A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
The bottom line is that all educators yearn for quality professional learning as opposed to development that leads to sustained improvements in teaching, learning, and leadership. The image below from Katie Martin sums up nicely what educators want out of professional learning. Always make time for feedback.
Catlin Tucker
JUNE 14, 2021
This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. Professional learning should not be relegated to a handful of all-staff training days. The members of the PLC determine the focus of their inquiry and learning.
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A Principal's Reflections
AUGUST 30, 2020
Facilitating professional learning using video conferencing tools is exhausting. It's a real phenomenon that experts like Gianpiero Petriglieri, an associate professor at Insead who studies sustainable learning told the BBC. The video call is our reminder of the people we have lost temporarily," he explains.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 18, 2019
This past Thursday I created 25 professional learning ‘conversation stations’ for my principal licensure students. Professional development [VIDEO]. How are you introducing school leaders and teachers to alternative (better) forms of professional learning? Jeffco induction for new teachers.
Digital Promise
MAY 20, 2020
With schools closed and social distancing orders in place due to COVID-19, micro-credentials —which are online and on-demand—allow educators to continue their professional learning without leaving their homes. Micro-credentials support timely topics like distance learning.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 13, 2021
The Edcamp Community supports educators to organize and participate in participant-driven professional learning designed by and for educators. However, with educators pivoting to distance learning, organizers have developed virtual Edcamps to continue creating opportunities for voice and choice in their professional learning.
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 23, 2020
During this time of social isolation and remote learning, these video conferencing tools are lifesavers. They make it possible for teachers to maintain a human connection with their students and guide their learning from a distance. If teachers are planning to use video conference to simply transfer information (e.g.,
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