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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

ED Surge

It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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As the Teacher Shortage Crisis Deepens in Ohio, Immigrant Educators Could Be the Answer

ED Surge

In the 2021-2022 academic year, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce found more than 43,000 individuals with active teaching credentials were not employed as teachers or staff members in a public school. A special education teacher complimented my teaching, saying I explained lessons well and followed lesson plans effectively.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Supporting Teachers in a Hybrid Learning Environment

Digital Promise

The lesson plans are typed up and printed out and the lesson objectives and daily agenda are posted artfully on the board. And then there is the 2020–2021 school year, where nothing is normal, and we have had five “first days of school.” Teachers wait excitedly to see their students’ faces after a summer break.

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PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. In others, teachers went to summer training institutes, attended extra professional development days during the school year and were given monthly coaching sessions. But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way.

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Using Games Effectively in the Classroom

TCI

While games cannot replace classroom instruction, they can enhance learning when intentionally integrated into a lesson plan. A 2021 study highlighted a positive relationship between gamified learning and student motivation from 2015 to 2020. You can integrate simple gamified routines or infuse game elements into your lessons.

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What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

The Hechinger Report

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. LEAP is a nonprofit organization that trains schools and teachers to use personalized learning in their classrooms.

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