A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

Professional development consisted of two mandated days where everything was basically dictated to staff based on district or school needs. This meant desks had to be in orderly rows, mobile devices out of site, and common areas free of anything that could distract students from the task at hand – achievement on standardized tests.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

COVID-19 has laid bare a long-standing challenge to America’s economic landscape: an underpaid, underappreciated, and underprepared workforce that has recently faced the harshest of economic blows.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 29, 2022

The Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative (KVEC) provides free, competency-based flexible, professional learning opportunities for rural K-12 educators via micro-credentials. In the heart of rural Appalachia, teachers may be required to travel 3-6 hours to reach in-person professional development opportunities.

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ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

Putting the ‘Person’ in Personal Learning Networks While educators building communities to learn and share ideas isn’t new, today’s personal learning networks (PLNs) offer educators the chance to hone their focus and build their practice in specific areas of professional development. and Canada.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2021

Scholars are trying to understand why more rural students don’t pursue studies that could lead to well-paying careers for themselves and a more productive economic future for their communities. Many small towns started as market towns or as small manufacturing towns in the industrial era and are now economically struggling.

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 17, 2025

The APSA Committee on the Status of First Generation Scholars in the Profession works to bring focused attention to the ways in which class, economic inequality, and mobility can effect political scientists ability to thrive educationally and professionally throughout their careers.

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Teaching Civics

MAY 15, 2023

…Using Children’s Literature to Teach Economics and Civics Tuesday, June 20 | 8:30AM-2:30PM CST | Gr. K-5 Join us as we consider how economic and civic concepts and skills foster reasoned decision-making for ourselves and our community. Copyright (C) 2023 Minnesota Council on Economic Education. Integration!…Using

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Those are four of the top five emotions K-12 teachers reported feeling back in 2017 — well before the pandemic and 18 months of unfinished learning, trauma and economic instability. High-quality professional development in remote teaching practices and technology can help.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Webinar panelists Stacie Johnson , leader of professional development at Khan Academy, Pat Youngpradit , chief academic officer at Code.org and leader of TeachAI , and Brian Johnsrud , global head of education learning and advocacy at Adobe , each offered unique and valuable perspectives on the intersection of AI and creativity.

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Her work explores the intersection of African American history, American economic history, and the history of American slavery. Professional development credit certificate provided upon request for attendees. ASL interpretation provided.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2021

These partners were selected as part of our landscape research on how micro-credentials may be used to promote economic recovery among rural learners impacted by poverty, particularly for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities. The five selected partners are: Developing educator-industry partnerships.

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ED Surge

JUNE 16, 2023

So adjunct and other faculty unions have ramped up demands for economic justice. Some are professionals who work full-time in industry, and who teach in fulfilling side hustles, as I did several years ago at The New School. These alarming economic facts for most in adjunct life are in addition to their day-to-day struggles.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2018

In many districts, teachers are provided the same professional development regardless of their subject area, grade level, or personal goals. Most of our district’s students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Get support with professional development, curricula and educator communities. When selecting a generative AI tool for the classroom, look for a holistic solution being offered beyond the technology, including ongoing professional development, curricula, community and other support. After all, together is better.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2024

Piacentini said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which runs PISA, is exploring the possible use of AI in several realms. Before schools begin to use AI for assessments, teachers will need professional development on how to use AI effectively and wisely, Turner Lee said.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2022

My home county is one of five in Appalachian Ohio designated as “economically distressed,” meaning that we have significantly higher rates of poverty and unemployment and a lower median family income relative to U.S. In my own experience, also echoed by research, completion of college is associated with many social and economic benefits.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 15, 2021

As a foundation for all STEM disciplines, low math proficiency limits access to economic opportunity, and the failures of the current K-12 education system disproportionately impact students of color. Proficiency rates for Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty are considerably below the national average.

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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. Officials plan to make an OER Statistics 101 course available by 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2020

In February 2020, Jackson presented these early findings at conference of the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) and the paper was circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

We wanted to see what the United States could learn from an education system that consistently receives top marks from UNICEF , the OECD and the World Economic Forum. Teach not just basic skills, but also arts, crafts, music, civics, ethics, home economics and life skills. Why should we bother to learn from a small country of just 5.5

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

Casey Foundation shows that children who read proficiently by the end of third grade are more likely to graduate from high school and to be economically successful in adulthood. Principals also get extra professional development around literacy instruction. On the flip side, research by the Annie E. We saw great results.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Micro-credentials can support those goals, as educators can use the resources included within each micro-credential and submit evidence to earn micro-credentials for professional development. Connecting with families. Schools are pillars of communities, and educators and parents partner to ensure students’ well-being and growth.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

According to a report published in 2017 by the Economic Policy Institute, large urban districts spend approximately $20,000 on every new hire. Teacher induction involves components such as mentoring, professional development and coaching for those entering the field.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

That’s according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s annual report of education indicators , released last week. teachers have less time for professional development, teacher collaboration, lesson preparation, working with students individually,” said Schleicher. “In the U.S.,

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

In a time when technological advancements shape our daily lives and drive economic growth, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in K-12 schools is not just a trend but a necessity. Initiatives like the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2023

The center received initial funding for about half its budget from the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, which also provides professional development on trauma, social and emotional learning and other early childhood topics. The department also offers frequent visits from coaches who work with the center’s five teachers.

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Digital Promise

JULY 7, 2015

What professional development should take place to prepare everyone for this major initiative? We represent districts of differing sizes, socio-economic backgrounds, and geography, but our individual paths all converge around one single purpose – accelerating innovation through technology for all students, everywhere.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

According to the 2019 Hanover Research report “2019 Teacher Perspectives on Professional Development,” 92 percent of teachers reported that the most satisfying professional learning experiences were those which external partners provided. Develop your professional learning journey. Understand your teachers’ needs.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s not true that teachers stop improving,” said John Papay, an associate professor of education and economics at Brown University. Just because inexperienced teachers are improving the fastest also doesn’t mean that professional development should be targeted at them. The science has evolved.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Instead, it is the continuation of a vicious, decades-old cycle that asks educators and student affairs professionals to do more with less. They will need to provide professional development to existing staff and break down silos between all student-facing functions, developing an “all-hands-on-deck” culture.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2019

Moreover, once counselors are employed, the professional development they receive is often lacking in timeliness and relevance, and it can quickly become dated. There are cost-effective ways for districts to invest in professional development that directly meets counselors’ practical needs.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

We need research-based professional development and strong collaborations between teachers and parents. What do parents need to help them carry this new responsibility, with many juggling childcare with their own work from home or the stress of losing a job? It also includes digital access and quality online learning opportunities.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

On a national level, students in the lowest economic quintile who completed the FAFSA were 127 percent more likely to enter college than students who did not. It was the first state to include FAFSA submission as a graduation requirement for its high-school students. FAFSA completion is associated with increased college enrollment.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Researchers and scientists shared the ways different economic, infrastructure, and environmental factors are altering Louisiana’s coastline. Every morning of the summer camp, teachers went into the field to learn about the Louisiana wetlands and how the Mississippi River Delta has changed.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2022

will ultimately shift the country’s power base: Nearly one in three Americans say they are extremely or very concerned that native-born Americans are losing “economic, political and cultural influence” in this country because of the growing population of immigrants.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

The stories you write will be rooted in practice and will leverage your personal experience and professional expertise. Attend monthly professional development workshops and group Zoom calls conducted via Zoom outside of teaching hours. Work with an EdSurge editor to write, edit and publish four stories on EdSurge.

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