Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2021

Hoping to demystify that impact, and to get a comprehensive look at how programs and policies were reshaped over the last year, the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University has produced a special report on the topic. First, a look at the staggering number of programs affected.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

The idea of using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver professional learning and development to K-12 educators is not new—but it’s not quite mainstream, either. The organization has been providing LMS-based professional learning for the state’s educators since 2004. “We Hint: Think AI.)

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LMS Professional Learning Learning Handbook 92

Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

Many teachers prepared themselves with categories of questions that students might ask, and thought through how they would respond to each. Some rehearsed their lesson during professional learning community (PLC) meeting time at their schools, having their colleagues playing the roles of students and friendly critic.

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How To Learning Professional Learning Assessment 311

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

BOSTON (October 1, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, has released its “Educator Perceptions of Teaching and Learning in Fall 2021,” a research brief exploring educators’ expectations for the 2021-2022 academic year. About Cambium Learning Group. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

Look no further than using AI to conduct queries on any aspect of educational practice, such as grading, pedagogy, professional learning communities, virtual learning, or the use of technology. For example, you can ask why cooperative learning is a sound strategy and how to implement it correctly.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

In these spaces students are learning how to tinker collaboratively with a problem and keep trying until they find a solution. They are learning to be thinkers, innovators and problem-solvers rather than mere consumers of information. And these are just some of the benefits teachers are reporting.

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How To Maker Movement Elementary Robotics 154

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

edWeb.net was founded 10 years ago, and in that time we’ve grown into an award-winning professional learning network that helps engaged and innovative educators share their best ideas and practices – anytime, anywhere – with educators around the country and the world.

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Professional Learning Learning Personalized Learning Tools 44

eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

Teachers who complete the course will earn a certificate that can be presented to their district for professional development (PD) credit. Teachers will also learn how to input their specific lesson plans into generative AI tools to get ideas for grade-level appropriate exit activities.

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Course Training Google Professional Learning 96

Edthena

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the news EdWeek recently published a Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, featuring news and insights on how AI is impacting and transforming education. The reporting highlights the necessity for teachers to integrate AI into their teaching methods. Check out the full report from EdWeek here (gated content).

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2018

They built an online professional learning program that uses the edWeb.net platform in combination with webinars and 14 virtual specialists in social studies at all grade levels. Our goal was to find a way to provide professional learning for content and instructional support throughout the state of Georgia.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Fast forward to September 2022, and I am finalizing modules on Canvas, our learning management system, to continue to deliver the same quality professional learning, but in an entirely different format. This shortage has impacted many areas of our schools’ day-to-day practices, and is now impacting how teachers learn.

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Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 197

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic, the recently released Nation’s Report Card shows an overall drop in both reading and math scores, with math scores falling in nearly every state. Substantive insights for teachers, rather than just numerical reports, will require less time spent decoding data.

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EdTech Data Professional Learning Assessment 161

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI literacy enables educators to understand how AI works, how to evaluate it and how to best adapt it for their disciplines and learners. However, over and over, it has been highlighted that teachers need to have professional learning on AI. Read The U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Identity-Affirming Professional Learning Networks Overwhelmingly, the 80 Asian American K-12 educators we spoke with described the critical role that identity-affirming and supportive professional community played in their lives. after COVID-19. impacts the everyday lives of students and educators.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 12, 2018

A recent winner of the ISTE Seal of Alignment Report , Participate.com is a professional learning networker’s dream, packed with features offering local relevance as well as the potential for global connections. It’s definitely time for a revisit.

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Professional Learning Learning Edcamps Twitter 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

Spanish was the most-reported home language among English learners in 2020, followed by Arabic. This is especially true in rural communities with few options to support professional learning experiences. Our nation’s public school population is changing, fueled by growth in the number of multilingual learners. percent of U.S.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

There is no shortage of sound research on what constitutes effective professional development for teachers—focusing on specific curriculum content, encouraging active learning, supporting collaboration among peers, and offering opportunities for analysis of student work. Education policy issues must be addressed first.

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Policies Education Professional Learning Survey 290

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2021

They’ve expanded their hobbies and interests, navigated new technology and learned how to play a role in keeping their communities healthy. This can include tutoring other students or volunteering in a community organization, as long as the experience is tied back to classroom learning.

