educators work hard to balance both the increasing demands of blended and digital learning and the best curriculum and instruction for their students. This collaborative practice is based on the medical model or rounds. Learn more about instructional rounds/learning walks. By | Jaclyn B.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

DeLeón, Education Programs Professional at the Nevada Department of Education, and Alison Harte, Instructional Materials Specialist for the Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support in the Florida Department of Education, presented case studies on how their states are changing the conversation to digital first. One key element in most of the initiatives, including Florida and Nevada’s new approach, is professional development.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference?

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