Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

I’ve sat through several professional development training sessions in which I was told when the bathroom breaks would be, instructed to put my phone away, and directed to complete specific tasks in a certain way. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 52(5), 890-898. Grolnick, W. & Ryan, R. Hofferber, N.,

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ED Surge

MARCH 3, 2025

A study published in Developmental Psychology found that early math skills at kindergarten entry are among the most significant predictors of later academic achievement , even more so than early reading skills. Professional development ensures educators are equipped to address challenges and apply best practices.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2025

By Clementina Jose SEL professional development opportunities are often disconnected from the realities of life for Black and Latino students who have faced adversity, social worker Clementia Jose explains in her essay. As a Principal, I Thought I Promoted Psychological Safety. Here's What Does. Then a Colleague Spoke Up.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2021

These could be offered within the footprint of a required core curriculum, through career centers or as standalone courses, such as the Psychology of Collaboration class I taught while on the faculty at Harvey Mudd College. They value collaboration because it offers a pathway to do together that which cannot be achieved alone.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Think about the professional development training sessions you have attended. ” Journal of Applied Psychology , 74(4), 580-590. These findings shouldn’t be surprising. People enjoy making decisions about how they spend their time and energy. Connell, J. & & Ryan, R.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The state’s policies regarding nutrition environment and services, counseling, psychological and social services, and community engagement were rated “moderate.”.

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Edthena

MARCH 14, 2023

Focus on delivering meaningful professional development that increases teachers’ ability to ideate solutions. Structure this professional learning in a way that allows for choice and self-differentiation. These 5 strategies can help Looking for personalized teacher professional development?

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Edthena

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ve rounded up four resources that provide best practices for improving school culture, including how psychological safety is crucial for educators and strategies for valuing and supporting teachers. Consider how teachers can get more out of schoolwide collaboration time and professional development without scheduling more meeting time.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

High-quality professional development in remote teaching practices and technology can help. And Guilford County Schools in North Carolina offered 200 virtual learning sessions last summer after a state mandate forced them to cut five days of teacher professional development.

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Digital Promise

MAY 21, 2019

Approximately 8 in 10 of those surveyed also say that learners vary by way of their personal background and knowledge, their health and psychological wellbeing, and how they think, among other things.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

In contrast, prior psychological research on learning was often conducted in a lab with artificial tasks and then applied to more realistic educational activities and settings. Sciences of learning recognizes that many sciences inform our understanding of how people learn, such as neuroscience, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and more.

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The Effortful Educator

AUGUST 5, 2024

I’ve written for the American Psychological Association several, Education Week, Edutopia, National Education Association, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and many more. I also have a more critical eye for professional development and understand what is beneficial for my students’ learning.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

He shares his own experiences as a reference point and encourages the group to outline professional development goals. Dixon, an assistant professor of developmental psychology at Hampton University, said retention efforts like the one in Mississippi ultimately need buy-in from administrators too.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2022

Faculty who participated in professional development opportunities like the Student Experience Project revised their syllabi to clearly signal their belief in student potential. Kathryn Boucher is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Indianapolis. There are some potential solutions.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has compounded long-standing mental health struggles, exposing more students to the trauma of personal and familial illness, financial hardship, displacement and psychological harm. Related: Anxiety, depression among students have become central issues.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 4, 2023

Understanding the Psyche of Technological Resistance in the Education Workforce Resistance to change, especially technological change , is fundamentally anchored in our human psychology. This requires not only technological acumen but also psychological insight and emotional resilience. It’s not indicative of weakness or failure.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Ayodele was interviewed for the teacher professional development blog PLtogether. Ayodele has worked passionately on a main project for his organization, BMEsTalk. The project focuses on creating and curating safe spaces for black male educators. If you’re one of few black male educators, where is your safe space? “As

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

He briefly considered a career in law, but settled on psychology after working in an inpatient clinic for children and adolescents after college. He’s worked in several settings since starting his program in clinical and school psychology in 2020, and found interest in them all. But it kept pulling me back.”

