As Greta Thunberg sails into New York Harbor, the United Nations holds a Youth Climate Summit, and we witness the first Global Youth Strike for Climate, it has never been more important to provide young people with the best education and most...
Lisa Schmucki
Research-Based Practices for PD: Rock Valley Case Study
“edWeb Case Study: Rock Valley Community School District” examines the way the district relies on edWeb.net to support its professional development program for teachers. Their program embodies four of the key features identified by educational researchers as characterizing high quality professional learning experiences, the effective design of online communities for teachers, and best practices for integrating informal online professional learning with formal district professional development. In each case, edWeb.net provides critical support that empowers Rock Valley leaders to implement research-based practices.
Superintendency 101: Top Tips to Lead By
What are the top tips that current superintendents have for new superintendents who are taking on a daunting job leading their districts? We posted that question to 18 superintendents who have participated in the CoSN/edWeb Empowering Superintendents Webinar...
edWeb Celebrates 10 years!
edWeb is 10 years old! It feels like such a big milestone, especially since it's been 10 years since the dawn of the "connected educator" movement. I still remember so well when the U. S. Department of Education issued the 2010 National Education Technology Plan. The...
How a Principal Uses edWeb for Personalized PD
"edWeb gives you a tool to make a very easy jump into personalized professional development." Dr. Robert Furman, an elementary principal at Southpark Elementary School in PA, is a best-selling author, and a national keynote speaker. He talked with Lisa Schmucki,...
Meet the Webinators
edWeb has presented over 1,200 edWebinars with more than 1,000 amazing “Webinators” who are educators who generously share their knowledge, practices, and tips with peers. Educators from all over the world benefit from this free, anytime/anywhere learning. At the ISTE...
edWeb.net Wins CODiE for Best Professional Learning Solution for Faculty and Administrative Staff
edWeb.net has won the 2017 CODiE Award for "Best Professional Learning Solution for Faculty and Administrative Staff." The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase education technology’s finest products and services. Here is a list of all the...
edWeb Wins CODiE Award for Best Collaborative Social Media Solution for Educators
It was announced yesterday that edWeb.net is the winner of the SIIA CODiE Award for Best Collaborative Social Media Solution for Educators. This is the second year in a row that edWeb.net has won this prestigious industry award.The winner announcement was made by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, to an audience of over 300 education, software, information and business technology leaders.
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
edWeb.net and Ventris Learning launch Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching. This new professional learning community will be a forum for helping today’s teachers meet the unique instructional needs of underserved students. Ventris Learning’s new community on edWeb.net, Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching offers educators a place to post questions, share practical tips, and get feedback from experts and peers on the issues and challenges in working with young, diverse learners.
Are my students addicted to technology?
Common Sense examines the latest scientific research about problematic media use in their new report, Technology Addiction: Concern, Controversy, and Finding Balance.