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. More importantly, for fifteen years as a teacher, I attended hundreds of hours of professional development sessions. And that they did. That’s healthy for everyone involved.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. SAT/ACT Study Groups. Book Study/Lit Circles. Consider these 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom. Badging Systems.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The same can be said about drive-by professional development. Like change, learning is a process, not an event. There should always be a long-term plan following any keynote or workshop. So, what does meaningful professional learning look like? To learn more about creating or improving a PLN, click HERE.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 17, 2018

The post How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! Book studies are a great way to level up your professional learning! So I decided to put this post together, How to Plan an Awesome Book Study, to help guide you along the way.

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Edthena

JUNE 5, 2023

Teacher professional development is a key component of school improvement, but are your teachers really getting the most from your instructional PD? Whether you’re a district-wide PD director or a school principal, it’s important to maximize the time teachers spend engaging in their professional learning and growth.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For instance, a meta-analysis of 120 studies on the factors that influence teacher retention from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University found that reducing the number of student disciplinary problems, improving the work environment, and increasing administrative support can lower attrition rates and encourage teachers to stay.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

In a recent article Marta Aldrich looked at a few studies highlighted below: When it comes to the impact of school-related factors on student learning, research shows that school leaders are second in importance only to teachers — but also can have a multiplier effect on the quality of teaching.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I loved my colleagues on my social studies team; we shared resources and supported each other. I would attend a workshop or read an article on a new teaching technique, and I’d be excited about new ideas, but then struggle to find opportunities and resources to implement them. As a result, being a teacher can be lonely.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The post The Teacher’s Guide to Professional Book Studies – SULS031 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Book studies can be a great way for teachers to grow, connect, and learn together. Teacher book studies can be impactful. Level up your professional learning with effective book studies!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Ensure the resources you consider align with your district’s mission, vision and student learning objectives. In addition, partner with the education technology provider in developing a plan that will meet your district’s curriculum and strategic goals. 3P Learning provides the option of a Proof of Concept (POC) for our solutions.

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Reading By Example

JULY 18, 2017

“Thank you, Dana,” the fifth grade teacher said to me on the last day of our lunchtime study-group. ” We had just finished our six-week long study-group centered around Christopher Lehman’s book Energize Research Reading and Writing. We had read, learned, talked and laughed our way through the book.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. Be sure you check out these blog posts to learn more about how some districts are using badges for professional learning. Book Study/Lit Circles. Badging Systems.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Yes, you can add your clickable Google Meet link, but what if you don’t use Meet? CLICK HERE to Learn How! I cannot talk about dynamic learning and give you a static book. 3: Remote Learning Tips. 6: The Blended Learning with Google Workshop (the companion course). 2: Pro Tips. 31, 2020.).

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. A safe and cooperative climate for learning. Support and training to promote continual professional learning. Data to track and promote collaborative inquiry and practices that improve student learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2019

When he gets older, Dylin wants to teach, and thanks to a forward-thinking career readiness program in his district, he’s already gaining classroom experience, learning how classes are structured and designing an art workshop he hopes to one day implement at his own school, which currently does not have an art teacher.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 14, 2020

As schools across the globe begin to plan for the new normal and redefine the school day and location, we must also rethink our professional learning plans for teachers and staff. No matter what you call it–blended PD, virtual PD, online PD, remote PD, or hybrid PD, we need to rethink our professional learning methods.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 6, 2023

Schools and districts have worked harder than ever this school year to recover learning. A study by the American Educational Research Journal found that the average student lost 17-34% of the prior year's learning gains during summer break. The workshops can be added as part of an ST Math Professional Learning plan.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

We were excited to meet a school leader who had great clarity around his team’s strengths and goals: Jordan wanted his team to become more accustomed to using data to drive daily instruction and he wanted technology to support consistent routines so his students could become independent learners. 2018-19 Kiddom Pilot Scope and Sequence.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 14, 2019

appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Summer is a great time for professional learning! Today, I’m giving you 6 Ways to Learn Online with Kasey Bell this Summer! delivering keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops. So today, I am sharing six ways we can learn together online this summer! Hive Summit.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 4, 2015

