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TESOL English Language Bulletin- New academic standards will keep more immigrant students in English proficiency classes next year 27 June 2017
- Where poor students are top of the class 27 June 2017
- See Betsy DeVos' update on cutting education regulations 27 June 2017
- States boosting K-12 funding across the US 27 June 2017
- Parliamentarians fail basic English proficiency test 27 June 2017
Tag Archives: professional learning community
Making (and Keeping!) New Year’s Resolutions
Shannon Tanghe
Happy 2017! It’s that time of year again. As the new year rolls around, many people are making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions. Gym memberships significantly increase in January, spring cleaning sweeps begin, bad habits are dropped (or go on hiatus), … Continue reading
Why Pre-K–12 Educators of ELs Should Participate in #ELLCHAT
Judie Haynes
In June 2012, Linda Hahner, creator of the Literacy Center Education Network, and I co-founded a Twitter chat group called #ELLCHAT and it has been going strong since that time. This chat is specifically dedicated to the professional development needs … Continue reading
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Utilizing an Online COP: Family, Community, School
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A guest post by Christina Cavage In this blog, Christina Cavage shares the ideas and outcomes resulting from a 6-week online community of practice among educators in Syracuse, New York, USA. Over the last year, a groundbreaking project was implemented in … Continue reading
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Tagged as community of practice, evergreen, online PD, professional development, professional learning community
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Calling All Collaborators for PLCs
Kristen Lindahl
In teacher education and development, much of the focus is on classroom practices, toolkits, strategies, curriculum mapping, and so on. Less of the focus shines light on teachers themselves as communicators, even though they communicate daily with their students, administrators, … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, Kristen Lindahl, PLC, professional development, professional learning community, teacher education
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Teacher of the Year: Kickstart a Professional Development Program
Sherry Blok
Professional development has always been near and dear to my heart as I am a self-declared lifelong learner. Sounds like a cliché, I have to admit, but it has transformed my career as an educator and my life. Like many … Continue reading
$5.69 Professional Development
Ayanna Cooper
Welcome to the online discussion about Professional Development on a shoestring budget! When reflecting on Rehab Rajab’s article I thought a lot about the ways in which I participate in low cost professional development activities. I have to admit although … Continue reading