Professional Learning
The Path to Reading Requires Quality Curriculum
High-quality, aligned instructional materials, particularly foundational skills curricula, are integral to addressing reading literacy challenges and ensuring all students have access to the skills they need for success in college and career.
How Teachers Can Be Their Own Best Coaches
By Dr. Kandace Bethea. Dr. Bethea a Superintendent in a rural school district discusses how she has retained teachers by building a culture of positive and creative self-reflection using video.
What We’ve Learned From Two Years of Piloting Formative Assessment
By: Katy Escandell and Dr. Lisa Goodnow. After reflecting on the first two years working to establish formative assessment practices in some of their district's classrooms, two Austin ISD district leaders look ahead to sustaining the culture.
Learning and Growing as Educators On A Busy Schedule
There are many options and resources available to educators for continuing learning. In this post, we share insights from Rachelle Dene Poth that show it simply takes thinking about an area you would like to learn more about, exploring one of the choices and giving it a try.
Be Anything
By: Brandon Goon and Willy Golden. Brandon and Willy deliver Be Anything, a web app that helps students work on personalized paths in school, manage their projects, gives teachers the context they need to provide just-in-time feedback.
Even More Ways for Ed Leaders to Make Teachers Feel as Important as They Are
Michael continues to share the importance of creating a culture of appreciation and offers a few additional ideas for educational leaders to show continued support for teachers so that they can become their personal and professional best.
Differentiating Family Engagement
Amanda Winkelsas discusses how we can do more in our schools and classrooms by preparing educators to differentiate family engagement.
Sparks of Knowledge to Ignite Ed Research
By: Saro Mohammed. The Learning Accelerator unveils a new monthly series, IgnitED Research, offering research-based units focused on evidence-based blended and personalized practices with relevance to teaching and learning in the classroom.
The Value of Connecting Students: 5 Ways to Help Get You Started
By: Laura Steinbrink. Laura discusses 5 ways to broaden our thinking in the ways our students can connect with others and share their work.
Helping Students Prepare for Their Futures with LinkedIn
LinkedIn has become an essential networking and professional development platform to use for the new global workforce.