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. Local chapters like ours must adapt and embrace the new realities of teacher professional development, including the digital landscape where most PD has moved since the pandemic.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. In many cases, the act of being “developed” comes in a variety of standard types such as workshops, mandated PD days, presentations, conferences, book studies, or keynotes. Effective teacher professional development.

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2024

Micro-credentials can expand your personal and professional development, be combined to create a custom learning path, and can even kickstart a lifelong learning experience.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 11, 2015

During the planning process one must consider community outreach, budget allocations to improve existing infrastructure, policies, professional development (teacher and administrator), student trainings, and evaluation procedures (i.e. BYOD educational technology ICLE mobile learning mobile learning devices Professional Development'

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Inconvenient truths about teacher learning: towards professional development 3.0. Review of Education, rev3.3226. Kennedy, M. Parsing the practice of teaching. Journal of Teacher Education, 67. Korthagen, F. Teachers and Teaching. Ryan & Deci (2020).

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

Drive-by professional development did not work in the past. For technology to live up to the hype, pedagogy must change, whether learning is face-to-face, remote, or based on a hybrid model to ensure student and staff safety.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2015

Ensure ongoing professional development – I cannot overstate the importance of this suggestion enough. Teachers need training on how to develop pedagogically sound lessons and quality assessments aligned to higher standards. Professional development should be ongoing and embedded throughout the school year.

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Digital Promise

JULY 19, 2023

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Professional development days, mostly packed into the beginning of the academic year, are still the preferred mode to support staff while adhering to specific mandates. I have written in the past about the need to move from professional development (PD) to professional learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

During my ten years as a school leader I dreaded professional development days in my district. I am not sure any educator looks forward to these monotonous experiences (developed under the guise of learning!) I attended many of these events just to meet the required hours of professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 30, 2020

I bet many of you have experienced the same thing in meetings and professional development since the pandemic began. In the end, I went with shorter sessions, longer and more numerous breaks, loads of collaborative activities, and asynchronous tasks where I remained on-hand for individual coaching and feedback.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Developing reflective skills is central to students’ academic and professional development within a discipline. Instead, it is an evidence-based, integrative, analytical, capacity-building approach that serves to generate, deepen, critique, and document learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2021

Continue to advance learning and equity in your schools with professional development. Here are both a message and recommendations based on what I have witnessed and learned firsthand in schools since the onset of COVID-19: Don’t think you need to do it all yourself. Prioritize time, standards, and SEL needs.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 23, 2022

That means no meetings, phone calls, emails, or mandated professional development. However, professional learning support is also imperative, and there are other time-sensitive strategies that can be implemented.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Drive-By Professional Development In Learning Transformed Tom Murray and I highlight the research that illustrates how drive-by professional development has little, if any, impact on professional practice. As our district took on homework. What will you do to improve these practices?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Accessible facilities, ongoing professional development, and family involvement are vital components. It entails individualized education plans (IEPs), differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL) to meet diverse needs. Collaboration among educators, positive behavior support, and peer interactions are crucial.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Packed with lesson ideas, AR/VR apps, and professional development this next-generation online portal can help all educators unleash creativity to trigger meaningful learning amongst all learners. In the words of Ken Robinson, “Curiosity is the engine of achievement.”

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

Historically, however, professional development has been limited to periodic workshops and training that focus mostly on administrative, operational, and compliance issues. They rarely receive ongoing, embedded coaching and problem-solving support based on the instructional needs of specific schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The online portal offers an accessible, one-stop-shop of free resources such as AR/VR apps, immersive lesson plans, and professional development from Digital Promise. I'm pleased to be partnering with Verizon to share a resource that I highly recommend - Verizon Innovative Learning HQ.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

One of the best parts about job-embedded, on-going work with school districts is facilitating a variety of professional learning opportunities. Recently the district asked me to be a part of their professional development day, which consisted of seven different learning strands specific to the needs and interests of their teachers.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Consider providing opportunities for staff to spread their wings by heading up committees, planning professional learning, and working side-by-side with you to develop new courses, electives, and schedules. Move away from drive-by professional development and blanket approaches to personalized, job-embedded models.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2020

What I mean here is that this has to be their opportunity to plan, grade, conference with students, create videos for flipped lessons, or engage in professional learning. They should not be mandated to attend meetings, participate in PLC's, meet with parents, or attend professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 12, 2024

I can’t remember a time this past school year when we had a conversation, and he didn’t mention how he was implementing an idea or strategy that he learned during one of the professional development days I facilitated. During a recent visit, he had just finished up with a hook on circuits using a short video from Flocabulary.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2023

Effects of one-to-one computing and teacher professional development on student achievement in high school mathematics. Laptops and student achievement: Evidence from a large-scale, urban school district. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(4), 357-377. Cheung, A. & Slavin, R. DeWitt, S. & Watson, J.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2016

Do we hold ourselves accountable for implementing ideas and strategies learned through professional development? These are tough questions that not only enable us to reflect, but to also be honest about what isn’t working in education.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

Professional Learning Typical means of professional development (PD) such as drive-by events, one-off workshops, or book studies, while having value, will not lead to impactful virtual learning at scale. There needs to be a shift from “PD” to professional learning that is ongoing, job-embedded, and research-aligned.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). Up until this point, professional development was always done to me as opposed to something that I wanted to be an active part of. Thus, my thinking changed.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2020

It will take creativity during the planning process to re-allocate funds for routine cleaning, screening for COVID19, hygiene, devices, improvements to bandwidth, professional development, and needed programs, all while retaining current staff. Many states and countries will be making deep cuts to education.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Be wary of any solution, program, or professional development that doesn’t address all aspects of student agency while making connections to established practices that are known to be effective. The rest is now history. To effectively personalize, we need to embrace a multi-faceted approach.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

If you can't, consider developing a schedule where administrators and other support staff can fill them in lieu of teachers. Choice in professional learning Forcing educators to engage in one-size-fits-all professional development at this time will tend to be hit or miss depending on the person.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

It behooves all of us to consider reality when ideas are presented, whether through social media, workshops, professional development days, in books, or during keynotes and presentations. There are a lot of challenges listed. The struggle for many is real, and they need our support.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 22, 2023

With the suggestions in hand, the leaders were empowered to review what we had seen and my recommendations to determine the focus for an upcoming professional development day I would be facilitating. As a result, I provided them with close to 5000 words of feedback.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 5, 2014

Ensure that support structures are in place such as professional development, autonomy, availability of resources, and the establishment of a feedback loop. Provide a clear rationale for change tied to research and examples from other schools where these initiatives have been successfully implemented.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2016

It is in these carefree moments that kids and adults develop and enhance certain skills that will play a huge role in personal and professional development. Play has a magical effect, at times, of taking away some of the stress and pressures of life.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Encourage colleagues resistant to change to attend professional learning opportunities with you, especially administrators. Get him/her involved in quality professional development related to the change effort. Share current research and practices that support the change you are championing.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

Finally, a commitment to ongoing professional development and a genuine passion for teaching are central to ensuring that students receive a high-quality education that prepares them for future success.

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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.

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