It seemed like the minute hand on the clock was stuck. “When will this PD end so I can get back to lesson planning and grading student work?” I thought to myself in silent desperation. Then, I ...
This article is part of the collection: From Pre-Fab to Personalized: How Districts Are Retooling Professional Development. Last week, we shared the first part of a two part series on Personalized ...
Plans drive actions. In this era of major reforms in education, educators devote considerable time to planning for successful implementation of new content standards and their concomitant ...
First, I admit that I have arranged bad professional learning for teachers in the past. Unfortunately, school leaders often look for presenters and initiatives that fill the time allotted. Most school ...
In a new Oct. 6 report, researchers from Brown’s Annenberg Institute analyzed teacher professional learning practices in Rhode Island and offered a variety of recommendations for improvement.
Samuel Mormando is the director of technology at Garnet Valley School District in Pennsylvania. Whether it is a new learning management system or a fleet of Chromebooks, providing new technology tools ...
Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a Master of ...
A group of Chautauqua Lake Central School teachers are pictured during the school’s recent Professional Learning Showcase with Eagle bags displaying the school’s new mascot. MAYVILLE – Chautauqua Lake ...