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Developing a “National Geographic Explorer” Mindset in the Classroom

Digital Promise

A Socratic seminar? 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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Amazon Taps Stanford Professor, Candace Thille to Lead Internal Professional Learning

Edsurge

Kristen Swanson, a former teacher, administrator and research director at edtech startup BrightBytes, has led professional learning and development programs at Slack, the workplace collaboration company. Chris Noon, a former Oxford lecturer,has led seminars on technical topics for members of Dropbox’s sales team.

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How Edtech for Teachers Helps Collaboration and Professional Learning

Edthena

The author of Ed Tech Essentials and founder of Class Tech Tips encourages educators to use tech tools for their own professional learning. In this PLtogether Lounge Talk, Monica Burns talked with Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller about the advantages of integrating educational technology into adult learning.

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Educating the AI Generation

edWeb.net

While workshops and seminars will help some, look for smaller teaching moments. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, Shaping Education for Generation Alpha in an Era of AI , presented by ERDI. Not every teacher will be a master prompt engineer, and there are programs already designed to assist with school-specific functions.

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Leadership during a crisis: Class update 1

Dangerously Irrelevant

Thought I’d post a quick update on how my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership During a Crisis , is going. The students co-constructed their learning experiences with me. One student is diving deep into an inquiry project and another is creating some professional learning modules for school leaders.

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Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world

eSchool News

Professional development, which should be a source of renewal, becomes a source of frustration. Its filled with overpriced workshops, one-and-done seminars, cookie-cutter solutions, and disconnected experts who dont understand classroom realities. But too often, the support systems meant to serve teachers fail.

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Support English Learners with Micro-credentials from Digital Promise

Ask a Tech Teacher

Because they aren’t long tedious seminars, expensive college classes, or comprehensive certificate courses, they were ignored by administrators in the past. Because they’re authentic and practical, micro-credentials result in powerful, personalized, skills-driven learning for students. Not anymore. personalized.