A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Another way technology can be used to transform teaching and learning is by enhancing engagement and motivation. It can be leveraged to create interactive and immersive learning experiences that can help students stay engaged and motivated in the classroom. A great deal of money has been spent globally on technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Suggestions for improvement should always contain clear, practical examples and strategies that a teacher can implement immediately. Be a Scholar Being a scholar helps you as a leader to improve professional practice and puts you in a position to have better conversations with your teachers about their own improvement.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 14, 2021

While giving keynotes and facilitation workshops is something I love, both lack an on-going component, which is one of the most critical aspects of professional learning that leads to scalable results. What they came up with was having teachers routinely present on what’s worked well. You can see all of them HERE.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

With 2020 in the rearview mirror, it is now time to focus on the present with an eye to the future. Many difficult lessons were learned during the pandemic, and a few more are sure to materialize over the next couple of months. As each leader presented their views on positive shifts to practice, you could see their pride swell.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2022

Below are some strategies for you to consider when trying to assist your colleagues with changing their professional practice. While it might be lonely at first, leading by example is the best way to empower others. Keep this in mind as you look to implement the strategies presented above. Do instead of asking.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 30, 2022

I began with a detailed email with attachments and planned a more formal presentation at an upcoming faculty meeting. However, this was an invaluable learning experience for me, which helped when I tried to lead other change initiatives. There were times, like the example above, when I did not find success with change.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

It is nearly impossible to create a culture of learning if there are elements of boredom, inactivity, and lack of relevance. This is a lesson I learned most recently as a presenter and workshop facilitator. Early on, I used more traditional strategies since this was a new arena for me.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning. These “office hours” were informal.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

I can honestly say that I have learned so much from them over the years as to what pedagogically-sound blended learning really is, and, in my mind, they are a global exemplar for others to emulate. Their influence can be seen and heard in my writing, presentations, workshops, and work with other schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Regardless of the terminology used, these represent more personalized pathways that focus on student agency leading to empowerment and more ownership of the learning experience. I feel the best way to support educators is to show how it can be done under the same conditions by sharing practical examples.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2019

During her presentation “Measuring and Sustaining Professional Learning Through Micro-Credentials,” Odelia Younge, senior project director for educator micro-credentials at Digital Promise, explained the key elements of micro-credentials, how they work, and what differentiates them from other professional development.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

How video coaching helps us support teacher growth and retention For more news on teacher PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township has been successfully using video in our teacher professional learning for more than seven years. It can be about celebrating wins.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2022

If it was recommended by a colleague in my professional learning network, I gave the site about twice as long but still, that’s harsh. For example, in Canva, I can create a flier for my class in under five minutes because the interface is excellent. For more complicated tools, how steep is the learning curve ?

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. So how can educators engage in professional learning and find time to connect with other educators, when schedules and responsibilities make finding extra time difficult? How I have found time to connect and grow as an educator.

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Edthena

JANUARY 11, 2024

AI-Powered Coaching In a session at the National Charter School Conference , presenter Donna McDaniel explored how AI Coach by Edthena , played a critical role in helping Donna (a ninth-grade science teacher with 30 years of experience) evolve her teaching practice. Click below to view the presentation or continue reading for a summary.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 31, 2019

The post 5 #FETC Presentations You Might Have Missed! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I just finished presenting, connecting, and learning at the Future of Educational Technology Conference , or FETC, in Orlando, Florida. and I want to share all of my presentations with you! © Shake Up Learning 2018.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Here’s a look at digital education in action in different ways: What is an example of digital learning? Minecraft Education is a perfect example of taking a digital resource students already love and using it for learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

School and district leaders have shared challenges that they are facing regarding the use of AI for teaching and learning. They are also concerned about exacerbating existing inequities in accessing digital technologies and tools, presenting further structural barriers for students and communities.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Speaking from experience, I have significantly benefited from not only engaging in digital spaces but taking what I have learned and applying it to my practice, which I can readily show when asked or communicate through my blog. I have written in the past about the need to move from professional development (PD) to professional learning.

