Professional Learning
Six premises, seven ideas for better teacher training
At the Twitter Town Hall with Education Secretary Arne Duncan (related: the full transcript of that dialogue is online) on August 24, he promised some new initiatives regarding schools of education. In the hope that the suggestion box is still open, I have a suggestion — not for the Secretary but for schools and colleges of education.
Data Quality Campaign Discusses Data for Teacher Effectiveness
The Data Quality Campaign released "Using Data To Improve Teacher Effectiveness" this July, a policy brief targeting the way data analysis can be used to improve teacher effectiveness, professional development and student outcomes.
Digital Education Will Improve & Speed College Completion
Online courses allow students to accelerate learning and finish high school & college in 6 years
21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020
Shelly Blake-Plock of Teach Paperless provides us with 21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020.
Video: Karen Cator, Dir. of Ed Tech, U.S. Dept. of Ed
U.S. Department of Education Director of Educational Technology Karen Cator talking about professional development online, during Education Week's Leadership Forum, "Unleashing Technology to Personalize Learning." This video and the others we are running today are from this series.
Digital Learning Discussion
The Digital Learning Council will release the framework for the future of education on 11/30. Here's a preview of discussion topics.
Reforming Teacher Education
After his groundbreaking report, Art Levine took over the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation and aimed it squarely reinventing teacher preparation
Blogging to Learn
Jason Bedell's PD2.0 series includes a great post on Writing to Grow. Blogging is a great way to find out what you think and promote focused learning in the process.
Pearson Helps Johns Hopkins Launch Eval Tool
Pearson, a global education, technology and services provider, has announced a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Technology in Education to bring to market Teacher Compass, an easy-to-use online evaluation tool for collecting, organizing and analyzing teacher performance data, and providing personalized professional development plans for teachers.
5 Learning Tips for Smart Professionals
5 learning tips for smart professionals