A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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Professional Learning Personal Learning Network Learning Digital Badges 316

Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

This network helps us organize and maximize resources to advance student outcomes. Using available micro-credentials from Digital Promise, each educator can create a personalized professional development plan that builds on the expertise they feel they most need in the classroom and in our schools.

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Digital Badges Professional Learning Data Elementary 212

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Empowerment and ownership need and should be associated with learning to increase relevancy, value, meaning, and outcomes. Planning professional learning – How many of us dreaded professional development (PD) days? Various pathways to personalize learning and make it more personal are also emphasized.

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Advocacy Digital Badges Education Meeting 178

EdTechTeacher

MARCH 6, 2015

They want to be engaged in learning. However, technology is a tool and not a learning outcome. Technology is to expand learning, amplify voice, and put them in positions to have powerful discussions. ” The focus was always on learning, and they began by creating an Academies model inside of the school.

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Social Media Learning Digital Badges BYOD 60

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Using CoSN’s blueprint for smart IT decisions as a guideline, the three superintendents explained how to align priorities, and balance choice with cost and outcomes to creative sustainable programs. The district was one of three schools recognized nationally by ISTE for its digital badge program.

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EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51