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Digital Promise

MAY 22, 2020

A map of professional learning communities in the Remake Learning Network. Across the network, professional learning communities are refocusing their work to meet the current crisis, while others like pop-up professional learning networks and the We’re in this Together series are forming anew.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

It should be noted that in both examples above, direct instruction was followed by some sort of student-centered learning activity. In many cases, every classroom is outfitted, as well as conference rooms and professional learning spaces. Well, at this time, they were the shiny new tool on the block and quite expensive.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For example, in one of our focus groups, we asked teachers to examine the prototype for a tool they could use to evaluate whether and how to use edtech. Internal barriers are intrinsic to the teacher — for example, their beliefs and attitudes about the usefulness of technology, and their real and perceived knowledge.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 3, 2020

What I want to avoid is a situation where teachers are presented with an alternative schedule in August and given a handful of professional development days to figure out how to adjust a semester’s worth of curriculum for a hybrid schedule.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

These educators create deep, meaningful learning experiences for their students that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective. Joshua Tabor, Digital Learning Specialist (Texas). Learn from the HP Teaching Fellows.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

More and more schools and organizations are wanting to integrate video as a professional learning tool for teachers. At Edthena , a video coaching and professional learning platform, we work with many organizations working with video for the first time. But once you’ve got the recording device, what do you do?

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eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2024

For example, a book may say, “I see the police officer. Repetitive books are designed based on the outdated notion that students learn to read by memorizing whole words rather than sounding out words based on phonics skills. Take the high-frequency word “said,” for example. Support teachers with time for professional learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

PD has a bad reputation in education circles, and it isn’t because teachers are resistant to professional learning. On the contrary, teachers want professional learning that is practical, engaging and relevant. Next came the trickier part: planning an engaging professional learning experience.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They also added what they won’t do with [AI-assisted text generators] in the pledge, such as I won't use [AI-assisted text generators] for homework assignments and presentations. Another example was about how to make the app more user-friendly because the first time we used the app, it could have been more intuitive.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Each, in its own right, presents particular challenges. Support Teachers and administrators need professional learning that aligns with the challenges they currently face and the demands of education in a COVID-19 world. Targeted presentations can now be facilitated virtually, both live and on-demand, in time-sensitive ways.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Educators’ experiences during these professional development programs. The impact of this learning on their selection of curriculum and use of culturally responsive teaching strategies. The impact of this professional learning on students’ sense of belonging and achievement.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot more to understanding the engagement of a strong classroom, according to professional learning expert Jim Knight. In fact, there are four indicators that teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders can look for to understand students’ engagement in learning—and none of them involve hand-raising.

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Edthena

MAY 13, 2022

Video-based professional learning helps support Hartford’s District Model for Excellence, the district’s strategic operating plan. At the Learning Forward conference in Dec. Examples, Not Exemplars. “While we did hope to share exemplary practice, we never set that as the expectation for teachers.”

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

By turning the tables per se, I blocked time after every observation to write it up and in this case being at the mercy of my calendar was a good thing as time was directly spent on developing suggestions to improve instruction and learning. Lead professional learning. Attend professional learning. Cover classes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Even in the face of current challenges, many schools and districts are using this moment to design new approaches that will shape learning far into the future. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2020

These educators create deep, meaningful learning experiences for their students that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective. Learn from the HP Teaching Fellows.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2019

For example, when students leave at the end of the day, she says goodbye to each one, asking them a question and acknowledging their presence for that day. When Wilson assigns a project, for example, she outlines the steps with due dates for each and adds in time for students to get individual consultations. About the Presenter.

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Reading By Example

MAY 21, 2016

Over 20 teachers recently celebrated their learning as part of their work with an action research course. They presented their findings to over 50 colleagues, friends, and family members at a local convention center. She learned what not to do. Teachers didn’t want the learning to end. – Nancy Fitchman Dana.

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