iObservation not only helps administrators manage the observation and evaluation data collection process, but includes a library
of professional learning resources to help educators improve their instruction.
A variety
of professional learning resources and exercises have been developed to increase educator proficiency in applying computational thinking practices to classroom instruction while also deepening understanding of computational thinking.
Not exact matches
Earlier this month, Waggl had the pleasure
of partnering with the talented team behind HR Symposium, a non-profit dedicated to creating a
learning space for human
resources professionals to grow, develop and connect.
With an educational and
professional background in Human
Resources, Laura made the shift to the world
of consulting five years ago and has since pursued and entrepreneurial life - style with Ladies
Learning Code, Girls
Learning Code, HackerYou and her own Independent Talent Management Consulting.
Vancouver - headquartered China Education
Resources, Inc. (CER), an ed - tech company with leading technology
of intelligent system and contents to provide online / offline
learning, training courses and social media for teachers, students and education
professionals, announced its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2017.
The Wellness Impact, and
resources like it, will help school nutrition
professionals to communicate to other stakeholders about how important breakfast is to nutrition, and in the role
of learning.
The
Resource provides examples
of how health
professionals can support schools in promoting optimal health and
learning outcomes, walks readers through their role in the Healthy Schools Process, and provides real stories
of CSH in action from the perspective
of health
professionals across the province.
We provide parents and
professionals with a variety
of resources and trainings to help them maximize the early language
learning of all children — including those with or at risk
of language delays and those with developmental challenges such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.
This invaluable
resource will help you: - sleep better tonight in under ten minutes with the Quick Start guide - and sleep safer every night with the Safe Sleep Seven - sort out the fact and fiction
of bedsharing and SIDS -
learn about normal sleep at every age and stage, from newborn to new parent - direct your baby toward longer sleep when he's ready - tailor your approach to your baby's temperament - uncover the hidden costs
of sleep training and «controlled crying» techniques - navigate naps at home and during daycare - handle criticism from family, friends, and health
professionals - enjoy stories and tips from mothers like you - make the soundest sleep decisions for your family and your life
The SMA has a lot
of helpful
resources for treating
professionals, including handouts and information that you can find in our online library (http://www.selectivemutism.org/online-library/), reading lists for SM and child anxiety in our bookstore (http://www.selectivemutism.org/
learn/shop/), as well other opportunities to
learn from
professionals who treat SM through our Expert Chat sessions (http://www.selectivemutism.org/
learn/expert-chat/).
The report finds makes a list
of recommendations for business, industry,
professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons
professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human
resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and
professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human
resource management and support the effort
of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub
of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding
of the built environment's impact on social mobility
Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons
Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations
of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub
of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding
of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level
learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub
of construction excellence, as a core part
of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs
of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House
of Commons later today.
Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition New York State Assembly NYS Assembly Community
Resource Exchange (CRE) SCO Family
of Services HCCI Chinese American Planning Council, Inc Heights and Hills Citizen Action
of New York ROCitizen New York Association on Independent Living ATLI - Action Together Long Island NYSCAA New York Immigration Coalition Catholic Charities
of Chemung & Schuyler Counties CDRC Labor - Religion Coalition
of NYS Catholic Charities
Professional Staff Congress Catholic Charities
of Chemung / Schuyler Family Reading Partnership
of Chemung Valley New York State Network for Youth Success NAMI Albany County Central Federation
of Labor Food & Water Watch Jewish Family Service Metro New York Health Care for All Alliance for Positive Change MercyFirst Center for Independence
of the Disabled in New York, Queens (CIDNY) SiCM — Schenectady Community Ministries Coalition for the Homeless CIDNY Citizen Action
of NY PEF Retiree Urban Parhways, Inc Community Food Advocates PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 New York StateWide Senior Action Council Early Care &
Learning Council Urban Pathways African Services Committee Day Care Council
of New York New York State Community Action Association Supportive Housing Network
of New York, Inc The Radical Age Movement United Neighborhood Houses
List
of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation
of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities
of Buffalo • Catholic Charities
of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities
of Diocese
of Albany • Catholic Charities
of the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence
of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action
of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum
of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community
Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council
of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care &
Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership
of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition
of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council •
Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family
of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network
of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center
of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation
of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement
He outlined some
of the government's policies in promoting French, which include introduction
of French in a number
of professional and technical - oriented universities, provision
of resources in public libraries to enable
learning of French with a degree
of autonomy, celebration by the University
of Ghana
of Francophone Day with seminars and conferences to create awareness
of the language, and initial talks with French TV stations to extend their broadcasting services to Ghana.
