Teacher Training Takes a Hybrid Turn
Schools blend face-to-face and online professional development, but traditional PD still plays a role
Last summer, all central-office and school-based administrators in the 15,000-student Walled Lake district in Michigan read the same book to get them thinking about the best ways to promote student engagement. Even though some were on vacation and others were stationed at different schools, an online-discussion forum generated more than 300 posts full of ideas for putting the book’s advice into practice.
Mark Hess, the executive director of instruction, technology, and assessment for the district, set up the virtual book club using the educational social-networking site Edmodo, based in San Mateo, Calif.
“We presented it as: School is out for the summer, and many of you go your separate ways, but it doesn’t mean our learning together needs to stop,” Mr. Hess said. “People were checking in at 7 p.m. on a Thursday night or over their...
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