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Recently KSDC parent organization
NSDC has changed it's name to
Learning Forward.
The KSDC team has seized this opportunity to bring the local
organization name in harmony with what we have realized about
professional development for some time—that
"Learning is at the heart of our purpose and
learning creates our future."
Change is afoot! Stay tuned for more.
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Learning Forward Kansas, formerly the Kansas Staff
Development Council, recognized two exemplary programs in April, 2011 as a part of
its annual leadership conference.
Do you know the winners? >
Look for more about each of these programs in the May issue of Direct Connection.
Learn about the range of awards offered by Learning Forward Kansas
HERE >
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Ready for some summer reading?
Try the latest edition of Direct Connection.
- Read about three essential elements needed for “Becoming A Learning School.”
- Learn about how one Kansas district has developed exemplary professional learning for para-educators.
- Consider how open questioning can lead to increased achievement in mathematics.
- Learn more about the newest award winners from Learning Forward Kansas.
Scoop up your summer copy >
(PDF 1.6MB)
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JUNE 14 - 15, 2011 • TOPEKA, KANSAS
Partnership for 21st Century Skills Training
Learn more >
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Professional Learning Policy: Best Practice Case Studies, Final Report
Teacher Professional Learning in the United States: Case Studies of State Policies and
Strategies; is the third of three studies conducted by the Stanford Center for Opportunity
Policy in Education for Learning Forward and sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation.
This report explores policies and strategies
related to professional development in Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, and Vermont. These
states were selected for deeper analysis as a result of their performance on the
Professional Development Access Index, reported in the Phase II study, Professional
Development in the United States: Trends and Challenges and their progress on the
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The study identifies common characteristics
in professional development policy across these states and implications for future policy
development.
Study the trends
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(PDF 5.4MB)
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KSDC Commitments—A Message from KSDC’s President
Grasping the Power of the 21st Century for Learning
KSDC is sending forth a “Call to Action” to all professional learners! …
Ultimately, KSDC’s “Call to Action” aims to clearly show and share how
teacher
learning is linked to student learning and how to provide the evidence for evaluation of
professional learning, all in the midst of grasping this new world of digital learning.
> Are you up to the challenge?
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Continue the discussion....
Rev up the power...
Check out the "Power Up for Learning in the 21st Century" community website!
The website offers a 24/7 community of educators sharing ideas, connecting learning to 21st
Century, and
supporting the work of professional development throughout Kansas and beyond. Handouts from
some of the
sessions at the 2009 KSDC Leadership Conference are also available.
Join us. No charge. Just lots of power.
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