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		<title>Education Week: Professionaldevelopment</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How to Bring 'Surprise and Delight' to Virtual Teacher Training During COVID-19]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2020/11/dyane_smokorowski_professional_development.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2020/11/dyane_smokorowski_professional_development.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A Kansas teacher of the year explains her approach to offering super engaging professional development in a virtual setting.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[It's Notoriously Hard to Evaluate PD. A New System Aims to Change That]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/09/its_notoriously_hard_to_evaluate_pd_a_new_system_aims_to_change_that.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/09/its_notoriously_hard_to_evaluate_pd_a_new_system_aims_to_change_that.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A new process for judging the quality of professional development has made its debut, with the aim of answering a difficult question: Which PD is high-quality and which isn't?]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Professional Development?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_week_quizzes/2020/09/quiz_yourself_how_much_do_you_know_about_professional_development_1.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_week_quizzes/2020/09/quiz_yourself_how_much_do_you_know_about_professional_development_1.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Quiz yourself: How have educational professional development needs and interests shifted since the start of the pandemic, and how are schools and districts addressing these changes?]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teachers Share Resources for Teaching Online During Coronavirus School Closures]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/03/teachers_sharing_resources_online_coronavirus.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/03/teachers_sharing_resources_online_coronavirus.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[To help ease the transition to remote instruction, educators have launched virtual professional learning communities to share resources, ask questions, and give advice.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Putting the 'Professional' Back in Teacher Professional Development]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/10/putting_the_professional_back_in_teacher_professional_development.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/10/putting_the_professional_back_in_teacher_professional_development.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Teachers are the experts of the classroom, so they should be empowered to lead professional development, educators said at a forum that included the two national teachers' union presidents.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[When Teaching Media Literacy, Which News Sources Are Credible? Even Teachers Don't Agree]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/03/teachers_dont_agree_on_which_media_are_credible.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/03/teachers_dont_agree_on_which_media_are_credible.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Like other Americans, liberal and conservative teachers perceive news sources' credibility differently. How does that affect their teaching of media literacy?]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Kudzu Bricks, Tiny Homes, and Glow-in-the-Dark Horseshoes: Innovation in Rural Kentucky Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/09/innovation_grants_rural_kentucky_schools.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/09/innovation_grants_rural_kentucky_schools.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In rural Kentucky, teachers and students are awarded innovation grants to solve a challenge facing their community or classroom.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Research Center's Leadership Professional-Development Program Had No Impact. Why?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2019/11/research_center's_leadership_professional_development_program_had_no_impact_why.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2019/11/research_center's_leadership_professional_development_program_had_no_impact_why.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A recent study found that one organization's instructional-leadership professional development had no impact. Could it be because the topic of instructional leadership needs to be expanded?]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teachers Prepare for Tough Classroom Conversations on the Civil War]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/08/teachers_prepare_tough_classroom_conversations_civil_war.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/08/teachers_prepare_tough_classroom_conversations_civil_war.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[About two dozen teachers from across the country spent a week wrestling with questions about how to remember the Confederacy.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[What to Do When Physics Teachers Don't Know Physics]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/07/what_to_do_when_physics_teachers_dont_know_physics.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/07/what_to_do_when_physics_teachers_dont_know_physics.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Many teachers are tapped to teach physics without prior training or experience. A new study explores a possible solution.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teaching in the U.S. Should Be More 'Intellectually Attractive,' Global Expert Says]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/teaching_international_survey_results.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/teaching_international_survey_results.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A panel of experts—including a national teacher's union president and an official from the Department of Education—discussed how to make teaching a more attractive profession.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[No, Mentoring a Student-Teacher Won't Hurt Your Evaluation Score, Study Suggests]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/mentoring_a_student-teacher_isnt_likely_to_hurt_your_evaluation_score.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/mentoring_a_student-teacher_isnt_likely_to_hurt_your_evaluation_score.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Mentoring a student-teacher won't hurt a teacher's district evaluation score—in fact, it might even give it a boost, according to a working study.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[ASCD's Deborah Delisle to Depart in 2019]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2018/12/deb_delisle_ascd.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2018/12/deb_delisle_ascd.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The resignation of the former U.S. Department of Education staffer, who has led ASCD since mid-2015, follows a long run of membership declines for the organization.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Haves and Have-Nots: We Must Prioritize Outside Professional Development for ALL Teachers]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education/2018/12/haves-and-have-nots-why-we-must-prioritize-outside-professional-development.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education/2018/12/haves-and-have-nots-why-we-must-prioritize-outside-professional-development.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Many outside PD opportunities still separate the "haves" from the "have-nots" and uphold systemic oppression.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA['It's Not Just Yoga and Nail Paint': Inside the Teacher Self-Care Conference]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/teacher_self-care_conference_2019.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/teacher_self-care_conference_2019.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The two-day event, now in its third year, offers workshops on mental health and burnout, time-management and goal-setting, and strategies for navigating toxic workplace environments.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[A Gap in Teacher Training: Working With Students Who Have Concussions]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/teacher_training_working_with_students_who_have_concussions.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2019/06/teacher_training_working_with_students_who_have_concussions.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A growing number of students have experienced a brain injury that could affect their ability to learn in school. Yet most teachers aren't prepared to work with these students.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Teachers Can and Should Use Technology in the Classroom]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_ahead/2018/10/how_teachers_can_and_should_use_technology_in_the_classroom.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_ahead/2018/10/how_teachers_can_and_should_use_technology_in_the_classroom.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Integrating technology requires a significant investment of time and money, but the resources are well-spent if the focus is improving instruction, writes educational consultant Matthew Lynch.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Professional Learning Is More Meaningful When Done as a Team]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_ahead/2018/01/teaching_ahead_post_1.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_ahead/2018/01/teaching_ahead_post_1.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[High-quality professional learning is difficult to provide in education, principal Jasmine Kullar writes. Here's a solution.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[What Other Countries Can Teach the U.S. About Teacher Professional Development]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2018/06/oecd_pisa_teacher_professional_development.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2018/06/oecd_pisa_teacher_professional_development.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Countries that score highest on an international measure of student achievement tend to have these three things in common when it comes to professional development for teachers.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Here's What Works Best in Teacher Professional Development]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2018/04/an_exploration_of_teacher_professional_development_practices_in_one_school_district.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2018/04/an_exploration_of_teacher_professional_development_practices_in_one_school_district.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Professionaldevelopment]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In response to one school district's commitment to professional development, research explores teacher PD best practices and reviews the district's offerings.]]></description>
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