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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve also included courses from this blog post sponsor, Advancement Courses that meet the criteria for each topic. In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

edWeb.net

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. When issues arise, in-person meetings are best.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Course: Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies “In this course, you will explore the importance of culture; how it impacts thinking, learning, and behavior; and how to embrace cultural differences and become a culturally responsive teacher.” This needs to be an area of understanding for every teacher.

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Key Questions and Recommendations for Online Assessment

edWeb.net

Even in today’s tech-heavy environment, before moving to online assessments, leadership needs to ask: Should we? During their presentation, “Online Assessment: An Evolving Landscape and New Opportunities,” they discussed the lessons they learned when they made the transition and what they would change if they could.

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Pedagogy first, technology second – the key to successful hybrid classes

Neo LMS

This is only possible if that person also adopts effective pedagogical strategies suited to their students. It’s the essential skill teachers need to accomplish their goals, help students meet educational standards, and equip them with competencies that will help them later on, at work and in life.

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Reimagining Student Supports in a Year of Distance Instruction

Digital Promise

We are grateful for the educators’ generosity in sharing their experiences and offering a firsthand glimpse into their strategies to meet these demanding times. These strategies hold potential to inform visions of future schooling as the country recovers from the devastation of COVID-19. Reimagining Family Engagement.

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6 EdTech Resources and Strategies to Gain a Deeper Understanding of Students

EdTechTeacher

The key strategy to get to this level of understanding involves a tried-and-true instructional practice: formative assessments and feedback. Assessment Strategies and EdTech Resources in Action. Tool: iReady (Adaptive Math/ELA Assessment & Instruction). Educator Strategies: .

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