ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In early spring this year, the local chapter of my teacher professional development organization held our first in-person conference since the pandemic. I believe this mindset shift is emblematic of the widening gulf between national professional organizations and local teacher communities.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Cross-posted at The Educator''s Royal Treatment. As I mentioned in a previous post I have been working on a educational technology presentation for principals in a NJ school district. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

Similar to FedEx days discussed by Dan Pink in Drive, my teachers have been given the opportunity to follow their passions, unleash their creativity, and deliver a learning portfolio that illustrates professional growth to enhance teaching and learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2012

This has resulted in the reduction of staff, larger class sizes, lack of follow through to repair aging buildings, and the inability to keep up with purchasing and replacing educational technology. This is why the time is now for districts and schools to seriously consider developing a Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiative.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 4, 2024

Let’s now dive into the most popular myths that hold educators back when it comes to personalization. Myth 1: Technology is needed to personalize Years ago, almost every educational technology company jumped on the personalized learning bandwagon and hailed it as a holy grail for improving outcomes.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

Probably the most significant impact, either 1:1 or BYOD can have is in the area of teaching digital responsibility, citizenship, and the creation of positive footprints online. After all, in the real world that we are preparing our students for, technological literacies and proficiencies are the cornerstones of numerous career paths.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 15, 2013

Social Media is bad and has no place in education. It is a distraction to the teaching and learning process. Worse, teachers will spend countless hours “socializing” instead of educating. It also teaches them about how social media can be used responsibly, to support learning, and as a professional tool.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2013

When moving to initiate sustainable change that will cultivate innovation acquire necessary resources, provide support (training, feedback, advice), empower educators through a certain level of autonomy, communicate effectively, and implement a shared decision-making practice. That and being digitally resilient.

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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. Value One of the drawbacks to educational technology is the perceived lack of value it has in terms of student learning and achievement.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Let me begin by saying that I was absolutely honored that various members of my Professional Learning Network (PLN) and the greater educational community reached out to me to address administrators looking to embrace social media, plan an educational technology conference at my school, and discuss leadership in the digital age.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

Nationally, there aren’t enough bilingual educators , or educators certified to teach English as a second language (ESL). For rural school districts inexperienced in providing multilingual education, said Hansen-Thomas, professional development is the place to begin. Hansen-Thomas also points to the U.S.

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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.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 14, 2012

As a social studies teacher, being asked to take a professional development trip to Washington DC is an extremely exciting offer. 21st Century Teaching educational technology New Milford High School Nicolette Perna Rebecca Millan' For more information on this event check out the summary provided by ISTE.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Educators could then use those badges to build and communicate their own reputations to their colleagues and to senior staff, capturing a complete picture of their own professional development for others to see. Educators should be comfortable teaching, working, and learning in an increasingly connected global digital society.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On the spectrum of professional experience for K-12 teachers, I am decidedly on the greener side. Although I knew I had a passion for teaching before entering college, I always had this idea in my head that teaching K-12 education wasn’t a real or appropriate profession for an Ivy League, engineering graduate like myself.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

She had her students put their devices away when they entered her classroom and continued teaching the same way she had for the last two decades. Stamey is not alone in her initial reluctance to use technology in her classroom. The inconvenient truth, however, is that it is not easy to come by high-impact professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2011

Other major responsibilities include evaluations, budget preparation, development of action plans, mentoring, and professional development. I blog as a means to reflect on my work as an educational leader and to open up my ideas to elicit constructive feedback from a global collection of exemplary educators.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. Liljedahl has developed a strategy for teaching that he says greatly improves how many students in a class are actually thinking about course material.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. Bubbling right under the surface is a key question: Can AI help teachers teach better? Teaching is hard.

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2023

There’s a growing market for the convenience, accurate feedback and interaction that voice-based AI reading tools provide, due to the unprecedented fall in NAEP reading scores across the country coupled with mounting concerns about modern strategies for teaching literacy.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

When Steven Chan founded Goodnotes, he was a student at the time, and so his commitment to understanding the teaching and learning experiences of the community he built was essential to his mission, which is to revolutionize the way ideas are shaped and amplified.

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Digital Promise

JULY 23, 2020

We know technology can be a transformational tool for improving student achievement and engagement, and for driving school innovation. During implementation, coaches can model use, co-teach side-by-side, or observe the teacher while poised to jump in if necessary.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Teach for Tomorrow’s Job Market Many parents want their children to study computer science. Yet, in the United States, just over half of high schools actually teach it. We’re on a mission to close that education gap. And enjoy access to an educator portal with lesson plans, tutorials, activities and other resources.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I’m on the brink of my third year of teaching, inching quickly towards retirement, as recent teacher attrition data suggests. Arguably, many educators, including myself, who began their teaching careers at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic are facing the most demanding year of our careers.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

What am I teaching today? With a to-do list this long, do I even have time to teach? “I This is how the last year of teaching went for me. Teachers have been accosted with endless professional development training, increased testing, and frequent surveys. I was always completing tasks for other people.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2020

As we learned in our research on the Dynamic Learning Project pilot coaching program , instructional technology coaching can help teachers integrate technology tools and strategies into their teaching in meaningful ways that improve teachers’ instructional practices and advance students’ engagement and learning.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Holding learning technologies accountable. With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students.

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ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2022

Rest assured, acknowledging and adjusting our approach to incorporate our students' interests into our curriculum and instruction does not mean the abandonment of intellectualism in our classroom spaces, but rather a fresh and timely approach to developing intellectualism.

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ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

In Secretary Cardona’s vision to elevate the teaching profession, he highlights three priorities: improving teacher pipeline, supporting teacher growth and investing in teacher retention. What this makes abundantly clear is that the future of education depends directly on our commitment to the success of new teachers.

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Edthena

JANUARY 11, 2024

The world of education technology is expansive. AI-Powered Coaching In a session at the National Charter School Conference , presenter Donna McDaniel explored how AI Coach by Edthena , played a critical role in helping Donna (a ninth-grade science teacher with 30 years of experience) evolve her teaching practice.

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ED Surge

MAY 1, 2024

The advancements in technology are reshaping how we teach and learn, bringing new opportunities and challenges. To address such challenges, a concerted effort must be made to ensure that newer technologies are implemented thoughtfully and responsibly, with a focus on enhancing the educational experience for all students.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

He identifies two significant facets, with the first revolving around using AI as a tool to enhance learning, emphasizing personalized education and support. The second dimension pertains to teaching young individuals how to harness AI for their future careers, leadership roles and learning opportunities.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2024

These aren’t tools created by education technology companies. Over five weeks this spring, about 300 people – teachers, school and district leaders, higher ed faculty, education consultants and AI researchers – came together to learn how to use AI and develop their own basic AI tools and resources. Playlab.ai

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

On this episode of the Teaching Leading Learning K-12 Podcast, Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller talked with Steve Miletto talked about all things professional learning, including how video is changing the game for giving educators feedback about their teaching. Now here’s Steve with this week’s show.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Educators, particularly those entering the field with insufficient training or experience, need immediate access to job-embedded and asynchronous professional development that they can access easily and on their own schedule. They want to teach. They want to teach.” We must invest in our teachers.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the News In a recent article, Edutopia explored the potential of AI in revolutionizing teaching practices particularly through the lens of AI-powered instructional coaching. This innovative approach to professional learning is changing how educators refine their skills and teaching practices.

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