Edthena

JUNE 5, 2023

Teacher professional development is a key component of school improvement, but are your teachers really getting the most from your instructional PD? Whether you’re a district-wide PD director or a school principal, it’s important to maximize the time teachers spend engaging in their professional learning and growth.

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TCI

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This blog offers a practical guide for district administrators on selecting and implementing HQIM in social studies, detailing how these materials enhance student achievement, promote critical thinking, and prepare students for active civic participation. All teachers receive HQIM professional development.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Instructional coaching is a form of professional development (PD) in which an accomplished teacher works with teachers in one-on-one settings to provide guidance and focus on practical strategies to increase student engagement and learning. Sustained Duration. Said another: “I saw seventh graders turn into lifelong learners.”.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll delve into how Web 2.0 can be a game-changer for teacher professional development, creating a dynamic and interconnected learning community. Think blogs, social media hubs, wikis, and other interactive online tools that form the heart of Web 2.0. Enter Web 2.0, The Evolution of Web 2.0:

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Our research-backed micro-credentials are digital certifications that verify an individual’s competence in a specific skill or set of skills, regardless of where and how they learned them. King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT). The university creates and drives changes for a strong and sustainable global society.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The content they shared included policies, procedures, pedagogical techniques, and professional development, but more importantly, tangible improvement results. Motivated and inspired I then began to seek out research and more examples of successful implementation that aligned with our goals while addressing specific challenges.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2013

It is not uncommon now for classes to be Skyping with students in other countries, using Twitter as a learning tool, constructing QR codes for artwork, blogging, or creating multimedia projects using a variety of interactive web tools that are blocked in many schools across the country.

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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. Classroom Walkthoughs : This is something I have been researching since last winter and my PLN has provided me with numerous resources to get started.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 30, 2017

If you are an aspiring administrator or looking to move up the ladder, find ways to get involved with the budget, observations, evaluations, curriculum development, walk-throughs, professional development, and master scheduling. Each week I labor over creating a blog post. Perception always surrounds our work and us.

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TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Addressing gaps in civics education is crucial for developing engaged citizens. This blog post examines recent evaluations highlighting gaps in civics education and explores how HQIM can address these challenges. Materials help students consider how identity and social position shape people’s perception of events and narratives.

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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. professional development, the equipment and hands on guidance) for them to be successful with the effective implementation of these technologies in the classroom. Franklin Dickerson Turner, Ph.D.

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Edthena

MARCH 14, 2016

As a professor of teacher education at University of Washington, Morva McDonald spent years researching and designing professional development for teachers. How does video fit into your larger vision for professional development and coaching at the school? This year Morva changed roles from professor to principal.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, recent research highlights the crucial role of social studies instruction in developing strong reading skills. While schools often increase ELA instruction to improve literacy rates, research suggests that allocating more time to social studies is actually more effective.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 2, 2020

What research do we need to bring standards-aligned science learning to more students and support educators in implementing these resources effectively? OpenSciEd will also support research in unique ways. Building an OpenSciEd Research Agenda and Community. Unique Benefits of OpenSciEd.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, research increasingly shows that integrating knowledge-rich instruction across subjects is essential for improving literacy, critical thinking, and overall student success. This time allocation persists despite research showing that knowledge-rich instruction in these subjects significantly boosts literacy development.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

It’s a research-proven way to help teachers improve their practice. . But sometimes video self reflection mixed with other types of evidence analysis can improve the professional development experience. Not only were they Edthena users, but many of them were published researchers on using video as a tool for teacher learning.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

There is no shortage of sound research on what constitutes effective professional development for teachers—focusing on specific curriculum content, encouraging active learning, supporting collaboration among peers, and offering opportunities for analysis of student work. Our policy brief offers more questions than answers.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The project brings 24 teachers from 10 schools together to conduct classroom action research to develop their content knowledge for teaching, which includes: Building content knowledge for teaching in focused areas of mathematics and science; Implementing research-based best pedagogical practices to improve student learning; and.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 21, 2020

There is a growing body of research that points to coaching as a powerful way to support teacher effectiveness. We also led a corresponding research study to assess the impact of DLP coaching on teachers. Teacher quality is one of the most important factors that contributes to student success.

