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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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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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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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. I believe this mindset shift is emblematic of the widening gulf between national professional organizations and local teacher communities.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

Teaching will and must be different. Drive-by professional development did not work in the past. It is okay to admit that we were ill-prepared before and during the pandemic. Now is the time to seize on lessons learned as schools prepare to move into uncharted territory whether the COVID19 rages on or begins to subside.

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TCI

JULY 9, 2024

This summer, take advantage of TCI’s professional development opportunities to brush up on the latest teaching strategies and earn professional hours. Plus, you’ll receive a certificate for 3 professional development hours! Summer is the perfect time for teachers to rest, recharge, and get inspired.

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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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A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The paradigm of persistent problems Mary Kennedy’s seminal (2015) paper “Parsing the practice of teaching” sets out the idea that every teacher, no matter their experience, expertise or context, faces the same persistent problems of teaching. Script a short teaching sequence to perform. Parsing the practice of teaching.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 30, 2020

Educators have taken a critical lens as to why they teach the way they do and how it can be done more effectively. I bet many of you have experienced the same thing in meetings and professional development since the pandemic began. Don't teach every standard.

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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. They have utilized me as a keynoter, coach (leadership and teaching), and workshop presenter. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Remote learners can be placed in the same rotation to eliminate the back and forth that often occurs when trying to teach both groups simultaneously. Other administrators and support staff who are not involved in daily hybrid teaching can lend a hand to give teachers the needed time.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 23, 2022

I don’t have to go into specifics as they are well known, but many of the issues include quarantined students, skeleton classes, concurrent teaching, covering classes, abrupt shifts to remote or hybrid learning, increasing demands, and personal exposure to the virus. As a result, the workload and stress just keep piling up.

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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.

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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.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 19, 2025

Theoharis co-founded the Teach the Black Freedom Struggle class series with the Zinn Education Project and invited our staff to collaborate on a teaching guide for The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks book and film. Professional development credit certificate provided upon request for attendees.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This means looking at key practices such as Tier 1 instruction, pedagogy, assessment, feedback, differentiation, RTI , real co-teaching , and professional learning to see where there is an opportunity to grow. Another standout for me was to see firsthand how much progress has been made with effective co-teaching strategies.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Inspiring high school students to choose teaching as a profession. Inclusion and REAL collaborative teaching. There is a need to teach them not only to access safely and critically but also to apply and construct new knowledge. Attracting the best and brightest to the field Boys’ achievement and engagement.

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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. First and foremost, a pedagogical leader must be deeply knowledgeable about educational theory and practice, staying abreast of the latest research and innovations in teaching and learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Others are seeing their administrators offer their time and that of other non-teaching staff members. If you can't, consider developing a schedule where administrators and other support staff can fill them in lieu of teachers. Even though deadlines are needed showing a little grace will always be appreciated.

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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. How will you work to improve professional learning in your school or district?

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2025

In the 2021-2022 academic year, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce found more than 43,000 individuals with active teaching credentials were not employed as teachers or staff members in a public school. Our principal recruits and advertises open teaching positions only to receive zero applications most of the time.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept.

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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. Feedback is a critical catalyst for professional learning and growth.

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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.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In our district now, we talk about designing, teaching and learning to the edges , which is our personalized approach. This involved professional development, providing space for collaboration, sharing best practices and challenges, and offering administrative support. Calvert: We follow the data as a district.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We should innovate to leverage emerging technology, getting data back at nearly the speed of teaching and learning. How can assessment data effectively inform instructional decisions and support professional development for educators? This allows everyone, including the learner, to make the best data-based decisions possible.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

As a sector, we are being bombarded with reports of our failings in the teaching of maths, which leaves teachers and principals across the country feeling uncertain of what to do, and how to teach maths effectively, Rodgers wrote in a report to her school community at the end of the sabbatical. Not any more.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The same can be said about drive-by professional development. When it is all said and done, the best experiences are ongoing and job-embedded so that the needed support, application into practice, feedback, and accountability for growth lead to actual changes to teaching, learning, and leadership.

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Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Making Social Studies Fun to Teach | Teacher Testimonial Nov 07, 2024 Video Transcript Speaker : Manda Rensel, 1st Grade Teacher, PA Tell us why you love Studies Weekly! Manda's Story In Manda Rensels 25-year teaching career, she never enjoyed teaching history. Studies Weekly has changed my outlook on history, she says.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

Nationally, there aren’t enough bilingual educators , or educators certified to teach English as a second language (ESL). For rural school districts inexperienced in providing multilingual education, said Hansen-Thomas, professional development is the place to begin. Hansen-Thomas also points to the U.S.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 4, 2024

I routinely see professional development companies championing only competency-based solutions or those where students must watch a video. Myth 4: Data must be used to personalize In Personalize , Nicki and I state the value of data-enhanced teaching, not data-driven. Too much of something tends to diminish its value.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 30, 2024

My career in teaching began in the fall of 2017, right after I completed the first summer semester of my graduate program. Soon after, I began my first summer professional development at a school in the neighborhood I grew up in. Who Am I in Education? Needless to say, I was not prepared for the unrealized stress.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

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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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2025

In fact, he references teachers using lessons from the Zinn Education Project as playing a key role in teaching peoples history, outside the textbook. This class is in preparation for the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action. Professional development credit certificate provided upon request for attendees.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

JUNE 11, 2024

Professional development often fails to cater for individual needs because it’s unlikely that in a room full of teachers everyone is in roughly the same place in terms of knowledge, experience and expertise. How, then, can we design our professional development to help develop this kind of responsive decision making?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Teachers with math anxiety spend fewer hours teaching it in the classroom, so its important to end that cycle now, Robinson says. Much later, as a middle school math teacher, Robinson would cram before teaching a lesson; she was still hearing that long-ago teachers voice in her head saying she couldnt grasp the material.

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