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EdTech 10: PD and Pilgrims

When you’re the parent of a 5 year old, you hear lots of jokes. Maybe you’ve heard this one - “If April Showers bring May Flowers, what do May Flowers bring?” That’s right - “Pilgrims!”

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Think Outside the Box for Las Vegas Schools

The Getting Smart team led a school design workshop for The Executive Leadership Academy, hosted by The Public Education Foundation in Las Vegas last week. Teams of principals designed next-gen K-8 and high schools and taught lessons on blended learning components.

7 days ago by

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Profession(al) Development

The teaching profession as we know it is changing. It is time to redefine the way we think about developing the profession itself. Margaret Roth and Shelly Blake-Plock describe a new culture of teaching through technologies and pedagogical practices that allows teachers themselves to transform their profession.

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#EdTechChat: Tech Infused PD

Our team started off the week right with another great #EdTechChat (Mondays 8pmET) last night. The spirited group of education leaders discussed how technology is shifting professional development for teachers.

10 days ago by

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Teachers Inspiring Teachers in a New Age of PD

A major shift in the force of education has emerged as teachers have become self-directed, independent designers of their own learning. Embracing social media, blogging, and learning from one another in digital spaces, they have forged a new era of professional development that is changing classrooms from the ground u...

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