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Edthena

AUGUST 24, 2021

Building more content knowledge is often the go-to for teacher professional development, especially during back-to-school season. But that’s not the way to get better student outcomes, according to academic research. Already started planning teacher professional development for the new school year?

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, research shows that these content-rich subjects play a vital role in literacy development by building background knowledge, strengthening comprehension, and expanding vocabulary. Elementary education has traditionally focused on English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, often at the expense of social studies and science.

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Digital Promise

MAY 10, 2021

Was the edtech product informed by best practices and research? Have you consulted resources like the Research-Based Design Product Certification to determine whether research is embedded in product design? Does the product take into account research about how people learn in its delivery?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. This blog post is the second in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Teacher self-efficacy is grounded in instructional confidence This Edutopia article provides the research-based importance of teacher confidence: “Teachers’ high self-efficacy [are associated] with better classroom management, closer relationships with students, and high-quality lessons.”

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here are a few resource hubs that center the experiences of teachers and students of color: The Tutu Teacher : Vera Ahiyya, a kindergarten teacher in Brooklyn, New York, uses her blog to share best practices and classroom activities with other teachers. She has a deep passion for teaching and comes from a long line of educators.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 16, 2018

As teachers, we don’t always have a say in decisions that are made in our buildings, the pacing for curriculum, or the content of a professional development day. Identity, Behavior, and Relationships : Digital Promise Research Map topic that includes research on the development of social and emotional skills.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Each participating school received a grant which included tools, resources, professional development and mentorship for coaches, and support for administrators and their goals. The coaches, as well as school and district administrators, receive sustained mentoring and ongoing professional development throughout the school year.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

More specifically, Matt Kraft , a Brown University researcher who has conducted a number of studies, concluded that most of these teaching evaluation systems have “not systematically built on teachers’ strengths” and offer them the “sense that they can be transparent rather than defensive about their struggles.”.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2020

We’ve developed “Look for” documents to support teachers and administrators in envisioning how this fusion could work in elementary and middle school classrooms. Look for” documents show promise for districts committed to developing their own K-12 computing pathways. What are “Look for” documents? Explore the CT Pathways Toolkit.

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Edthena

AUGUST 18, 2021

That’s a whole decade of supporting educators and schools with video coaching, streamlined feedback, and professional learning. We’ve certainly grown a lot since we first began as a paper-based prototype, and we’re excited about how far we’ve come as a research-informed and patented platform. 2,600 – most videos in one group.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In my experience as a teacher, instructional coach, district leader, and education researcher, it has been critical to foster spaces where adults can first reflect on their own identities, biases, and lived experiences. Educators’ experiences during these professional development programs. 2016; Harmon et al.,

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Edthena

MARCH 22, 2023

Coaching instructional coaches and helping instructional coaches develop their skills is an important part of their improvement, just like coaching someone in any profession. When any form of professional development is built on a foundation of trust, more meaningful learning can take place.

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Digital Promise

JULY 9, 2019

Note: you can find and read Part 1 of this blog post series here. Using the Edtech Pilot Framework as a guide, I will elaborate on three areas in which my doctoral research proved to be the most challenging, yet most impacted by knowledge of best practices and educator involvement. To ensure each product evaluation component (i.e.,

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 14, 2025

Her interdisciplinary research agenda focuses on race and gender in post-1945 social movements and the carceral state, and her research areas include the Modern Black Freedom Struggle, Black Feminism, and Black Power Studies. Professional development credit certificate provided upon request for attendees.

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Edthena

MARCH 8, 2023

From educators to athletes, using video to observe your own work is a research-based strategy for improving your performance. Video coaching and video reflection are becoming more common for instructional coaches’ professional development. It’s easy for coaches to get started using video to improve teacher coaching.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Part of the solution for economic justice is an education and professional development system that recognizes the unique backgrounds and needs of each adult learner. In partnership with educators, researchers, and training providers, Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project has developed an evidence-based Adult Learner Model.

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The Effortful Educator

AUGUST 5, 2024

That’s when I started this blog and posted for the first time. Almost 8 years later and almost 1 million blog hits later, I’ve got a book being published. It still feels surreal to see where reading research and writing about its implications in my classroom has taken me. October 2016.

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