Strategies to craft effective PD for schools and districts

Strategies to craft effective PD for schools and districts

Key points: The right PD helps teachers grow and strengthens a district’s overall strategy To boost teacher morale, reimagine the teacher role Addressing student absenteeism with faculty PD For more news on teacher PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub The best teacher professional development is an empowering experience that equips educators with the skills and…

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Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter

Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter

geralt / Pixabay   I’ve just mailed out the August issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter. It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here. Of course, you can also join the tens of thousands of others who subscribe to this blog daily: 7 WAYS YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO MY DAILY BLOG…

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My Three VERY Popular Gratitude Lessons – One For Newcomers, One For Intermediate ELLs, Another For More English-Proficient Students

My Three VERY Popular Gratitude Lessons – One For Newcomers, One For Intermediate ELLs, Another For More English-Proficient Students

NOTE: I’m republishing this post from 2017 since both of these lessons are extremely popular this week, and thought new readers might want to hear about them.   (Editor’s Note: I originally published this post in 2015) I’ve previously posted about A Simple & Effective Classroom Lesson On Gratitude, one that I’ve done with my…

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Otus and Discovery Education Forge New Strategic Partnership to Maximize Student Achievement Nationwide

Otus and Discovery Education Forge New Strategic Partnership to Maximize Student Achievement Nationwide

Chicago, IL and Charlotte, NC — Otus, the leading K-12 assessment, data, and insights solution, and Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, today announced a new strategic partnership aimed at maximizing student achievement nationwide through the powerful combination of engaging content and state-of-the-art data analytics. Through this collaboration, Otus is now…

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