The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

He is most passionate about creating cultures of innovation where teachers are empowered to create the types of learning experiences today’s modern learners need to thrive. He’s the husband of a school counselor and dad of two children, all of which are far more important to him than anything shared above.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

5, 2025) Lexia Aspire Professional Learning , a science of reading-based professional learning solution from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand , has been awarded the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Accreditation Seal. Visit IDA at DyslexiaIDA.org to learn more. BOSTON (Feb.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

They shared how teachers got better using technology, reached out more for feedback, collaborated more, and improved classroom management. How are you sharing these with colleagues and staff or using them for professional learning and feedback? Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Be a Scholar Being a scholar helps you as a leader to improve professional practice and puts you in a position to have better conversations with your teachers about their own improvement. This adds a whole new level of credibility to the post-conference. I made an effort to align every point of critical feedback to current research.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 24, 2020

Now in the age of COVID-19 the TGR Foundation and Discovery Education introduce the first module in a new series of no-cost digital professional learning resources, empowering educators with new strategies to support student success far beyond school campuses. He is a co-leader of the Ohio Google Educator Group (GEG) at tiny.cc/geg-ohio

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology).

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 30, 2016

I have the opportunity to take part in, observe and deliver hundreds of hours of professional development a year, either through conferences, meetings or during the work I do. Why do we not take a stand when it comes to our own professional learning? Learning is fun again! There is always room for improvement.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes. After taking some time to reflect on your learnings, you’ll be ready to create a plan to sustain your technology practice in the school year to come.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. While schools provide their own professional development sessions or teachers may have opportunities to attend local, state, or national conferences, the cost involved in attending them leads to additional planning and preparation for our students.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 15, 2018

Education and technology leaders will soon be making their way to Chicago for the ISTE 2018 Conference & Expo , one of the year’s largest events to highlight the latest innovations in K–12 educational technology. Fri, 06/15/2018 - 16:54. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

#ICE18: Robert Dillon Explains the Pillars of Technology Integration. That old adage sums up why it is so hard for educators, parents and communities to adopt new learning spaces and the pedagogies that go along with them. Over the past 20 years, Robert Dillon has been a huge advocate for experiential learning. meghan.bogardu….

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has released new standards for education leaders , which focus on equity, digital citizenship, team and systems building, continuous improvement and professional growth, the organization announced. ISTE 2018: New Standards for Leaders Focus on Equity, Digital Citizenship.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Adopt a scholarly mindse t Improving professional practice as a leader is not the only benefit of being a scholar. It also enables you to have more effective conversations with teachers about their own growth, adding credibility to post-conference feedback.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

The overhead projector began to fall out of favor in the early 2000s with advances in technology. It should be noted that in both examples above, direct instruction was followed by some sort of student-centered learning activity. In many cases, every classroom is outfitted, as well as conference rooms and professional learning spaces.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

Principals play a vital role in the successful integration of new technologies into the classroom. From creating inventive professional development programs to pioneering new technologies, four California principals told the crowd at the Spring CUE 2018 conference how administrators can support technology integration.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

As digital technology continues to evolve, educators now have numerous options to connect, learn, and grow in both formal and informal ways. These pathways provide an incredible supplement to formal learning opportunities that are provided through district/school trainings as well as off-site conferences, workshops, and presentations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Mark Sparvell cites current research about what students really want in their classroom and how social-emotional learning relates to education technology. Mark has taught both pre-service and post-graduate studies.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2015

This past April I was fortunate enough to have been asked to speak at the Moanalua High School Professional Development Conference in Honolulu, HI. It was an incredible opportunity to get back to Hawaii for a professional event as opposed to a vacation.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Innovative practices and technology that might have been on the back-burner months ago are now front and center. Many hybrid learning models have either an entire day (typically Wednesday or Friday) for teachers to plan, grade, provide interventions, and conference with students. However, this is not all doom and gloom.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

It is also important to point out the following: You don’t need technology to personalize learning. Putting all kids on a device simultaneously and having them watch a video or work on an adaptive learning tool is not personalization. It’s not all students doing the same thing at the same time, the same way.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

was preparing to deploy one-to-one Chromebooks a few years ago, the amount of professional development and training needed for educators was overwhelming. In order to make sure educators were getting the professional learning experiences they needed , Douglas and her team went through several steps to create more flexible (and fun) PD.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology to develop and share the 2020 National Educational Technology Plan. The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. Digital Promise. kasey@digitalpromise.org. Bernadette Adams.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2023

During the spring of 2022, I met Nicki Slaugh , who serves as principal, and many of her staff at a school system where we were all there to facilitate professional learning on Personalized Competency-Based Learning (PCBL). A standout example of this is Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2020

I have seen incredible lessons and activities that have both engaged and empowered learners through the purposeful use of technology, sound pedagogy, and personalized strategies. For virtually everyone, hybrid learning represents a monumental shift from what has been done in schools.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 24, 2021

We have pushed ourselves to embrace new methods and technologies, and we have all grown personally and professionally as we worked through this experience together. Professional development as we knew it changed dramatically over the past year. Here are some ideas for PD for anywhere and anytime learning: Audio platforms.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

The typical edtech conference buzzes with gadgetry, infrastructure and new ways to engage students. When racism, voice and privilege are not addressed in a deliberate way, all of us suffer Most tech conference attendees don’t stop to consider the institutions, such as racism and complicity that create the inequities their students deal with.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

First and foremost, make the time to learn, grown, and get better as opposed to finding the time. There is nothing more important to an educator, outside of working with kids, than professional learning. Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Why go to a conference? Here’s how I’ve been refining my conference-going strategy—particularly in light of the EdSurge Fusion event, which I attended last November. I’m going to start with the “why” of choosing to go to conferences outside my home turf of Virginia. Many things came together for me” at Fusion, says Whitmarsh.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

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. So, what does meaningful professional learning look like? Just let me know!

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2019

Educators often go to professional development events, including technology conferences for a variety of reasons. For some, it is a rare opportunity to learn the latest in education and technology. Often, what gets lost in big tech conferences is a focus on inclusion and equity. That’s a problem.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. For Duquesne Elementary educators and students, maker and STEAM learning sit at the intersection of core content and real-world skill acquisition.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2018

Draper, the director of innovative learning at Alpine School District in Utah, offered six best practices in technology and instructional coaching Tuesday at CoSN’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. You need to have strong professional learning communities," Draper told the packed audience. "If Limit coaching focus.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2020

The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. HP Teaching Fellows Exemplify Powerful Learning. Zelia Capitao-Tavares, grades 4-5 teacher and Technology Coach at Toronto District School Board, Ontario.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

Depending on the semester, all teachers now have 2-3 duty periods off per week to engage in professional learning opportunities. This time is spent learning, innovating, and pursuing ways to become a master educator. PGP time for the past two yeas has been dedicated for my staff to become better educators and learners.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Discovery Education is hosting a free, online conference - 2016 Fall VirtCon - on Saturday, Oct 22nd. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Visit this page on October 22nd to watch all sessions. Register to Host a Viewing Party Discovery Education Resources --. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2024

Investing in Professional Learning Building leadership capacity requires continuous learning. This can be achieved through formal training programs, workshops, job-embedded coaching and conferences. Equally important are informal learning opportunities like peer mentoring, collaborative projects, and reflective practices.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 21, 2013

This past Saturday (10/19) marked the fourth annual Edscape Conference held at New Milford High School in NJ. The idea for this event evolved from a dire need to fill a void in the type of innovative learning experiences that educators were craving. One of the tenants of the Edscape Conference is the focus on the work of practitioners.

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