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

ED Surge

Despite my love for learning, I strongly disliked most professional development sessions. From there, the students developed their plan for creating an engaging learning experience. Professional Development in Action In the end, their session looked like this: Opening Question: How is everyone’s day?

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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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Prioritize Your Professional Development This Year with These New Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

NAGC’s mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research. If you are interested in developing your own micro-credentials, contact us. National Association for Gifted Children. UTeach Computer Science.

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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. Planning professional learning – How many of us dreaded professional development (PD) days?

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Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More)

Cult of Pedagogy

The American Association of School Librarians has an Advocacy Toolkit packed with information and links to tools that can help you advocate for school librarians. You can help them by learning about what they do, sharing their resources with your networks, giving donations, or volunteering.

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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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Learning Walks

A Principal's Reflections

Our collective goal is to create an immersive experience that moves beyond the typical one and done professional development. Student agency (voice, choice, advocacy) – Are students empowered to own their learning (blended/personalized/virtual learning options, they select tool to be used, etc.)

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