Professional Learning
Professional Learning Communities, or PLCs, have become crucial in designing school-wide strategies dedicated to helping students achieve their potential. The resources included in this toolkit are intended to help you meet the challenges presented by today’s educational landscape through effective professional learning and development opportunities.



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One-to-one is Going Wonderfully in Webster Central School District, New YorkWebster Central School District is using technology to help kids learn essential 21st Century skills so that they can be successful in the real world: showing perseverance, risk taking, collaboration, and the ability to think on their feet. |
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It's All About Collaboration at Springfield Public SchoolsThis urban Massachusetts district is raising test scores, improving college- and career-readiness, bridging the equity divide, and changing the culture with help from its 1:1 laptop initiative. |
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Professional Development Wins the Day in Baldwin County, ALCoaching, teacher academies, annual conferences, online classes and other forms of professional learning are keys to the success of this district’s 1:1 Chromebook initiative. |
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BYOD + District-Provided Devices = A Winning Solution in Wake CountyIn this large NC district, the goal wasn’t 1:1 – it was offering students multiple ways to learn, collaboratively, with help from the technology of their choosing. |
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The Keys to One-to-One Success in East Noble, IndianaFive years into a successful initiative, this Project RED Signature District serves as a positive example to others. |
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Adopt, Adapt and Improve: Metro Nashville Public Schools Redefines School LibrariesTennessee's Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is blazing trails in innovative library and media center design to bring true 21st Century literacy to 83,000 students in more than 150 schools. |
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Lessons Learned from a Decade of One-to-OneNext-generation Windows devices, wireless display, and Microsoft apps are some of the new tools that are helping New Jersey’s River Dell Regional School District get better at what they were already excelling at: empowering and inspiring learners. |
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Preparing 21st Century Thinkers with Fujitsu 2-in-1 UltrabooksPartner Success Story: Read about how the Fujitsu Lifebook T935 Convertible Tablet PC Ultrabook is empowering teachers and students at St. Thomas More Catholic High School to transform the educational environment. |
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Producing Next-Generation Learners in Grapevine, TexasWith an investment in Windows 10 laptops for middle school students and tools such as Minecraft EDU, Grapevine-Colleyille ISD is creating a robust and educational 1:1 environment. |
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1:1 in Lynnwood, WA, Improves Collaboration, Engagement, and EquityEdmonds School District has built quickly from two small pilots to a full 1:1 program using Intel-based Chromebooks in grades 3-12. Learn why they’re happy they did. |
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Google Slides For MathWhile PowerPoint is mostly a static tool for delivering a lesson, Google Slides can be used collaboratively for many purposes in the math classroom. |
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The 2019 Horizon Report is HereThe 2019 Horizon Report is here, profiling key trends, significant challenges, and important developments in educational technology. |
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Reflections on Tech Use with Young ChildrenIf technology isn't "good enough" for the children of the Silicon Valley innovators who created it, how can we defend its use in schools, especially with young children? |
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Mindset, Lens, Focus and Organizational ChangeIt's essential to allow individuals to articulate their personal perspectives and make them visible to others. Providing voice is a critical step in building consensus. |
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My Students Need More Sleep. And So Do I.With the omnipresence of screens, we’re getting less sleep. While it's easy to direct teens to turn off their devices and get more sleep, are we taking our own advice? |
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Invention versus Innovation: What Does it Mean for Education?Inventing can fill a need, a void, or be an effective strategy for desired results. Innovating? Not so much. |
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We Can Get It Right!We now have data to show how meaningfully integrated technology has facilitated learner growth. But we can do more to ensure that everyone understands this data. |
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An Updated Version of NowChanging what students experience can be a formidable challenge. It means having a vision of what you want to create and a direction for where you want to go. |
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Moving Pictures: Maximize Your StorytellingBy thinking of your learning presentation as a mini-movie, you could greatly improve the learning experience. |
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Using Visual Models to Spark Mathematical DiscussionWhen I reviewed my students’ work, I noticed that only one drew a picture of their solution strategy. The rest lacked a visual context for making sense of the problem. |
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