Edthena

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

But sometimes video self reflection mixed with other types of evidence analysis can improve the professional development experience. Explorations enable all organizations to implement research-informed strategies for evidence-based learning within a professional development cycle. In 2014 we released Explorations.

Professional Development 45

Professional Development Artifacts Cultures Research 45

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2019

The idea was to expose our preservice administrators at the University of Colorado Denver to a variety of ways to foster and facilitate adult learning beyond schools’ traditional, moribund professional development sessions. Professional development [VIDEO]. Making learning a part of everyday work. Technology PD.

Professional Development 107

Professional Development Library Tradition Education 107

Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

At current levels of curriculum usage and professional development, textbook choice alone does not seem to improve student achievement. They also surveyed teachers on their use of textbooks and supplemental materials, as well as the availability and use of professional development related to math instruction and curriculum.

Professional Development 129

Professional Development Elementary School Education Policy Research 129

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Melissa Hedges, the math curriculum director for Milwaukee schools, shows teachers at a professional development seminar how folded paper can be used to demonstrate the solution to a fractions problem. He helped develop a “spectrum” that became the centerpiece of the program. Why am I enjoying myself right now?” I hate math.”

Professional Development 119

Professional Development Public School Leadership High School 119

Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2021

The continued partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning equips students and teachers at select schools with devices and internet access, as well as professional learning for educators and opportunities to collaborate with a national network of innovative, technology-driven school leaders and educators.

Professional Development 127

Professional Development Middle School High School Teaching 127

Digital Promise

JUNE 1, 2021

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative has provided every student and teacher at select middle and high schools with a data plan to support learning in and out of the classroom.

Professional Development 133

Professional Development Middle School High School Teaching 133

Digital Promise

JULY 25, 2017

In 2014, I wrote – The problem with education in America is not the lack of excellence. Many times, the problem is due to lack of vision, professional development, resources, or adequate support. Coaching, unlike a single day professional development session, provides sustained and specific support and collaboration.

Education 113

Education Professional Development Critical Thinking Teaching 113

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

spending on elementary and high school education declined 3 percent from 2010 to 2014 even as its economy prospered and its student population grew slightly by 1 percent, boiling down to a 4 percent decrease in spending per student. In some countries it rose at a much higher rate. “In the U.S., ” By contrast, the U.S.

Education 107

Education Economics Elementary School Government 107

Digital Promise

MAY 4, 2021

For K-12 students to develop strong skills in design thinking, they rely heavily on the acumen of their educators. As we recognize that educators’ capacity is already limited with classroom-related responsibilities, we also understand their time for seeking out professional learning opportunities is also limited.

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K-12 Professional Development Tradition Public School 134

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The administrator winners of our 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards are inspiring examples of change managers, showing what it means to both lead and learn at the same time. Being an administrator is a tough job, but administrators make all the difference when it comes to leading schools and districts towards innovation and change.

Professional Development 117

Professional Development Public School High School Cultures 117

Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

“It’s fun; it’s the way you should do planning—you should plan with other people to get other ideas.”.

Middle School 91

Middle School Professional Development Leadership Teaching 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

When Philip Hickman took over the role of superintendent in 2014 in the Columbus Municipal School District in east Mississippi, technology was almost nonexistent. He organized professional development for teachers and provided coaches to help teachers learn about and roll out technology in classrooms. Photo: Jackie Mader.

Digital Resources 105

Digital Resources Professional Development Middle School High School 105

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In the ‘90s, the district got rid of many tracked classes in its middle school and high school, and provided significant professional development for teachers so they could properly handle students of varying levels in the same classroom. She highlights the school’s 90-percent passing rate on the Algebra 1 exam in 2014-15 as proof.

Middle School 106

Middle School High School Professional Development Leadership 106

Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2019

“They start where they need to be and then they can grow from there.”.

Middle School 91

Middle School Professional Development Public School Teaching 91

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. Teachers received training and professional development to fully integrate technology into their classrooms. Here are just a few of their stories.

Education 102

Education K-12 Middle School Professional Development 102

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

In New York City, which expanded free pre-K to all four-year olds in 2014, the quality is better. It initially invested $300 million in 2014 , spending the same amount on rich and poor alike, $10,000 per child. They might have done better without preschool. New York put resources and effort into creating high-quality programs for all.

Research 101

Research Professional Development Education 101

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2020

The students who went to the high schools that were good at developing soft skills also had fewer disciplinary incidents. “We can use the self reports [student surveys] as a way to figure out which practices we want to promote in professional development or teacher evaluation.”

High School 145

High School Economics Research Professional Development 145

Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning schools initiative—which expands to 152 schools this year—has equipped every student and teacher in select middle schools across the country with a device and up to a four-year data plan, as well as extensive professional development and support towards powerful teaching and learning that leverages technology (..)

Middle School 80

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Education 80

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Back in 2015, my colleague Nichole Dobo reported that nationally schools paid $225 per student plus between $50,000 and $125,000 a year for professional development and support services. Related: The ‘dirty secret’ about educational innovation. Those schools no longer use it.

