The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

While district policies can provide opportunities for improving student achievement, our results suggest that this impact varies widely and requires strong school-level leadership and effort. A second common thread is supporting teachers through professional development and coaching and with high-quality instructional materials.

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K-12 Professional Development Tutoring Government 96

ED Surge

JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. The district is committed to equipping leaders with the necessary expertise to sustainably transform education.

K-12 98

K-12 Professional Development Leadership Library 98

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

It also provides school leaders with a lens to provide valuable feedback to teachers when it comes to addressing priority standards, implementing scaffolding techniques, creating performance tasks, and developing quality assessments. Professional Learning Many schools were not prepared when the pandemic hit.

Pedagogy 546

Pedagogy Social Justice K-12 EdTech 546

ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. They also spoke about the difference that supportive leadership made.

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K-12 Education Professional Development American History 115

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University. It gives me understanding of what’s going on,” Omar said. It’s so nice to understand,” Omar said.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Aligning their efforts with the New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards and the Profile of a North Salem Graduate , the district has developed a Computational Thinking Pathway, which provides CT and CS learning opportunities for all students. The course first supports district leaders in assembling a leadership team.

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K-12 Professional Development Leadership Humanities 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

However, one of our greatest potential solutions is often missed in the national conversation: providing professional development for principals. Yet, the significance of the key leadership position in our schools is largely overlooked and under-supported. Principals often lack access to professional development opportunities.

Public School 125

Public School Professional Development K-12 Tutoring 125

ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. EdSurge: Why is data-driven decision-making important in K-12 education at the classroom and district levels?

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K-12 Professional Development Middle School Public School 79

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 1, 2013

They understand that successful implementation requires a focus on fundamentals: curriculum, instruction, assessment, and leadership. Educators will then utilize this knowledge to develop CCSS lesson plans and assessment tasks for immediate use in their ELA or content area classroom. Click HERE to register to attend.

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K-12 Education Professional Development Lesson Plan 208

ED Surge

JUNE 15, 2022

Some of those big names include Google Classroom in K-12, Blackboard and Canvas learning management systems in higher ed, and across education the once-obscure video software named Zoom became ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EdTech 116

EdTech K-12 Pedagogy Leadership 116

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

These commonly arrive in the form of internal professional development initiatives that chew up a great deal of time, but rarely achieve the types of systemic changes that are intended. It does not rely on someone being in a leadership position in a traditional sense, but more so on a desire to want to change professional practice.

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K-12 Leadership Professional Development Cultures 346

Edthena

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Adjust: A big part of managing up involves adjusting to your supervisor’s leadership or work style. Read more at Government Technology: Edthena Launches AI for Teacher Professional Development and at The Hogan Report: 5 Big EdTech Deals. Teachers’ professional learning needs are changing.

K-12 98

K-12 Professional Development EdTech Leadership 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2023

They decided to take part in a new University of Wyoming project, the Master Educator Competency Program , to help give teachers meaningful support and professional development. The first part of the plan will give teachers the meaningful professional development they need, to prevent them from leaving the profession.

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Professional Development K-12 Leadership Education 93

Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

While expanding access to technology and broadband alone will not improve teaching and learning, our new K-12 Leaders’ Guide to Successful Technology Integration shares lessons learned from several Digital Promise initiatives, including seven years of implementing the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program.

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Cultures K-12 Professional Development Leadership 91

ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

From field placement to the critical first three years, K-12 schools and teacher prep programs must implement proven strategies to improve the quantity and quality of support that new teachers receive. She believes that this combination is not only time-saving, but also helps teachers develop autonomy.

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K-12 Classroom Management Professional Development Elementary School 113

Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Over the last 12 years, the school system has undergone major upheavals. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit.

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K-12 Artifacts Leadership Library 126

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. Frustrated. Overwhelmed.

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K-12 Professional Development Charter School Psychology 144

ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

It seems to be making a difference for both the tutors and the K-12 students. Yet teacher candidates and their classmates who aren’t majoring in education are paid $22 an hour for tutoring DC Public Schools students, as well as for their time spent in weekly training and professional development. They’re hooked.

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Tutoring K-12 Education Pedagogy 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift This summer, teachers around the country are planning these lessons and more, in professional development programs designed to answer a pressing need: preparing teachers to teach about the climate crisis and empower students to act. “I

Teaching 84

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 84

ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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

Education 138

Education EdTech K-12 Humanities 138

Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. Some compelling examples are emerging. We will explore this opportunity in our next blog post.

