Professional Development Posts
How to Make Your Professional Development Exciting & Effective!
Let’s admit that a lot of professional development (PD) is subpar- boring & ineffective. Regardless of what we call our adult learning activities- workshops, conferences, webinars, inservices, training, professional development, or professional learning- we are...
Trust Me, You Need to Try These Innovative Exit Tickets!
Exit Tickets are growing in popularity across the field of education, and for good reason. A thoughtfully-crafted Exit Ticket activity can provide valuable formative assessment data to educators, and to the students themselves. Formative assessment refers to prompts...
10 Powerful Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do on Zoom
Here are 10 easy tips and tricks that will take your next Zoom meeting to the next level.
Your Students Will Love Using the Stamp Tool During Zoom Lessons.
Annotation Tools, including the Stamp Tool, on Zoom and other virtual platforms tend to be underutilized. These tools can be very powerful and versatile. The greatest benefit is that they allow all students to be actively engaged in learning at all times. If we rely...
Check Out These Amazing Ideas for Virtual Breakout Rooms
While educators continue to hone their virtual teaching skills, breakout rooms remain one of the most underutilized features on Zoom and other platforms. Let's explore how teachers can leverage breakout rooms to promote small group work and much needed social...
Professional Development for Teachers: 5 Ways to Make it Better!
The field of education flipped upside down in early 2020. As face-to-face classes were shut down, educators had to reconsider how to do their jobs. The pandemic also impacted how we design professional development for teachers. The effectiveness of professional...