Community Engagement and Professional Development

8 Key Focus Areas for Developing a Re-Entry Plan

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2020

It will take creativity during the planning process to re-allocate funds for routine cleaning, screening for COVID19, hygiene, devices, improvements to bandwidth, professional development, and needed programs, all while retaining current staff. Many states and countries will be making deep cuts to education. You can view it HERE.

Leadership

Leadership Pedagogy Professional Development Community Engagement

Sensible Learning

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 15, 2013

The ability to comment on any blog increases both student and community engagement. When doing so, we must ensure that policies are in line with this change, teachers are supported through professional development on how to effectively use social media in the classroom, and parents are educated on its value.

Global Connections

Global Connections Professional Development High School Educational Technology

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

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

Find strength in numbers, networking with other librarians through support groups and organizations that advocate for librarians Look for opportunities to give teachers more professional development about what librarians can offer. ” Come back for more.

Library

Library Pedagogy Advocacy Professional Development

Call for Applications: 2025 JPSA-APSA Working Group on Civically Engaged Research for Critical Issues in Society “Political Transitions in Aging Societies”

Political Science Now

APRIL 16, 2025

With generous support from the Japan Foundation, APSA and JPSA are collaborating on a multi-year program of scholarly exchange, professional development, and community engagement. The deadline for applications is Sunday, June 1. Apply here!

Civic Engagement

Civic Engagement Civics Research Political Science

Teaching Bilingual Learners in Rural Schools

ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

We are the only school in the region who started a dual language program,” said Rossina Sandoval, Southwest DuBois County School District’s director of community engagement, in an interview with the Daily Yonder. Today, Cruz works as a Hispanic community engagement director for Purdue Extension.

Teaching

Teaching Professional Development Community Engagement Library

Mississippi one of ten states leading the nation in encouraging well-rounded, ‘healthy schools,’ report finds

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The state’s policies regarding nutrition environment and services, counseling, psychological and social services, and community engagement were rated “moderate.”.

Psychology

Psychology Professional Development Community Engagement Public School

Edtech Companies Need to Engage Families Now

Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2020

Families need access to product teams and forums to discuss challenges and share success stories, as well as access to knowledgeable educators to understand the purpose of the tools and what engagement should look like. Caregivers need clear, jargon-free communication. Recommendations and Next Steps for Edtech Companies.

EdTech

EdTech Professional Development Community Engagement Research

OPINION: How our youngest, neediest learners benefit from deeper phonics and other reforms

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

We partnered with the Philadelphia-based Children’s Literacy Initiative to provide K-3 teachers with professional development on high-quality literacy and instructional strategies, as well as individualized coaching. It truly takes a village: Our approach needed to go even deeper on parental and community engagement.

Charter School

Charter School Professional Development Library Elementary School

What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging. Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance.

Social Justice

Social Justice Leadership Professional Development Cultures

Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

Teachers utilized a combination of technology, one-to-one engagement models, and supporting parents with in-person resources to create learning systems. Essentially, every student should have a personalized learning plan which will help to enrich family and community engagement.

Charter School

Charter School Educational Technology Professional Development Community Engagement

Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

For example, we grouped together “creating authentic learning opportunities,” “challenge-based or problem-based learning,” and “developing civic knowledge through hands-on community engagement” because they all use hands-on, collaborative activities that are based on real-world conditions.

K-12

K-12 Education Civics Middle School

Activating the Community to Support Education Innovation

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Deklotz and her team are committed to setting up teachers with the resources they need to be successful, providing extensive and differentiated professional development opportunities through the district’s micro-credentialing system.

Education

Education Advocacy Professional Development Middle School

Building Strong Relationships During the Edtech Purchasing Process

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This includes student demographics, programs, curricula, academic performance, and community engagement.”. Takeaway : Especially when it comes to issues surrounding infrastructure, implementation, and professional development, be prepared to help districts figure out how they can overcome any obstacles.

EdTech

EdTech Professional Development Library Public School

Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

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.

EdTech

EdTech K-12 Middle School Leadership

Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Still, the network dispatches experts on finance, community engagement, student experience, curriculum and professional development. The charter school also teaches Native literature and Indigenous languages, history and science. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

Charter School

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education

District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

The district also created a family and community engagement coordinator position. Windsor Locks parents routinely refer to these communication and self-advocacy skills in describing the impact of the model, which ties into a more systemic shift in the district.

K-12

K-12 Advocacy Tradition Public School

Matilda Crane: Leading the charge for climate action in the East Midlands

Geogramblings

JUNE 29, 2024

Matilda Crane, the East Midlands Climate Ambassadors Regional Hub Manager, is a passionate advocate for environmental protection and community engagement.

Geography

Geography Community Engagement Research Professional Development

'As Educators, We Must Tell the Truth'

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few.

Education

Education Elementary School EdTech Geography

Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

MARCH 19, 2024

After a recent election, all decision-makers have been replaced, curtailing program continuity and professional development among staff. Community engagement and participation also proved difficult. But political appointees pervade the Heritage Office. Local involvement was integral to our research plans and core values.

Heritage

Heritage Archaeology History Government

“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

I’ve talked to [Monica Goldson, the chief executive officer of Prince George’s County Public Schools] about implementing a three-hour early dismissal once a month, for teachers to get that time for grading and planning that isn’t taken up by professional development. Teachers were taking their time off to spend on planning and grading.

Oral History

Oral History History High School Public School

Social Studies Network

8 Key Focus Areas for Developing a Re-Entry Plan

Sensible Learning

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

Call for Applications: 2025 JPSA-APSA Working Group on Civically Engaged Research for Critical Issues in Society “Political Transitions in Aging Societies”

Teaching Bilingual Learners in Rural Schools

Mississippi one of ten states leading the nation in encouraging well-rounded, ‘healthy schools,’ report finds

Edtech Companies Need to Engage Families Now

OPINION: How our youngest, neediest learners benefit from deeper phonics and other reforms

What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Activating the Community to Support Education Innovation

Building Strong Relationships During the Edtech Purchasing Process

Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

Matilda Crane: Leading the charge for climate action in the East Midlands

'As Educators, We Must Tell the Truth'

Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

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