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Resources for developing your skills, pursuing advanced certifications, and growing as a teacher. Includes professional career advice & information. | Cult of…
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From slow students to talking with parents, this series of 12 videos answers all kinds of random questions teachers ask. | A Cult of Pedagogy product.
Advice for Teachers: Videos That Answer Your Burning Questions
From slow students to talking with parents, this series of 12 videos answers all kinds of random questions teachers ask. | A Cult of Pedagogy product.
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Teacher professional development can be more beneficial if teachers determine how they need to grow and develop, and work together to do so. | Cult of Pedagogy
Hate PD? Try Voluntary Piloting
Teacher professional development can be more beneficial if teachers determine how they need to grow and develop, and work together to do so. | Cult of Pedagogy
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When it comes to instructional planning, what you do in the 45- to 90-minute block of time that comprises actual pedagogy produces the most powerful learning. Learn and follow these principles for high-quality student education. | Cult of Pedagogy Problem Solving Activities, What Activities, Physical Activities, Learning Activities, Student Studying, Student Work, Student Learning, Instructional Planning, Instructional Design
4 Laws of Learning (and How to Follow Them)
When it comes to instructional planning, what you do in the 45- to 90-minute block of time that comprises actual pedagogy produces the most powerful learning. Learn and follow these principles for high-quality student education. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Classroom teachers may have a vague understanding of how a peer-reviewed, published piece of research works, but a lot of it is still pretty confusing. Get a hold on research that can inform what you do in your classroom, without spending crazy amounts of time. | Cult of Pedagogy
How to Find, Read, and Use Academic Research
Classroom teachers may have a vague understanding of how a peer-reviewed, published piece of research works, but a lot of it is still pretty confusing. Get a hold on research that can inform what you do in your classroom, without spending crazy amounts of time. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Learn 10 key processes that can have an incredible impact on how you teach, how your students learn, and how you collaborate with others. Complete a hands-on project to practice the process with an online tool, then transfer the activity directly into a lesson with your students. | A Cult of Pedagogy course. Educational Technology Tools, Cult Of Pedagogy, Teacher Tech, Online Teachers, Flipped Classroom, Blended Learning, School Building, Jumpstart
JumpStart: Technology Training You Can Take Right into Your Classroom
Learn 10 key processes that can have an incredible impact on how you teach, how your students learn, and how you collaborate with others. Complete a hands-on project to practice the process with an online tool, then transfer the activity directly into a lesson with your students. | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
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Try these short, simple, hands-on tasks teachers can perform with ed tech tools in just a few minutes.
App Task Challenges
Try these short, simple, hands-on tasks teachers can perform with ed tech tools in just a few minutes.
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Whether you arrange for tech trainings or you give the tech trainings, here are some ways to make teacher tech training more useful and effective. | Cult of Pedagogy
5 Tips to Make Tech Training for Your Teachers a Lot Better
Whether you arrange for tech trainings or you give the tech trainings, here are some ways to make teacher tech training more useful and effective. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Come in and take a look at all the stuff I have for you to master the beautiful, complicated, endlessly challenging art of teaching. | Cult of Pedagogy
Useful Stuff for Educators! Learn More About Us!
