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professional learning

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BetterLesson Sponsors $1 Million Matching Grant Program for Professional Development

August 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Remote teaching
To provide expanded access to K-12 schools and districts with virtual professional learning services to improve teaching and learning in ... Read more
Newsline

Woz U Is Partnering with CredEd to Provide Teachers with Coding Education

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Woz U will be partnering with the global clearinghouse for teaching credentials, CredEd, to provide teachers with necessary education on ... Read more
Newsline

mindSpark Learning Announces mSL futureS, Next-Generation Fellowship for Educators

July 1, 2020 by ESchool News
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mindSpark Learning (mSL), a Denver-based national nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with industry-oriented professional learning experiences, today announced the launch ... Read more
Newsline

Professional Learning Summer Webinar Series

June 30, 2020June 24, 2020 by ESchool News
Flinn Scientific is hosting a safe return to school series of webinars, designed to provide facts and information to enhance ... Read more
District Management

Five ways to build a community of learners online

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Dennis Pierce
5 ways to create a community of learners
Relationships are the foundation of learning. When students feel connected to their teacher and their peers, they’re more likely to thrive. How can teachers forge these connections within…
Newsline

Support the Nation’s School Leaders Navigate 2020-2021

June 30, 2020June 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
mindSpark Learning, a Denver-based national nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with industry-oriented professional learning experiences, announced today the launch of ... Read more
Ancillary

Free interactive professional learning suite

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
IBM AI Education:mindSpark Learning and IBM partnered to create this free, interactive professional learning suite of online experiences to guide ... Read more
Ancillary

Online professional learning facilitated by Dell

March 26, 2020 by Vcarlson
digital leadership skills are important for students to learn now, for their future.
Dell Technologies is providing support to those affected by school closures and the move to distance learning by facilitating online ... Read more
District Management

20 K-12 edtech predictions for 2020

January 3, 2020January 1, 2020 by Laura Ascione
What edtech trends will take top billing in schools and districts in the new year, like this crystal ball with predictions for 2020.
We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2020. Social-emotional learning will remain…
District Management

Getting the most from collaboration tools

February 13, 2020July 29, 2019 by Stacey Pusey
Collaboration tools can help administrators and educators work better and be more productive.
Communication and collaboration are not the same thing. There are many tools that allow educators and administrators to talk to each other, but to take advantage of edtech’s…
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Using your LMS for teaching and professional learning

February 16, 2020June 14, 2019 by Tara Amsterdam
A teacher helps a student in a school that uses the same LMS for teaching as for professional learning.
Picture this: You roll out a new learning management system (LMS) for students, but all of your professional learning is either hosted on a different platform or conducted…
SEL & Well-Being

Using a growth mindset as the foundation for SEL

June 28, 2019June 10, 2019 by Stacey Pusey
A puzzle piece labeled growth mindset is the perfect size to replace a gap labeled fixed mindset.
Research continues to show the benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL), especially with elementary-age students. But as SEL gains ground, educators need to think about best practices for adding…
Classroom Innovations

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
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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…
District Management

Want to improve your leadership development? Use simulations!

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by David De Jong, Ed.D.
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American schools are facing a crisis in the lack of professional learning for school leaders.
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…
District Management

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

Admins: Here’s what teachers think about professional learning

August 14, 2018 by Laura Ascione
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…
Featured on eSchool News

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…
District Management

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

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…
eClassroom News

4 terrific teacher communities for summer PD

July 13, 2018 by Emily Major
Keeping up on skills over the summer isn’t just for students. The summer break is a great time for teachers to take advantage of those professional development (PD)…
Featured on eSchool News

4 awesome videos to check out over the summer

June 29, 2018June 26, 2018 by Laura Ascione
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Videos can be used in many ways in the classroom and in professional learning, and they can greatly benefit students if they’re engaging and thought-provoking. They’re also valuable…
STEM & STEAM

Makerspace tips and advice from the front lines

April 30, 2018April 24, 2018 by Julia Ottesen
Maker culture is thriving in schools and public libraries across the United States and beyond. From challenges to success stories, no two makerspaces are alike, and maker facilitators…
Anytime, Anywhere Professional Development

10 steps to developing a powerful professional-learning culture

February 16, 2018 by Thomas C. Murray
Professional learning in many districts must undergo radical reform, from a model that’s outdated and ineffective to one that’s personal, empowering, and owned by the learner. How can…
District Management

For PD, the days of one-and-done are dead and gone!

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 by Carrie Drake
STEM PD
According to research from the Center for Public Education, “one-and-done” professional development sessions for teachers simply don't work. With new standards rolling out every year, a one-class-covers-all approach…
District Management

3 tips for maximizing your PLC participation during the new school year

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 by Lance Rougeux
PLC education relationships
For educators across the country, it’s time to get back at it. Summer is over, and if we are not yet back in school teaching, we are sorting…
District Management

The best PD webinars of 2016—did you watch?

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 by Meris Stansbury
PD webinars
edWeb.net just completed an analysis of their 2016 webinar viewership stats for 2016. The professional learning community hosted 260 PD webinars in 2016 that were viewed by 165,000…
District Management

14 trailblazing educators you should follow on Twitter

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 by Laura Ascione
Twitter
Social media plays a large role in today's society, and most educators aren't scared to jump in and leverage Twitter, Facebook and other social networks to increase their…
District Management

Are you using your school’s PLC to its fullest?

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
PLC report
When professional learning communities (PLCs) meet frequently to examine and analyze student work and data, higher levels of teacher morale emerge, according to a new report from the…
District Management

6 ways school leaders can transform teaching

May 7, 2019September 6, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>
teaching learning
U.S. education can migrate to a system that supports teaching, drives learning, and gives all students a strong foundation, according to a new report from the National Commission…
STEM & STEAM

Vernier releases free back-to-school resources

June 27, 2016 by Laura Ascione
STEM learning
To support science and STEM teachers in delivering quality instruction to their students at the start of, and throughout, the school year, Vernier Software & Technology is offering…
STEM & STEAM

K-12 science teachers in dire need of PD

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
science-teachers
K-12 science teachers are often left to deal with a lack of coherent and sustained professional learning opportunities that researchers say are needed to support science teachers inside…
District Management

Turn tech PD into a casual trip to the CAFE with this new model

February 27, 2015 by By LeAnn Morris
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Every Wednesday from 2:45-6:45, the fresh aroma of “personalized” coffee choices from the Keurig fills the air and our teachers settle into work individually or with their colleagues…
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