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Rhode Island Department of Ed Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® an Approved Interim Assessment

November 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic as an approved interim assessment for the ... Read more

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7 Mindsets and K12, Inc. Virtual Schools Expand Partnership

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

7 Mindsets, the pioneer in delivering social emotional learning (SEL) solutions that include mindsets, equity and multicultural pedagogy, is taking ... Read more

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PresenceLearning Partners with the Council of Administrators of Special Education

October 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A tech director shares how monitoring software helps his schools stay on top of cyberbullying, like this upset teenage girl looking at her phone.

PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online special education related services for K-12 schools, today announced a new partnership with ... Read more

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PBLWorks and ISTE Partner to Offer New Course for Teachers

October 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

PBL challenges students to address real-world issues and take those new skills with them for the rest of their lives

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the International Society for ... Read more

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Teacher & Principal School Report Findings

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

As the nation enters an uncertain new school year, being prepared and decisive during distance learning will be paramount to success

Scholastic, with YouGov, surveyed public school Pre-K–12 educators in winter 2020 to gather their thoughts on equity in education, literacy ... Read more

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New York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 14, 2020—The New York State Education Department has approved Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and ... Read more

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New Mental Health Service to Address Student Anxiety and Stress

August 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A student holds her hand to her forehead--it's important to identify ways to help students reduce stress and anxiety.

PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online behavioral and mental health services for K-12 schools, has partnered with iOpening Enterprises ... Read more

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BetterLesson Sponsors $1 Million Matching Grant Program for Professional Development

August 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To provide expanded access to K-12 schools and districts with virtual professional learning services to improve teaching and learning in ... Read more

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Interactive Online Tool that Gives Teachers a Shortcut to Creating Quality Project Based Learning Units

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

PBLWorks, the leader in professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has created a first-of-its kind PBL Project Designer ... Read more

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mSL CAPITA Introduces the Nation’s First Esports Fellowship, Making Esports More Accessible for Coaches and Educators

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Esports is growing in school districts across the nation, evidenced by this gamer playing a competitive esports game with a glowing keyboard.

This first esports fellowship of it’s kind is a personalized, customizable six-month program, running from September 2020 - March 2021, and is dedicated to supporting fellows in the…

District Management

Professional Development Pandemic Style—How one District Is Prepping Staff For Success

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

Jon Castelhano, Executive Director of Technology at Gilbert Public Schools in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, is making lemonade. Instead of stopgap ... Read more

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Infobase Acquires Professional Development and Training Platform

July 7, 2020 by ESchool News

Infobase, the award-winning provider of the Infobase Learning Ecosystem, which delivers interactive learning experiences and award-winning digital reference content to ... Read more

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How Newport-Mesa Unified School District became closer by being apart

June 11, 2020June 9, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

A district's new AV implementation positioned it to be uniquely situation to handle learning changes when COVID-19 emerged

Jenith Mishne is a relentlessly positive person. Not even a global pandemic can dampen her enthusiasm when talking about her job as Director of Education Technology in the…

Personalized Learning

How to employ a differentiated mindset when teaching STEM

December 5, 2022May 20, 2020 by Eric Moore and Jason Porter

Differentiated instruction is a vital component of STEM education--here's how to maintain a differentiated mindset while teaching

When we facilitate professional development events, there’s often a common theme: teachers understand the importance of active STEM teaching and learning, but don’t always know how to implement…

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Free Online Career Development

June 30, 2020May 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Learn how this Arizona district personalized professional development to keep teachers engaged and enthusiastic about instruction.

With the school closures caused by the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, school counselors, teachers, parents, and students are looking for online resources. ... Read more

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Distance Learning Training and Resources

April 21, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A student studies at the computer as online education trends grow.

Boxlight Corporation a leading provider of interactive technology solutions for the global education market, is offering complimentary training, professional development, ... Read more

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FREE professional development courses

April 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

TEQ had made all of our PD courses FREE to help schools implement distance learning and online professional development. There ... Read more

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Free distance learning online toolkit

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To guide educators through this new journey of remote teaching, mindSpark Learning, a national nonprofit that provides one-of-a-kind learning experiences ... Read more

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Resource for English language learners

March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A few key strategies can reduce equity gaps and help more students, including English learners, participate in high-level classes.

Ellevation is excited to launch Ellevation Distance Learning, a new, free resource designed for educators of English language learners to ... Read more

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National Dropout Prevention Center Offers Resources

March 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

School closures are traumatizing students, families, and educators, presenting a new dropout risk factor and requiring schools to develop immediate ... Read more

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Personalized learning: A 50-year-old “trend” worth exploring

December 5, 2022December 13, 2019 by Denise Shovlin

As it becomes more mainstream, educators should look for tools and resources that support personalized learning.

