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Tired of the Same Old Professional Development? Let Students Lead.

ED Surge

As a classroom teacher, I always tried to improve my practice by reading academic and practice-based articles, attending trainings and connecting with fellow educators to share resources and troubleshoot challenges. Despite my love for learning, I strongly disliked most professional development sessions.

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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

ED Surge

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Revisiting the Legacy of San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment

ED Surge

If the work had continued, it could have confronted the causes of those math gaps through instructional and curricular changes, providing professional development, shifts in how classrooms are structured and the mindset of students and teachers, he says.

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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

The newly released National Education Technology Plan from the U.S. Department of Education aims to highlight that disparity and many other inequities in the use and design of ed tech, as well as access to it. The report also offers ways that those digital divides can be mitigated. “We Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

ED Surge

Brian Johnsrud Global Head of Education Learning and Advocacy at Adobe The past two years have witnessed a notable surge in the use of artificial intelligence within education, marked by increased investment, deployment and integration into various educational practices. How would you respond to that?

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Despite the Challenges, This Is Why I Wear a Hijab as a Muslim Teacher

ED Surge

Then, in 2019, when I became the lead Arabic teacher at my current school, I attended my first professional development conference. Despite a diverse student body, social interactions are often segregated, and during record days and professional development workshops, Muslim students and white American students often sit separately.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

The stereotypical library can seem like a vestige, making it an easy target when budgets are tight, according to Mark Ray, Vancouver’s director of innovation and library services, “but we want libraries to be the lynchpin of education transformation.” based education advocacy group. “It

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