ED Surge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Professional Development Advocacy Lesson Plan Teaching 141

ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. Despite my love for learning, I strongly disliked most professional development sessions. The way sessions were facilitated often contradicted research-based teaching strategies.

Professional Development 141

Professional Development Advocacy Tradition Leadership 141

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Instead of spending seven to twelve hours per week creating instructional content, access to high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) allows teachers to focus on what truly matters: teaching and engaging students in meaningful, impactful lessons. They allow students to deepen their social studies content knowledge and skills.

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Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

Edthena

MARCH 25, 2025

Edthena is proud to announce our collaboration with researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of Albany on an AI-based multi-modal neural network project funded by the Gates Foundation. Reliable and research-validated AI-powered feedback for math instruction is coming soon! This project builds on proven research.

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Research Professional Development Humanities Elementary School 64

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

For years I was able to teach both in the classroom and on the field. In many aspects, coaching is teaching, but without formal grades. As a coach, I provided lessons and strategies on skill development as well as competencies that pertained to excelling at a particular sport. That is one of the critical points of this post.

Leadership 365

Leadership Professional Development Pedagogy High School 365

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

It intertwines innovative teaching practices, cutting-edge technologies, and a culture of inclusivity into the very fabric of districts and schools. All services and offerings that we provide support longitudinal and evidence-based change to improve learner outcomes backed by research. SET grounds everything we do at Aspire Change EDU.

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K-12 Education Leadership Classroom Management 445

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We live in exciting times as unprecedented access to knowledge, research, and effective strategies at our fingertips can assist educators in creating meaningful experiences for students that align with both needs and strengths. Another standout for me was to see firsthand how much progress has been made with effective co-teaching strategies.

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Junior High Pedagogy Professional Development Leadership 482

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

As much as this has been a game-changer for so many, we now have better access to research and evidence of improved student outcomes to really hone in on the types of changes that are needed in classrooms, schools, and districts across the world. Inspiring high school students to choose teaching as a profession.

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Education Social Justice Library Professional Development 367

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Our research-backed micro-credentials are digital certifications that verify an individual’s competence in a specific skill or set of skills, regardless of where and how they learned them. Teach for America – Las Vegas. Carey Institute for Global Good. Digital Promise & Verizon Innovative Learning Schools.

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Professional Development K-12 Project-Based Learning Civics 110

NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). These regional grants will help fund projects that expand and explore innovative methods of teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.

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Library Primary Sources Museum Historic Sites 130

Edthena

JUNE 5, 2023

Teacher professional development is a key component of school improvement, but are your teachers really getting the most from your instructional PD? Whether you’re a district-wide PD director or a school principal, it’s important to maximize the time teachers spend engaging in their professional learning and growth.

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Professional Development Teaching Research Education 97

The Effortful Educator

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Heres hoping as many as possible read the book and action the ideas getting these learning ideas on the front foot is a tough ask (weirdly) and moving teachers from their obsession about teaching to add an obsession about learning is the aim of the game. Teachers love to teach. The act of teaching is so enjoyable.

Psychology 121

Psychology Professional Development Humanities Teaching 121

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Traditional Grading Practices and Homework There is a great deal of research out there that supports changes to how educators grade and the use of homework. In light of what the research says and the negative impact on our learners, it has been difficult for educators and schools to let go of these two practices.

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Professional Development Leadership Tradition Research 340

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

Many educators, including myself a few years ago, don’t even know what tools exist, let alone how they can enhance the teaching and learning process. You can now connect with world-renowned educational researchers or experts from your living room. Using tools to share and acquire resources expands our horizons.

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Professional Development Educational Technology Cultures Education 343

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. Bubbling right under the surface is a key question: Can AI help teachers teach better? Teaching is hard.

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Research Professional Development Tutoring Teaching 145

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. Liljedahl has developed a strategy for teaching that he says greatly improves how many students in a class are actually thinking about course material.

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Research Teaching Pedagogy Elementary School 145

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

He has begun to research how to implement student portfolios using Evernote for next year. Similar to FedEx days discussed by Dan Pink in Drive, my teachers have been given the opportunity to follow their passions, unleash their creativity, and deliver a learning portfolio that illustrates professional growth to enhance teaching and learning.

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Sociology Artifacts High School Professional Development 407

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 24, 2020

During my years as a teacher and principal, I would spend countless hours planning, researching, and attending professional learning events to hone my craft in order to become a better educator. While others might disagree, such as my mom, I pride myself on being extremely resourceful. However, this was not always my strength.

Geography 545

Geography Humanities Cultures Professional Development 545

Political Science Now

MARCH 12, 2025

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Professional Development Grants program for the 2024 MENA Workshops Alumni.These grant programs support research and networking activities and promotes collaboration between scholars and institutions across the Arab MENA region.

