A new study has found no basis to the idea that drawing top students into teacher education programs will damage program diversity.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/18/21
LEGO Education, the education arm of the toy company, has launched free professional development, to help teachers learn how to embed play and hands-on learning into their STEAM lessons.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/16/21
Digital Promise and Verizon have teamed up to offer free training pathways for individual teachers, which can earn educators microcredentials. There are three pathways currently being promoted, with more to be offered in the next year.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/08/20
Gale, a company that produces research and learning resources for schools and libraries, has begun showing customers a new professional learning hub for teachers.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/08/20
A new California State University project wants to eliminate achievement gaps in K-12 education through teacher training on how to reach underrepresented groups.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/30/20
Instructure is getting into the certified educator business. This week, during its virtual customer conference, CanvasCon Online, the learning management system company announced the Canvas Certified Educator program.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/14/20
COVID-19 is making new kinds of demands on educators to become proficient at meeting the needs of individual students, whether they're in the classroom or learning from home.
Digital Promise has developed a guide to help schools and districts develop their teacher coaching programs. The "Instructional Coaching Playbook" covers why coaches are needed and how to develop or improve a successful coaching program.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/03/20
Google has kicked off a new Google for Education Certified Coach Program, for instructional coaches, and specifically the individuals who work with educators to help them integrate technology appropriately into their instruction.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/29/20
Dallas Independent School District will be delivering computer science professional development to teachers in all of its elementary schools, thanks to an arrangement with Amazon.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/29/20