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Why School Leaders Need a Coach: The Critical Role of Job-Embedded and Ongoing Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Professional learning is an embedded element of every district and school, but the focus is usually on teachers. Increasingly, educational research underscores coaching as a highly effective form of professional learning, essential for empowering school leaders with the capabilities required for impactful, sustainable leadership.

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Efficacy in Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

At the individual level, intrinsic motivation drives educators to actively seek opportunities that support their diverse learning interests and needs. Social media has played a considerable role in this area over the years, demonstrating the power of Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) with learning anytime, anywhere, and with anyone.

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6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. Now, don’t get me wrong; some educators find value in the experiences I have outlined above and have gone on to change their respective practice for the better. However, I would say an equal amount have found little to no benefit.

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Who Should Facilitate Professional Learning?

A Principal's Reflections

These individuals either excelled at some level, whether professional or collegiate, or they are a master teacher when it comes to knowledge, ideas, and strategy as to how to take a group of individuals and help them succeed as a team. Quality professional learning takes time and goes well beyond one and done.

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Strengthen Professional Learning with Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Micro-credentials present a unique opportunity to link professional learning to practice. Through each competency-based credential, educators demonstrate application of their learning. Focus on integrating the new learning into instructional practice.

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

Catlin Tucker

To capitalize on this energy, most school districts organize mandatory professional development opportunities for teachers designed to teach them a new teaching strategy or introduce them to a new piece of technology. I want teachers to understand the purpose of this shift from traditional teaching models to blended learning models.

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VirtCon 2024: Discovery Education Invites Teachers and Administrators to Free Day of Professional Learning

EdNews Daily

Discovery Education invites teachers and administrators around the globe to participate in its 13th annual Fall VirtCon, which will be held this year on Saturday, October 19th from 11 AM to 3 PM Eastern.