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Learning Professional Learning Survey Report 216

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

At the start of the school year last August, I spent several days visiting a first-grade classroom in Austin, Texas , to see how the coronavirus pandemic was impacting teaching and learning after nearly two years of disruption. Students often learn how to behave in classrooms and get along with peers in early childhood classrooms.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2024

According to CDC data from 2009-2019, 1 out of 5 adolescents aged 12 to 17 reported having experienced at least some kind of major depressive episode. District officials read guidance from the National Center for School Mental Health and SAMHSA to really understand how to start.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Because the Nation’s Report Card data released in the spring revealed that roughly two-thirds of fourth- and eighth-grade students cannot read proficiently, the efficacy of reading instruction once again became national news. Parents are already invested in effective instruction and learning for their students.

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Learning Training Survey Professional Learning 102

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

And schools in conservative communities are also less likely to mention race, Pew reports. And yet, politics has only increased the focus of educators on equity, according to a recent report from the education consulting firm NWEA. The report, “ Equity: Definitions and Perspectives of U.S. But that’s in California.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Yet Ballard’s main focus is not the tools themselves, but rather, how to support teachers leveraging edtech to help improve student learning. “I 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. Amy Ballard, Ph.D.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The Office of Educational Technology (OET), in partnership with the American Institutes for Research, developed a research-based synthesis that defines a set of 27 policies and practices within four focus areas: collaborative leadership, personalized student learning, personalized professional learning and robust infrastructure.

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Future Ready Report Policies Digital Learning 61

Edthena

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This edition of noted and notable content for educators includes effective communication for ‘managing up’, trends in professional learning needs, and a roundup of coverage for our new AI Coach platform. Read the full post at Edutopia: How to ‘Manage Up’ in a School Setting. Learning more about our AI Coach platform?

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Resources Professional Learning Survey Strategy 98

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2020

In this post we highlight the power of Edcamps to support educators to learn from each other, and invite educators to participate in Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home , an online professional learning event hosted by Digital Promise and Edcamp Foundation. Educators connect and collaborate at Edcamps.

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Edcamps Learning Professional Learning Assessment 231

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

How does the dynamic of quantitative and qualitative data enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of educational decision-making processes? Having quantitative data readily available increases the efficiency of professional learning communities (PLCs) coming together. We sent home all of our assessment reports.

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Outcomes Data Strategy Analysis 114

eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2017

recently released the Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting EdTech Impact research in U.S. These guidelines help clarify how research is conducted and how information is presented to users of edtech products based on the changes brought by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). K-12 Schools. The 4 Main Sections.

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EdTech How To Guidelines Comparison 65

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

I frequently hear about high numbers of students who are not engaged in their learning, but I hear less about teachers who are not engaged in their work. However, a Gallop Poll found that 57% of teachers report that they are “not engaged” at work, with an additional 13% reporting that they are “actively disengaged.”

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Personal Learning Network Professional Learning Report Training 420

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Policymakers and advocates said that teachers should study this data to understand how to help students who weren’t doing well. The most effective use of teachers’ time together is not clear and Hill said she and her colleagues at Research Partnership for Professional Learning are studying that now.

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Analysis Data Comparison Industry 145

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Digital citizenship is about far more than just helping kids be safe online; it’s about empowering them to use technology to solve real-world problems, to know how to balance their time between a variety of online and offline activities, to be curious learners and to use digital tools to deepen their relationships with their family and friends.

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Digital Citizenship Trends Technology Policies 178

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? And how much is too much? Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones.

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eBook Tools iPad Elementary 387

Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2019

Within these eight key concepts, teachers of science, math, language arts, social studies, and art have found intersections with what their students are expected to know and know how to do. Be the first to know when new computational thinking resources are released by subscribing to the Digital Promise Action Report.

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Data Professional Learning Assessment Study 319

edWeb.net

MARCH 6, 2022

Provide continuous professional learning. And don’t assume the teachers will know how to adapt the program for all situations. Administrators at LEX2 held a summer symposium that not only focused on using the platform, but also on how to administer meaningful assessments for in-person and virtual learning.

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Assessment Data Professional Learning Report 83

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

The schools were recently in the news for their relatively strong performance on what’s known as the Nation’s Report Card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). But it’s not helpful to simply set aside DoDEA schools when looking at the Nation’s Report Card scores. military for children of members of the armed forces.

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Resources Classroom Education Common Core 89

EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

Recent studies, including the Gates Foundation, the TNTP Project and Harvard research, all report failing grades from administrators and teachers alike, which is one certainty we can begin with. Only 40 percent of teachers’ value PD activities (TNTP) and few teachers (34 percent) think professional development has improved (Gates Foundation).

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Training Dropout Competency Based Learning Common Core 228

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Key points: Very soon, districts must closely examine the edtech they use and compare it with budget realities How to ensure edtech ROI? Given that schools were forced into online learning, many districts used those funds to invest in edtech—in hardware like laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots but also in edtech software.

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EdTech Assessment Policies Data 118