Professional Development
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Appearances
Below is a list of locations and recordings where you can hear me talking more about education, technology, and professional development. And usually some ridiculousness or another. Teach Better Talk Podcast – You’re Doing Enough In 2020, the Teach Better Talk Podcast invited me on to talk about failure, finding the good in emergency remote…
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Three Biggest Data Mistakes School Leaders Make
As school leaders, we know that data drives decision-making. From tracking student progress to identifying intervention needs, our spreadsheets hold the key to unlocking student success. But too often, we find ourselves stuck in inefficient workflows, spending more time organizing, manipulating, and simplifying data than actually using it to make impactful decisions. Over the last…
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Flipped PD Update – Not All Good News
When I started out on this endeavor, I had the best of intentions. I was full of energy and excitement. Even when the first online session wasn’t as attended as I would have liked, I figured, “Hey, it happens. They’ll get it next time.” And they did, as I explained in this blog post. After the…
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Flipped PD Update
It has been a week, and it is time for a Flipped PD update. When I last wrote about this, only 4 people had finished the online learning component. After a follow-up email the next day from myself and another from my principal, and given the extra two days to account for procrastination, at the…
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Flipped PD – Day 1
Today it started. This morning, I tweeted out my nervousness, because when I got to work, I published the first Flipped PD course and sent an email to the staff explaining the process. Today, I release my first Flipped PD session to my staff. I’m nervous…will they do it? Will they like it? If not,…
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Flipped PD and The Future of this Blog
My summer is over. Let’s all lement that for a moment. Ok, moment is over. Time to talk about the future. Listeners of the podcast have probably already heard that I am obsessed with changing the PD model at my school. As I transition from Digital Coach to Curriculum Resource Teacher (in charge of all…