much greater emphasis on nonfiction.
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Five Ways to Increase Teacher Agency in Professional Development - 0 views
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We talk about student agency, but what about teacher agency?
CEO of Teaching Quality: Professional Development Often Inadequate - 1 views
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A study will soon be released highlighting that the U.S. spends about $18 billion on professional development for educators annual, and much of that money is spent ineffectively. So says Barnett Barry, founder and CEO of Center for Teaching Quality in a blog post on TeachingQuality.org.
Picking Up the Pieces of No Child Left Behind - The Atlantic - 0 views
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Professional development and collaboration... imagine that!
Why Quality Professional Development for Teachers Matters - 0 views
Explicating data's multiple links to professional learning - 1 views
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"When school system leaders succeed in developing a culture of data use and analysis to improve professional learning, educators use data to monitor and evaluate the short-term, intermediate, and long-term effects of professional learning."
Nine Ways the Common Core Will Change Classroom Practice - 0 views
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The Standards also expect students to write more expository prose.
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use evidence to demonstrate their comprehension of texts and to read closely in order to make evidence-based claims
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Getting Attention in the Laptop Classroom - 0 views
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Over the years we have seen little time or funding devoted to professional development (PD) that might equip teachers with the skills required to make smart and productive use of new technologies. What little PD we have seen was devoted mainly to the learning of software and how to operate the latest toys. We have too often placed carts before horses.
Open Space Technology: Decision by Inclusion - 2 views
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See where Edcamps and Unconferences got their start with Open Space Technology, an inclusive decision-making model for crowdsourcing the best ideas in your school or classroom.
Can 'Micro-Credentialing' Salvage Teacher PD? - Education Week - 0 views
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Advocates say the movement offers an opportunity for schools to shift away from arbitrary credit-hour requirements toward a system based on evidence of progress in specific instructional skills.
Study: Teacher Support for Common Core Standards Growing; Public Awareness Still Lags - 1 views
NEA - 10 FREE Things - 0 views
Intel Education - K12 Project-Based Approaches - 0 views
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Intel resources and a webinar on PBL