Come in and take a look at all the stuff I have for you to master the beautiful, complicated, endlessly challenging art of teaching. | Cult of Pedagogy
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These ideas need almost no money and use resources that are already available. And yet the solutions are powerful, solving educational problems that have been around for years. | Cult of Pedagogy Middle School Teachers, High School Teacher, Elementary Teacher, Technology Hacks, Educational Technology, Classroom Hacks, Curriculum Development, Tech Hacks
3 Teacher Hacks to Solve Common Problems
These ideas need almost no money and use resources that are already available. And yet the solutions are powerful, solving educational problems that have been around for years. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Make smart tech choices for classroom learning with this hands-on, project-based, 10-module course. Learn how technology can enhance learning, rather than being a distraction from it. | A Cult of Pedagogy course. Online Self, Direct Instruction, Extension Activity, Smart Tech
JumpStart: Online Self-Paced Technology Training for Educators
Make smart tech choices for classroom learning with this hands-on, project-based, 10-module course. Learn how technology can enhance learning, rather than being a distraction from it. | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
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A look at three current buzzwords in education and how they are used, how they are abused, and how they can be applied in real classrooms. | Cult of Pedagogy Teaching Practices, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tips, Teacher Pd, Teacher Help, Teacher Stuff, Teacher Resources, Professional Development For Teachers, Professional Learning
Buzzword Bling: Putting Substance Behind Our Big Words
A look at three current buzzwords in education and how they are used, how they are abused, and how they can be applied in real classrooms. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Learning requires us to be vulnerable, and in order to do that, we need to feel safe. Here are 5 ways PD facilitators can make that happen. | Cult of Pedagogy Teaching Plan, Educational Leadership, Teacher And Student Relationship, Job Satisfaction, Instructional Coaching
How to Build Psychological Safety in Professional Development
Learning requires us to be vulnerable, and in order to do that, we need to feel safe. Here are 5 ways PD facilitators can make that happen. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Study with eminent American history professors and dive deep into primary sources with master teachers. Each seminar is composed of lectures that you can watch on your own schedule as well as live Zoom sessions featuring the scholar, Gilder Lehrman master teachers, partner organizations, and your peers. | Cult of Pedagogy Primary Sources, Career Advice, Professional Development, Seminar, Organizations, Scholar, American History, Professor
Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars: Best PD Ever
Study with eminent American history professors and dive deep into primary sources with master teachers. Each seminar is composed of lectures that you can watch on your own schedule as well as live Zoom sessions featuring the scholar, Gilder Lehrman master teachers, partner organizations, and your peers. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Teachers can give students a visual, interactive experience in the classroom and increase their learning by learning how to create a screencast video. | Cult of Pedagogy Educational Videos, Modern Classroom, Effective Learning, Differentiated Instruction, Classroom Projects, Online Teaching
Tips & Tools to Create a Great Screencast Video
Teachers can give students a visual, interactive experience in the classroom and increase their learning by learning how to create a screencast video. | Cult of Pedagogy
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When I started writing up my analysis, I realized I didn't have the evidence I needed. There was no way around this...I had to actually become a better teacher. | Cult of Pedagogy Teaching Skills, Teaching History, Instructional Strategies, National Board Certification, Literature Circles
Conquering National Board Certification (and Why It's Totally Worth It) | Cult of Pedagogy
When I started writing up my analysis, I realized I didn't have the evidence I needed. There was no way around this...I had to actually become a better teacher. | Cult of Pedagogy
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If you have never asked students for serious, honest feedback about your teaching, your materials, and your class, there's a good chance you are missing something. | Cult of Pedagogy Teaching College, Teaching Teachers, Teacher Education, Teaching Middle School, Teacher Leader
5 Reasons You Should Seek Your OWN Student Feedback
If you have never asked students for serious, honest feedback about your teaching, your materials, and your class, there's a good chance you are missing something. | Cult of Pedagogy
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This hands-on mini-course is a compass to find a clear path through all the ideas, tools, and strategies in education. A set of four principles guides your lesson planning to produce powerful learning for your students. | A Cult of Pedagogy course. English Lesson Plans, English Lessons, First Year Teachers, New Teachers, Effective Teaching, Guided Notes
4 Laws of Learning (and How to Obey Them in Your Lessons)
This hands-on mini-course is a compass to find a clear path through all the ideas, tools, and strategies in education. A set of four principles guides your lesson planning to produce powerful learning for your students. | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
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Truth For Teachers - Join me for free online professional development: Finding flow and student engagement in the classroom Flow Training, Student Engagement, Free Online, Curriculum, Improve, Teachers
Join me for free online professional development: Finding flow and student enga
Truth For Teachers - Join me for free online professional development: Finding flow and student engagement in the classroom
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This FREE online webinar shows you 7 processes you can use with technology tools to make teaching and learning more robust. Save time planning your next lesson! | A Cult of Pedagogy webinar. Educational Websites, Flip Learn
7 Tech Processes Every Teacher Should Know
This FREE online webinar shows you 7 processes you can use with technology tools to make teaching and learning more robust. Save time planning your next lesson! | A Cult of Pedagogy webinar.
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Make your technology support real student learning with these 10 key processes and hands-on projects. Sign up yourself or get multiuser licenses for your whole department. Learn how to build student success! | A Cult of Pedagogy course. Technology Support, Teacher Technology, Student Success
JumpStart: An Online Self-Paced Teacher Technology Course
Make your technology support real student learning with these 10 key processes and hands-on projects. Sign up yourself or get multiuser licenses for your whole department. Learn how to build student success! | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
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As one-size-fits-all PD fades away, more personalized professional development models have emerged. The Pineapple Chart may be the greatest of them all. Instructional Leadership, Professional Learning Communities, Professional Growth, Learning Quotes, Education Quotes, Teacher Observation
How Pineapple Charts Revolutionize Professional Development
As one-size-fits-all PD fades away, more personalized professional development models have emerged. The Pineapple Chart may be the greatest of them all.
