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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Here is how educational leaders can champion personalized professional learning for their teachers: Needs Assessment: Start with the Individual One-size-fits-all professional development (PD) is a recipe for disengagement. A shift to personalized professional learning can change this dynamic. Guskey, T. Moeller, S.

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Learning Never Stops

A Principal's Reflections

The same can be said about drive-by professional development. Webinars Improved bandwidth and increased access to technology have helped learning through webinars gain in popularity. Many publishers and professional organizations offer these free of charge to their membership.

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

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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Relevant Leadership for Today's Schools

A Principal's Reflections

is a professional learning community that will help school principals use Web 2.0 tools be an innovative leader, help teachers grow professionally, improve student learning, and improve communications with all stakeholders. Help teachers engage in free online professional development. Leadership 2.0 The Leadership 2.0

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Common Misconceptions of Educators Who Fear Technology

A Principal's Reflections

With change comes the inevitable need to provide quality professional development. Schools can leverage tech savvy teachers to facilitate professional development. There are also numerous free webinars available throughout the year. There are also numerous free webinars available throughout the year.

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5 Keys for Successful Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

I have worked with many schools and districts, facilitating webinars for parents on the topic since the pandemic hit to ease concerns and illustrate validity in the approaches being embraced. Digital leadership compels us to meet them where they are and engage in two-way communications using a hybrid approach.

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Web 2.0 Tools for Professional Development

Dr. Shannon Doak

These types of conferences are fantastic, however, there are many ways educators can professionally develop themselves that are far more impactful than only attending webinars and conferences. Professional development should be relevant to the teacher. Professional development should be relevant to the teacher.