Best Practices: Staff Development on the Go!

Episode Eleven

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:07:57 -0500

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - Denise DeCoste, Team Leader for the High Incidence Accessible Technology Team, discusses Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age:  Universal Design for Learning by David Rose and Anne Mayer.   How the Brain Learns - Judy Duffield discusses How the Brain

Episode Ten

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:43:51 -0500

Promethean Interactive Whiteboards - Chris Ground, Secondary Math Content Specialist, discusses interactive whiteboard, student response systems, and software available from Promethean.  Habits of Mind - Judy Duffield discusses “Describing 16 Habits of Mind” by Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena

Episode Nine

Fri, 18 May 2007 15:17:59 -0400

MICCA (Maryland Instructional Computer ) Conference 2007 - Will Richardson  Podcast, Vodcast, Screencast Nation (Will Richardson presenter) - Multimedia content creation on the Web increased at the rate of 3200% last year, and it shows no rate of slowing down. From audiocasts to screencasts to

Episode Eight

Thu, 17 May 2007 09:04:33 -0400

MICCA (Maryland Instructional Computer ) Conference 2007 - Participant Perspectives   Technology Trends - Amy Martin, a graduate student at Towson University, discusses trends based on conference sessions and vendor offerings. Keynote Speakers and New Technologies - Nichole Catalano and Tressa Ga

Episode Seven

Fri, 11 May 2007 11:02:21 -0400

Action Research - Lacey Robinson and Tracy Walton discuss an action research project they are working on as well as best practices for conducting action research. Mentoring - Gail Epps discusses best practices in mentoring as it relates to the book, Mentoring Guidebook: Starting the Journey edite

Episode Six

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:13:43 -0500

Stereotype Threat - Judy Duffield discusses Claude Steele’s online interview on the gap in SAT scores and stereotype threat. Differentiation - Elizabeth Sandall discusses the book, How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms, by Carol Ann Tomlinson. Tools for Teaching - Judy Duff

Episode Five

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:47:54 -0500

Staff Development Best Practices - Stephanie Hirsh, Deputy Executive Director for the National Staff Develoment Council discusses issues in staff development. For more information:  http://www.nsdc.org/library/authors/hirsh.cfm

Episode Four

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:26:47 -0400

MICCA Conference - Marjie Geldon discusses conference sessions from the Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association on blogs, wikis, and podcasts.  TESOL Conference - Afie Mirshah-Nayer discusses a preliminary report from the national Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Language

Episode Three

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:11:18 -0400

Computers and Libraries - Myra Paul discusses conference sessions from the Internet Schools East strand of the Computers and Libraries conference.  Probing and Delving - Angie Burrell discusses best practices in questioning techniques.  Closing the Achievement Gap - Judy Duffield discusses a chap

Episode Two

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:02:42 -0400

Becoming Multicultural Educators - Lola Crawford discusses this book edited by Geneva Gay  ESOL and Math Instruction - Afie Mirshah-Nayer discusses a best practices in the language of math and ESOL students. Closing the Achievement Gap - Judy Duffield discusses the chapter of this book on “Cultur