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Eye Opening! Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. These are just a few suggestions I have as a classroom teacher.

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning. Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. . jena.passut_7651.

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The Ever-Evolving Leadership Lens

A Principal's Reflections

During my time as a principal, disruption in the form of Twitter and a student telling me school was like a jail helped me embrace a better lens. A pedagogical focus grounded in research and evidence is critical to improving outcomes for kids both with and without technology. In a disruptive world , our lens must evolve.

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Clark County School District Gives Educators in 241 Elementary Schools Access to Lexia’s LETRS Professional Learning

eSchool News

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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Alabama Expands Use of LETRS Professional Learning Course Statewide

eSchool News

16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can now boost literacy instruction via LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning. About Cambium Learning Group. BOSTON (Aug.

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Experience Can Be the Best Teacher

A Principal's Reflections

Later that evening, I pulled up Twitter to see if there was any chatter about my session. As much as the critical feedback stung, it became a catalyst for my growth in the professional learning space. This isn’t necessarily true, although it can be if the outcomes listed above are embraced.