Professional Development

Richard Culatta, Director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, welcomes educators to Connected Educator Month and its goals.

In this interview, BrainPOP’s Dr. Kari Stubbs describes the company’s support for Connected Educator Month, its list of events and BrainPOP’s latest news.

In this interview, digital citizenship expert Dr. Marialice B.F.X. Curran discusses the DigCitSummit, Connected Educator Month and weekly #DigCit Twitter chats.

Connected Educator Month in October offers educators informal professional development, with resources for starting out, building a PLN and learning all year.

Mike Lawrence, CEO of CUE, talks with Dr. Berger about professional development and the role CUE plays in advancing technology and learning. Lawrence discusses CUE’s role with Connected Educator Month including the CEM Cafe and Twitter chats that will be happening all month!IntervieweeMike Lawrence has been impacting education as a teacher, administrator, technology coordinator and non-profit leader for twenty years. He is a respected presenter, at national conferences and events and was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2003. He assisted in the development and launch of the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) and co-founded the Google Certified Teacher program.  He currently serves as CEO of CUE (CUE.org). Each year, thousands of educators attend CUE’s conference events and professional learning opportunities, making it the premier Educational Technology association.Interviewer featured on the edCircuit,  in EdTech Review India, Scholastic’s District Administrator and on RFD TV’s Rural Education Special. As an industry personality Dr. Berger has interviewed Ministers of Education, leading voices like Sir Ken Robinson, U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan, AFT President Randi Weingarten and other global thought leaders. Dr. Berger is a guest lecturer at Vanderbilt University and resides with his wife and two children in Nashville.

edCircuit recently caught up with Chad Ratliff, Director of Instructional Programs for Albermarle County Public Schools, to learn more about the district’s Startup Weekend.  Here’s our Q&A.Dr. Berger: Why organize a Startup Weekend for your teachers and what was the initial response to the idea from both teachers and administrators?

Twitter hashtags for teachers once made finding colleagues easy. See where educator networks gather now and how to start your own with a few steps.

In this interview, ASCD’s Ann Cunningham-Morris discusses leadership and why traditional professional development should be redefined as professional learning.

In this interview, assistant principal Allison Rodman of Mariana Bracetti Academy in Philadelphia discusses personalizing professional development for teachers.