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5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers

EdTech Magazine

“Our eighth grade team is our most reluctant team, and two members [who attended the PD on digital badging] took it back to their team at the end of the day and they’ve now implemented digital badges for vocabulary, which is a campuswide focus,” said one DLP coach. by Eli Zimmerman.

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

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). On-going and job-embedded experiences lead to sustained changes to practice and improve student outcomes when it comes to results. I think the same can be said when it comes to the learners we serve.

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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. Below you will see how the course is structured as well as learner outcomes. The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling. As a result, an online course was created with the help of Participate.

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Can Competency-Based Education Demonstrate Mastery Across a Lifetime? #DLNchat

Edsurge

The Twitter chat started by first defining the buzzwords at the center of our discussion. Regardless of the delivery, it’s the outcome that learners need to demonstrate. Many #DLNchat -ters agreed that digital portfolios were one way to show skill mastery, but needed to go further.

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Sketch 50: Join the movement!

EdTechTeam

From digital doodles in apps like Procreate and Paper53 to sticky notes and notebook paper -- sketchers young and old are finding their #sketch50 entrypoint. Another exciting and unexpected outcome of this viral movement has been the interest of select professional artists and authors to share and inspire #Sketch50 in their own way.

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3 Ways Districts Can Rethink Teacher Professional Development

eSpark

We’ve known for decades that differentiating content for students based on their level of performance has a massive impact on academic outcomes. Webinars, microcredentials, virtual PD, Twitter chats , and online professional learning communities mean that personalized, self-directed PD is at teachers’ fingertips.

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3 Ways Districts Can Rethink Teacher Professional Development

eSpark

We’ve known for decades that differentiating content for students based on their level of performance has a massive impact on academic outcomes. Webinars, microcredentials, virtual PD, Twitter chats , and online professional learning communities mean that personalized, self-directed PD is at teachers’ fingertips.