ED Surge

MARCH 17, 2025

Traditional education models, which focus on knowledge retention alone, arent enough. Consider this: Technology is advancing faster than traditional learning models can accommodate. Competency-based progression models can ensure students are building long-term skills, not just memorizing information.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By addressing the current challenges in education, promoting professional development, and prioritizing emotional well-being, this article provides a comprehensive guide for educators committed to bridging the gap between teachers and principals. Performance for all increases within a collaborative school model.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 14, 2010

My reflections led to a belief that I actually had useful information to share that might be utilized to help other educators grow, think, take-risks, and eventually share their success stories. These include mentoring, professional development , encouragement, and most importantly inspiration. Why do I blog?

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2025

The summer before I entered the fourth grade, my mother informed me that I would be attending a new school in my same community with one caveat: it was a class in the gifted and talented education (GATE) program. My journey from traditional classrooms to GATE programs has shaped my perspective on education and fueled my passion for advocacy.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 29, 2013

This was due to a lack of information on better ways of doing things. Being on an isolated island in terms of access to information had a real negative impact on my ability to move my school forward during my first two years as principal. Image credit: [link] I led in a way that I thought was best.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Image credit Expectations are also changing in a knowledge and information-based society where information can easily be accessed from virtually anywhere. The World Wide Web has transformed how we access, consume, create, and share information. How are we adapting and evolving?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 18, 2012

My reflections led to a belief that I actually had useful information to share that might be utilized to help other educators grow, think, take-risks, and eventually share their success stories. These include mentoring, professional development, encouragement, ideas to reform the profession, and most importantly inspiration.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2016

During and between the three days of sessions, the trainers reflected on how today’s residency programs are far more meaningful than their own traditional training experiences. For residents, who are part of all planning processes, lessons are not so much “models” as well-planned roadmaps, informed by constant assessment of students’ needs.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2011

Everything is changing -- the world, learners, job market, technology, access to information -- the sad reality though is that schools are not. Engage your staff in a brainstorming session during the first faculty meeting in order to develop a collective vision on how to transform the school for the betterment of all students.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Social media provides free tools to enhance public relations, celebrate student/staff accomplishments, and keep all stakeholders informed 24/7. Within minutes of creating a school Twitter account (@NewMilfordHS) I began sending out information "tweets". The ease of getting information out quickly out there has been quite convincing.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2017

NJ mandated every district to adopt an evaluation tool that was more detailed and moved away from the traditional narrative report. Provide as much information that validates why the change is being implemented and be honest if any questions or critical feedback arise. So there you have it.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 21, 2017

See what’s worked for successful entrepreneurs who’ve met their own goals, and find a fit for your continuing professional development. Connect to Mention and Google Alerts to get tailored feeds and information about those key areas you need in order to increase your own edupreneurship. Start to follow them online.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Beyond her work with students, Rhue is also committed to collaborating with their teachers, helping, for example, to impart her own knowledge of media and information literacy so they can pass it along to learners in their care. We're information specialists. You get to interact with everybody. Its a treat.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Planning professional learning – How many of us dreaded professional development (PD) days? Consider having some of your talented students create a wood box do this the traditional way and then leave it in the faculty room. Let’s face it, even with progress in schools there still are many areas that need improvement.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In the news What if professional development could be as dynamic and personalized as the classrooms we envision for our students? These informal gatherings include hands-on experimentation and demos, equipping teachers with practical AI skills they can bring back to their classrooms. Thats exactly what St. Heres how St.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

I’d argue that the answer is , in part, giving them the permission and tools to rethink traditional workflows. These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

” I hear this lament frequently when I lead professional development. Too often the default in this scenario is to lecture or verbally present information because it is faster. In fact, the more relaxed a student is in a learning environment, the more open the brain is to taking in information.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

According to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, states and school systems spend $18 billion annually on professional development for educators in the United States, and almost all teachers participate in some form of professional development. under which circumstances would they earn them.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2025

The best teachers dont just deliver information; they inspire. Alabamas First Class Pre-K program, ranked among the nations best, prioritizes small student-teacher ratios, play-based learning and high-quality professional development embedding relationship-building into early education. Family hubs in the UK and the U.S.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, recent research highlights the crucial role of social studies instruction in developing strong reading skills. When students engage with history, geography, and civics, they develop the ability to analyze texts, draw connections between concepts, and retain new information more effectively.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

” This is a big shift from traditional coaching, she says, “which is about data cycles and analyzing student work, learning targets and all of that. I say, Well, could you go to your principal and just get more information, so you have more of an understanding of why she made that decision? And they’re afraid.

