Tag: PD
Webinar: Distance Learning—English Language Development & Dual Language Instruction
Recorded webinar on Distance Learning: English Language Development and Dual Language Instruction from the California Department of Education on May 14, 2020. This video is part of the CDE Distance Learning Series.
This video is 52 minutes and 51 seconds in length.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5N6cTtszUA&feature=emb_logo
source: California Department of Education
How COVID-19 is Reshaping Translation & Interpretation
COVID-19 has changed the world irrevocably, forcing the translation and interpretation industry to rapidly adopt digital technology and tools to reduce the disruption of day-to-day operations.
Since early March, multinational corporations and international associations have had to turn global, face-to-face events into online video conferences.
While frontline workers are undoubtedly the heroes of this crisis, interpreters have been essential to the...
Benefits of Routine on Virtual Teaching
With only a month of virtual teaching under my belt, this year is already the wildest year I’ve ever taught. This isn’t the first time I’ve had to overcome challenges at the beginning of a school year, but it is the first time I’ve burned the candle at both ends without even a solid grip on the candle. Like...
AERA and OECD to Co-Host Webinar on Education Research Worldwide
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will co-host a webinar on “Education Research Worldwide in a Covid and Post-Covid World” at 9:30-11:00 am EDT Wednesday, September 23.
This AERA-OECD webinar will examine priorities and planning for education research at a time when education and learning face uncertainty and dislocation. In this...
Facilitating Sustainable Virtual PD
Whether teachers are instructing entirely online, face-to-face, or in a hybrid capacity, the one constant this school year will be instructional technology.
Even in a classroom setting, health guidelines will dictate that students not sit side-by-side sharing math manipulatives, creating posters, or handling science lab equipment. Instead, students will be collaborating through online platforms and may even be interacting asynchronously...
Lockdown in Italy: What one teacher’s experience shows us about teaching online
“Where do
you want to do your lessons today?”
“Erm, well,
I was teaching in the spare room yesterday so perhaps we could do a swap
today?”
“Well, what
time’s your first lesson?”
“I start at
10am and then I’ve got three lessons later on from 3 to 7pm.”
“Ok, so
maybe it’s better if you stay in the dining room because I start at 2.30 and
don’t mind doing...
Getting Transcription Ready
Aydin Adelson makes transcribing fun and constructive
Transcribing audio is one of the most effective techniques in language teaching, improving both listening and writing skills. A couple of months ago, I was asked to prepare a presentation on how to teach a transcription lesson. One of my colleagues, who was sitting next to me, said that he would ask students...
Three Ways to Superboost Your SIOP
Continued support after initial professional learning is essential to see gains in student achievement. A report on effective professional development from the U.S. Department of Education stated that when there are at least 49 hours of professional learning, student achievement on state standardized tests increased by at least 21 percentile points. However, when teachers participated in 14 hours or...
A Second Language for Every Student
Lisa A. Frumkes explains why bilingualism is more relevant than ever.
In today’s increasingly global and connected world, I interact every day with colleagues from different cultures who speak a wide array of languages. Achieving bilingualism and proficiency in a second language—be it English or another world language—is important for everyone, but especially for 21st-century students.
For today’s K–12 students, knowledge...
Measuring Teacher Impact
Verso Learning’s platform is a teaching resource designed to collect evidence and data from the classroom to develop and deliver personalized professional development and measure a teacher’s impact on student learning. The platform uses student response data, along with feedback from teachers, to recommend research-based strategies capable of enhancing the relationship between teacher and student.
Teachers have access to high-impact...