In July 2022, the Lenape Valley Regional High School (located in Sussex County, NJ) leadership team met for two full days of professional learning. Lenape is a regional, comprehensive high school. It receives students from Byram, Netcong, and Stanhope Schools. These three K-8 public schools, are all within three miles of the high school. Lenape houses
Educational leaders have a professional responsibility to provide focused professional development to support teachers learning to create engaging lessons and curricula that incorporate technology and 21st Century Skills. The following is the last of a five-part series designed to provide educational leaders insights on the content, structure, and strategies necessary to support teachers learning to integrate technology into their curriculum. Part
This is the final instalment in our series on teacher evaluation policy. Teacher evaluation has been a major feature of education policy reform in the United States during the past ten years. The triumvirate of Race to the Top (2009) funding competition, the No Child Left Behind waivers (2011), and the passage of the Every
This is the first in our series on teacher evaluation policy. Teacher evaluation has been a major feature of education policy reform in the United States during the past ten years. The triumvirate of Race to the Top (2009) funding competition, the No Child Left Behind waivers (2011), and the passage of the Every Student
Educational leaders have a professional responsibility to provide focused professional learning to support teachers learning to create engaging lessons and curricula that incorporate technology and 21st Century Skills. The following is the fourth part of a five-part series designed to provide educational leaders insights on the content, structure, and strategies necessary for developing effective professional
Educational leaders have a professional responsibility to provide focused professional learning to support teachers learning to create engaging lessons and curricula that incorporate technology and 21stCentury skills. The following is the third part of a five-part series designed to provide educational leaders insights on the content, structure, and strategies necessary for developing effective professional learning to
Educational leaders have a professional responsibility to provide professional learning to support teachers learning to create engaging lessons and curricula that incorporate technology and 21st Century Skills. The following is the second part of a five part series designed to provide educational leaders insights on the content, structure, and strategies necessary for developing effective professional
Educational leaders have a professional responsibility to provide focused professional learning to support teachers in incorporating technology into engaging classroom lessons and curricula. The following is the first part of a series designed to provide educational leaders insights on the content, structure, and strategies necessary for developing effective professional learning to support their teachers learning
“Cutting-edge technology is as perishable as a truckload of ripe bananas: it’s worth a fortune today, but if not used quickly, it becomes worthless” (Knoke 1996) I’m not necessarily proud of this, but I stayed up until 3 am to preorder the newest iPhone. I have a strong fascination with what technology can add
Over the last decades, mentoring practices–as one form of teacher induction–were established as a way to help beginning teachers overcome difficulties during the first years of their career and to keep them in the profession. Yet, although these practices had already existed informally, in many countries one could witness its formalization: mentor preparation programs
