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Designing Powerful Professional Learning Experiences for Making

Digital Promise

This blog is the second in a series sharing our Maker Learning team’s experience designing and facilitating this professional learning experience. In our previous blog , we shared how our team designed the Maker Learning @ Home cohort professional learning opportunity.

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6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The bottom line is that all educators yearn for quality professional learning as opposed to development that leads to sustained improvements in teaching, learning, and leadership. The image below from Katie Martin sums up nicely what educators want out of professional learning. Always make time for feedback.

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Professional Learning Communities: Using the 5Es to Give Teachers Agency and Maximize Productivity

Catlin Tucker

This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. Professional learning should not be relegated to a handful of all-staff training days. The members of the PLC determine the focus of their inquiry and learning.

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edWeb 2024 Professional Learning Survey

edWeb.net

edWeb.net is a free professional learning network that provides educators with online learning communities and edWebinars. edWeb provides personalized, collaborative learning—anytime, anywhere. Our 2024 Professional Learning Survey reports on 5 years of data. It is easy to use with many available choices.

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Really Great Reading Launches Structured Literacy Instruction Professional Learning Community

edWeb.net

edWeb.net is excited to announce that Really Great Reading has launched Structured Literacy Instruction , a free professional learning community on edWeb that champions literacy education, catering to educators, school leaders, and district administrators alike. Learn more at reallygreatreading.com.

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edWeb 2023 Professional Learning Survey Copy

edWeb.net

edWeb.net is a free professional learning network that provides educators with online learning communities and edWebinars. edWeb provides personalized, collaborative learning—anytime, anywhere. Our 2023 Professional Learning Survey reports on 5 years of data.

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Power Up Blended Learning: A Professional Learning Infrastructure to Support Sustainable Change

Catlin Tucker

I fear that many schools and districts have not invested in building a professional learning infrastructure to nurture the spark created during stand-alone professional development days. That said, inspiring educators to change their teaching practices and reimagine learning in their classrooms is not an easy feat.