A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

For example, I really appreciate Michael Ford pushing me in this direction when he asked me to create a choice board as part of a professional learning date with his staff. Another fundamental change was intentionally developing ways to personalize the experience for those I am fortunate to work with in my role.

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Strategy Professional Learning Survey Conference 524

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. Times have changed since I began teaching.

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Assessment Software Blended Learning Professional Learning 402

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 22, 2020

The overview page includes an outline of the whole series and also has a few example videos. My goal is to help educators and school systems design for higher student engagement , whether they’re face-to-face, blended, or wholly online this coming school year.

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Video Professional Learning Strategy Student Engagement 236

Digital Promise

APRIL 15, 2021

As a foundation for all STEM disciplines, low math proficiency limits access to economic opportunity, and the failures of the current K-12 education system disproportionately impact students of color. To stay connected about iCoachTEAM and related projects, sign up for our professional learning newsletter.

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STEM System Groups Professional Learning 296

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2021

For example, create an SEL team that includes a service learning coordinator (or utilize volunteers like those from AmeriCorps) to cultivate community partnerships and expand service learning opportunities in schools. Plan professional learning to promote educator’s capacity and knowledge of SEL and service learning.

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Learning Professional Learning Survey Report 218

EdTechTeacher

APRIL 25, 2023

Our friends at Book Creator have some fantastic webinars planned for May, including one with our very own Director of Professional Learning, Shawn McCusker on 4th May! Educators are increasingly relying on technology to create engaging and interactive lessons that cater to the diverse learning needs of their students.

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Professional Learning Strategy Student Engagement Examples 124

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Social-emotional learning (#2). Student engagement (#3). More and more schools across the country are thinking beyond academic initiatives, working to broaden the definition of success to ensure all students are healthy, safe, and engaged in their learning.

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Survey Education Data Trends 319

Hapara

JUNE 17, 2022

When educators feel burned out and tired, PBL can empower them to reconnect to their “why” or original motivation for being a teacher because of the transformative learning moments. Many educators are also inspired as they learn through the projects they facilitate and by witnessing increased student engagement that has visible results.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

Some schools struggled to embrace the flexibility and affordances of online learning and instead attempted to replicate the traditional school day online. Others did not have the infrastructure, devices, or professional learning necessary to navigate this sudden shift online.

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Education Blended Learning System Meeting 515

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It helps us by learning, solving problems, and making decisions, just like we do! It can make learning more personalized for each student. For example, it can figure out what each student needs help with and give them special lessons just for them. Give four real world examples for each.

Education 84

Education Strategy Examples Differentiated Instruction 84

Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective support for new teachers includes effective coaching, high-quality professional development, and emotional support. Tech-powered professional learning helps build skills for self-reflection and increases sense of efficacy. High-Quality Professional Development. Emotional Support.

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Strategy Professional Learning Policies Report 64

edWeb.net

APRIL 28, 2023

For example, if students being on time to class is important, then always starting class on time must be done consistently, becoming the thread of a ProSocial classroom. It is critical that moments are intentional, impactful, and low-risk opportunities where both students and teachers feel 100% successful having participated in them.

Learning 77

Learning Future Ready Examples Professional Learning 77

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Smith showed examples of inclusive innovation in schools. The Digital Promise Center for Inclusive Innovation worked with Reynoldsburg City Schools (OH) to imagine new models for supporting students’ learning.

Policies 90

Policies Secondary Professional Learning Student Engagement 90

EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

What are some examples of the metaverse? For example, high school teacher and EdTechTeacher instructor Douglas Kiang designed an Underwater Dome Project for his computer science students to build community and encourage teamwork in his face-to-face classroom. .” One example is Virtual Reality (VR). Yes and no.

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Education Knewton Robotics Examples 191

edWeb.net

JULY 19, 2022

From developing lesson plans, to performing administrative functions, to implementing creative strategies to spark student engagement and collaboration, today’s classroom teacher juggles more responsibility than ever and does so in less time than ever. Supporting Student-Centered Instruction. Join the Community.

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Student Engagement Flipped Classroom Blended Learning Laptops 82

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Teachers must emphasize that technology is for everyone and encourage students to advocate if it isn’t meeting their needs. Valente mentioned challenges with online teaching, for example, some parents may not take technology seriously, and students need dedicated work areas at home.

Learning 96

Learning Digital Citizenship Social Media Meeting 96

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Education has evolved fantastic approaches to motivating learning experiences, including project-based learning, problem-based learning, making, inquiry, game-based learning, design thinking, and many more that focus on students engaging in meaningful ways with real challenges that support content learning.

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Education Game-Based Learning Professional Learning Student Engagement 168

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Following these steps might take more time, so teaching teams might also consider working together across groups of students (for example, having one teacher record a lesson for all groups, freeing up time for one-on-one check-ins). We’ve done a lot of work to explore what effective teacher learning looks like online.

