As two former school superintendents, we’ve witnessed firsthand how learning communities can enrich the personal and professional lives of classroom teachers. In school systems nationwide, we have ...
Peer-led groups of faculty and professionals. (8-30 participants per group). Designed for active engagement, collaboration, and action research on topics ranging from academic technology to equity in ...
Participation in high functioning professional learning communities (PLCs) improves teacher morale, and higher levels of teacher morale are "significantly correlated with practices that drive student ...
While Ranch Creek Elementary students soak in the freedom that twice-monthly two-hour late starts allow, their teachers are hard at work inside the classroom. They are bouncing ideas off of one ...
This summer, I was lucky enough to travel to Spain. I expected to feel rejuvenated and inspired from getting to experience another culture and people, but I didn’t expect to come back thinking about ...
Post by Julianne Turner, PhD. Dr. Turner has worked with teachers in several professional development projects to support increased student engagement through teacher instruction. She is Professor ...
BRAINERD — Jennifer Klecatsky, Brainerd High School science teacher, was selected as one of 23 science, technology, engineering and math teachers statewide to join the Vernier Trendsetters Community.
Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh. On ...
The Arkansas Department of Education (DOE) has teamed up with professional development provider Solution Tree to expand professional learning communities (PLCs) within schools. One school district and ...
The Major and Career Exploration Living Learning Community (LLC), located in Wilkeson Quad (Ellicott Complex) on North Campus, is designed for first-year students who are still exploring their major ...