Teacher training

Record Number of Teachers Using EdTech to Accelerate Professional Development

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Teacher, Education, Music education, Articles, Human activities, Educational psychology, Teacher training, Alternative education, English as a second or foreign language

Nord Anglia University (NAU), the organisation's online professional development platform, recorded an 82% increase in the number of training sessions taken by teachers between September 2020 and April 2021, compared to the same period last year.

Key Points: 
  • Nord Anglia University (NAU), the organisation's online professional development platform, recorded an 82% increase in the number of training sessions taken by teachers between September 2020 and April 2021, compared to the same period last year.
  • This included online workshops and professional development courses, such as Teaching Creative Writing, Early Years Pedagogy, and Empowering Learners.
  • On average, teachers took part in 57 training sessions focused on further enhancing their teaching skills during this time.
  • NAU contains thousands of resources, courses,and learning opportunities designed to support teachers' professional development and connect them with peers across Nord Anglia's global network of schools.

Record Number of Teachers Using EdTech to Accelerate Professional Development

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Teacher, Education, Music education, Articles, Human activities, Educational psychology, Teacher training, Alternative education, English as a second or foreign language

Nord Anglia University (NAU), the organisation's online professional development platform, recorded an 82% increase in the number of training sessions taken by teachers between September 2020 and April 2021, compared to the same period last year.

Key Points: 
  • Nord Anglia University (NAU), the organisation's online professional development platform, recorded an 82% increase in the number of training sessions taken by teachers between September 2020 and April 2021, compared to the same period last year.
  • This included online workshops and professional development courses, such as Teaching Creative Writing, Early Years Pedagogy, and Empowering Learners.
  • On average, teachers took part in 57 training sessions focused on further enhancing their teaching skills during this time.
  • NAU contains thousands of resources, courses,and learning opportunities designed to support teachers' professional development and connect them with peers across Nord Anglia's global network of schools.

Cognia’s Teacher Observation Tool Helps Schools Take the Pulse of Learner-centric Teaching

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Education, Other Education, Primary, Secondary, Articles, Education, Human behavior, Teaching, Educational technology, Teacher, Pedagogy, Teacher training, Critical pedagogy, Classroom walkthrough, Educator effectiveness

We designed Cognias Teacher Observation Tool to help teachers focus directly on the learner and to stimulate dialogue among teachers and administrators about key aspects of teaching that promote improvement, says Dr. Mark A. Elgart, president and CEO of Cognia.

Key Points: 
  • We designed Cognias Teacher Observation Tool to help teachers focus directly on the learner and to stimulate dialogue among teachers and administrators about key aspects of teaching that promote improvement, says Dr. Mark A. Elgart, president and CEO of Cognia.
  • The Teacher Observation Tool ensures that teachers can get immediate quality feedback that results in better practice.
  • When used in concert with Cognias Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool (eleot 2.0), the new Teacher Observation Tool allows educators to get a 360-degree view of teaching and learning in the classroom.
  • According to teachers, the tool was sensitive to the flow of their lessons and the diversity of teaching practice.

SNU Addresses Teacher Shortage in Oklahoma by Offering Alternative Teacher Certification Courses

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Articles, Human activities, Teaching, Alternative teacher certification, Teacher, Professional certification, Coursework, SNU, Teacher training

SNU takes aim at Oklahoma's teacher shortage by offering online alternative certification courses.

Key Points: 
  • SNU takes aim at Oklahoma's teacher shortage by offering online alternative certification courses.
  • These alternative certification teachers have to fulfill certain coursework requirements from a university in order to keep their certification up-to-date and remain qualified to teach.
  • To help them meet this need, SNU offers coursework that helps candidates get through the alternative certification requirements quickly.
  • "Schools across the country are experiencing a teacher shortage crisis, and Oklahoma is no exception," said SNU Professor and Program Director of Graduate Programs in Education Dr. Stephoni Case.

USC Thornton School of Music Graduates First Cohort for the Master of Music in K-12 Contemporary Teaching Practice

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Articles, Academic disciplines, Teacher training, Contents, Music education, Sociomusicology, Student teaching, University of Southern California, Master of Music

Graduates of the K-12 Contemporary Teaching Practice program leave uniquely attuned to the needs of today's students.

Key Points: 
  • Graduates of the K-12 Contemporary Teaching Practice program leave uniquely attuned to the needs of today's students.
  • They are equipped with a diverse set of educational skills, a Master of Music degree, a teaching credential, and a clear vision of what music education should look like in contemporary American society.
  • USC Thornton created the K-12 Contemporary Teaching Practice program after recognizing that the traditional model of music education was out of touch with the needs of today's students.
  • While most music teaching degrees include four months of student teaching near graduation, Thornton's K-12 Contemporary Teaching Practice program has graduate students start teaching a few weeks into the program.