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In This Issue
ARTICLES
17,000 islands, 1 goal
Community has taken on a new meaning for several school-based coaches spread across Indonesia. For far too long in developing countries, educators have been forced to rely on one-shot centralized […]
Weaving the fabric of professional development
Networked learning supported by 21-century technology is reweaving the fabric of how educators acquire and create new knowledge. At the Alaska Educational Innovations Network (AEIN), we believe this has the […]
Learning, no matter where you are
JSD: When we hear about districts and schools using technology for professional development, often we’ll hear about the convenience that technology offers. Yet we know that professional learning that is […]
No excuses! Technology offers more options to expand access and innovation
Recent advances in technology offer us an exciting opportunity to re-examine our approaches to professional learning. The growing availability of technology allows us to think about how we can increase […]
JSD is changing, growing, learning — and so are the ways we change, grow, and learn
Welcome to the ever-innovating JSD.We’ve been up to our ears in change lately. Not only are we increasing the number of issues we publish each year, but now you hold […]
Online community becomes a pathway to teacher leadership
Kate’s perspective on teacher leadership before engaging in this online community is not that unusual. As a 5th-grade teacher, she’s focused on trying to do what is best for her […]
From solo to ensemble
A teacher sits alone at her desk, yet she is working collaboratively with a team of two dozen educators in a professional learning community. Teachers who were once isolated by […]
Cultural proficiency
Decades of research suggest the home-school connection is a key factor in student success. When talking about these relationships, educators often speak in general terms as if there is only […]
Teachers click with shared content and anytime access
Web 2.0 is a widely used term to describe web-based tools that rely on user input and collaboration. So what would professional learning 2.0 look like? When educators are asked […]
The right conversation strategy can extinguish anger and strengthen parent-teacher relatio
I gasped as I read the angry parent email that had been sent to the teacher and copied to me, her principal. I imagined the sinking feeling the teacher would […]
Zeroing in on data
In the predawn hours, Tami Chowdhury taps on her keyboard, pausing to sip her coffee, and thinks about whether the previous day’s learning strategies helped her junior high students achieve […]
Team tune-up
Examining team transcripts.
Team spirit
Common experience, along with a vast collection of research, demonstrates that schools can expect a range of benefits to accrue when teachers work together. Teacher teaming can reduce teacher isolation, […]
Viewer discussion is advised
It’s Wednesday afternoon, and a group of 4th and 5th-grade teachers gather after school. They seat themselves around a TV monitor and discuss their day. As they get settled, a […]
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Essentials
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