A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2015

Image credit: [link] The right culture focuses on technology as a tool to enhance learning in a variety of ways. As with any holistic initiative, the key is sustainability and a resulting change that sees all aspects of digital learning become an embedded component of school culture. This is a problem.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Improving school culture is high on many school leaders’ lists of building priorities. But cultivating a strong school culture doesn’t happen without intentional thought and planning. Why is this key to improving school culture ? Check out the highlights of what we’ve been reading below, as well as links to the full resources.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

“The educators who had the greatest impact on me as a youth recognized my personhood by actively developing a relationship with me, challenged their explicit and implicit biases in visible ways, and valued multiple perspectives within their classroom.” – Maima Chea Simmons, Black Girls’ Literacies. Selecting culturally responsive texts.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 22, 2023

With the suggestions in hand, the leaders were empowered to review what we had seen and my recommendations to determine the focus for an upcoming professional development day I would be facilitating. One key aspect of utilizing feedback for professional learning is creating a culture that encourages open and honest communication.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Inclusion is essential for special education (SPED) because it promotes the social and academic development of students with disabilities, fosters a sense of belonging, and prepares them for life outside of school. It aligns with legal and ethical imperatives, is often cost-effective, and encourages teacher development.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2021

Establishing a strong culture of coaching, however, requires structures to be in place in a school or district such as designated time for coaching, and ongoing professional development for coaches and administrators.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 3, 2015

As instruction becomes increasingly personalized for students, teachers are ready for those same principles to drive their on-going professional development. "Teachers If we focus on learning and development, teachers know where they need to go." ” Drive Professional Growth. "I San Jose, California.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

It intertwines innovative teaching practices, cutting-edge technologies, and a culture of inclusivity into the very fabric of districts and schools. A strong leader should also be capable of fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture that values diversity and promotes equity in education.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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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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ED Surge

APRIL 29, 2022

As workplaces, schools can intentionally structure systems and provide resources that decrease some of these barriers, such as addressing the scarcity of dedicated services and supporting educators through convoluted insurance hurdles that make it even harder to seek professional help.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This is yet another testament to the culture of learning that has been established. Be wary of any solution, program, or professional development that doesn’t address all aspects of student agency while making connections to established practices that are known to be effective. The rest is now history.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

Most of all, the learning culture will most certainly be different, and it will be a travesty if it is not. Drive-by professional development did not work in the past. Now is the time to seize on lessons learned as schools prepare to move into uncharted territory whether the COVID19 rages on or begins to subside.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

But sometimes video self reflection mixed with other types of evidence analysis can improve the professional development experience. Explorations enable all organizations to implement research-informed strategies for evidence-based learning within a professional development cycle. Explorations™ is our answer.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

This initiative provides devices with monthly data plans to every student and teacher in hundreds of under-resourced middle and high schools nationwide, as well as professional development for educators on how to leverage the technology in their classrooms in meaningful ways. appeared first on Digital Promise.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. In many cases, the act of being “developed” comes in a variety of standard types such as workshops, mandated PD days, presentations, conferences, book studies, or keynotes. Effective teacher professional development.

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Anthropology News

JULY 16, 2024

Professional Development: They explored the theory of praxis, the methods of autoethnography, the institutions of scholarly publishing, and the techniques of science communication. Alyana Seidel Growing up in Malaysia, Alyana developed a deep interest in understanding how different cultures and societies interact with each other.

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Edthena

AUGUST 2, 2024

For educators interested in innovative approaches to professional development, especially in geographically challenging contexts , Palau’s experience with Edthena’s video coaching platform offers valuable insights into leveraging technology for teacher growth and collaboration.

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ED Surge

JULY 23, 2024

The Let Teachers Teach workgroup released its list of recommendations in May, and their ideas span improvements for dealing with issues including professional development, student discipline and what one of the state’s top education leaders calls “the art of teaching.” “To

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

million students , continue to show that this standards-first approach to curriculum, instruction and professional development can help students effectively double their growth each school year. Here are a few: There is a culture of low expectations. So, why aren’t more schools doing this? There are many reasons.

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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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Digital Promise

JULY 31, 2019

The program equips every student and teacher in these select middle schools with a device and up to a four-year data plan, as well as extensive professional development and support towards powerful teaching and learning that leverages technology in and out of the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). Up until this point, professional development was always done to me as opposed to something that I wanted to be an active part of. Thus, my thinking changed.

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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

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 25, 2019

Below is my evolved take: "When investing in technology, programs, professional development, and innovative ideas, there needs to be a Return on Instruction (ROI) that results in evidence of improved student learning outcomes." How has the learning culture changed? How has professional learning changed?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

If you can't, consider developing a schedule where administrators and other support staff can fill them in lieu of teachers. Choice in professional learning Forcing educators to engage in one-size-fits-all professional development at this time will tend to be hit or miss depending on the person.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

Historically, however, professional development has been limited to periodic workshops and training that focus mostly on administrative, operational, and compliance issues. Investing time and resources in people, regardless of position, is the key to transforming school culture in a way that leads to better results.

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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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Edthena

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This edition of noted content for educators includes how to lead more effective teacher PD, address teacher stress, and create a classroom culture of learning. The push vs. pull of professional development. But you’ve likely attended professional development sessions that felt like a slog.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2018

In a sense, I wasn’t pushed to be innovative or bring about substantive changes that genuinely impact school culture in powerful ways. However, we must understand that opportunities will not just drop in our laps if a culture of possibility is not developed. Challenges morphed into excuses, and in the end, nothing changed.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

However, one of our greatest potential solutions is often missed in the national conversation: providing professional development for principals. Principals often lack access to professional development opportunities. Most of all, they set a school’s vision and culture.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

During my ten years as a school leader I dreaded professional development days in my district. I am not sure any educator looks forward to these monotonous experiences (developed under the guise of learning!) I attended many of these events just to meet the required hours of professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 3, 2017

When it has a tight grip on a school culture, any attempt at change is met with resistance or blatant inaction. Drive-By Professional Development In Learning Transformed Tom Murray and I highlight the research that illustrates how drive-by professional development has little, if any, impact on professional practice.

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Edthena

AUGUST 19, 2022

Our free resource site for educators, PLtogether , features conversations with education experts and leaders about topics from professional development to teacher wellness. An education expert on why professional development needs structure. Professional development should be about staff, not stuff.”.

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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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