Professional Development 35

Professional Development Political Science Pedagogy Research 35

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

But over the last ten years, whenever I set out to find information about teaching strategies, educational resources, technology for schools, or pretty much anything related to improving learning for our students, someone would inevitably pipe up and say, “Librarians can also help with that.” That was about it.

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Library Pedagogy Advocacy Professional Development 360

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 25, 2019

Over the years, I have not shied away from discussing the need to align ideas and strategies to research as well as evidence that shows in some way that there is an improvement in student outcomes. The bottom line is why make an investment to improve teaching, learning, and leadership but have nothing to show for it?

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Leadership Pedagogy Professional Development Cultures 335

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

For cash strapped districts BYOD seems like the logical solution to leverage the mobile devices students have to enhance learning, increase productivity, conduct better research, address critical digital literacies, and teach digital responsibility. One suggestion is to use Google Forms to curate this information.

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Professional Development High School Teaching Research 383

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

With all the many state mandates and district directed professional development, as well as time after school devoted to grading and lesson planning, in her mind and many others, time was not readily available. By contract all teachers had to teach five periods. Who was I to disagree, as her words were stark fact.

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Artifacts Professional Development Lesson Plan High School 315

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Every teacher at her school, the Health Sciences High and Middle College, in San Diego, shares in the responsibility of teaching students literacy skills, regardless of the subject they teach. While some students also receive one-on-one remediation, Fisher said that research shows those interventions aren’t enough to close the gap.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

Nationally, there aren’t enough bilingual educators , or educators certified to teach English as a second language (ESL). According to recent research , while English-learner populations are growing in rural places, rural multilingual learners are less likely to receive instruction in their native languages.

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Teaching Professional Development Community Engagement Library 135

Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Online Teaching, Technology, and Learner Variability : Teachers with a high degree of comfort with technology are significantly less likely than others to say the pandemic has worsened their ability to work with each student’s individual learner variability. Edtech and Professional Development.

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Teaching EdTech K-12 Professional Development 140

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

Now more than ever we must not only teach our kids to be critical consumers of digital content, but we must also model the same. The content they shared included policies, procedures, pedagogical techniques, and professional development, but more importantly, tangible improvement results. Does it align to peer-reviewed research?

Professional Development 301

Professional Development Cultures Research Teaching 301

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. Jami Rhue Its differentiating.

Library 111

Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 111

Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Join APSA and Russell Sage for a professional development webinar exploring best practices for winning research funding. Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | 2 pm Eastern | Register Here Seeking research funding is an increasingly competitive process and preparing a successful application can be a challenging and time-consuming exercise.

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Professional Development Research Political Science Social Science 48

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2015

Pinpoint areas of potential difficulty beforehand that morph into challenges or excuses such as time, lack of collaboration, finances, limited support, poor professional development, resistance, mandates/directives, and frivolous purchases to name a few.

Leadership 371

Leadership Cultures Professional Development Teaching 371

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

It has been quite the ride since I changed my perspective on teaching, learning, and leadership eight years ago. Social media had to be blocked for all and I, for one, wasn’t going to waste any of my precious time using it professionally or personally. We focus deeply on the why, but go to great lengths to detail the how.

Leadership 292

Leadership Cultures Professional Development Economics 292

ED Surge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Researchers have shown that districts around the country dont use the same criteria when grouping students into higher or lower math classes. But these hierarchies affect students belief systems and also tend to lower teachers expectations of students labeled worse at math, Nguyen says. That was true in San Francisco, Nguyen says.

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K-12 Tutoring Advocacy Private School 117

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development.

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Artifacts Leadership Digital Resources Lesson Plan 274

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

It all ties back to professional development. I dont expect teachers to be curriculum developers I want them to be curriculum implementers. Additionally, we must elevate the level of respect for the teaching profession. One persistent challenge is that research, while invaluable, is ever-changing.

Professional Development 90

Professional Development Leadership Teaching Research 90

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2012

Policies have been developed for students to bring in their own computing devices, a ban on cell phone use during non-instructional time has been lifted, and educational programs have been put in place to teach our students about digital citizenship, responsibility, and footprints. Treat students like 21 st Century adolescents.

Global Connections 349

Global Connections Educational Technology Classroom Management Professional Development 349

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2013

In collaboration with my staff and the support of District leadership, my efforts have laid the foundation for an innovative teaching and learning culture that focuses on preparing all students for success. Instead of viewing student-owned technology as a hindrance, it is now wholeheartedly embraced as a mobile learning tool.

Leadership 291

Leadership Professional Development Educational Technology Critical Thinking 291

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Eliminated cost of living adjustments ( COLA ) for all retired educators who gave their all for kids Vetoed a mandatory school recess bill, even though research had shown how important it is to student learning. Schools had to front the money for quality professional development, curriculum revision, and technology to support these mandates.

Education 285

Education Pedagogy Professional Development Public School 285