ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2025

Thats a good thing in Adams view, as shes more than a little confident that todays K-12 students will be using AI in some fashion when they eventually join the workforce. Pete Just is the generative AI project director for the Consortium for School Networking, a professional association for K-12 edtech leaders.

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NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

About the National Council for History Education The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is a nonprofit professional organization that elevates the importance of history teaching and learning through professional learning, community building, and advocacy.

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ED Surge

APRIL 17, 2023

But how prepared are K-12 districts to handle the thorny privacy and security issues that these tools raise? Not very, according to “Uncovering Privacy and Security Challenges In K-12 Schools,” a new study of how districts handle privacy and security issues from researchers at the University of Chicago and New York University.

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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.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

To identify top challenges, we asked educators and education leaders to use a wiki survey crowdsourcing tool to answer the question: “Which is a bigger challenge in K-12 education?” It takes time, strategy, and rethinking professional development.” What kinds of solutions can be created to help?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 18, 2024

Can educators free up essential resources from ineffective programs and nonstrategic professional development? The post OPINION: As federal pandemic funds end, K-12 systems must look for bold changes appeared first on The Hechinger Report. That means coming up with answers to some tough questions.

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ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2025

When teachers have professional development in math, they dont always carry what they learn back to the classroom. Potential teachers can come in with a narrow view of what it means to be good in mathematics, Patterson says.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 1, 2013

Educators are invited to join their peers for Common Core Academies that are: Research-based: Their professional development integrates proven curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices from expert practitioners and thought leaders. Common Core Discovery Education Professional Development'

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

In my position as K-12 Director of Technology Integration and Innovation in the Spotswood School District, I am assisting with the district’s transition to Google Apps for Education (GAFE) as well as working with teachers on the effective integration of technology. Please share in the comments section.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Delaware Department of Education has added to their 17 early literacy micro-credentials that were launched in 2020 with 12 new micro-credentials to support early literacy throughout the state.*. Teach for America Las Vegas has published their first micro-credential, Solving Challenges Using Design Thinking in a K-12 Classroom.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 28, 2025

Scholars say, for them, it is incredibly heartening to witness their work make its way into pre-K-12 classrooms; when their college students plead, Why did I have to wait until college to learn this?, More Mini-Lessons This is one of the best professional developments I have ever been to, hands-down. I am so grateful.

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History K-12 Professional Development Teaching 97

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. In these cases there is little to no embracement from those who are tasked with implementation. This is a great example of forced change.

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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.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

When districts slot students into math classes based on ability they send conspicuous messages to those on the lower track that they are not smart enough, says Ho Nguyen, who was a K-12 math and computer science program administrator in San Francisco during the district's detracking attempt.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Here are my observations and thoughts after touring three schools (K-12, 7-12, K-6) located throughout central Iowa: We need to prepare our students to be doers and creative thinkers who can compete with their peers globally for jobs that have yet to evolve. Check out this post on Dangerously Irrelevant.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2023

Boost curriculum and professional development: Schools can use funds to develop new curriculum materials or purchase new textbooks and other educational materials. Teachers can also use funds for professional development, including training on how to use new educational technology in the classroom.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mancuso: When I entered the district in 2018, Eastern York already had innovative practices in place, such as K-5 coding and STEM initiatives. From their responses, we began developing a plan to set a new vision for the district. As superintendent, I wanted to explore these practices further.

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Edthena

MARCH 18, 2022

Prioritize the teacher professional development that will most affect student outcomes. when ‘teacher professional development’ is put on their schedule? As a teacher professional development consultant, he is adamant about respecting teachers’ time. Give teachers time to practice what they’ve learned.

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Edthena

JUNE 29, 2021

Just because summer is here doesn’t mean teacher professional development has to stop. Read on for how to plan your self-driven, at-home teacher professional development this season. Often, educators simply crave more choice and autonomy in their own teacher professional development. Fair enough.

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Edthena

JULY 9, 2021

Lots of things adjusted with distance teaching, but the changes to professional development for educators has actually helped it become more accessible. Doug Fisher talked about new opportunities to learn and grow in an interview with Edthena founder & CEO Adam Geller for the teacher professional development blog PLtogether.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2019

The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township, on the west side of Indianapolis, has gotten a fair amount of attention for personalizing the professional development it gives to teachers in its virtual high school and blended learning programs. This whole time I had been doing professional development to teachers, not with them.

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TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 Usability and Teacher Support: The materials are well-organized, properly paced, and accompanied by robust professional development resources.

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ED Surge

MARCH 3, 2025

The Equity Factor in Early Numeracy Equity remains a top priority for many K-12 administrators. Professional development ensures educators are equipped to address challenges and apply best practices. A Call to Action for K-12 Leaders Early numeracy is foundational to long-term academic success and equity.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Our free weekly newsletter consults critical voices on innovation in K-12 education. Credit: Becki Moss for The Hechinger Report The country also plans to devote $20 million in professional development (a little over $11 million in U.S. Who or what do you trust now? Related: Widen your perspective.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2020

Digital Promise has been working with districts and educators from across the United States to integrate computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) into K-12 classrooms. Schools need more robust examples that focus on what CT is (and isn’t), and they need specific support around K-12 CT integration.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Teacher professional development is essential for growth and learning, especially this school year. This eSchool News article, from Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller, talks about three key ways to help keep professional development useful and teachers motivated.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 29, 2022

The Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative (KVEC) provides free, competency-based flexible, professional learning opportunities for rural K-12 educators via micro-credentials. In the heart of rural Appalachia, teachers may be required to travel 3-6 hours to reach in-person professional development opportunities.

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

Last year’s abrupt transition to remote learning impacted all levels of K-12 education. According to a National Parents Union Survey in October 2020, 45 percent of parents of K-12 students would opt to keep their children fully online if given the opportunity. Professional Development.

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Edthena

JULY 18, 2024

In addition to leveraging the Digital Promise resources, Edthena then tapped into our extensive network of existing K-12 practitioners and literacy experts to implement the Science of Reading framework within the AI Coach platform. Teachers engage in self-paced coaching cycles that mirror an in-person instructional coaching process.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson 12: Election and Electoral College (Grades K-3) Oct. 12, 2020 • Studies Weekly Background Knowledge for Teachers: In the beginning of the United States, the Founding Fathers didn’t want a direct election for the new president and vice president. At the time, many people lived in distant rural areas.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hard to imagine what using artificial intelligence in teacher professional development could mean? But how can using AI in professional learning and development help support educators ? Adaptive learning drives teacher professional development. teacher professional development.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Edtech and Professional Development. Provide high-quality teacher professional development in selecting and using edtech that is inclusive of all learners and encourage teacher input and ownership of the edtech they use in their classrooms.

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Teaching EdTech K-12 Professional Development 143

Digital Promise

MAY 4, 2021

At the most basic level, design thinking can be described as a core set of skills in which students engage in hands-on activities that focus on building empathy, developing skills in prototyping, cultivating a bias toward action, encouraging ideations, and fostering active and creative problem solving. Work in mathematics (Goldman et al.,

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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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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

She knew she had to prepare herself for what may come, so she thought back on what she had learned during her initial Verizon Innovative Learning Schools learning experiences and began diving into every professional development and certification opportunity she could find. “I

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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. Principals often lack access to professional development opportunities. Research suggests that this is one of the top reasons why so many principals are exiting their jobs.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2021

Industry : Nonprofit Education Service Agency; K-12 Educator Professional Development. KVEC has developed a niche in providing free, flexible professional learning opportunities for rural K-12 teachers through micro-credentials.

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