Any teacher who has spent more than a few years in the profession will be exposed to a variety of educational trends. Innovative interventions, burgeoning buzzwords, and ambiguous…

District Management

How mentorship (and video) help new teachers grow

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 by Denise Duewell

In Turlock USD, mentors and new teachers use 15 minutes of video footage per term as inspiration for a conversation about classroom practice.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to become the coordinator of professional development and induction at Turlock Unified School District. I leapt at the chance! In…

Classroom Innovations

5 new strategies to integrate digital content into classroom instruction

September 23, 2020July 29, 2019 by Kyle Schutt

Digital content can bring real-world relevance to classrooms and students.

For the past decade of my career, I’ve worked to empower and inspire educators in their use of digital content and technology. From teaching educators in graduate level…

Personalized Learning

3 ways to find time for personalized learning

December 5, 2022May 30, 2019 by Julia Freeland Fisher

Here are some secrets to finding more time for personalized learning.

When schools think about incorporating personalized learning, it may seem intuitive to consider resources like specific technologies or professional development plans. But there’s another critical resource that too…

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5 ways to improve instructional coaching today

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Dr. Kandace Bethea

Instructional coaching can be a powerful framework for teacher professional development, but not all coaching is created equally. As a beneficiary of a Teacher and School Leader Incentive…

District Management

Why we love our PD tools

May 13, 2019 by Ellen Ullman

the words Professional Development with an upward arrow

Ask most teachers what they think of their district’s professional development (PD) and you’ll most likely get a grimace or an outright groan. But PD tools don’t have…

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8 great opportunities for educator professional development

April 2, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Don't miss these great opportunities to expand your practice and attend educator professional development.

The best way to be a great educator is to keep learning, and what better way to do that than specialized educator professional development? There are a number…

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Calling all teachers: Who’s up for the 1,000-word challenge?

March 13, 2019March 5, 2019 by Chris DeRemer

Students working independently in a classroom.

How might a lesson run if the teacher were allowed only 1,000 words of whole-group instruction each class period?

STEM & STEAM

5 Cool STEM Grants for 2019

May 11, 2019February 1, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Although we're still in the middle of our current school year, it's never too early to get a jump on grants for the 2019-2020 year--especially where STEM funding…

District Management

Feeling the midyear slump? Recharge your meetings with MicroPD

January 31, 2019 by Michael S. Gaskell

As principal of a middle school, I meet weekly with teachers and school counselors to discuss team and department progress of our students. I know that teachers—tasked with…

STEM & STEAM

3 takeaways from my STEM PD

January 3, 2019 by Henrique “Hank” Madeira

Professional development (PD) is more crucial today than ever for educators to stay relevant in the classroom. The fast pace of innovation makes it an ongoing challenge for…

District Management

Run your meetings edcamp style: The un-faculty faculty meeting

November 20, 2018 by Michael S. Gaskell

If you’re like most educators, you don’t have the time to waste on unproductive faculty meetings. That’s why administrators and teacher leaders should transform faculty meetings into engaging…

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Using technology to embrace the “un-faculty” meeting

October 26, 2018October 25, 2018 by Michael S. Gaskell

I’m not sure if teachers dreaded faculty meetings more than I did, but while standing in an auditorium filled with tired-looking faculty after a long day of teaching,…

District Management

6 reasons we broke free from traditional PD

August 24, 2018 by David Wallace

For years, professional development (PD) has been out of touch with what we as educators already know to be best practice, and how we are asking teachers to…

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Admins: Here’s what teachers think about professional learning

August 14, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Teachers are overwhelmingly turning to social media and online resources to drive their own professional learning, according to new Speak Up Survey data released by Project Tomorrow on…

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3 ways small districts can go big on PD

August 6, 2018 by Dr. Danny Mendez

As a leader in a district in Indianapolis with nine schools and limited resources, I’m well aware of the fact that most districts don’t have the time or…

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10 reasons why you’ll love Edcamp as much as I do

August 3, 2018 by Rayna Freedman

Have you ever been in a professional learning (PL) experience where you don’t keep looking at the time, checking Facebook, or texting people? I have! I spend several…

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How to deliver PL that really works

August 1, 2018 by Ellen Ullman

I recently chatted with Kathy Dyer, NWEA’s manager of innovation and learning, professional learning design, about how to connect professional learning (PL) to student outcomes and how to…

District Management

3 outstanding tips for training new and veteran teachers

July 30, 2018 by Lauren Thrasher

Research tells us that students’ attention spans correlate to their ages, but did you know that this applies to adults as well? In fact, humans have less of…

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Does your district’s PL measure up?

July 25, 2018 by Elizabeth Combs

Is your current professional learning (PL) program aligned with the federal definition of professional learning? Can you measure your progress against your organizational goals? How does your organization…

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