Professional Learning
Project-Based Learning
Preparing Students for Career Success
By: Tyler Fugazzie. Many students don’t feel prepared for the working world. Students who do feel prepared for work may be less prepared than they realize. Or they may be prepared for work that no longer exists. This post explores ways to address these challenges.
SEL & Mindset
3 Ways to Help Educators Develop Social Emotional Skills
By: Jessica Lovins. Helping adults develop their social-emotional skills allows them to support, engage, and teach these critical life skills to students. In this post, we look at some good ways to train staff in this important area.
Leadership
“The Professional Grade Teacher”
What makes a teacher professional? How can we truly define a professional grade teacher? John Hardison shares 31 ways to describe the nearly indescribable.
Smart Teachers
7 Creative Ways Schools and Teachers Can Fundraise
By Vlada Lotkina and Marcia McInnes. Teachers who pay out of pocket for school supplies are, sadly, the norm. But where public funding fails, digital innovators are stepping in with fresh ideas. These seven tools can help alleviate this burden.
Leadership
Reflections on #HowIKnow: A Formative Assessment Project
Since the kickoff of the #HowIKnow project last fall, we have been working with district teams in Austin, Dallas, and Tulsa to design and implement professional learning plans with 60 pilot teachers. Here are two key lessons we've already learned about PD for formative assessment.
Leadership
Deeper Learning 2018 | Powerful Adult Learning
While words can’t even being to describe the energy and awesomeness of Deeper Learning 2018, I spent time thinking about what makes this conference so different (and why you really ought to go next year). Here, I share a few of my biggest reflections…
Leadership
The Power of Visiting Schools –  How to Plan Your Next Visit
By: Loretta Goodwin. Organizing an effective tour takes time and effort. Going along on a tour requires dedication to one’s craft and a willingness to be open to new experiences. Here are some ways that tour organizers can optimize the experience.
EdTech
InquirED Combines Curriculum and PD To Support Inquiry-Based Learning
InquirED is an unusual EdTech startup in several ways. It combines curriculum and professional learning in ways that support teachers. It’s female-led. Shanti Elangovan is a scrappy entrepreneur with three master’s degrees (education, business and health).
Place Based Education
Place-Based Professional Development in the Water Systems of California
By: Stacey Rafalowski. Whether it’s a student excursion or an educator expedition, bringing the excitement of discovery and the thrill of first-hand experiences to learners helps to engage, inform, and expand the classroom into the real world in a deeply empowering way.
Leadership
Let’s Meet Up at SXSW EDU!
This year we’re excited to be a media partner for SXSW EDU, and as part of that we’ll be on the ground live reporting on Twitter and recording audio for upcoming podcast episodes. Here are some of the panels we're most excited for--we hope you'll join us!