Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2022

This vision is driving the newly-announced Digital Equity Education Roundtables (DEER) Initiative , led through a partnership between the Office of Educational Technology (OET) at the US Department of Education and Digital Promise. ” – Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology.

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Educational Technology Professional Development Humanities Education 141

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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Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Economics 134

ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2023

One student candidly shared that he felt like his teachers weren’t invested in him as a human being, because the amount of homework that he was assigned didn't take into account his commitments outside the classroom and other barriers to studying.

Professional Development 122

Professional Development Humanities Leadership Cultures 122

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Then, in 2019, when I became the lead Arabic teacher at my current school, I attended my first professional development conference. Despite a diverse student body, social interactions are often segregated, and during record days and professional development workshops, Muslim students and white American students often sit separately.

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Professional Development Advocacy Cultures Humanities 23

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

Higher Education. Leave this field empty if you're human: Teachers often spend many hours at night or on weekends searching the internet for good instructional materials – or just good ideas about how to meld online learning into their classrooms. But she said professional development and support are essential, too.

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K-12 Professional Development Lesson Plan Middle School 93

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.

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Education Library History American History 127

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Identity-Affirming Professional Learning Networks Overwhelmingly, the 80 Asian American K-12 educators we spoke with described the critical role that identity-affirming and supportive professional community played in their lives.

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K-12 Education Professional Development American History 123

ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

newcomers often find themselves in Cruz’s childhood position — navigating school districts unaccustomed to educating non-native English speakers. Prior to that, she was the health and human sciences educator at Purdue Extension office in Clinton County, Indiana. As immigrant populations grow throughout the rural U.S.,

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Teaching Professional Development Community Engagement Library 134

ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

EdSurge: How does Qualcomm fit into the equation of advancing the education sector? It really demonstrates what's possible when we look at connected learning not as a luxury but as a basic human right. Connectivity is probably how Qualcomm offers the greatest impact in education. And any good stool has four legs on it.

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K-12 Education Human Rights EdTech 141

ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2024

While benefits like free lunch, an extra planning period, or professional development on self-care for teachers can be supportive, they can often feel like Band-Aids on top of a gaping wound. I am acutely aware that this kind of effort takes significant financial and human resources.

Charter School 140

Charter School Professional Development Tradition Humanities 140

ED Surge

APRIL 17, 2023

And human rights groups and regulators have also raised alarms about the vulnerability posed by invasive surveillance tech and school mishandling of data. But what should educators do? The professional development days that schools have on tech should also feature student privacy as a theme, he adds.

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K-12 EdTech Human Rights Professional Development 128

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.

Professional Development 123

Professional Development Economics Humanities Cultures 123

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Julio Vazquez, director of instruction and human resources at North Salem, emphasizes the importance of this effort: “We are working to build our capacity in teaching CT to fully integrate computing in all grade levels and across multiple subject areas.

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K-12 Professional Development Leadership Humanities 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. This week, I spoke with experts and educators in K-12 to see what they think about these new tools.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 31, 2021

My new normal is rooted in the reality that I am human and that if my cistern is broken or empty, there is a constant leak, and I can never be full enough to pour into others. As educators, we either take work home in the evenings or we take home the emotional weight of our jobs. to 3:30 p.m.,

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Lesson Plan Professional Development Humanities Teaching 125

ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By prioritizing ethics, inclusivity, feedback and community, we can empower students with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in a digitally driven world, ultimately shaping a brighter future for education. Get support with professional development, curricula and educator communities.

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K-12 Professional Development Economics Education 119

ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2023

The challenge with screening for dyslexia is that if you’re only dependent on a human, you’re limited in terms of the resource,” says Martyn Farrows, CEO of SoapBox Labs, a voice tech company. I was looking for something that was backed by great research, had good tech support and would have professional development,” Van Fossan says.

Teaching 122

Teaching EdTech Professional Development Tutoring 122

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Michael Paul Ida Michael Paul Ida , a high school math and computer science teacher in Hawaii shared insights on the importance of bringing a healthy dose of skepticism to edtech and how teachers are disengaging from professional development.

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Education Elementary School EdTech Geography 110

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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Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 104

ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

In schools, creativity can be harder to imagine in core subject areas like math and easier to associate with humanities and arts. What should professional learning look like to help foster more creativity in the classroom? Sir Ken Robinson says, “Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.”

