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Using Feedback to Drive Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Feedback is a critical catalyst for professional learning and growth. It serves as a valuable tool for educators, schools, and districts to refine their skills and improve teaching, learning, and leadership. I have found this to be a critical success indicator in all the projects I am involved with, both past and present.

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Designing Powerful Professional Learning Experiences for Making

Digital Promise

In 2021, six educators representing community-based organizations, libraries, public schools, and the Digital Promise Maker Learning team embarked on a journey to increase opportunities for virtual and remote maker learning. The insights from this experience are valuable to all who wish to engage in powerful maker learning.

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Strengthen Professional Learning with Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Micro-credentials present a unique opportunity to link professional learning to practice. Through each competency-based credential, educators demonstrate application of their learning. Focus on integrating the new learning into instructional practice.

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6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. In many cases, the act of being “developed” comes in a variety of standard types such as workshops, mandated PD days, presentations, conferences, book studies, or keynotes.

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

A Principal's Reflections

When I began speaking ten years ago, almost all of my keynotes and presentations consisted of me just speaking at the audience. I was still a high school principal and not a trained speaker and presenter. developing assessments, creating an action plan, learning how to use edtech tools, etc.) So, what am I trying to get at?

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Really Great Reading Launches Structured Literacy Instruction Professional Learning Community

edWeb.net

edWeb.net is excited to announce that Really Great Reading has launched Structured Literacy Instruction , a free professional learning community on edWeb that champions literacy education, catering to educators, school leaders, and district administrators alike. Learn more at reallygreatreading.com.

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Digital Promise Launches “Inclusive Innovation to Transform Education” Professional Learning Community

edWeb.net

Educators can view the recording here. ” Lisa Schmucki, the founder and CEO of edWeb.net, commented, “We are so honored to help Digital Promise reach the edWeb community with this new professional learning community and series of edWebinars on inclusive education and innovation. .”