Maximizing Professional Learning to Support Student Learning

Giving educators opportunities and time to learn from one another and leveraging that time together are essential for teacher teams working together to support literacy learning. Although these opportunities can be varied, true professional learning is characterized by the following key traits: Multiple modes for encouraging and supporting professional learning. Collegial exchange of knowledge from experience and inquiry. Continuous, job-embedded learning that formatively influences teaching and learning. These were outlined in a cross-organizational document "Maximizing Professional Learning to Support Student Learning," which spelled out the best thinking to promote the critical components of effective professional learning.
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Power Up Blended Learning: A Professional Learning Infrastructure to Support Sustainable Change

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Too often professional learning is an event, not a process. Districts spend money on technology but do not invest equally in building a professional learning infrastructure to ensure that technology has a transformative impact on both teaching and learning. This webinar will encourage school leaders and blended learning coaches to think about what happens after a training. Catlin Tucker will provide an overview of a blended learning coaching cycle designed to support teachers from goal setting to implementation to reflection.
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Assessing Learning in the Standards-Based Classroom

Assessment is an important component of the instructional process and yet it is a topic that many educators feel they lack expertise in. In this edWebinar, Jan K. Hoegh provides information on how to design standards-based assessments that provide meaningful data to inform the next steps in an instructional cycle. Additionally, she offers practical ideas for ensuring the technical quality of assessments, as well as suggestions for providing feedback to students that will foster improvement in their learning.
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How to Scale Ed-Tech Innovations in Your Schools

To implement ed-tech initiatives, like personalized learning or 1-to-1 device initiatives, across a school or a district, education leaders need to communicate a clear vision, reach across silos and foster a culture of innovation.
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How To Plan And Build eLearning Courses Using Storyboard Templates

Storyboarding in eLearning plays a vital role in delivering projects efficiently and on time. It offers a visual way to share ideas, collaborate with SMEs, and lay out your content at a screen-by-screen level. In short, storyboards serve as a framework for every aspect of course design and development for every member of your team.
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