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Library Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 135

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators. I’ve spent two decades as a literacy specialist coaching teachers and providing professional development and I’ve seen a lot of transition in the field. But we can’t yet see what the new forms will be.”

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Education Middle School Global Connections K-12 140

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Yasmin delivered her speech at one of our school-based professional development sessions. Using her own experiences as a struggling student in her early high school years, her talk centered on the achievement gap and her belief that educators’ lack of empathy is a major factor in perpetuating it.

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Professional Development Teaching Humanities High School 140

ED Surge

JULY 14, 2022

In recent years, our district has dedicated significant professional development time to provide teachers and staff with an understanding of trauma and its impact on children. So they're safe from the disease that nearly wiped humans from the earth. They never leave. They never get visitors. Their food is dropped by drones.

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Library Humanities Lesson Plan Professional Development 22

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

By hearing educators’ stories, Kang says, she will be in a better position to share them and promote greater awareness and understanding. Events and professional development moved to a virtual setting. What came through in interviews was her human-centered approach.

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K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 104

ED Surge

JULY 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), not from the tribes themselves. After she took office in 2013, her agency interviewed tribal elders around North Dakota to create a professional development program for teachers on incorporating Native culture into their classrooms. Not from the Census Bureau, not from the U.S.

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Primary Sources K-12 Professional Development Cultures 104

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 94

EdTech K-12 Middle School Leadership 94

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Just think back to the last time you went to a professional development workshop. This is human nature. Think about that. You were in this room and you were sitting down and you felt anonymous. This is not a phenomenon that's unique to kids. So what was the optimal way to form a group?

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Research Teaching Pedagogy Elementary School 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

It still takes a very big human lift by the teacher to help them access entry points [different ways to engage with material]. It requires a lot more human involvement.”. It’s definitely been hard for them,” Kaswell said. “It Related: Opinion: ‘I spend half my days in accelerated classes and the other half in special ed’.

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Tradition Educational Technology Professional Development Humanities 80

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

million daycare centers to develop the tools and knowledge to become a skilled early childhood educator. We take them on this professional development journey over the course of one to two years. Our] mission is to make quality education and learning accessible to every child from the earliest stage possible.

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Education EdTech Leadership Government 113

ED Surge

AUGUST 11, 2022

One of my followers on Twitter suggested units are searching for “turnkey” applicants who can “hit the ground running” because many institutions lack the resources or capacity for professional development and mentoring. Sometimes there are plenty of qualified applicants—if you’re willing to train them.

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Professional Development Humanities Education Educational Technology 110

ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Organizations that embrace the promotion of DEI tend to establish and follow a core set of guiding principles, particularly in the creation of their educational products, that resemble the following: Respect for human rights; they endeavor to create content that is free of discrimination, implicit or explicit prejudice and bias.

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EdTech Social Justice Geography Human Rights 101

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2010

One is to complain, and it’s human nature to do that. Excuses such as money are now a non-factor as numerous free professional development opportunities have arisen. Getting better does not have to involve educational technology. Change Innovation Opinion Professional Development Reform'

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Professional Development Educational Technology Humanities Teaching 269

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Atlanta’s Aina said school districts aren’t usually able to pay top dollar for cybersecurity professionals.

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K-12 Library EdTech Government 131

ED Surge

JULY 3, 2023

For a teacher looking to change careers, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry may seem like a natural fit. They meet with parents, participate in professional development, grade papers, and more – work that regularly tips teachers’ work weeks past 40 hours. I’ve lost who I am entirely. Who I am is gone.’”

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EdTech Professional Development Educational Technology Middle School 115

ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2022

This is not a professional development issue, it’s a workforce issue. Educators are a workforce operating in a toxic work environment. As we enter long-COVID recovery, the educator workforce must be prioritized in discussions about the economy and jobs. While education may not be considered high growth, it is high value.

Lesson Plan 127

Lesson Plan Professional Development Teaching Humanities 127

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. What makes educational technology initiatives succeed or fail? Hint: It’s not just the technology. Higher Education.

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Charter School Professional Development Educational Technology Cultures 98

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2022

-based EdTech Evidence Exchange, sees it as a major problem , especially given that more schools are using technology following the pandemic. Too many schools think the cost of training and professional development and support are optional,” Epstein has told EdSurge.

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EdTech Tutoring Lesson Plan Professional Development 120