Articles on Science and Disability, 1970s Correspondence, 1970s Articles on Science and Disability, 1980s Conferences on Science and Disability, 1980s Correspondence, 1980s Articles on Science and Disability, 1990s Conferences on Science and Disability, 1990s Correspondence, 1990s Project Proposals (funded) on Science and Disability, 1990s Articles on Science and Disability, 2000s Conferences on Science and Disability, 2000s Correspondence, 2000s AAAS Annual Meeting - Barrier Free, 1976 A Disgn for Utilizing Successful Disabled Scientists as Role Models - Final Report, 1977 - 1978 Utilization
of Scientific
Professional Society Placement Services - Final Report, 1978 - 1980 Within Reach: Out
of School Opportunities for Youth - A Guide, 1981 Appropriate Technology: Its Design and Use by Disabled People, Workshop, Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 20, 1984 Appropriate Technology Workshop Papers, Nov. 20, 1984 Linkages Project meeting, Feb. 11, 1986 China Fund for the Handicapped: Deng Pufang, US Visit, Oct. 10,1987 Teaching Science and Mathematics to Students with
Learning Disabilities: Challenges and
Resources (NSF Grant 9552586), Jan. 1990 Recruitment and Retention
of Students and Faculty with Disabilities in Schools
of Engineering (NSF Grant EID 9101122), 1990 - 1995 Agenda for Access: Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities, Oct. 1991 High School, High Tech, 1993 Model Undergraduate Project for the Disabled: A Study
of Issues involved in underrepresentation (NSF Grand HRD 9054022), Jan. 31, 1994 AAAS - NASA ACCESS - Summer internship program, 1996 - 1997 AAAS - National Easter Seals Society ACCESS Science, 1996 - 1998 ENTRY POINT!
But, given the disappointingly uneven picture
of available
professional development
resources that the report paints, scientists who want to emerge from their graduate school or postdoc years ready to find and take advantage
of nonacademic career opportunities must adopt an entrepreneurial approach to their own
professional development and take the fullest advantage
of all the chances they get to
learn about the world
of off - campus work.
But with all
of the demands
of the classroom and the limited time in a school calendar, how do we pack all
of the
resources, strategies, and exemplars into only a handful
of professional learning days?
While eLearning
professionals can create an eLearning ecosystem that offers learners all
of the tools and
resources they need, as well as a setting that is conducive to
learning, if the learner is not a willing participant the ecosystem will fall apart.
There are several examples
of OER available, including image and audio
resources, books in the public domain, video and audio lectures, interactive simulations, game - based
learning programs, lesson plans, textbooks, online course curricula,
professional learning programs, and online
learning platforms.
Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the ICT Mark, administered by Naace, is a good indicator
of the maturity achieved by schools in their use
of ICT in Leadership and Management, Planning,
Learning, Assessment,
Professional Development and use
of Resources.
Under the board's oversight, the Department
of Early Education and Care provides services including licensing and regulating child care programs, residential programs, and adoption / foster care placement agencies; offering financial assistance for children to attend programs supporting their growth, development, and
learning; providing
resources and services for families; and supporting the
professional development
of educators in the early education and care field.
Besides connecting teachers through discussion forums and e-mail lists, the
Learning Center contains thousands
of free
resources (including many webinars) and tools — such as a PD Indexer, portfolio system and personal library — to organize
resources and keep a record
of professional growth.
In other words, eLearning
professionals may consider them as packaged
learning resources, each one
of which can be uploaded as a single file, aggregating all necessary information to cover a single
learning objective
of the eLearning course.
«Supporting teachers through
resources and
professional learning is critical if our teachers are to remain relevant and able to reflect the nature and issues
of our changing world in their teaching and ultimately increase student engagement in science,» he said.
And we as a community need to do more — in terms
of professional learning, advocating for the
resources we need, and educating the public about the challenges we face in implementation — to ensure it is a success.
`... making sure physical environment, pedagogy and
resources [were aligned] was the only way that we were going to enable the vision
of becoming a
professional learning community.»
Q Design Packs from Institute
of Play, based on the tools and methods used by teachers, administrators, curriculum designers and game designers at Quest to
Learn and CICS Chicago Quest, provide detailed infographics, worksheets, and rich media
resources to support school design, curriculum design, and
professional development.
Showcase
of products and
learning resources The three - day event will once again host over 300 exhibitors, all offering a wealth
of knowledge and experience in their fields, and will provide teaching
professionals with the opportunity to explore hundreds
of exciting
resources and products.