Middle School 105

Middle School Tutoring Teaching Professional Development 105

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

From documenting professional development instances and illustrating proficiency of unique state standards to providing parents a window into their classrooms and students a window into their personal lives , a digital portfolio is a living testament to the great variety of components that make up an exceptional educator. Citations. [1]

K-12 98

K-12 Professional Development Artifacts Tradition 98

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I’ve spent two decades as a literacy specialist coaching teachers and providing professional development and I’ve seen a lot of transition in the field. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators. But we can’t yet see what the new forms will be.”

Education 140

Education Middle School Global Connections K-12 140

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Teaching ranks among the most stressful professions, according to Gallup research from 2014, in which about half of teachers reported high daily stress at work, tying medical professionals for the most-stressful jobs. Does teacher stress contribute to student academic and behavior struggles, or is it the other way around? “I

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Professional Development Classroom Management Teaching 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

But those state requirements aren’t adequate to meet new federal safety benchmarks, introduced in 2014. By the end of August, the Community College Board and the state had agreed on a plan to pay for the training from a workforce development fund used to provide professional development to employees in a variety of industries.

Humanities 106

Humanities Professional Development Government Library 106

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The new professional development specialist will identify employees with potential and help them work through the process of obtaining certification. Since 2014, Grubb said, the largely Latino district has boosted teacher diversity by more than 30 percent, to a large extent by hiring Latino teachers to staff dual-language programs.

High School 145

High School Cultures Leadership Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

Nia Keith, director of professional development for the Museum of Science. Teacher professional development options run the gamut from a one-day class for teachers new to the curriculum to a three-day session for teachers learning to train other teachers. Engineering “allows for all kinds of learning to shine.”.

Museum 112

Museum Elementary School Professional Development K-12 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Eight Bay Area school districts found similar results when they de-tracked middle-school mathematics and provided professional development to teachers. In 2014, 63 percent of students were in advanced classes, whereas in 2015 only 12 percent were in advanced classes and everyone else was taking Math 8.

Professional Development 92

Professional Development Elementary School Middle School History 92

Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

He was the Vice-President of the American Political Science Association (2021-2022), and his political science leadership includes the American Political Science Association (APSA) Council (2012-2014) and President of the Southwestern Political Science Association (2014-15).

Civic Engagement 68

Civic Engagement Teaching Civics Political Science 68

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The day’s professional development for these Chicago Public Schools teachers, alumni of the program, was a refresher, a way to strengthen their teaching practice, share ideas and return to the classroom newly inspired. Between the 2014-15 and 2017-18 school years, teacher retention grew from 60 to 90 percent.

Education 145

Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

EPS launched their one-to-one computing initiative in 2014, and now all students in grades 2 through 12 have an HP convertible touch laptop and access to the Microsoft 365 suite. Halloran is receiving 40 hours of customized professional development on using technology to support Powerful Learning. Halloran School No.

K-12 90

K-12 Leadership Professional Development Public School 90

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

While federal privacy laws have been on the books since the 1970s and a 2014 effort identified 10 high-level Student Data Principles , CoSN’s seal is the first to enumerate the day-to-day practices around safe handling of data that should exist in schools.

K-12 78

K-12 Professional Development Leadership Humanities 78

Digital Promise

APRIL 18, 2017

Earlier this year at The Future of Educator Micro-credentials Summit in Redwood City, California, researchers, educators, and thought leaders from the professional development field gathered to tackle this challenge.

Professional Development 66

Professional Development Economics Cultures Research 66

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

In the Henry County Schools district, individual schools have been applying to be part of a personalized learning initiative since 2014. Teachers and students develop learner profiles together, and they shape instruction for the student for the rest of the academic year.

Charter School 89

Charter School Professional Development Leadership Tradition 89

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

Experts say teachers need weeks — if not months — of training to develop and implement an online class. In this file photo from 2014, veteran teachers attend a Blended Learning Institute workshop in Manhattan. Photo: Alexandria Neason for The Hechinger Report. They created a shared document so others could see the solutions.

K-12 140

K-12 Elementary School Middle School Charter School 140

Digital Promise

JULY 31, 2019

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning schools initiative has reached more than 86,000 students and nearly 6,000 teachers in 100 middle schools across the country.

Cultures 61

Cultures Middle School Professional Development Teaching 61

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Recent data shows that New York City schools still call police to take children in emotional distress to the emergency room despite a 2014 legal settlement in which they agreed to stop the practice. Wicomico school officials said ongoing professional development for staff includes the appropriate use of emergency petitions.

Middle School 132

Middle School Professional Development Geography Public School 132

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2016

2, 2014 photo, teacher Joy Burke surprises her students with homemade cookies as they leave their fifth grade class at John Hay Elementary school in Seattle. That can come in the form of a class that focuses on content for teaching class or in the form of professional development, instruction that teachers receive on the job.

Elementary School 76

Elementary School K-12 Professional Development Tutoring 76

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2019

Colleges are closing or merging at an accelerating rate, from about eight per year between 2004 and 2014, to an estimated 20 per year moving forward, with small private colleges particularly vulnerable.

Political Science 103

Political Science Government Professional Development Teaching 103