A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 13, 2011

If you answered yes to any of these questions then you are definitely in the wrong line of work. Treat professional development as an opportunity as opposed to an annoyance. Create and foster a student-centered learning culture. Those driven by passion: Understand that all students can learn.

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ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2025

The list of explanations ranges from a math-avoidant culture to schools difficulties hiring and keeping talented teachers, a job that seems to have become harder postpandemic. When teachers have professional development in math, they dont always carry what they learn back to the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 10, 2013

It was a great opportunity to not only get to exchange ideas with Eric regarding technology’s role in the classroom, but to see the learning community that has been nurtured and developed at his school. I look forward to meeting Eric again soon and definitely at Edscape in October!

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

Click To Tweet When I lead professional development, I can always spot the teachers who I would love to have if I was a student. On the flip side, I’ve worked with plenty of teachers who spend more time checking their email than engaging with new teaching techniques during professional development.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 changed American culture, in part by invigorating interest in diversity, equity and inclusion. The report, “ Equity: Definitions and Perspectives of U.S. Still, for the NWEA researchers, the takeaway from their report is that educators do share a broad definition of equity.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

It was definitely painted in the light that ‘these problems are in the past,’ and ‘America is the land of the free’ and ‘everyone is equal here.’ ”. Colleges are holding professional development online events for educators on how to reimagine education with racial justice in mind.

Teaching 145

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

These experiences provide a framework for learning that uses surroundings, communities, and cultures to invite inquiry, investigate biases, and deepen understanding. Over the past two years, TDSB has taken significant steps to shift their culture of equity to better support all students to be their authentic selves.

Middle School 110

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

That mindset reflects a broader cultural anxiety, and when teachers don’t like the subject it hinders student achievement. “I But worse, teachers seem to struggle with the conceptual understanding of math themselves, Baumann adds, pointing back to the broader cultural anxiety and inadequate teacher development.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Kanold, an award-winning educator, author and national thought leader in mathematics and professional learning communities (PLCs), has co-authored numerous best-selling books and conducted professional development seminars worldwide. It was treated almost like mental illness.

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2023

Culture Shock Brown stresses that when teachers start dipping their toes into the edtech job pool, they are going to be in for a few surprises. I’ll be very honest — I did not expect it to take me that long to land another position, but I would definitely advise any transitioning teacher: Don’t give up.”

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In this instance, like so many others in school, a counselor would be helpful for the student to process this trauma, but preventing the trauma from occurring in the first place through things like inclusive gender practices and professional development around gender identity would be more impactful.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2017

Digital Promise gathered developers, researchers, educators, and thought leaders from the educator professional development field on January 9-10 in Redwood City, California, for The Future of Educator Micro-credentials Summit.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2023

So for me, seeing what was going on with the culture wars and seeing all these teachers leaving after the pandemic, I felt like if any time is the right time to do this, it's now. I can be there as a caring teacher, and I feel like I can definitely make a difference. I've always had a heart of service. It all comes back to the kids.

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Professional Development Social Studies High School Teaching 97

Edthena

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As Zaretta Hammond notes in Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain , “The brain seeks to minimize social threat and maximize opportunities to connect with others in community.” Professional development courses on how to implement distance learning are in high demand.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. EL’s definition puts two elements at its core: “expeditionary learning” projects and small groups of students called Crews who stick together from grade to grade and meet daily along with a teacher adviser to support and challenge each other.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In this post, I will address each of these questions based on the definition of a capstone course at my current place of employment. According to the definition of a capstone course adopted by HPA all capstones include the following phases: Proposal creation Content learning Skill building Research Implementation. Dr. Shannon H.

Critical Thinking 54

Critical Thinking Professional Development Cultures Tradition 54

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Keeping students engaged who by definition have had trouble sticking with school is a challenge. At-risk students receive support from teams of individuals who care, the schools have a strong culture of teacher-driven professional development and the result is a high level of student and staff engagement, they say.

Charter School 98

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

Unlike groups based on race or disability or other factors, English learners are, by definition, a transient group. For one, the way English learners are tracked creates somewhat of a Catch-22 situation. “I think they are achieving two or three times more than a lot of kids,” Snow said of Newcomer students.

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ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2023

At the beginning of this school year, I facilitated a professional development (PD) session with middle school teachers about how to use education technology tools for deeper learning.

Education 125

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2022

I don’t teach English language development, I teach Maria, Alex, Yun Mei and Linh. Although my own professional growth as an educator has been shaped by educational research, brain science and cultural theorists, my only real guiding principle has been, “Teach the students in front of you.”

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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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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Courtney Groskin are Learning Coaches with the Office of Professional Development in St. How do you build a culture of trust for teachers using video? You spoke in your book, Adam, Evidence of Practice, about building that culture of trust. And then, the willingness will definitely come. Violet Christensen and?

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

We share the text of their conversation for discussion in high school classrooms and professional development workshops. I think that’s the best way to start the conversation, because what it is predicated on is some agreed upon definition of a violation. Muhammad: I actually think, T.

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