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JumpStart gives you confidence and skills to make smart choices about the tech you use in your teaching. PLUS adds a private online forum where you share your work with fellow learners and get support from a team of mentors. Join NOW during our open enrollment period! | A Cult of Pedagogy course. Inquiry Learning, Project Based Learning, Teacher Hacks, Problem Solving Model
JumpStart Plus Open Enrollment
JumpStart gives you confidence and skills to make smart choices about the tech you use in your teaching. PLUS adds a private online forum where you share your work with fellow learners and get support from a team of mentors. Join NOW during our open enrollment period! | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
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Marisa Thompson's course expands the incredibly popular TQE discussion method into a holistic approach to student-led reading and writing instruction without the burden of at-home grading. | A Cult of Pedagogy Approved course. Upper Elementary, Writing Instruction, Teacher Lessons, Student Led, Grade Book, Thompsons, Holistic Approach
The Ultimate TQE Course
Marisa Thompson's course expands the incredibly popular TQE discussion method into a holistic approach to student-led reading and writing instruction without the burden of at-home grading. | A Cult of Pedagogy Approved course.
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JumpStart is an online tech course designed specifically for classroom teachers. PLUS includes the community of other learners and a team of mentors to support you. Join us NOW during our open enrollment period! | A Cult of Pedagogy course. Open Enrollment, Online Tech
JumpStart Plus Open Enrollment
JumpStart is an online tech course designed specifically for classroom teachers. PLUS includes the community of other learners and a team of mentors to support you. Join us NOW during our open enrollment period! | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
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Some of the most common practices in classrooms are actually pretty ineffective ways to learn. Instead of doing what we’ve always done, we can take a different approach that’s based on research. | Cult of Pedagogy Teaching High School, Classroom Resources
4 Do's & Don'ts for Teachers to Increase Student Learning
Some of the most common practices in classrooms are actually pretty ineffective ways to learn. Instead of doing what we’ve always done, we can take a different approach that’s based on research. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Whether you are new to rubrics, or have used them for years, this primer on rubric terminology offers examples and the pros and cons of each one. | Cult of Pedagogy Time Saver, Rubrics, Assessment
Know Your Terms: Holistic, Analytic, and Single-Point Rubrics | Cult of Pedagogy
Whether you are new to rubrics, or have used them for years, this primer on rubric terminology offers examples and the pros and cons of each one. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Teachers need more time, but until now, helping them find it has always been a problem we couldn't solve. But here are some suggestions. | Cult of Pedagogy Ways To Save, Save Time
5 Powerful Ways to Save Time as a Teacher
Teachers need more time, but until now, helping them find it has always been a problem we couldn't solve. But here are some suggestions. | Cult of Pedagogy
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In a time of unprecedented teacher criticism, burnout, and flight, National Board Certification offers an opportunity for teachers to feel empowered and inspired. Best of all, the challenging, self-directed process helps good teachers become even better. Best Teacher, Teacher Evaluation, Feedback For Students, Think Deeply, Reading Response, Student Teaching
National Board Certification Shifted My Career Trajectory
In a time of unprecedented teacher criticism, burnout, and flight, National Board Certification offers an opportunity for teachers to feel empowered and inspired. Best of all, the challenging, self-directed process helps good teachers become even better.
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If you want to integrate technology in purposeful ways, and not just learn how to use a new tool, JumpStart is for you! PLUS gives you the addition of a community of fellow learners and a team of mentors to help you along the way. Join NOW during our open enrollment period! | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
JumpStart Plus Open Enrollment
If you want to integrate technology in purposeful ways, and not just learn how to use a new tool, JumpStart is for you! PLUS gives you the addition of a community of fellow learners and a team of mentors to help you along the way. Join NOW during our open enrollment period! | A Cult of Pedagogy course.
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These are not the last word on teaching or the only thing you should ever consider when planning a lesson. But they’re heavy hitters, and returning to these four principles will absolutely put you on solid ground. | Cult of Pedagogy Retrieval Practice
4 Laws of Learning (and How to Follow Them) | Cult of Pedagogy
These are not the last word on teaching or the only thing you should ever consider when planning a lesson. But they’re heavy hitters, and returning to these four principles will absolutely put you on solid ground. | Cult of Pedagogy
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