During a multi-day workshop I was running in one of my schools a few years ago, we had teachers divide up in to curriculum teams to investigate and find resources for a unit of study they felt they were weak in. Traditional professional development in the realm of digital literacy can be quite boring. This led me to an idea.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2020

One of the key takeaways from this in-depth research is that deeper learning most often occurs when students “play the whole game at the junior level.” During a recent MAPLE Masterclass that included district teams from across Massachusetts, Mehta reiterated this concept throughout the workshop.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 30, 2020

Understanding the required curricula of content areas such as math, science, and social studies, van Nood sees not only more engagement of students but examples of problem-solving skills like conditional thinking and trial and error that are enriching classroom instructions. Science courses are not the only way to connect students to coding.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment.

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Reading By Example

JULY 22, 2017

My ideas shared are not my own, I’ve gained these from the authors I’ve mentioned above and others in my Professional Learning Network. I have continued to learn right along with my teachers as we implemented Daily 5/CAFE, Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Writing and now moving into Units of Study for Reading.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 5, 2021

Dr. Nuland began with an overview of equity studies, which have shown educational achievement is correlated with access to certified and experienced teachers, but students of color have less access to these types of teachers. Starting with the Data. Strategic Planning. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Dr. Leila Nuland.

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

On this episode of the Teaching Leading Learning K-12 Podcast, Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller talked with Steve Miletto talked about all things professional learning, including how video is changing the game for giving educators feedback about their teaching. We know this is important, but we can’t get to it yet.

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Insight Education Group

JULY 11, 2017

Tools include: instructional and executive coaching; professional learning; and. But the good news, as discussed in my last blog post on how to build a successful coaching program , is that instructional coaching is the one kind of professional development that is working to help teachers truly improve. Organization.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The post 15 Ways to Use Google Classroom in Professional Learning – SULS034 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. But did you know, Google Classroom is also a great learning tool for adults, too? Today, I am going to share with you 15 Ways to Use Google Classroom in Professional Learning.

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Insight Education Group

JULY 11, 2017

Tools include: instructional and executive coaching; professional learning; and. But the good news, as discussed in my last blog post on how to build a successful coaching program , is that instructional coaching is the one kind of professional development that is working to help teachers truly improve. Organization.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This profile is the second in a series from the EdSurge Research team, which has spent the past six months studying the market of service providers that support schools through the redesign process. He founded Education Elements to meet that need. When the staff came back to school that fall, the workshops began.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As a veteran K-12 teacher, Patrice recently completed more than 25 years teaching social studies at a middle school in Illinois. She is the only teacher-author of the popular practice guide, Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning , commissioned by the Institute of Education Sciences. Bain, Ed.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Agarwal moderated a conversation between Mark Cousino, director of learning design and technology at Boeing, and TC Haldi, senior director of MITxPro , which develops professional learning programs. Haldi said close to 5,000 people have completed it so far. But not so much computational thinking literacy,” she added.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. Levine , founder and executive director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. Learn more.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. Levine , founder and executive director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. Learn more.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Only then can students, especially immigrant students and students of color, meet their potential and succeed in school and beyond. Studies show that when black adolescents feel their teachers lack respect for their background, it can harm their academic outcomes. ” You Can’t Look Away. ” You Can’t Look Away.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A teacher’s efficacy belief is a judgment of his or her capabilities to bring about desired outcomes of student engagement and learning.4 6 Satisfaction resides in the willingness of the teachers being studied to adopt the technology and apply it to their professional settings.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Moats details in Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science , many teachers—the stakeholders who have the single greatest impact on student learning—are not equipped or trained to teach reading in the way current research shows is the most effective. Research shows that, to be effective, professional learning must be comprehensive and ongoing.

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