Talent Development

Improving Teacher Practice

October 1, 2022

Improving Teacher Practice
Let’s dispel a myth about teachers: that they peak as professionals early in their careers, hitting a performance plateau after only a few years on the job.

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Lone Star College

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 99,000 students each semester. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., serves as chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area with an annual economic impact of nearly $3 billion. LSC consists of six colleges.

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WHY IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING INTO HIGHER EDUCATION IS STILL AN ISSUE?

whitePaper | December 11, 2019

Application of ICT and e-learning has to be carefully planned and devised to be set in the pedagogical context. Teachers need new knowledge and skills. Teachers need support and training how to efficiently implement new technologies into teaching and learning. National and university policies on education – include e-learning as a part of educational process, clearly defined activities. EC recommendations on modernisation of HE. E- learning still considered as a trend and as an option.

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How to Develop Scalable Remote Learning Plans

whitePaper | August 24, 2020

Among hundreds of educational leadership definitions, this one is helpful in that it allows for flexibility in many scenarios. While it talks about achieving goals by influencing others into action (which could indicate guiding educators, caregivers, members of the school board, or the community, depending on the situation), it does not define one particular goal, which allows for flexibility of interpretation. In the current environment, it is important to be flexible in defining an educational leader while also taking care not to stray too far from established goals and effective frameworks.

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2020 TOOLKIT

whitePaper | August 3, 2020

Action steps and resources to help your team prevent learning loss and meet the social-emotional behavioural (SEB) and academic needs of each student. The goal for this toolkit is to help your team create a flexible, data-driven plan for supporting students’ academic and social-emotional behavior (SEB) needs into the summer and throughout the 2020-21 school year—whether in a remote, onsite, or blended environment.

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Driving Transformational Change in Higher Education

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

To put this idea of driving transformation in perspective, let’s look at another industry first: residential construction. Engaging in a major home renovation can be a significant undertaking and a capital investment. A lot rides on the vision of the architect and the quality of the contractor.

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March 2022 schools white paper

whitePaper | April 5, 2022

March 2022’s schools white paper for England is the first in six years. It’s set against a backdrop of pandemic disruption and ‘learning loss’ for many, especially disadvantaged and vulnerable children.

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Myths and Realities: An Examination of Course Evaluations in Higher Education

whitePaper | June 22, 2022

While the questions, scales, methods for administration and weights applied to student ratings of instruction may vary significantly from campus to campus, the political nature of course evaluations and concerns about student biases are fairly consistent.

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Spotlight

Lone Star College

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 99,000 students each semester. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., serves as chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area with an annual economic impact of nearly $3 billion. LSC consists of six colleges.

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