Effective Professional Development

During the pandemic, digital technology has indeed assisted many schools in solving the problem that teachers can still teach to a certain extent when students …

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How can innovative design skills and computational thinking impact the writing of elementary students?

Change is inevitable in education. Every aspect of education is dynamic, subject to change to reflect the ever-shifting trends in curriculum, political climate, funding, organizational structures, teaching and learning, culture, demographics, and in th…

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Boosting Students’ Innovative Design and Computational Thinking Through Project-Based Learning in Higher Education

Higher Education emphasizes higher-order thinking (HOT) activities to equip students…

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Feedback for Flourishing

Many years ago, I worked in a factory that made potato chips. My job, though, was in the packaging department,

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Video-Based Coaching

Facilitating Active Learning and Providing Meaningful Feedback with Video Modeling and Lesson Recordings. Creator: Aryo Hadi | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto   According to ISTE Standard 4.5b, an effective coaching model must 1) engage educators in active learning through authentic or simulated activities that may include challenges, problem solving and reflection, and 2) provide timely, specific and actionable feedback that […]

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Feedback for the Trainers

Feedback, reflection, and revision incorporated into professional development allows those who lead professional development trainings to benefit from the same growth opportunities that we provide students and teachers.

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The Power of Effective Feedback

Exploring the power of effective feedback, breaking down what effective feedback entails and studying a model for effective feedback

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Meaningful Feedback in Online Professional Development

Just as online teaching and learning became a necessity for K-12 and postsecondary students during the COVID-19 pandemic, so too did online professional learning activities for educators at all levels.  Not only have professional development (PD) activities primarily been held in virtual spaces over the last two years (both synchronously and asynchronously), but often the …

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How to use a collaborative model for professional development to encourage active teacher learning

When we learned about the ISTE standard, how to encourage teachers to use digital technologies and open their students to opportunities to communicate and cooperate …

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