What's the Difference Between Training and Professional Development?

My friends Mike Patterson and Pete Logli got me thinking about how to quickly, easily describe the difference between "training" and "professional development" lately, and I think this is it. What do you think?Download the PDF vers...

Get the Most out of Google Apps for Education with Synergyse Training (NOW FREE!) by Guest Blogger Michael Wallace

Guest Post by friEdTech Technical Guru Michael Wallace reposted from Mike's blog here.Synergyse is Free!Synergyse is now free. For those of you who are not familiar with Synergyse, it is a Chrome extension that can supplement Google training. There are hours of videos...

Engage Me Academy

Since my first year as a teacher in 1997 I've been deeply interested in how to get students interested in learning what I wanted and needed them to learn. Lately I learned what I was striving for had a name that has become quite the buzz word in education; I wanted students...

6 Steps to Make Staff Development Sticky

The biggest problem with staff development is that many times, it doesn't work. .If you want it to "work," then you have to work. .Here are some ideas each of us can implement ourselves (school leaders, you can help!) to make sure our own professional learning...

Back to School On Campus Staff Development, PBL Style

A couple of smart principals I know (and luckily get to work with frequently) told me that they're going to use Project Based Learning for campus staff development this year. We started brainstorming a Driving Question for this purpose. What do you think? Would you rather...

Simple Sticker Staff Development Project

Create a staff development project using stickers and clouds and motivate your staff to attend after school trainings. Enjoy!Materials: http://goo.gl/Zb...