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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As a former science teacher and instructional coach, though, he was looking for a way to deliver the teachings of tribal elders to a broader audience via distance education. To help better preserve and share the teachings of his Native culture, he decided to try the latest in high tech tools — virtual reality. he wondered.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some approaches include “advocacy centers” where students are coached through strong emotions with activities like yoga, breathing exercises or calming music. Others are applied more broadly, like mentorship programs or culturally responsive curriculum. Why are you going to write up a child because he or she didn’t bring a pencil?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Rita Mortenson, the educational technology coach for Verona Area High School in Wisconsin, uses Google Arts and Culture. Google Arts and Culture offers over 1,600 experiments and counting. In addition to the extensive collection of artworks and cultural artifacts, it offers some pretty cool immersive experiences.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

Early on, he tried to introduce more technology, but the sight of so many of his students clicking through their school day wasn’t the instruction he had initially envisioned. So he reached out to me, his digital learning coach, to give him a better idea of how implementation might happen in a more intentional and sustainable way.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) welcomes forward-thinking educators and edtech leaders as they seek to transform and innovate teaching and learning in their classrooms, schools, and districts. Dive into operational strategies and explore emerging technologies set to redefine educational management.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. 2023, July 27).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2019

Create a Culture, not a Classroom It is integral for teachers to find a layout that suits their preference and instructional style, in ways that make them most engaging and effective. But it is also important to create an environment where students can support each other.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Gale , part of Cengage Group and ConnectEDD Publishing , have partnered to bring the professional development (PD) resources of best-selling author, leadership coach, and K-12 professional learning expert, Jimmy Casas , to school districts nationwide via the Gale eBooks platform. CHICAGO & FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

One is cultural, says Yong Zhao, author of the book “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?: Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World.” “In In Chinese culture, parents provide as best they can for their children,” says Nicolas Huang, co-founder of Lonely Reader, a digital platform that teaches liberal arts.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance. Teacher induction involves components such as mentoring, professional development and coaching for those entering the field.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Melissa Schlinger, the Vice President of Practice and Programs at CASEL , tells EdSurge that teachers holding themselves accountable, as Alston does in her classroom, is vital for building a positive, SEL-friendly school culture. Districts, she explains, need to support principals and teachers with adequate budgets, coaching or programming.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

This approach helps teachers reflect deeply and hold evidence-based discussions with coaches and colleagues. Individual coaching can be a great addition to a district’s PD plan, but this is a resource-intensive approach. New teachers get frequent support by sharing short videos with coaches through Teams by Swivl.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard. Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching. One practice that we will see gaining popularity is instructional coaching. –Patty Hagan, Teaching and Learning Coach, St.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

We do this by focusing on our environment, climate and culture in order to develop the protective factors that support resilience. Individuals need personalized support, from professional coaches experienced in helping to shift old mindsets and build new patterns of thinking. A leader’s impact should never be underestimated.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

What if he could make a difference by ensuring that kids had reliable adults—parents, teachers, coaches—to count on? Today, he spends the bulk of his time teaching and supporting educators as a coach, speaker, author and senior fellow at the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Johnston County educators are confident they will continue to see growth, and they credit Savvas for being part of the “right mix of expertise, resources, and support” that is delivering real results for the district’s students. These are exactly the goals that Adam has tried to achieve through edtech during his 24-year teaching career.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Climbers were managing to continue to build strong friendships with their peers and coaches, all of whom are Climb Hire alumni themselves, even online. Even amidst the chaos of the pandemic, she and her peers stayed up late coaching one another on homework assignments and job search activities over Zoom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

One-on-one coaching will continue over the phone, he explains, as we are still waiting for his mentee to call. Education is about four things,” Bosselman explains. Culture, structure, time and technology. We have culture and structure in place. We now need to leverage technology and use time in a different way.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As an instructional coach, the most important role I have is as a listener. In my role as listener and coach I’ve heard what teachers need. Go beyond “checking-in” to building a culture of relational trust. In fact, educational leadership experts say that culture is always at play in a school’s success or failure.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

The chime she rang to remind students to take a calm breath before focusing their attention signaled that this breathing practice had become embedded into classroom culture. For our first meeting,15 of us—including elementary and secondary teachers, learning coaches, specialists and our head of school—came together before the start of school.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. Culture Shock Brown stresses that when teachers start dipping their toes into the edtech job pool, they are going to be in for a few surprises.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2020

Part of Nampa School District in Nampa, Idaho, the school fosters a remarkable culture of collaboration among educators and a dedication to powerful teaching and learning with technology. As a coach, I've tried to not bombard my staff with emails or with huge lists of tools.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2024

Educational technology adoption has grown significantly in the past decade, and it’s clear that K-12 schools are now comfortable with and embrace the new technology norms. Susan Uram Director of Educational Technology at Rockford Public Schools But effectively evaluating edtech products is no small feat.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

At SchoolStatus, we firmly believe that educators’ voices must be central in shaping education technology. Members of the CAB were selected based on their deep knowledge of education technology, passion for improving learning outcomes, and success in supporting students’ academic achievements and families’ evolving needs.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

Build a Strong Culture Teachers share that it is crucial that they create a culture of learning so that students feel connected no matter where they are. You have to build the culture first.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Together, we navigated the cultural shock of teaching in Jacksonville, a city with a small Latino population compared to the communities we had grown up in. At KIPP Vida, I found a community of educators who believed in the potential of every student, and this environment was instrumental in my growth.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Learn more and register events at Discovery Education’s Keeping You Connected to Curiosity here. Discovery Education’s virtual experiences offer me more ways to bring the real-world to our students,” said Rita A. Mortenson, Educational Technology Coach at Verona Area School District.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Be supported by an academic coach and certified instructors who care about their success. Part of the executive branch of state government, the New Mexico State Library is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. Take classes online, with the flexibility of 24/7 access to classwork. To learn more, please visit: [link].

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

Norris’s model requires a shift in culture and roles throughout the school. Learners and educators co-design learning plans to include plans and pathways that are meaningful and relevant to their interests and struggles, all within a multidimensional competency framework. Roles and practices of learners.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

Playing these games competitively, known as esports, is on the verge of becoming not only a force in the business and entertainment world, but a factor in the classroom as schools start esports leagues and curriculum springs up around gaming culture. So what do educators need to know about it? And let’s not forget the fans!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They can administer culture and belonging surveys that measure how students and staff experience and perceive their community. Palette is still in beta, but will launch a half dozen or so pilot programs this fall in advising, coaching, mentoring and counseling programs. That’s not to say schools fly entirely blind.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

The California charter network Navigator Schools and the private Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School used an approach known informally as “deep coaching” where teachers were observed daily and provided with feedback on a weekly basis to help bake teacher growth into the overall culture. Yet the authors found challenges as well.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And a specially trained coach is in the thick of it, orchestrating it all. Playworks Coach Stephanie Ovitt leads kindergarteners through the rules of a new game. Chappell has had a full-time Playworks coach on staff since 2012, with a new coach rotating in each year. The games are clear, organized and inclusive.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Simmons has been an outspoken advocate for infusing social-emotional learning efforts with larger socioeconomic context to help work against racial injustice, hate, and inequity, especially in K-12 education. She plans to start with a listening tour to gather stories and hear ideas and needs from communities, educators and young people.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Teachers will take ownership over their use of technology, they will collaborate more frequently, and this will help close the gap in ability. Evolving Technological Specialists to Instructional Coaches Schools still need talented educators to implement the changes above and to create a school culture of exploration and collaboration.

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