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Category Archives: Professional Development

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  New Report Details Components of Reliable Teacher Evaluation

  Source: The Washington Post

  May 9, 2012

  A new report from Stanford University researcher Linda Darling-Hammond details the recommended components of a comprehensive and fair teacher evaluation system, provides examples of where it is working, and explains why a value-added model is unreliable….

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Professional Development, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  Google Launches New Search Education Site with Lesson Plans

  Source: KQED MindShift

  May 2, 2012

  Google has launched a new site called Search Education aimed at educators who want to teach online search strategies. The site includes lesson plans geared at different levels of expertise, as well as training videos that walk through different…

  Related To: ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Professional Development, Teaching & Learning

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  Building Learning Communities Conference

  Jul 18 - Jul 20, 2012

  November Learning’s Building Learning Communities Conference 2012 (BLC12) is designed to have an immediate and long-range impact on improving teaching and learning. The conference attracts teachers, curriculum directors, technology directors, media specialists, and other interested parties from around…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Professional Development, Teaching & Learning

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  Report: U.S. STEM Education Needs More Money, Support

  Source: eSchool News

  Apr 18, 2012

  The 2012 U.S. National Survey on STEM Education published by Interactive Educational Systems Design reveals that funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is just one significant barrier to better STEM integration in schools. According…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Professional Development, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning

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  U.S. NEH-backed Program to Emphasize Civics and Humanities at Community Colleges

  Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

  Apr 13, 2012

  Teams at 10 community colleges have been selected to participate in Bridging Cultures, a three-year curricular and faculty-development project that aims to support civic learning and humanities education. The program is financed by the National Endowment…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Professional Development, Teaching & Learning

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  Negotiators Reach an Impasse on Rules for Judging U.S. Teacher-Training Colleges

  Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

  Apr 13, 2012

  Negotiations over new rules for U.S. teacher-preparation programs collapsed yesterday, with representatives from the Department of Education and teacher-training colleges divided over a plan to require states to rate programs based on student-learning outcomes. During a…

  Related To: Policy & Governance, Professional Development, Teaching & Learning

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  Rules to Measure Quality of U.S. Teacher-Training Programs Slowly Take Shape

  Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

  Apr 9, 2012

  The U.S. Department of Education and teacher colleges are moving closer to agreement on a package of rules that would hold teacher-preparation programs accountable for their graduates’ employment outcomes and performance as teachers in the classroom. Under…

  Related To: Policy & Governance, Professional Development, Teaching & Learning

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  Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium

  Jul 25 - Jul 27, 2012

  The Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning (ET4Online) symposium is devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve online teaching and learning. Tracks for this year’s conference include: Digital Learning Environments and Communities…

  Related To: E-Learning, ICT in Education, Professional Development, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning

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