Personalized Learning for Teachers: 10 Steps to Success
Personalized Learning for Teachers: 10 Steps to Success Everyone agrees that personalized learning is the best way to improve outcomes for students. Most teachers are pressured to differentiate instruction in their classrooms. So why is professional development still...Partner Spotlight: KIPP Spirit Academy
KIPP Spirit College Preparatory Academy serves 411 fifth through eighth graders in south Houston. The KIPP Houston Public Schools network has been using video enhanced professional development for a while now, finding new ways to make teaching public and...Eliminate the Book Reports: Teacher Preparation That Actually Prepares Teachers
Teaching is an academic pursuit. However, learning to teach is far from simply academic. And yet, so many teachers learn to teach sitting in a classroom, taking notes on Skinner, Dewey and Plato. Even when the time comes to learn the practice of student engagement,...Video Sets Us Free to Grow: Three Ways to Use Video to Become a Better Teacher
The first time I saw myself teach on video was when I pursued National Board certification. The first video I shot was a whole class lesson. Although I can’t remember the topic, I do remember the emotions I had when I watched it. I judged everything about myself from...