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From EdCamps to Google, 11 Professional Development Offerings for Teachers This Summer

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To help you stay sharp while getting that much-needed vitamin D, we have a gathered a list of professional development activities geared towards teachers, offered for free or at relatively low-cost. Code.org is working with partners across the United States to bring one-day workshops to K-5 teachers.

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How Kristen Swanson Applies Her Classroom Experience to Lead ‘Professional Learning’ at Slack

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What’s a typical day like for the director of learning at Slack, the fast-growing messaging app that aims to eliminate the need for e-mail? That title belongs to Kristen Swanson, whose job is to develop trainings for its employees and to help explain the messaging tool to customers around the globe. Pull Learning'.

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What Constitutes Good PD?

A Principal's Reflections

Quality professional development rests in the ability of the organization to not only meet their needs, but also that of its constituents. The trainings that many educators are now forced to attend are usually driven by whatever the federal and state governments have mandated. Will this help my students learn and achieve?

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Transforming and Personalize PD in Your Own District

MSEDTechie

Instead of ”professional development,” we need authentic, personalized “professional learning opportunities” that improve workflow and foster creativity. Here are few of the unique ways educators are given opportunities to expand their learning environment through creative measures.

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TOP 10 Ways To Deliver The Worst PD EVER!

MSEDTechie

If you are going to train teachers, you should have experience with instruction. There is nothing worse than receiving training on a tool that you don’t have access to, or will never get to use. Ex: using a overhead projector, training on a product that is old and has replacement. and no particular order….

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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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