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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

He is most passionate about creating cultures of innovation where teachers are empowered to create the types of learning experiences today’s modern learners need to thrive. He’s the husband of a school counselor and dad of two children, all of which are far more important to him than anything shared above.

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Maximizing your investment: Driving teacher adoption through impactful Hāpara professional learning

Hapara

She’s overwhelmed by the digital chaos: tabs everywhere, off-task behavior and no clear way to keep learning on track. That is, until she attends a Hāpara professional learning session. That’s why Hāpara professional learning is built around flexibility, personalization and real world classroom success.

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Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading

A Principal's Reflections

One of the best parts about job-embedded, on-going work with school districts is facilitating a variety of professional learning opportunities. Recently the district asked me to be a part of their professional development day, which consisted of seven different learning strands specific to the needs and interests of their teachers.

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Model What You Preach: Pedagogy at the Heart of Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

If the expectation is for teachers and administrators to leave a learning experience with practical, ready to use strategies, then anyone who is leading the professional learning should incorporate a mix of modeling, hands-on activities, and performance tasks (i.e., in settings that emulate a classroom or school.

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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning. Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! jena.passut_7651. Fri, 05/25/2018 - 14:29.

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ISTE launches four new initiatives to improve edtech experiences

eSchool News

Toward that end, the organization has made available a number of professional learning resources to help teachers become AI ready. He pointed to other professions that offer licensing, communities of practice, recognition of excellence, and professional learning, noting that instructional leaders need these opportunities as well.

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5 Ways To Bring SEL Into Edtech Classroom Use

The CoolCatTeacher

So, if you use another text similarity detection tool, or if you haven’t used one yet, now is the time to start your free trial at www.coolcatteacher.com/detect and learn more about Urkund today. Listen to Mark Sparvell talk about SEL and Edtech Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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