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Professional Development Opinion Educators Want to Connect With Colleagues. Learning Networks Offer That Opportunity
Educators need to up their learning, as well as connect with colleagues near and far. Here's how one group made that happen.
Peter DeWitt, August 17, 2023
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5 min read
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Teaching Profession Opinion Teachers Don't Need More Self-Care. They Need Self-Efficacy
Several structural barriers leave many teachers feeling unable to achieve their professional goals. Here are 3 ways to start fixing that.
Sarah Caroleo, April 20, 2023
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5 min read
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Professional Development Opinion Revisiting Educator Collaboration: We Should Think Differently About How We Form Teams
Effective teams need to consider three essential elements, which are highlighted in this blog.
Ann Mausbach & Kim Morrison Kazmierczak, February 28, 2023
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5 min read
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School & District Management Opinion Teachers Praise These School District Decisions
Team building and collective decisionmaking create a better school environment for staff and students alike.
Larry Ferlazzo, October 31, 2022
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13 min read
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School & District Management Opinion It's Time to Debunk the Myths About Standardized Tests
Professional learning communities can help crack the code to measuring a student's success.
Larry Ferlazzo, March 7, 2022
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13 min read
Chicago Teachers Union members and hundreds of supporters march through the Loop to call for the Chicago Board of Education to vote to end a $33 million contract between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Police Department, Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters march in June 2020, calling for the Chicago Board of Education to vote to end a $33 million contract between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Police Department.
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Professional Development 5 Ways for Principals to Turn Crisis Into Professional Development
School leaders offer advice on developing the mindset and habits to learn the lessons left by challenges like the pandemic.
Arianna Prothero, November 2, 2021
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Professional Development Opinion 'A Professional Learning Community Is Not a Faculty, Grade Level, or Department Meeting'
Three educators wrap-up a four-part series on professional learning communities.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 27, 2021
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11 min read
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Professional Development Opinion Promoting PLCs to Face the 'Twin Epidemics' of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism
Four educators discuss the practical aspects of professional learning communities.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 26, 2021
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10 min read
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Professional Development Opinion Professional Learning Communities Can 'Unleash the Learning!'
Five educators share what has made professional learning communities work for them and their colleagues.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 25, 2021
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15 min read
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Professional Development Opinion 10 Strategies for Building a Professional Learning Community
Four educators share suggestions for how teachers can build online and in-person professional learning communities.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 21, 2021
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14 min read
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Professional Development Opinion How Mastermind Groups Can Combat 'Crabs in a Bucket' Syndrome
A National Teacher of the Year offers a transformative solution to battle teacher isolation.
Rebecca Mieliwocki, October 3, 2018
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Professional Development Opinion Intentional Learning Goals Create the Potential for Transformational Change
Learning Forward's team learning approach addresses teachers' knowledge, attitudes, skills, aspirations, and behaviors.
Learning Forward, Stephanie Hirsh & Tracy Crow, June 14, 2018
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4 min read
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