A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

The discussions, interpersonal connections, and relationships that result from these events are priceless. As digital technology continues to evolve, educators now have numerous options to connect, learn, and grow in both formal and informal ways. edWeb has provided a supplement to my professional learning since it’s inception.

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Ditch That Textbook

JUNE 11, 2023

The ISTELive Conference is one of my very favorite professional learning events. In a word, it's an experience.ISTELive (International Society for Technology in Education) is a multi-day professional learning event every June.More than 14,000 educators participate on-site -- with thousands more attending virtually.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2015

It was an incredible opportunity to get back to Hawaii for a professional event as opposed to a vacation. This was the fourteenth time the school had put on the event and it was awesome to see and meet so many passionate educators on a Saturday. This is not fair to say the least. The hash tad we will be using is #leaderedHI.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2023

Tutoring for Schools will provide thought-provoking discussions, conveniently recorded edLeader Panels and podcasts designed for real-time learning, and monthly blog posts with strategies to scale tutoring district wide and improve student outcomes. Educators can register to attend the live event or receive the recording here.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 2, 2021

I was recently asked the following question about professional learning being delivered through online spaces: Do you think that educators are becoming so comfortable with online professional learning that they might not want to go back to in-person events? What Dean said makes a lot of sense to me.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2023

For various reasons, educators are enamored by the keynoting circuit, facilitating presentations at both national and international events, and coaching in school systems. Just like for our learners, professional learning needs to be personalized and differentiated. Learn more on my website.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 17, 2022

These events served as catalysts for challenging the status quo and working to usher in more innovative practices that were more aligned with preparing our learners for current and future success. A pedagogical focus grounded in research and evidence is critical to improving outcomes for kids both with and without technology.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. Our daily schedule at times leaves little room for attending PD events and sometimes can limit our interactions with our colleagues. Schools have been starting to provide time for PLCs, or professional learning communities.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology to develop and share the 2020 National Educational Technology Plan. The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. Digital Promise. kasey@digitalpromise.org. Bernadette Adams.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

To keep students, educators, and families connected to curiosity, Discovery Education presents six new no cost virtual events during the month of November. Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 18, 2020

It can also set the state to the creation of a viable virtual learning option for students who prefer this model. More relevant professional learning If there was ever a time to transform professional learning, it is now. One important lesson learned is the shift from this to job-embedded and on-going experiences.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

It also sets the stage for structured cooperative learning activities that could occur live or asynchronously as part of virtual learning. There needs to be a shift from “PD” to professional learning that is ongoing, job-embedded, and research-aligned.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2022

Actively look for opportunities to provide feedback through diverse means such as phone calls, paper notes, technology, and face-to-face conversations. Examples include release time, professional learning opportunities off-site, a premium parking spot, tickets to school events, books, and school supplies.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. HP Teaching Fellows Exemplify Powerful Learning. Teena Hine, Grades 6-8 Computer Science and Technology Integration Specialist West (Virginia). ET / 4 p.m.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Are you waiting for the perfect professional learning opportunity? Now you can stop waiting and design your own DIY (Do-It-Yourself) learning that leads to edtech, coding, and makerspace certificates. This two-day training event is held at venues around North America.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Think about Professional Development, specifically technology-related PD. Much time is spent on the how-to of technology. The time we spend together as professionals improving our practice should be meaningful and we should be able to walk away feeling as it the time was well spent. How to sign into the LMS.

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The Jose Vilson

MARCH 13, 2024

Whereas in the beginning, it felt more focused on digital learning and ed-tech, this year felt more like it was a hub for relevant education conversations. My first experience at SXSW EDU felt more like the typical education technology conference. Thus, organizers implicitly asked participants to choose their own adventure.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2021

When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 24, 2021

We have pushed ourselves to embrace new methods and technologies, and we have all grown personally and professionally as we worked through this experience together. Making time for what we need personally and professionally. Professional development as we knew it changed dramatically over the past year. PLNs and PLCs.

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Digital Promise

MAY 18, 2021

Learn more about some of their best practices related to resource distribution, professional learning, and virtual engagement during the pandemic, in their own words. In addition, we have developed a youth-led event series, The Kickback Conversation Series. Greater Baltimore Urban League laptop distribution event.

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techlearning

APRIL 5, 2018

Hoonuit announces a Professional Learning Delivery System designed to help districts create personalized professional learning and deliver it equitably. Schools and districts will be able to customize courses, assessments and learning pathways and build their own micro-credential programs. [

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Today, the use of this technology in education settings is underway, and states are even beginning to release guidance on how to navigate AI in schools. This practice is already happening in K-12 settings, said Isabelle Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning. What source data is being used?

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

Louis Technology Integration Coach Patricia Brown. It’s an an educator-only community which allows educators to have conversations around technology integration in schools (not tied to any specific program). An event requires everyone to be actively contributing and listening, and an online group needs to have a similar flow.

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Waterford

JULY 12, 2023

Use Expert-Led Communication Strategies to Engage the Families in Your District Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinars , including “ Driving Impactful Family Engagement with CARES ,” and learn how you can build a school environment that values families and advises teachers as they connect and collaborate with families.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2022

By Charles Sosnik No sooner does it seem like we have fallen back for Fall, then it is time to Spring forward for the Learning Counsel’s Spring events. Yep, the Learning Counsel has announced their schedule of 2023 Learning Leadership Symposia (or symposiums, if you want to go with the modern spelling).

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 15, 2018

Education and technology leaders will soon be making their way to Chicago for the ISTE 2018 Conference & Expo , one of the year’s largest events to highlight the latest innovations in K–12 educational technology. Fri, 06/15/2018 - 16:54. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Just like with learning, it's a process, not an event. This is extremely important in terms of technology integration in the classroom and professional learning to improve practice. To complement traditional means of professional learning, work to create or further develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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Digital Promise

MAY 22, 2020

For more than 10 years, Pittsburgh’s Remake Learning Network has been building an ecosystem of partnerships and initiatives to advance the future of learning for youth across Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. A map of professional learning communities in the Remake Learning Network.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. ISTE also has invited us to reflect on what it means to be part of an online professional learning network.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2021

One of the great silver linings of COVID has been an increased focus on existing inequities and students’ social-emotional learning needs, and the critical importance of addressing both. Many of the crises that the events of 2020 created or laid bare have compounded in 2021 to become even more acute.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In an era where technology and digital platforms are integral to our everyday lives, the role of digital citizenship is ever more critical. Beyond the digital citizenship competencies , ISTE provides a variety of resources aimed at helping educators prepare students to use technology safely, ethically and effectively.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2023

These changes have influenced personal habits, from shopping preferences to social norms, and have also impacted how individuals view their professional lives, with many now valuing flexibility over stability. I realised that I enjoyed writing – especially about teaching and learning the English language!

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

How can schools and districts systemically create a vision of teaching and learning that’s personal, authentic, relevant, and harnesses the power of technology? FRS) , is helping thousands of schools create these types of learning experiences for kids. Personalized Professional Learning.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2020

The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. HP Teaching Fellows Exemplify Powerful Learning. Zelia Capitao-Tavares, grades 4-5 teacher and Technology Coach at Toronto District School Board, Ontario.

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