Superintendents, principals, and others in positions
of authority in school systems are instrumental in providing the vision, time, and
resources to support continual
professional learning, a positive school climate, and success for all students (Leithwood et al., 2004; The Wallace Foundation, 2012).
According to Becky Smerdon and Kathryn Borman, who led the Gates - sponsored research team that evaluated the initiative, by the late 1990s some consensus had emerged among reformers about what made schools successful: «a shared vision focused on student
learning, common strategies for engendering that
learning, a culture
of professional collaboration and collective responsibility, high - quality curriculum, systematic monitoring
of student
learning, strong instructional leadership (usually from the principal), and adequate
resources.»
These supports include additional funding
of $ 20,000 per school (up to a maximum
of $ 170,000 per district) for superintendent and principal mentoring and monitoring; $ 15,000 for teacher release time for job - embedded
professional learning; 2 provincial
professional learning sessions for principal and teacher teams from all schools involved; and Ministry developed documents,
resources and facilitation, including tracking templates for the collection and analysis
of quantitative and qualitative data.
The challenge for many organizations and
professionals is that we focus so intently on developing
learning resources that we overlook whether our employees retain any
of what they
learn.
Michelle has worked in the NSW Department
of Education's Futures
Learning unit to develop resources and professional learning to support teachers across the state in implementing future - focused teaching and l
Learning unit to develop
resources and
professional learning to support teachers across the state in implementing future - focused teaching and l
learning to support teachers across the state in implementing future - focused teaching and
learninglearning.
A skilled and well - qualified school business management
professional on the school leadership team can focus on ensuring the effective use
of available financial and human
resources, aligned to the school's pedagogical aims and development plan, whilst other members
of the team focus on improving teaching and
learning.
A number
of these organisations and
resources also provide
professional learning for teachers.
Two thirds
of those surveyed would like more
professional learning and
resources in this area (beyondblue 2015).
Educators the world over have adopted this social network as an always - open staff lounge where ideas, best practices and
resources are shared with one another in the context
of a
professional learning network.
The reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry project is developing units
of work and classroom
resources for Foundation to Year 10 linked to the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, and
professional learning modules for teachers.
It also provides a practical and
resource - effective way to tackle the complex issue
of engaging in quality
professional learning in context.
Through the program, the university provides free
professional learning and
resource kits to dozens
of schools in low SES (socioeconomic status) areas to build staff capacity in teaching robotics - based curriculum activities.
For most Human
Resources professionals, the potential
of using MOOCs as a corporate
learning tool is still being considered.
Student self service (e.g., self registration on instructor - led training), training workflow (e.g., user notification, manager approval, wait list management), the provision
of online
learning (e.g., computer - based training, read & understand), online assessment, management of continuous professional education (CPE), collaborative learning (e.g., application sharing, discussion threads), and training resource management (e.g., instructors, facilities, equipment), are all dimensions to Learning Management
learning (e.g., computer - based training, read & understand), online assessment, management
of continuous
professional education (CPE), collaborative
learning (e.g., application sharing, discussion threads), and training resource management (e.g., instructors, facilities, equipment), are all dimensions to Learning Management
learning (e.g., application sharing, discussion threads), and training
resource management (e.g., instructors, facilities, equipment), are all dimensions to
Learning Management
Learning Management Systems.
Teachers wanted different levels
of professional - development opportunities, from
resources that they could peruse on their own time (what we call in - your - pajamas
learning) to full - length interactive e-classes.
Before tackling the most significant school challenges, schools need to build their own local
resource expertise in the model
of a
professional learning community that builds competence and networking regarding school culture and climate and social - emotional and character development.
His
professional activity focuses on the integration
of ICT in the curriculum, initial and teachers»
professional development and the design, development and evaluation
of software and digital
learning resources.
Our
professional publishing program has been built on developing practical tools and
resources from the foremost thought leaders and experts to help educators know their impact and to enable all students to
learn and succeed,» said Mike Soules, President
of Corwin.
Determine the
professional learning, curriculum, and
resource needs
of educators to implement a new system
of assessments.
Because
of increasing demand for global
learning resources, the Asia Society recently launched the Center for Global Education, a website for educators, schools, and parents that offers global education lessons, blog posts, and
professional development training that can be purchased for a school or district.
Oct. 27, 2 p.m. EDT: Tapping the Power
of Online PD Social networking and other online tools now provide a full menu
of professional development opportunities that range from discussions on Twitter to personal
learning networks on Ning and sharing
of useful classroom
resources on Google +.
What are some
of the useful
resources available on this subject that could benefit
learning professionals?