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Video Training Groups Examples 190

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

eSchool snuck a sneak peek with Lance Rougeux, Senior Vice President of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Engagement, on some specifics. It’s new professional learning pathway that focuses on practical strategies.

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Panasonic Education STEM Smartphone 97

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Key points: Flexibility can help teachers adapt to unforeseen circumstances Keep in mind that there are always opportunities in the classroom See related article: 5 strategies to ignite student engagement For more news on teaching trends, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page “In improv there are no mistakes, only beautiful happy accidents.

Classroom 116

Classroom Trends Examples Assessment 116

Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

Challenge Based Learning (CBL) is a type of project-based learning distinguished by its insistence that students engage with, investigate , and act on authentic and motivating challenges. Through their CBL lessons, teachers frequently asked students to make consequential choices about their learning.

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How To Learning Professional Learning Assessment 335

edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2023

. ” The Science of Gamification and Learning At its core, gamification is about using game design principles to motivate people to take action. Throughout the year, students engage in challenges at the classroom, school, and district levels. Penda Learning is where science and technology converge in the classroom.

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Gamification Assessment Student Engagement Exercises 83

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2016

We have mistakenly believed that giving teachers and students new software or a new box will help fix education. As the OECD Report alluded to, the problem isn’t the technology per say, but the lack of quality professional learning to support educators with effective implementation.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide EdTech Data Examples 150

Edthena

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This edition of noted and notable content for educators includes articles about instructional equity, managing multiple duties as a coach, resources for teachers on students’ emotional well-being, and successful PLCs. Instructional equity and student engagement go hand in hand. We have to create a community of learners.

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Resources Student Engagement Professional Learning Strategy 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

So, in order to prepare for the inevitable blended learning for this fall, the first professional development goal for all of us should be to make sure we have mastered blended learning. Play-Based Learning Play can be incorporated into learning at any age. See the course 10.

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Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 408

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

The control group did not receive any game time and simply learned with standard instructional methods. Student Engagement. The students’ reactions to game play were remarkably consistent across classrooms and teachers. I had always hoped the games would increase engagement in the curriculum, but I had had some doubts.

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Game-Based Learning Classroom How To Learning 102

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

It is a process that respects both the teacher and students. In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. This is an application of the collaborative learning cycle from the last post. Routman, p.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

It is a process that respects both the teacher and students. In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. This is an application of the collaborative learning cycle from the last post. Routman, p.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment STEM Survey 28

edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2021

Train for transformation with professional learning focused on cultural competency and implicit bias. Provide mental health and behavioral support for students and teachers. Respect: Students wanted teachers to know who they are as individuals and know who their teachers are as well. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Policies 71

Policies Professional Learning Elementary Assessment 71

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 27, 2019

; connected learning audit (personal analysis of our analog and digital learning connections); our connectedness outside of school; connected learning in schools (lots of examples!), crowdsourced learning and resource production.

Future Ready 217

Future Ready Blended Learning Analysis Digital Learning 217

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2019

Teachers, too, can make sharing artifacts of teaching and learning the norm in their classrooms. Not only do students benefit when they see what they’ve created matters, but the resources teachers create and share publicly support their own professional learning as well.

Learning 287

Learning OER Digital Learning Analysis 287

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Here are four of the latest SEL edtech trends that districts and schools can use this year to support the social-emotional well-being of students and staff, enhance students’ engagement with SEL content, and improve family communications. Higher levels of educator well-being also benefit students.

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Trends EdTech Classroom Tools 116

Reading By Example

MAY 2, 2016

There has to be structures and systems in place to ensure that an organization stays focused on their goals (which in this case, is increasing student engagement to close the opportunity gap). Our school has implemented what I call a collaborative learning cycle. Each part in the cycle represents a weekly meeting.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Collaborative Learning Meeting Assessment 28

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

However, very few of these initiatives combine teacher professional learning, technology integration and advanced analytics that show where and how the implementation is improving outcomes. Participating in even one or two PLI professional learning courses has an impact on learning outcomes.

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Learning Analytics Personalized Learning Learning Microsoft 128

edWeb.net

MAY 24, 2022

Examples included digital welcoming activities at the beginning of the day or class period, “Talk Moves” for activities during class, and how to structure a lesson to leave room for optimistic closure to ensure students understood the lesson or activity. Online Games: Web 2.0 Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

Learning 87

Learning Strategy Examples Analysis 87

Reading By Example

MAY 2, 2016

There has to be structures and systems in place to ensure that an organization stays focused on their goals (which in this case, is increasing student engagement to close the opportunity gap). Our school has implemented what I call a collaborative learning cycle. Each part in the cycle represents a weekly meeting.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Collaborative Learning Meeting Assessment 28

eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

April 20, 2021 – After a rigorous evaluation, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) has added CoderZ to its online list of professional learning programs. The list enables K-12 computer science (CS) teachers to find quality professional development opportunities and associated curriculum that fit their needs and goals.

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Robotics STEM Common Core Resources 64