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Professional Development Done With Us, Not To Us

The Jose Vilson

More importantly, for fifteen years as a teacher, I attended hundreds of hours of professional development sessions. Now as a sociologist studying teacher professionalism, I get to keep attending hundreds of hours of professional development. That’s healthy for everyone involved.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

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During the school year, the professional learning we receive can be very district- or campus-centered. According to Malcolm Knowles' theories in adult learning, we should: Be task-oriented -- not only focused on memorization. Or searching for a fun project idea for a particular unit of study? Explore Lesson Plans.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Graphite Blog

During the school year, the professional learning we receive can be very district- or campus-centered. According to Malcolm Knowles' theories in adult learning, we should: Be task-oriented -- not only focused on memorization. Or searching for a fun project idea for a particular unit of study? Explore Lesson Plans.

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The Greatest Challenge Facing School Leaders in a Digital World

Edsurge

As founding director of CASTLE (the Center for the Advanced Study of Tech­nology Leadership in Education), the nation’s only university center dedicated to the technology needs of school leaders, I have had the good fortune to work with administrators all over the world on digital leadership issues.

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9 Ways to Upgrade Professional Learning in Your District

Tom Murray

The notion of “effective professional learning” is something that has been discussed for decades. A comparison in the philosophies of today’s school districts yields results that falls across a continuum of who controls the learning. Learn alongside your staff members and model expectations for them. Nothing more.

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2016 EdTechTeam Impact Report

EdTechTeam

Across all programs, EdTechTeam hired over 200 Google Certified Trainers ( 23 of them full-time employees) to deliver 438 events totalling 4568 hours of professional development in 2016. Many districts work with EdTechTeam on an ongoing basis to provide coaching and consulting for teachers and leaders.

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