It was during the Clinton-Gore administration that education technology began to play an important role in improving student achievement and influencing school improvement. In 1995, the Congressional ...

There's universal agreement among HR leaders that, to increase employee performance, we must support their continual growth and development. A staggering 90% of HR managers agree that training ...

Kentucky has been chosen as a demonstration site for a new, statewide professional-development model reflecting the common standards that all but four states have adopted. Learning Forward, a ...

Discipline-based Education Research (DBER) and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) improve teaching and learning through empirical research and inquiry. To cultivate the growth and development ...

Several weeks ago, I was leaving for work when I noticed that, upon starting the car and plugging in my iPhone to the USB charger, the mapping app popped up on the screen and automatically directed me ...

When most teachers receive professional development regarding a technology tool, they are often provided a “this is how you use this” workshop. At Phoenix Union High School District, a portfolio ...

In this Q&A, eSchool News chats with Andi Morency, founder and executive director/principal of The Honors Academy of Literature in Reno, Nevada. What does your school’s PD model look like right now?

Educators must know how to use their tech tools before they can teach with them. Professional development can help schools close the digital design divide called out in the National Educational ...

NYSCATE (the New York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education, an ISTE afflliate) offers professional development workshops for teachers and educational leaders throughout New York ...

After just one year of personalized, on-site professional development for teachers at Cameron Middle School, provided by Lipscomb University, 92 percent of Cameron teachers have made significant ...

A universal truth in the fire and emergency services is that working toward obtaining college degrees and career certification don't seem to mix well. One would think that obtaining a college degree ...