The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

Summer is a great time to learn how to do that as you prepare for fall and back to school. Fortunately, TGR Foundation and Discovery Education are partnering to help STEM teachers reach a more diverse group of learners and generate student interest in STEM. This post is sponsored by TGR Foundation and Discovery Education.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2024

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

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Micro-credentials empower educators by showcasing the professional learning skills they are using every day to develop the students in their classrooms. The Institute has developed a series of micro-credentials around personalized learning implementation based on our Honeycomb Model. Christina Sprader.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 23, 2022

However, one group, in particular, stands out as they are on the front lines every day working with kids – our teachers. That means no meetings, phone calls, emails, or mandated professional development. However, professional learning support is also imperative, and there are other time-sensitive strategies that can be implemented.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 5, 2021

While this is undoubtedly important, it is also vital to gather input on professional learning and resources that are needed— more of this down the road. Personalized strategie s such as station rotation, choice activities, playlists, and the flipped approach maximize the amount of time that is already available.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2022

While having a focus and knowledge of pertinent strategies is a good start, there needs to be an emphasis on changing practice. While the transition to personalization can occur using high agency strategies as detailed in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , it is critical that the right culture is in place.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

A foundation can then be established for more personalized approaches such as pedagogically-sound blended learning, self-paced activities, and bitmoji classrooms. Breakout Rooms The social aspect of learning should never be undervalued. Students and families win as they have on-demand access to resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

BOSTON In 2024, more than 2,600 districts, schools, and state departments purchased or renewed licenses to Lexia Aspire Professional Learning or the Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs. Its the door to everything.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 26, 2020

Will kids go back to school or continue to learn remotely? How will educators get the professional learning support they so desperately need? Some key aspects to consider are face-to-face instruction, personalization, blended learning, adaptive tools, flex schedules, social distancing, health and safety, and remote learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Instead, it depends on which type of leadership and strategies are best-suited to the task. According to this theory, the most effective leaders are those that are able to adapt their style to the situation and look at cues such as the type of task, the nature of the group, and other factors that might contribute to getting the job done.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 25, 2021

Strategy The real work and testament to outstanding leadership is moving past the visioning process by developing a strategic plan to turn vision into reality. A great strategy empowers people to take action. Professional Learning Change will only succeed if the right supports are in place.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 3, 2020

What I want to avoid is a situation where teachers are presented with an alternative schedule in August and given a handful of professional development days to figure out how to adjust a semester’s worth of curriculum for a hybrid schedule. Schedule 1 has the student population divided into two groups: Group A and Group B.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’ve hosted 10 Lunch and Learn Weeks this year, a big jump in the popularity of this format for a deeper dive into a topic that features the voices of a wide range of educators and experts. All of these are on our top 25 list (some of the programs were promoted multiple times during the year).

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Plus, they can add Google Drive files for learners to collaborate on, with the option of creating a copy for each group in the class. If you want to try a similar activity at your school, you can upload the professional learning content into a Hāpara Workspace for staff members to access.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 13, 2020

It took some self-reflection and honest feedback from my students to move away from being the sage on the stage and more of a facilitator of learning. Differentiated instruction and cooperative learning strategies became embedded in some form during each lesson. Use varied engagement strategies (click HERE for specific ideas).

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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). The strategies Eric has given my teachers have been invaluable.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

However, you just can't replace face-to-face professional learning, in my opinion. Even though I have been on-site for workshops since the start of the pandemic, last week was my first time working with educators in small groups and visiting classrooms with students. The teacher has two options here. They are your best resource.

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We live in exciting times as unprecedented access to knowledge, research, and effective strategies at our fingertips can assist educators in creating meaningful experiences for students that align with both needs and strengths. One thing is for certain: learning is not linear. It starts at the top with leadership.

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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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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

This partnership gives teachers more time and energy to innovate and personalize learning while providing students with the opportunity to actively drive their own growth. And in Grow , you’ll reflect on how your new strategies are working for you and your students and consider ways to improve the process for next time.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

In many cases, every classroom is outfitted, as well as conference rooms and professional learning spaces. When I ask teachers and administrators what support is needed to help them improve learning in the classroom, the IWB is a typical response.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2020

Personalization Personalized learning represents a movement from the “what” to the “who” as a means to facilitate student ownership of the learning process. It consists of high-agency strategies that focus on voice, choice, path, pace, and place both with and without technology. Check out this post for more detailed information.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 28, 2024

This collective wisdom can be harnessed to develop more effective teaching strategies and curricula. They can generate creative solutions and innovative approaches, such as personalized learning, by sharing ideas and perspectives. This can lead to more engaging and effective learning experiences using high-agency strategies.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

One of the best parts about job-embedded, on-going work with school districts is facilitating a variety of professional learning opportunities. Recently the district asked me to be a part of their professional development day, which consisted of seven different learning strands specific to the needs and interests of their teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies “In this course, you will explore the importance of culture; how it impacts thinking, learning, and behavior; and how to embrace cultural differences and become a culturally responsive teacher.”

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

We discuss how the design of classrooms can shift the focus from consumption to creation, how the school schedule can be used flexibly to give students more agency in identifying what they need and when, and how grouping students by needs and skills instead of by age can provide them with a more personalized learning experience.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Gale , part of Cengage Group and ConnectEDD Publishing , have partnered to bring the professional development (PD) resources of best-selling author, leadership coach, and K-12 professional learning expert, Jimmy Casas , to school districts nationwide via the Gale eBooks platform.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2019

Both teachers and administrators conveyed concerns about effective and relevant professional development. Administrators, in particular, have taken this to heart and made changing their strategies a top priority. . One way is by creating professional learning communities where colleagues are given time to collaborate effectively.

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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? Herein lies the power of a PLN.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how these two popular blended learning platforms can improve K–12 classrooms. What Does Blended Learning Mean for K–12? Teachers may give assessments before each unit or standard, which sorts students into three groups: high, middle, low. . Let us know how you fare on this journey.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 12, 2020

Many of my staff routinely commented on how diligent I was in the write-up of each report to capture all aspects of the lesson while offering tangible strategies for improvement. Below are some strategies that can be used by administrators to remove the stigma of observations. Stay the entire lesson. Never make it an “I gotcha” moment.

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Hapara

JANUARY 13, 2025

With this Chrome browser monitoring software, individuals or groups of students who are more easily distracted can be given different levels of support to remain focused on their digital class activities. Highlights also allows educators to use groups to differentiate their approach.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Personalized Learning Aids All Students. Traditional teacher-centered instructional practices, such as recitation or lectures, have given way to hands-on activities, student-led discussions, ­collaboration and group learning — all hallmarks of personalized learning. CDW VV2 Strategy. Content Subtype. CDW Segment.

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Hapara

MARCH 12, 2025

If youre helping guide your school or districts learning environment, understanding how attention works can make a real difference. Dr. Robin Wisniewski, the author of Promoting Student Attention , recently joined us for an insightful webinar full of strategies to improve attention in the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 7, 2020

How will reduced budgets ensure safety, hygiene, and needed professional learning? In my last post , I addressed some strategies that can be used to address the health and safety of all kids and adults. If outcomes continue to be bleak for large groups of people, it diminishes the quality of all our lives.

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