Randolph Eastern Supports a Robust Distance Learning Program with LanSchool Air
In the past few years, Randolph Eastern School Corporation in Union City, Indiana has made distance learning a key area ... Read more
professional development
PBLWorks Expands its Online Services for 2021
PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is expanding its selection of online offerings ... Read more
mindSpark Learning Impacts Record Number of Eductors Amid COVID-19 with 207% Rise in Professional Learning Participants
Education has been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Educators have been tasked with pivoting from in-person to remote learning more than ... Read more
Rhode Island Department of Ed Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® an Approved Interim Assessment
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic as an approved interim assessment for the ... Read more
7 Mindsets and K12, Inc. Virtual Schools Expand Partnership
7 Mindsets, the pioneer in delivering social emotional learning (SEL) solutions that include mindsets, equity and multicultural pedagogy, is taking ... Read more
PresenceLearning Partners with the Council of Administrators of Special Education
PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online special education related services for K-12 schools, today announced a new partnership with ... Read more
PBLWorks and ISTE Partner to Offer New Course for Teachers
PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the International Society for ... Read more
Teacher & Principal School Report Findings
Scholastic, with YouGov, surveyed public school Pre-K–12 educators in winter 2020 to gather their thoughts on equity in education, literacy ... Read more
New York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 14, 2020—The New York State Education Department has approved Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and ... Read more
New Mental Health Service to Address Student Anxiety and Stress
PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online behavioral and mental health services for K-12 schools, has partnered with iOpening Enterprises ... Read more
BetterLesson Sponsors $1 Million Matching Grant Program for Professional Development
To provide expanded access to K-12 schools and districts with virtual professional learning services to improve teaching and learning in ... Read more
Interactive Online Tool that Gives Teachers a Shortcut to Creating Quality Project Based Learning Units
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
mSL CAPITA Introduces the Nation’s First Esports Fellowship, Making Esports More Accessible for Coaches and Educators
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…
Professional Development Pandemic Style—How one District Is Prepping Staff For Success
Jon Castelhano, Executive Director of Technology at Gilbert Public Schools in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, is making lemonade. Instead of stopgap ... Read more
Infobase Acquires Professional Development and Training Platform
Infobase, the award-winning provider of the Infobase Learning Ecosystem, which delivers interactive learning experiences and award-winning digital reference content to ... Read more
How Newport-Mesa Unified School District became closer by being apart
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…
How to employ a differentiated mindset when teaching STEM
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…
Free Online Career Development
With the school closures caused by the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, school counselors, teachers, parents, and students are looking for online resources. ... Read more
Distance Learning Training and Resources
Boxlight Corporation a leading provider of interactive technology solutions for the global education market, is offering complimentary training, professional development, ... Read more
FREE professional development courses
TEQ had made all of our PD courses FREE to help schools implement distance learning and online professional development. There ... Read more
Free distance learning online toolkit
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
Resource for English language learners
Ellevation is excited to launch Ellevation Distance Learning, a new, free resource designed for educators of English language learners to ... Read more
National Dropout Prevention Center Offers Resources
School closures are traumatizing students, families, and educators, presenting a new dropout risk factor and requiring schools to develop immediate ... Read more
Personalized learning: A 50-year-old “trend” worth exploring
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…
How mentorship (and video) help new teachers grow
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…
5 new strategies to integrate digital content into classroom instruction
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…
3 ways to find 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…
5 ways to improve instructional coaching today
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…
Why we love our PD tools
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…
8 great opportunities for 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…
Calling all teachers: Who’s up for the 1,000-word challenge?
How might a lesson run if the teacher were allowed only 1,000 words of whole-group instruction each class period?
5 Cool STEM Grants for 2019
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…
Feeling the midyear slump? Recharge your meetings with MicroPD
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…
3 takeaways from my STEM PD
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…
Run your meetings edcamp style: The un-faculty faculty meeting
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…
Using technology to embrace the “un-faculty” meeting
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,…
6 reasons we broke free from traditional PD
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…
Admins: Here’s what teachers think about professional learning
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…
3 ways small districts can go big on PD
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…
10 reasons why you’ll love Edcamp as much as I do
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…