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Humanities Pedagogy Professional Development Library 227

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

The Virtual Learning Option program encourages teachers to be creative and develop multiple modalities for lessons and allows students to progress through modules at their own pace. This individualized approach has the potential to inform the traditional classroom setting and improve learning for all students.

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K-12 Professional Development Tradition Teaching 142

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Instead, humans can access the information they need to make decisions and take actions by tapping into their personal networks, computer networks, and social networks. . As a result, learning is happening at every level and information flows between the individual, the network, and the organization.

Professional Development 122

Professional Development Humanities Tradition 122

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.

Cultures 126

Cultures Professional Development Leadership Tradition 126

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

On a shelf in her Chicago classroom, third grader Arianna has a thick binder that details her achievements, strengths and goals as a student, along with some revealing information about her personality. Her sister, Alanni, an eighth grader, has a binder too. CZI is one of The Hechinger Report’s many donors.)

Education 145

Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

Studies learning activity systems (not just one component)—such systems that integrate materials, technologies, supports, teacher professional development, assessments, leadership engagement, and other elements required to change teaching and learning.

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Learning Science Museum Sociology Psychology 114

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Issuers develop micro-credential content, assess submissions, and award micro-credentials. Many also provide recognition or value for those earned micro-credentials through certificates and professional development points. Elevating Educator Voice and Choice : Educators are as unique as the learners in their classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2022

Black teachers, who’ve long played a role in educating children shut out of the traditional system, will be essential to this transformation. Alongside traditional measures like test scores and student growth, teacher diversity data offers an important signal of school quality but is often difficult to find.

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Education Pedagogy Tradition Professional Development 26

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

To help them succeed, the school — which last year served just over 500 high schoolers , roughly 80 percent of whom qualified for free or reduced priced lunch — provides its teachers with daily professional development and coaching on literacy instruction and other topics.

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Dr. Preece

JUNE 3, 2023

As a teacher in the early phase of your career, a lot of your professional development is naturally focused on your Geography and subject knowledge. You may drift towards an NPQLTD or NPQML/NPQSL – and the tradition for people in these spaces is to become less subject-specific in their CPD and personal focus.

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Geography Professional Development Leadership Tradition 40

Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

Questions must be considered when developing policies. This last decade has seen states and districts develop more rigorous teacher observational instruments and better data infrastructure to track progress. The results are already paying off for students and the educators who serve them. Grappling with these matters is not simple.

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K-12 Leadership Education Policy Elementary School 133

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2024

When I showed up, I wore what I thought was professional attire for a school teacher, including a long-sleeved shirt and dress pants. I also wore my hijab, which is a symbol of my faith and tradition in the Muslim community. She then informed me that it would be my first and last day at the school before I left to go to my classroom.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

embracing the maker movement as part of the Future Ready Librarians initiative, it was only natural to work with Digital Promise, a leader in national conversations about maker education and micro-credentials , to create an innovative professional learning tool for librarians. More information can be found at [link]. Create More!

Library 114

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. The teacher pipeline is no longer leaking. Her family benefited from the strength and collaboration of our team.

Social Justice 145

Social Justice Leadership Professional Development Cultures 145

ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2024

Picture it: a room bustling with eager five-year-olds unaccustomed to center procedures and five iPads as the hottest commodity amidst blocks, dolls and traditional learning stations. By enhancing teachers' ability to utilize data practices effectively, these tools support better-informed teaching strategies and improved student outcomes.

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EdTech Professional Development Educational Technology Tradition 125

Digital Promise

APRIL 8, 2016

Studies suggest American schools invest $18 billion in teachers’ professional learning annually. But considerable evidence indicates that formal professional development often misses the mark. And while teachers are also learning in informal ways, existing systems don’t track or make the most of that growth. .

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Through ConnectED, Esri made a billion dollar offer: any K-12 school in the United States could acquire professional online Geographic Information Systems (GIS software), instructional activities, professional development events, and resources for educators and mentors. Because of Prezi’s ConnectED commitment, Ms.

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