A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

For the purposes of this post, let’s put aside more traditional pathways that are either provided to educators or ones that are sought out, such as conferences and workshops. Webinars Improved bandwidth and increased access to technology have helped learning through webinars gain in popularity. Herein lies the power of a PLN.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Recently, EdSurge webinar host Matthew Joseph discussed with education experts the need for assessments to measure what truly matters and power human progress. We must consider not just the learner but all human actors in the system and the decisions they need to make to support that learner’s journey.

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Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

While AI has simply not been in the hands of students long enough to have longitudinal data on its impacts, there is a growing slew of research that touts it as a learning tool for non-traditional students (such as Dai et al., This is exactly why there are so many webinars about How to Connect Meaningfully in a Virtual Classroom.

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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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Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2019

While parts of the education system have incorporated tailored methods to keep students engaged, mathematics is often still taught in traditional, non-differentiated ways. Gotto Chair in Child Development and professor of psychology and human development at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. and Antonio M.

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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. During the pandemic, she saw creativity pushed away as schools scrambled to get the traditional core content out to students. However, creativity shouldn’t be reserved for just those content areas.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must not let the flood of tech tools overshadow the necessary human element of education. Adam Phyall 6.

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