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    Continuous Improvement: Principles and Practices for Growing Educators During COVID

    By Julia Ramsey

    TeachFX and Anaheim Union High School District talk through translating continuous improvement principles into practical learnings for deploying support and changing teacher practice.
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    Coaching & Support Logs: 5 Tips for Getting Started

    By Julia Ramsey

    Coach and mentor time is precious—and expensive. Though we know coaching can change teacher practice, quality of time matters. It’s an administrator’s job to understand what’s happening at scale in order to tailor instructional support for maximum impact and demonstrate the program’s outcomes.
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    Funding PD Infrastructure with CARES Act and Title II

    By Julia Ramsey

    As districts ramp up their PD to sharpen educators’ virtual instruction skills, coordinating and supporting newly-remote teaching teams has never been more critical. But with an uncertain school year ahead and funds stretched tight by COVID-19, many education leaders are scrambling to find the budget for professional learning supports. Recent changes to federal education funding structures like Title II and the CARES Act mean that these dollars are now available to invest in long-term PD solutions for continuous improvement.
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    Putting Feedback to Work with Joellen Killion and Comal ISD

    By Julia Ramsey

    Professional learning expert Joellen Killion and Hanna Schramm of Comal ISD talk through how districts can use lightweight PD feedback data to optimize professional learning programs and ensure instructional adoption.
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    Virtual Classroom Walkthroughs: 7 Tips for Effectively Observing Online Instruction

    By Julia Ramsey

    Virtual walkthroughs can provide clear, actionable feedback about how professional learning efforts are translating into practice. Check out our top 7 tips for creating a walkthrough program in your district’s online classrooms — or download the free guide of practical look-fors adapted from the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching.
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    Ebook: Using actionable data to fuel professional learning

    By Julia Ramsey

    A free ebook on the six most common obstacles to practical data use in PD administration — featuring examples, documents and case studies from real-life school district offices.
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    Progress Monitoring for Online Teaching

    By Julia Ramsey

    We're delighted to announce our latest offering: a suite of practical tools and tips for supporting educators in the virtual classroom.
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    Virtual Classroom Walkthroughs : Practical Look-Fors for Online Classrooms

    By Julia Ramsey

    Guide to building an online walkthrough program, plus a bank of practical look-fors adapted from the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching.
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    Designing and Monitoring Effective Summer PD: 7 Key Insights for Closing Educator Learning Gaps

    By Julia Ramsey

    Did you get a chance to catch the live Q&A on designing and monitoring effective summer PD? Here’s a recap of the highlights from our conversation with McREL International and Lubbock Independent School District, exploring how research and practice can inform using data to hone summer PD, focus on meeting individual needs, and drive towards change in practice:
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    Designing and Monitoring Effective Summer PD with McREL International and Lubbock ISD

    By Julia Ramsey

    Learn how one district is using data to hone their summer PD’s focus around meeting individual needs and driving towards change in practice, backed by research from McREL International.