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6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The bottom line is that all educators yearn for quality professional learning as opposed to development that leads to sustained improvements in teaching, learning, and leadership. The image below from Katie Martin sums up nicely what educators want out of professional learning. Always make time for feedback.

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Professional Learning in a Pandemic

Digital Promise

With schools closed and social distancing orders in place due to COVID-19, micro-credentials —which are online and on-demand—allow educators to continue their professional learning without leaving their homes. Micro-credentials support timely topics like distance learning.

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How video coaching inspires teacher self-reflection

eSchool News

Key points: Video-based coaching offers insight on teacher practices and makes feedback more effective I’m a first-year teacher. Recent research highlights the value of video: A study conducted through the U.S. Department of Education looked at video-based coaching in about 100 elementary schools.

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How Are Educators Continuing Powerful Professional Learning Online?

Digital Promise

The Edcamp Community supports educators to organize and participate in participant-driven professional learning designed by and for educators. However, with educators pivoting to distance learning, organizers have developed virtual Edcamps to continue creating opportunities for voice and choice in their professional learning.

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Avoiding Synchronous Video Fatigue During Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Facilitating professional learning using video conferencing tools is exhausting. It's a real phenomenon that experts like Gianpiero Petriglieri, an associate professor at Insead who studies sustainable learning told the BBC. The video call is our reminder of the people we have lost temporarily," he explains.

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Using the Learner Variability Navigator for Professional Learning

Digital Promise

What are the critical factors to consider when we create online professional learning experiences designed to help teachers engage in digital learning? It’s therefore critical that online professional learning opportunities exemplify best practices on how to use technology to engage, enhance, and extend learning.

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3 Ways to Use Video Conferencing with Students Learning Remotely

Catlin Tucker

During this time of social isolation and remote learning, these video conferencing tools are lifesavers. They make it possible for teachers to maintain a human connection with their students and guide their learning from a distance. If teachers are planning to use video conference to simply transfer information (e.g.,

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