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K-12 Leadership Education Policy Elementary School 130

ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For more information on leveraging edtech to accelerate learning, as well as comparisons between leading tools, see the Accelerate Learning Kits from K-12 Blueprint, or visit Microsoft Education. Hattie noted that this has the greatest influence on student achievement. Yet, this is only a starting point.

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EdTech K-12 Professional Development Public School 115

Edthena

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Instructional leadership can take many forms and have many titles: academic coach, curriculum specialist, principal, district administrator, and more. Instructional leadership is [not] about being the smartest person in the building. The three key traits of strong instructional leadership are integrity, consistency, and ability.

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Leadership Professional Development Cultures Education 98

Edthena

MARCH 29, 2022

Director of Professional Development Helen Martin and Coordinator of Professional Development Amy French presented about how they use Edthena to build capacity, trust, growth, and goals among coaches and teachers. To support the many first- and second-year teachers in Lee County, teacher leadership is developed.

Professional Development 98

Professional Development Leadership Public School Teaching 98

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business. Start a 60 day FREE trial for Studies Weekly Online to gain access to K-6 social studies curriculum, primary source videos, and more. Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese American computer programmer who founded Yahoo!

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Heritage Teaching Ancestry Museum 59

Edthena

MAY 11, 2021

Co-author of The Distance Learning Playbook and literacy and leadership expert Doug Fisher has implemented new techniques to informally check for understanding in nontraditional ways as a K-12 teacher. Doug Fisher was interviewed by Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller for the teacher professional development blog PLtogether.

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K-12 Professional Development Tradition Leadership 52

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

Just as often, though, it’s not a K-12 school the educators are leaving for. She was tasked with overseeing and supporting membership, accreditation, conferences and events, global outreach and engagement, and professional learning—all areas that had to be retooled in some fashion for a pandemic environment.

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K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 101

Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

HP Spotlight Schools are also characterized by a school culture in which risk-taking and instructional innovation are supported by leadership. Elizabeth Public Schools (EPS) was nominated as a HP Spotlight School district based on their recognized leadership in educational technology. District leadership nominated William F.

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K-12 Leadership Professional Development Public School 81

Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective support for new teachers includes effective coaching, high-quality professional development, and emotional support. Tech-powered professional learning helps build skills for self-reflection and increases sense of efficacy. High-Quality Professional Development. For every new teacher, the stakes are high.

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Professional Development Classroom Management Leadership Teaching 64

Edthena

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The push vs. pull of professional development. But you’ve likely attended professional development sessions that felt like a slog. In this ASCD article, professional learning expert Jim Knight talks about how to create momentum in PD with the analogy of a car. Remedies for teacher stress do exist.

Professional Development 98

Professional Development Social Justice Cultures Classroom Management 98

Digital Promise

JUNE 29, 2016

South Fayette has a K-12 computational thinking initiative that embeds maker curriculum in learning experiences for all 2,500 district students in every grade. Empower teachers through professional development and leadership opportunities. Commit to providing opportunities to all students for making.

K-12 78

K-12 Professional Development Public School Leadership 78

Edthena

MARCH 9, 2021

Literacy and leadership expert, Doug Fisher, published The Distance Learning Playbook with co-authors Nancy Frey and John Hattie to guide teachers through research to understand what works best with distance learning to support students. . Doug was interviewed for the teacher professional development blog PLtogether.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Critical Thinking Professional Development 52

Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

However, to the extent that we have found high quality professional development focused on helping educators understand and respond to learning differences, these efforts are almost exclusively for K-12 educators. With CAST, we have created the Learning Differences Leadership Cohort of Fellows.

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K-12 Professional Development Leadership Tradition 66

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Baltimore County has become a leader in student data privacy and security, and is one of only 13 districts in the nation to earn a Trusted Learning Environment seal from CoSN, the membership group representing the nation’s K-12 school technology leaders.

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K-12 Professional Development Leadership Humanities 61

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 73

EdTech K-12 Middle School Leadership 73

Edthena

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A [professional development] program will never have as much impact as teacher practice,” Steve shared. Read what he had to say about effective instructional leadership or watch all of our int. “What really good leaders do is they learn with teachers,” Steve Ventura said about what the research shows.

Pedagogy 98

Pedagogy Leadership Professional Development Cultures 98

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2024

The daily struggle is evident in the school systems across the nation, where a multitude of supports, staff, solutions, and professional development options are implemented without sufficient consideration for their overall fit and impact. When developing a strategic strategy, leaders have a plethora of alternatives.

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K-12 Leadership Professional Development Education 261