A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The next week off will enable us to recharge our batteries and continue our efforts to make New Milford High School a model for innovation and student-centered learning. Some highlights include the following: Taking control of our growth and development through the successful formation of Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s).

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2011

The NETS provide guidance to school leadership on everything from learning culture to professional practice to digital citizenship. Many of the Standards only require the encouragement, vision and assurance from the administration to ensure that technology is being used to re-shape learning in their buildings.

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

On this episode of the Teaching Leading Learning K-12 Podcast, Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller talked with Steve Miletto talked about all things professional learning, including how video is changing the game for giving educators feedback about their teaching. Now here’s Steve with this week’s show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

on Corippo is the Chief Innovation Officer for CUE, leading CUE’s professional learning throughout California and Nevada. Jon keynotes, leads and designs Professional Learning experiences all over the country. Every week day you’ll learn powerful practical ways to be a more remarkable teacher today.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. So have students learned more? But is asking how much students have learned the right question? Class Dojo-2011. Desmos-2011.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

tags: qrcode favorite Creating Content with iPads tags: iPad favorite Student Learning with Diigo tags: diigo favorite 5 Tips For Assessing What Students Know tags: assessment favorite Defining Professional Learning Communities (PLC) tags: plc favorite Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The Three C’s of Social Networking: Consumption, Curation, Creation tags: socialmedia socialnetworking favorite 7 Video Tutorials to understand Google Voice Completely tags: googlevoice google favorite How Do We Encourage Students to be Advocates of Their Own Learning?

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 3, 2011

tags: projectbasedlearning pbl favorite 10 Fun Facts You Didn''t Know About Google tags: google favorite The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers - Edudemic tags: twitter favorite Using Google Sites to create e-portfolios for students | Emerging Education Technology tags: googlesites eportfolios favorite Posted from Diigo.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

” “Personalized Learning” for educators is something that is gaining more traction in education, and rightfully so. If you are passionate as an organization to provide opportunities for personalized professional learning in your organization, you have to create time where it can happen.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 7, 2011

While attending the 2011 NASSP Conference in San Francisco, CA I listened to a keynote by Dr. Bill Daggett. It’s the quality of thinking, not the quantity, that defines academic rigor, and rigorous learning can occur at any school grade and in any subject. Relevant learning is interdisciplinary and contextual.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given these disruptions, it’s tempting for schools to narrow their focus on core content learning (language arts and mathematics) to make up for lost learning time in the spring of 2020. What is Social Emotional Learning? So, what have researchers discovered about social emotional learning in the classroom?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

In these spaces students are learning how to tinker collaboratively with a problem and keep trying until they find a solution. They are learning to be thinkers, innovators and problem-solvers rather than mere consumers of information. Makerspaces support hands-on exploration and learning. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Many of the initiatives that I am about to pursue either came directly or indirectly from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). Professional Learning Communities (PLC''s): The district will be moving to this research-based model as our main means of professional development. So what''s on the horizon at my school?

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Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more about Edthena’s start and video-powered professional learning in this conversation between Rod Murray of The Pulse podcast and Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And, try out Edthena’s video coaching professional learning for yourself. Video-Powered Professional Learning.

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The Jose Vilson

MARCH 13, 2024

As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as the opening speaker, the conference has grown significantly since 2011. Whereas in the beginning, it felt more focused on digital learning and ed-tech, this year felt more like it was a hub for relevant education conversations.

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Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para partners with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium to offer Student Dashboard Digital Backpack free in Alberta. 24, 2022– The Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium (ERLC) announced Monday that it will support pilots of H?para’s FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Chicago, Illinois, Jan.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

18, 2018) – This back-to-school season, FreshGrade, the portfolio and assessment platform that deepens the conversation about learning, announces its Professional Learning C enter. The resources in the FreshGrade Professional Learning Center are invaluable for teachers. KELOWNA, British Columbia (Sept.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2016

Over the past five years, we North Kansas City School District restructured our purpose so that student-centered learning was the ultimate objective. To implement its use, administrators learned how to coach teachers in using it to design learning opportunities as well as how to gauge teacher impact on student achievement.

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Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more about Edthena’s start and video-powered professional learning in this conversation between Rod Murray of The Pulse podcast and Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And, try out Edthena’s video coaching professional learning for yourself. Video-Powered Professional Learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2011

Join me Tuesday, August 30th, at an earlier-than-normal time for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Richard and Rebecca DuFour on using Professional Learning Communities to improve schools. psid=2011-08-30.1411.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 Work Together. DuFour , M.Ed.,

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given these disruptions, it’s tempting for schools to narrow their focus on core content learning (language arts and mathematics) to make up for lost learning time in the spring of 2020. What is Social Emotional Learning? So, what have researchers discovered about social emotional learning in the classroom?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Distinctive Schools , a network of high-performing charter schools in Chicago, Minnesota and Michigan, offers an example of how to create and operate a personalized learning system.

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Digital Promise

MAY 29, 2015

Back in 2011, Digital Promise started the League of Innovative Schools , a network of forward-thinking districts around the country. At that point, efforts to use personal technology and adaptive software to support teaching and learning were relatively scarce. Support research that expands what we know about teaching and learning.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2018

edWeb.net is delighted to announce that FreshGrade will be sponsoring TechTools for the Classroom , one of the largest professional learning communities on edWeb. We’re delighted that FreshGrade will be sponsoring this valuable online professional learning program. Learn more at www.freshgrade.com.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Jolley pivoted to prevention when most districts nationwide honed in on intervention and pandemic learning loss. With a deep understanding of the Science of Reading, Tier 1 educators can recognize and address learning humps, saving on RTI referrals. Dunbar Elementary School (NY). Think about it. They’re a roadmap to success.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 16, 2021

There are many ideas for how teachers can learn and grow their practice, but it is more effective doing what has been research-proven. Teachers build vital professional knowledge. Whether in PLCs (professional learning communities) or grade team meetings, educators learn from each other when collaborating.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When Robert Runcie became superintendent of Broward County (FL) Public School District (BCPS) in 2011, he faced more than academic challenges. Their work has resulted in widespread impact for the teachers as well as the students and the community. The success of this initiative was built on three core pillars.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 9, 2015

The week before (maybe more, maybe less) a professional learning opportunity, we had a school/staff blog that had an idea that was going to be discussed with staff. This way, you are not limited to one person’s point of view, but are open to learning from others. So what if we were to do this?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Source: EdSurge One trend is clear: The dollars invested in the US edtech industry has ticked up steadily since 2011 (considering 2015 as an aberration). More common in 2010 and 2011, the early days of the current edtech investment cycle, those deals were prevalent at a time that saw an abundance of new ideas, companies and investments.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). View the new Learning Forward Washington Web site and plans for professional learning opportunities during the year.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2018

These 14 districts are being recognized for their efforts in social emotional learning (SEL) and their dedication to creating safe learning environments where individuals feel empowered to express themselves, and where effective teaching and learning can occur. Learn more about APS’s social emotional learning initiatives here.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

Frontline Education, controlled by Insight Venture Partners, has snapped up another 10—most recently, professional-learning provider School Improvement Network. These new firms coming in big checks are going to learn that lesson,” Palmer says. short-lived experiment in the coding bootcamp industry ).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 15, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Learn how Peer Coaching can help align professional development with 21st Century teaching and learning practices.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 27, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Learn how to use Scratch for effective learning and programming in your classroom. Thanks for your attention, and see you online!

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