ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

Many believe that technology is the key to addressing any perceived learning loss, as well as redefining teaching and learning. Karen Adams, the Head of America’s Professional Development at Promethean , recently offered her perspective on where we are and where we’re going. Yes, there are gaps.

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EdTech K-12 Professional Development Project-Based Learning 103

Edthena

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here are a few articles for educators about professional development. This month’s recommendations include using project-based learning assignments during distance teaching , providing students virtual work-based experiences, and lessons learned from educators on how to support parents of younger remote students.

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Project-Based Learning Professional Development Teaching High School 52

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Educators who organize the rigorous and personalized learning experiences at Edcamps know how comprehensive the experience is. The Edcamp Organizer micro-credential aims to honor these educator leaders’ depth of understanding about participant-driven professional development. The Modern Classrooms Project.

Professional Development 108

Professional Development Project-Based Learning Library High School 108

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2020

In Chicago, where I teach, we recently learned that our first semester will be entirely virtual. Even amid my worries, I’m excited to further hone this new way of teaching and develop tools for asynchronous learning, which offers students the flexibility to learn in real-time and at their own pace.

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Professional Development Project-Based Learning Social Science High School 121

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Undeterred, Doreen Gehry Nelson, now 86, went on to start her own nonprofit , win a slew of awards and share her city-building teaching methods with thousands of classroom teachers and other education professionals around the world, though not nearly as many as she would like. “As far as I’m concerned, you kill any creativity.”

Education 89

Education Project-Based Learning K-12 Museum 89

Edthena

JANUARY 28, 2021

Take time to block out the current uncertainties of the world and reflect on what you have control over: your teaching practice. Developing a journaling practice is not a novel idea. However, this activity will help you build resilience, an essential mindset given the current teaching landscape. What didn’t?

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Project-Based Learning Professional Development Tradition Cultures 52

ED Surge

JULY 21, 2023

While some of these staff are newer to teaching, most are experienced educators who have come from other schools, bringing their own backgrounds, beliefs and ideas to the table. For as long as I've been teaching, we’ve struggled to make a meaningful dent in our most persistent problems. As a veteran teacher, I am part of the system.

Leadership 91

Leadership Cultures Project-Based Learning History 91

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2020

Schools and districts looking to support their educators or individual educators looking for streamlined resources can utilize this stack to support digital learning that centers around equity and access. Educators are encouraged to complete this stack in order.

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Project-Based Learning Library Professional Development Research 87

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Department of Education’s National Education Technology Plan (2017) calls for “thoughtful intervention and attention” to close this digital use divide, namely by enabling educators to “design highly engaging and relevant learning experiences through technology.” To learn more, visit DynamicLearningProject.com and fill out the interest form.

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Professional Development Project-Based Learning Educational Technology Critical Thinking 77

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

CoSN representatives and VMware volunteers from around the world, organized by Team4Tech, descended on Havre Public Schools in August with donated hardware and software and plans for more than a week’s worth of professional development sessions. Related: A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children.

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Project-Based Learning Public School Elementary School Professional Development 82

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2018

That’s one of the reasons a different approach to teaching and learning caught my attention several years ago. A member of the nonprofit New Tech Network , the school showed me a different approach in classrooms, whereby teachers connected students with their learning in profound new ways.

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Project-Based Learning Professional Development High School History 76

Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

In addition to teaching, he has served as department chair, swim coach, and Russian program manager. He also develops high-quality and high-impact professional development for his colleagues. Talking about his passion for the work, Daniel said, “My passion for teaching is fueled by my students.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Archiving Project-Based Learning Public School 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Our new learning design and schedule allow us to differentiate and accelerate instruction, offer new learning opportunities in both STEM subjects and the humanities, and increase the amount of time available for teacher planning and professional development. Here are the five pillars of the new schedule: 1.

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Professional Development Middle School Project-Based Learning Leadership 57

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

– Establishing our rules of play and group norms – Quick reactions to my TEDxDesMoines talk about extracurricular learning v. traditional classroom ‘projects’ (how is PBL different from what we normally do in our classes?) – Interrogating our instruction: Are these elementary and middle school projects any good?

Leadership 107

Leadership Professional Development Geography Project-Based Learning 107

Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2017

Time constraints to demonstrate a competency are removed in this system of teaching and learning, and student transcripts have been adapted to reflect student progress in this system. Students at KM Perform leave high school with an understanding and ownership of how they learn best.

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Middle School Charter School Project-Based Learning Cultures 67

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 21, 2016

We analyzed and strengthened our own personal and professional networks (both digital and analog), saw how connectedness is transforming both group interaction and individual relationships, and examined a number of connected learning initiatives for students and teachers.

Leadership 70

Leadership Project-Based Learning Economics Professional Development 70

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 11, 2016

Many organizations have ‘20 percent time’ initiatives, which give employees time and permission to learn and work on new topics of their choosing as long as they have potential benefit to the organization. CLMS took that idea and ran with it, substituting ‘teacher genius hour’ for some of its traditional professional development.

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Project-Based Learning Middle School Professional Development Tradition 35

ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2022

Simply having computing devices is not enough if 1:1 initiatives are to help advance teaching and learning.” But these positive teaching and learning benefits didn’t occur in a handful of counterexamples. But the devices also offer new opportunities for how schools can support learning.

Professional Development 89

Professional Development Project-Based Learning Library Elementary School 89

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The issue isn’t just about teaching math; it also involves addressing gaps in literacy. percent of their day on numeracy skills — a gap that underscores the need for teaching approaches that bridge math and literacy. Unfortunately, most elementary schools teach math and English language arts separately. Subscribe for free.

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Elementary School Project-Based Learning Professional Development Critical Thinking 93

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

” I hear this lament frequently when I lead professional development. Teachers get super excited about integrating technology or want details about a project, assignment, or routine I do with my own kids. My classes are only 50 minutes.” The big hurdle is time.

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Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan Professional Development Tradition 168

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

He finds it easy to teach himself with online content as his guide. The computers themselves bring concerns about the negative effects of screens on children’s learning and brain development. But while computers are the heart of Summit’s model, they’re designed to play a supporting role in teaching kids, not take center stage.

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Junior High Charter School Social Studies Elementary School 116

Rosie the History Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Well, this is my version of a birth story – the birth of my teaching career. My Job Hunt I graduated with my teaching degree in December 2013 and landed my dream job at a children’s museum working as their education director/exhibit designer/volunteer coordinator. This is how I felt about being hired to teach history!

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Museum Charter School History World History 52

TeachThought

JULY 31, 2024

Not An Argument For Learning Models At this point, this is usually where the conversation turns to learning models–entrepreneurial learning, self-directed learning , mobile learning, play-based learning, project-based learning, inquiry-based learning , blended learning.

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Professional Development Project-Based Learning Government History 201