Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2021

The Edcamp model of professional development is unique in that the participants drive the learning. This makes for a highly personalized day of learning! Go to Edcamp Library Promise to register to join us on June 16 and learn more about this exciting event!

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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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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Micro-credentials allow educators to continue their professional learning on their own schedule, without having to leave their homes. This flexibility makes micro-credentials an ideal form of professional learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital Promise Product Certification.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In September, Digital Promise launched a series of events to support educators with continuing and growing maker learning opportunities that meet the needs of learners through distance learning and beyond. Maker Learning @ Home Cohort. Opportunities to connect with educators in Digital Promise networks.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

Private Library : Allows schools and districts to secure their H?para para Workspaces in private library collections. Classroom Dashboard : Provides schools and districts visibility into Google Classroom engagement metrics to make better-informed learning decisions.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

Consider bringing Balance with Blended Learning into your professional learning community. The Balanced Cycles provide nearly 30 hours of professional learning at a fraction of the usual cost.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. In addition to this partnership, assessors were recruited from national library leaders participating in the Lilead Fellows program.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

A newly enhanced Instructional Strategy Library: To elevate instruction and better support teachers, Discovery Education has enhanced its one-stop-spot for strategies supporting more engaging, efficient, and effective teaching. Also announced today were a host of improvements to DreamBox Math by Discovery Education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

I learned about Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling Suite (LETRS) from my mentor principal at the state department, which works with schools like Central Elementary to establish the specific benchmarks that each Alabama school must reach. Now, our entire staff of 27 is working through the program.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Micro-credentials are truly authentic professional learning tools. Micro-credentials are truly authentic professional learning tools. They can also serve as important validation for educators who are growing their teaching practice through our other professional learning resources.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning. Designing Virtual PL to Go.

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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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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Why should professional learning be a part of every technology initiative? Because of equity, said the three leading superintendents on the edLeader Panel, “ Creating and Leading a Professional Team of Lifelong Learners.” Professional learning should be grounded in the needs of the students.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The purpose of the presentation was to share with educators how to create a robust system of support for their entire staff through virtual professional learning. The panelists discussed the current landscape of professional learning that has emerged as the world works its way out of the pandemic.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

In a past post , I shared how leaders can use AI to provide timely and personalized feedback, create a research-based comment library to use during formal observation or evaluations, and streamline communication. Learn more about professional learning offerings on AI from Aspire Change EDU HERE or email aspirechangeedu@gmail.com

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2022

To support educators in accessing quality and relevant professional learning tools at the beginning of the pandemic, we curated a list of micro-credentials that could be earned with a remote or hybrid classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

Look no further than using AI to conduct queries on any aspect of educational practice, such as grading, pedagogy, professional learning communities, virtual learning, or the use of technology. Observation comment library Writing up observations can be a tedious process.

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Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

However, educators don’t have time to search through random teaching videos online and determine which are actually helpful or the best to learn from. Here’s a better solution: a 3rd-grade teacher working on checks for understanding searches for that term in your district’s Edthena video library. With a click, the video begins to play.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2024

Lincolnshire, IL – Today, 95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, announced that its 95 Phonics Lesson Library is now listed on the Evidence for ESSA website for Tier 2, small-group instruction, for grades 4-5.

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A close friend of mine had shared their dismay that a professional learning day was quickly put together when a day “on their own” to do planning was initially promised. If they needed support, I would be in the library to help them during those first two hours, but otherwise, they could do it on their own time.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2014

Many describe it as empowering, liberating, life changing, and a new paradigm for professional learning. My own experiences at events like this have unleashed a boundless journey of professional learning. Laura had returned to New Milford this past September and is literally constructing a modern day Library Media Center.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Research shows that classroom libraries in the United States vary greatly and lack criticality and representation of culturally and historically marginalized identities (Crisp et al., Educators’ experiences during these professional development programs. 2016; Harmon et al., 2019; Kleekamp & Zapata, 2018).

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

Teachers in Lynwood Unified School District, Menlo Park City School District, and Chesapeake Public Schools, for instance, are engaging in comprehensive, personalized professional learning opportunities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). State requirements are starting to address this by requiring online virtual meetings between teacher and student. I already do this and find the practice invaluable. Simplify Tech Skills.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2017

Administrators model teamwork by often conducting their meetings in a glass conference room in Mentor High School’s library, giving students a transparent visual of what it means to serve on a team. Collaborating for greater impact.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In 1986, approximately 30 educators came together to form Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) , as a statewide initiative to offer professional development opportunities for teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, administrators, higher education representatives, school support staff and other stakeholders in Illinois education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2017

In response to these challenges, the NYCDOE launched WeTeachNYC in September 2015, an online professional learning space for teachers and school leaders.WeTeachNYC was designed based on three core understandings: Educators benefit from having a centralized space where resources and opportunities are easily discoverable.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Students need to apply the lessons theyve learned and see that the phonics structures actually correlate to reading a book. Here are just a few questions to think about as you catalog your reading library: Are they helping students build foundational skills that they can apply to different texts?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Try setting up a district-wide video library. Video libraries are a valuable resource for teachers and instructional leaders to see concrete examples of excellent practice, as defined by your district. And libraries of teaching videos support high-quality and personalized professional learning in a number of ways, too.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Want professional learning credit? You’ll also unlock access to our entire library of cheat sheets, guides, ebooks, templates, and more. We gotcha covered! Join our ALL ACCESS Membership for access to these sessions and more, plus credit certificates for your PD hours.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 22, 2024

By offering educators the opportunity to learn about timely topics most important to them, edWeb supports the diverse learning needs of all educators in a useful and accessible format. These Fast Facts highlight edWeb’s role as a professional learning ecosystem, providing a social network for educators for over 16 years.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Martha Bongiorno School Library and Instructional Technology Lead at Fulton County Schools How did the pandemic affect creativity? During the pandemic, schools with the infrastructure in place for moving to online learning found greater immediate success. Several factors create roadblocks to creativity happening in classrooms.

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 18, 2019

File into the cafeteria, library or auditorium. Every teacher, every subject, all together. Early after-school dismissal, or late start. Exhausted after a full school day, or overwhelmed prepping for the day ahead. Collect piles of handouts. The presenter reads aloud from a slide presentation, and you notice […].

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

iLearnMaine Educator Micro-credentials – The first state program to leverage micro-credentials and digital badging for professional learning. ” and by providing educators with quality models and examples. We are partnering with Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2017

In response to these challenges, the NYCDOE launched WeTeachNYC in September 2015, an online professional learning space for teachers and school leaders.WeTeachNYC was designed based on three core understandings: Educators benefit from having a centralized space where resources and opportunities are easily discoverable.

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