A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Let me begin by saying that I was absolutely honored that various members of my Professional Learning Network (PLN) and the greater educational community reached out to me to address administrators looking to embrace social media, plan an educational technology conference at my school, and discuss leadership in the digital age.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2011

Nor do they care to engage me in a discussion as to why I spend valuable time with Twitter or my blog. by Lyn Hilt Is Blogging Really Worth It? by Justin Tarte Blog on, Principal, but Relationships Come First: Lessons from RISD''s Maeda by Jonathan Martin Let’s face it, we can all agree that we could use more time in the day.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

The following is a guest blog post by Dr. Franklin Turner who recently visited my school. A few weeks ago, I made a commitment to visit schools that are using social media, smartphones, texting, and other digital technologies, as a vital part of daily classroom instruction.

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Digital Promise

JULY 23, 2020

We know technology can be a transformational tool for improving student achievement and engagement, and for driving school innovation.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

At the core of the approach is the goal of building relationships by understanding each student’s variability in their backgrounds, cognitive development, and social-emotional capacities. Teachers utilized a combination of technology, one-to-one engagement models, and supporting parents with in-person resources to create learning systems.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Online Teaching, Technology, and Learner Variability : Teachers with a high degree of comfort with technology are significantly less likely than others to say the pandemic has worsened their ability to work with each student’s individual learner variability. Edtech and Professional Development.

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Digital Promise

MAY 21, 2019

adults, including 550 public school parents, and an additional 516 public school teachers on a range of issues related to learning, including the capability of students to achieve at high levels, learner variability, tailored approaches to learning, use of educational technology (edtech), and what teachers rely on to do their work.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2022

This vision is driving the newly-announced Digital Equity Education Roundtables (DEER) Initiative , led through a partnership between the Office of Educational Technology (OET) at the US Department of Education and Digital Promise. ” – Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As access to technology becomes increasingly commonplace in schools, discrepancies continue to emerge concerning not whether technology is being used, but how it is being used. New rubric guides classroom technology use. West Virginia Department of Education. National Education Association. References. Hixson, N.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

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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Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

This blog post is the first of a two-part series discussing relationship building in edtech selection and purchasing. In this first blog post, we’ll address how educators can build and maintain good working relationships with edtech developers.

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ED Surge

JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. By adopting an experiential and student-centered professional development approach, educational leaders can empower teachers to drive transformative change.

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

Many believe that technology is the key to addressing any perceived learning loss, as well as redefining teaching and learning. Karen Adams, the Head of America’s Professional Development at Promethean , recently offered her perspective on where we are and where we’re going. Addressing Learning Loss in Higher Education.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 1, 2017

A new book aims to help educators successfully make and implement a plan for using video-based learning as part of the classroom observation and professional development process. Annie Lewis O’Donnell is an independent educational consultant.

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Edthena

APRIL 6, 2016

The State Education Technology Director’s Association recently hosted their “What’s New and Noteworthy” webinar, and Edthena was one of the featured technologies. Diane Lauer, executive director of professional development and assessment at St. Vrain Valley School District profile.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If we're going to ask students to use technology and prepare them for this world filled with technology, it's our responsibility as schools [and teachers] to help them use it safely, effectively and for good purposes. Our approach to engaging families has been a learning process.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Privacy and data-security themes are also woven into Raytown’s professional development workshops, curriculum planning sessions and even parent-teacher conferences. It’s become part of our school culture,” said Melissa Tebbenkamp, Raytown’s director of instructional technology.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2016

Its surveys allow school leaders to gauge various other metrics, including how teachers are using classroom technology – and what their appetite is for innovation. This type of information helps leaders make decisions, such as what kind of professional development is most needed. “We

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

Elizabeth Public Schools (EPS) was nominated as a HP Spotlight School district based on their recognized leadership in educational technology. Halloran is receiving 40 hours of customized professional development on using technology to support Powerful Learning. A Closer Look at Our 2019 HP Spotlight School.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 23, 2016

Scott Kinney has nearly 25 years of experience in the fields of professional learning and educational technology, and currently serves as Discovery Education Senior Vice President of Educational Partnerships. One of my many high school memories is learning the Pythagorean Theorem.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2017

Armed with a better understanding of the barriers to evidence and stakeholder perspectives, participants spent Day 2 developing change ideas for addressing these challenges. In breakout groups, summit attendees tackled key questions such as: How might we ensure K-12 district and higher education technology decisions are based on evidence?

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

These teams have assumed leadership roles in their schools, exploring emerging educational technologies and developing models of instruction that have the power to transform teaching and learning. They have participated in extensive professional development and received onsite coaching and support throughout the year.

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since 2011, Adam has overseen the evolution of Edthena from a paper-based prototype into a research informed and patented platform used by schools districts, teacher training programs, and professional development providers. And what thoughts do you have about professional learning, especially under the current conditions?

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Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

” I haven’t covered K-12 educational technology very often, and this one really piqued my interest, as you’ll see. We discuss their video powered professional learning. So that is a school, a school district, a teacher education program, and even professional development service providers, as well.

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Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

” I haven’t covered K-12 educational technology very often, and this one really piqued my interest, as you’ll see. We discuss their video powered professional learning. So that is a school, a school district, a teacher education program, and even professional development service providers, as well.

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Edthena

MAY 20, 2022

Since 2011, Adam has overseen the evolution of Edthena from a paper-based prototype into a research-informed and patented platform used by schools, districts, teacher training programs, and professional development providers. You search AI teacher professional development, and we’re the only thing right now.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Professional Learning Communities (PLC''s): The district will be moving to this research-based model as our main means of professional development. Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC) : I have previously blogged about this event, but am compelled to mention it again.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Courtney Groskin are Learning Coaches with the Office of Professional Development in St. They recently interviewed Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller about video coaching and how best to incorporate using video in schools to support educators improving and deepening their practice. We’ve got a blog there.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Key components of the one-to-one Literacy Initiative include: Increasing student access to devices to help support oral language development, language production, and efficiency. Providing professional development to support teachers’ effective use of technology in classrooms.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

He was one of several professors who outlined their objections to the practice on a blog post last month of a joint task force on AI and writing organized by two prominent academic groups the Modern Language Association and the Conference on College Composition and Communication.

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