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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

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). It was at this time that I began to shift away from PD and instead embrace a culture of professional learning. I was both enlightened and empowered.

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MobileMind Launches the Industry’s First Crowd-Sourced Professional Learning Hub: MobileMind Community

eSchool News

ATLANTA— MobileMind , the modern professional learning hub for schools, has launched MobileMind Community, the industry’s first competency-based, crowd-sourced PD platform. Founded in 2015, MobileMind is a privately held, Atlanta-based educational technology company.

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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

All of these experiences empowered us to think about and then create a deep learning experience that could be easily accessible to all educators across the globe. Below you will see how the course is structured as well as learner outcomes. As a result, an online course was created with the help of Participate. Anyone can register HERE.

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Using Micro-credentials for Personalized Professional Development

Digital Promise

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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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

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?

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The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! (but should be) – SULS0148

Shake Up Learning

They are growing a collection of high-quality resources with clear learning outcomes, teacher lesson plans, and student resources. When our students can see themselves in the content it leads to greater student engagement and better learning outcomes. How do I get started with OER? About Rich Dixon.

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3 Ways Districts Can Rethink Teacher Professional Development

eSpark

According to a recent study conducted by the Gates Foundation, $18 billion is spent annually on teacher professional development. The average teacher spends anywhere from 68-89 hours in professional learning a year. However, only 29% of teachers are highly satisfied with their professional development.