Are you exhausted from spending hours planning professional development (PD) sessions, only to feel like they could be more effective? Let’s face it, with competing demands, a wide range of educator skills, and limited time, […]
This was originally published on the Forward Edge blog here. The US Office of Educational Technology has released the latest version of the National Education Technology Plan (NETP), which highlights the latest research, classroom realities, national trends, […]
A recent survey of nearly 1,000 educators from all 50 states shows that teachers WANT more online, on-demand opportunities for professional learning that cater toward their individual needs, yet they still largely aren’t being provided […]
Last week, I wrote about the importance of including technology in basics of instruction, and the importance for our leaders to understand how to support educators with impactful technology use. In reality, if you have […]
Over the past six months, I have heard first, second, and third hand from many district leaders across the country who have expressed the need to help teachers get back to basics… That COVID-19 highlighted […]
Canva has become all the rage in education, for good reason! It’s so versatile and EDU friendly. Below are a few of my favorite ways to use Canva as an instructional coach that will save […]
This post was written by Emily Cowan. For me, and many of my colleagues, this year has been particularly hard getting teachers to attend live Professional Development. They’re burnt out, they’re stretched thin and their […]
Much of this post is taken from my research on instructional coaching. For the full publication, please visit the Vanderbilt Repository. Professional development can take a wide variety of forms, but instructional coaching, in particular, […]
Conference playgrounds are a great opportunity to present and connect with other educators during the conference. Yet, there seems to be a lot of confusion around what a conference playground is. In this post, I’ll […]
My capstone research for my Ed.D. at Vanderbilt University centered around instructional coaching, and more specifically, the professional learning needs of coaches. I was so fortunate to work with the team of coaches at Lakota […]