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Professional Learning and Development

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February 15, 2022

Rural School Leadership Development: Trust, Career Mentorship, and Concrete Strategies

BetterLesson and the Rural School Leadership Academy (RSLA) are working together to help prepare rural teacher leaders and administrators....
Case Study
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Matthew Kennard February 8, 2022

The Future of Professional Learning is Connected: Introducing BL Connect

We'd like to introduce BL Connect: an online learning platform that gives access to a course library tailored to the needs of the teacher....
Blog Post
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Jennifer Doyle January 28, 2022

10 Tips to Support Student Social-Emotional Learning after Winter Break

Support trauma-informed teaching by creating safe spaces, establishing behavior systems, and focusing on resilience for both students and teachers....
Blog Post
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Jenna Gilfillan, M.Ed January 13, 2022

Facing Your Inner Obstacle: Taking the First Step Toward Trying Something New In Your Classroom

By defining our inner obstacle, we can move past it. Read five ways you can reframe a challenge and get ready to face it....
Blog Post
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October 20, 2021

BetterLesson Live | From Assessment of Learning to Assessment as Learning

Watch a webinar about systems and strategies to shift mindsets and practices around assessments....
Webinar
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October 1, 2021

Using ESSA Funds for Professional Learning

Learn how ESSA funds can be used to access professional learning that provides the skills and resources educators need to engage all students....
Guide
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September 30, 2021

ESSER Funding Guide to Professional Development

This guide examines how professional learning courses can give districts the tools and resources they need to meet their ESSER plan outcomes and goals....
Guide
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September 28, 2021

BetterLesson Live | 3 Asset-Based Approaches to Accelerating Student Growth

Presenting tools to create a plan of action toward accelerating the growth of all learners by focusing on simple but powerful instructional outcomes....
Webinar
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Dee De La Paz September 21, 2021

Applying ESSER Funds to Accelerate Student Growth

Learn how ESSER funds can be used for the same allowable professional development and training activities for which ESEA funds can be used....
Blog Post