ED Surge

MAY 10, 2023

We must demonstrate true appreciation for educators (and other key school-based roles) through better school culture and working conditions, more opportunities for educators to connect and grow in meaningful ways personally and professionally and increased pay.

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ED Surge

MAY 1, 2024

At that moment, it dawned on me that traditional SEL approaches might not suffice for students entrenched in adversity, necessitating a more nuanced and culturally sensitive framework to effectively meet their emotional needs. We tried that, and it hasn’t worked.” However, these efforts have not effectively addressed the underlying issues.

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ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

“Now, because principals have Swivl Teams + Robot , they can help a teacher who needs support and have them work on self-reflection,” observes Aracely Vazquez, Littleton Educational Technology Specialist. She believes that this combination is not only time-saving, but also helps teachers develop autonomy.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

Your PLN will provide you with the seeds of change, but is up to you to plant, take care of, and cultivate them in order to witness their growth and development into transformative culture elements. with the tools that are now available connectedness should be the standard, not just an option in education.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

Programs that help establish community support and participation include “Fuertes Together,” a partnership with the public library where families can hear stories in Spanish and English and engage with cultural music, dance and art. Federal grants are available to support multilingual certifications for teachers and administrators.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2010

So many exciting things have happened recently as a result of my own learning and growth in educational technology and leadership. As a result, I have seen my own knowledge increase in these areas, participated in exciting professional development opportunities, presented at both my school and at other events on web 2.0,

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

By partnering with HBCUs, the hope is that the curriculum will be more culturally responsive to the needs of students in the rural South. We're participating in professional development, making sure that we're all using the same verbiage as we are in different parts of the United States as well as in different institutions.”

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Our report also found areas of opportunity in districts’ investments in education technology. And with 83 percent of educators agreeing that technology is a highly effective way to engage students, its potential to facilitate SEL makes it a core part of the learning recovery solution.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

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. Teacher induction involves components such as mentoring, professional development and coaching for those entering the field.

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Edthena

APRIL 17, 2024

In Spokane Public Schools , a forward-thinking approach to professional development is making waves, under the strategic direction of Nick Lundberg, Title I and Special Programs Coordinator. Click below to see Nick discuss the importance of building a culture of trust as they roll out AI Coach.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Pillar #7 - Opportunity The interconnectedness of the Pillars of Digital Leadership leads to continuous improvements in school culture and professional practice. It will illustrate them in action through the work of practitioners and provide implementation strategies. To view the entire series click HERE.

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2023

A report published in Transforming Education in 2019 examined what happens when school leaders establish a culture of trusting relationships. When principals acknowledge the efforts of teachers and celebrate our successes, it can boost morale, leading to a more positive and collaborative school culture.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The resulting article described New Milford High School’s many accomplishments pertaining to the use of educational technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. How did New Milford become a technology-rich school where potential and promise is emphasized as opposed to problems, challenges, and excuses?

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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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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. As part of Valhalla’s Technology Committee, he is one of the leaders in driving the vision for the District.

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. 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.

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ED Surge

MARCH 16, 2023

In it, the report authors list the myriad tasks, in addition to instruction, that teachers do as part of their jobs — meeting with parents, participating in professional development, grading. Those responsibilities all regularly tip teachers’ work weeks past 40 hours. It’s a reality that troubles teachers across the country.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 26, 2013

Hundreds of educators from over ten different states and Canada descended upon my school last year to learn together and network in an effort to move their respective school cultures down an innovative path. This was the case for teachers in my District as well as those throughout the Tri-State area. Check out the schedule HERE.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Other essays published by fellows examine pressing themes related to the intersection of teaching, learning and identity including embracing identity , leading with joy , teaching through grief , feeling undervalued in the profession and rethinking classroom culture.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2023

Creating opportunities for educators to connect, build community and learn together during staff meetings or smaller group collaboratives can alleviate feelings of isolation and provide much-needed mutual support.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

I recently connected with Grace Pai, the executive director of the organization, and Esther Hurh, a professional development (PD) facilitator who has been delivering sessions about the TEAACH Act to educators, to better understand the challenges around putting the TEAACH Act into practice.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

Despite the benefits, implementing data-driven decision-making in education presents challenges. School leaders and teachers may need more time, tools, expertise and professional development to collect, analyze and interpret data effectively. We foster a positive data culture and develop data literacy across the district.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The dean of culture started hosting after-work gatherings at local eateries to bring staff together to unwind and connect outside of work, but most of us didn’t show up. Sometimes they’d give everyone a few unexpected hours back by canceling a professional development (PD) meeting. The problem? They didn’t ask us what we needed.

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ED Surge

JULY 28, 2022

Linda Smith, director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Early Childhood Initiative Baesler explains that culturally relevant curriculum at the early childhood level makes a difference in the later success of Native students. Baesler has seen firsthand the impact that culturally relevant curriculum has on older students.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Hundreds of educators from over seven different states and Canada will once again descend upon my school to learn together and network in an effort to move their respective school cultures down an innovative path. This was the case for teachers in my District as well as those throughout the Tri-State area.

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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. And they can teach wellness by first modeling their own wellness goals.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I quickly realized that holding space where educators can gather and share in a grade level team meeting isn’t the same as building a strategic professional development scope and sequence. When I became a dean, I was thrust into a demanding position with a tremendous amount of responsibility.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2023

Rogers says over time, the district has responded to the changes by creating and expanding dual language immersion education, hiring bilingual staff to serve as “family liaisons” and providing professional development to teachers on culturally responsive teaching.

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

Creativity needs to be embedded in everything we do with students; it needs to be part of the school culture. Creativity needs to be embedded in everything we do with students; it needs to be part of the school culture. What should professional learning look like to help foster more creativity in the classroom?

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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

MARCH 15, 2023

When I attended professional development courses or local conferences that were equipped with this furniture, I giddily rolled across the room in these chairs. They represent the beautiful diversity of cultures, beliefs, abilities and gifts that come with the knowledge and appreciation of our histories.

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ED Surge

JULY 21, 2023

We’ve seen a cycle of new initiatives and ideas created by new leadership that disrupted our school structure and culture. Some of that evolution is natural, but too much at once can negatively impact school culture and cohesion. The last decade has brought a lot of administrative turnover to my school and district.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2022

The grant will help Lumen bring together the company’s three separate platforms for humanities, professional development and online homework management, executives from the company say. Most important, the nonprofit says, is the framework for “open and culturally responsive practice” they’ve developed that’s best practice for OER.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The week before the official start of the school year, I was sitting in a full-day professional development session led by a presenter who was flown many miles to my school in California to teach us the ways of a branded educator training program (that I will leave nameless) purporting itself to be a culture-changer and a vehicle for building genuine (..)

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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. For some schools, this meant making a commitment to diversity in their mission statements, as well as creating plans intended to increase equity.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

At the same time, many game-making professionals have grown tired of entertainment-only games and leery of the often toxic culture. What is the right alchemy of pedagogy, subject-matter coverage, assessment and teacher professional development that would ultimately see learning games integrated into schools?

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

HP Spotlight Schools are also characterized by a school culture in which risk-taking and instructional innovation are supported by leadership. Visitors can expect to see innovative technology use with HP and Microsoft tools. A Closer Look at Our 2019 HP Spotlight School. A Closer Look at Our 2019 HP Spotlight School.

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