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

JUNE 22, 2024

There’s a huge amount of discussion around the use of instructional coaching in schools as a key driver for professional development, and some are quite evangelical about it. As I hope is clear, this is neither an attack on instructional coaching as a form of professional development nor those who are proponents of it.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Kanold, an award-winning educator, author and national thought leader in mathematics and professional learning communities (PLCs), has co-authored numerous best-selling books and conducted professional development seminars worldwide.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

Social Perspective Taking: A Professional Development Induction to Improve Teacher-Student Relationships and Student Learning ,” has been peer-reviewed and is slated for publication in the Journal of Educational Psychology this summer. The paper, “?? It’s not bullet proof,” said Gehlbach.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

That so many within the education sector are so keen to further their own professional development (PD) suggests the future may be in safe hands. If you’re fortunate and motivated enough to speak at an event like this then, let’s be honest, it’s a pretty good gig. Leverage social norms.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The director of professional development formed faculty book clubs to discuss Claude Steele’s “ Whistling Vivaldi ,” a book about “stereotype threat,” which is a psychological theory about how minorities perform worse in environments where people like them traditionally don’t succeed.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The new professional development specialist will identify employees with potential and help them work through the process of obtaining certification. And they are committed to the district.”. The district’s human resources department plans to hire a staff member specifically to build this diverse pipeline of educators in the district.

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Political Science Now

JUNE 3, 2024

Michael Tesler ’s teaching and research focus on public opinion, racial politics, elections, political psychology, American government, and quantitative research methods. Dr. Michelle Allendoerfer has led the American Political Science Association’s Teaching and Professional Development Programs for the past three years.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2016

Even at education schools with courses on cognitive development, students are often left wanting, said Riley, the Deans for Impact founder. Say you take a course called educational psychology, maybe it’s good, maybe it sucks,” he said. The quality of the professional development teachers are receiving is a really, really big deal.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2017

The traditional way is more convenient — for some, says Dan Condon, associate director of professional development at the Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in Colorado. Friedlaender adds that poor and underserved children frequently struggle with the perseverance required to catch up.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

Nick, a sophomore majoring in psychology, was diagnosed as a little boy with autism and attention deficit disorder. Sitting in the psychology department in a gray T-shirt and blue sweatpants, lightly tapping his foot, he says he still struggles sometimes. “I Related: More people with autism are getting training for technology jobs.

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MPSA

APRIL 12, 2019

By Colleen Wood of Columbia University In addition to thematic panels, the 77th Annual MPSA Conference offered a wide range of roundtables on professional development including practical discussion of fieldwork and research tools and bigger debates on pedagogical practices and public engagement.

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The Effortful Educator

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

And, while I firmly believe this is a topic worthy of studying by all students in all subject areas, I am lucky enough to teach a course (AP Psychology) where this is part of the curriculum. Developing something that is more easily approachable and easily applicable could be quite advantageous for the spreading of sound cognitive psychology.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Schools that implement comprehensive emotional learning and well-being programs saw a 10% reduction in absenteeism rates within a single academic year, according to a 2019 Journal of Educational Psychology study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 111(3), 502-517. Jones, M., Mindful Schools. Mindful Schools Research Institute.

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Edthena

JANUARY 6, 2023

Supporting teachers’ professional development and classroom effectiveness is directly connected to positive student outcomes. In this #PLtogether Lounge Talk, coaching and positive psychology professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh talked with Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And instructional coaching is key to teacher growth.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 7, 2024

There are both psychological and physiological reasons why hands-on learning is so effective at information retention. According to Psychology Today , listening and analyzing processes happen in the left hemisphere of the brain, but visual and spatial processes happen on the right side. They are not available for homeschools.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Aaliyah Williams, a junior at The Charter School of San Diego, takes notes while watching an online video for her AP Psychology class. Related: Students sat in cubicles using computers. It wasn’t popular.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Professional development is both an entitlement and a responsibility – it’s literally written in the teacher standards. But improving your practice doesn’t necessarily mean learning new things and adding to your repertoire.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“They’re trying to develop in students and teachers and principals the need to have data to make better decisions.”. Also, there’s a psychological factor. He recently completed a two-year professional development fellowship program, run by Harvard University, to support this work.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 20, 2023

There’s human development and linguistics and neuroscience and psychology and special education and speech language pathology. That’s because the Science of Reading continues to evolve as more contributions are made from many different disciplines. I could go on and on.”

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