Channels and Experts
Videos of Research-Based Classroom Practices in Action
All PD In Focus videos are organized into channels guided by widely recognized experts. For example:
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ASCD Master Class
NPR's Claudio Sanchez explores the role of leadership in education and delves into topics like teacher evaluation and professionalism with Baruti Kafele, Yvette Jackson, Veronica McDermott, and others.
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Common Core
Explore how the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) approach literacy and mathematics in new and important ways.
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Differentiated Instruction with Carol Ann Tomlinson
How teachers create multiple pathways for increased student learning.
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ESL/ELL with Virginia Rojas
How schools and classrooms across the United States are implementing a vision of educating English language learners that meets the needs of all students.
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Literacy Strategies with Donna Ogle
How teachers in all subjects can help students become better readers and interpreters of textbooks and other materials.
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The Art and Science of Teaching with Robert Marzano
How teachers combine the science of research-based instruction with the art of great lesson planning and formative assessment.
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Never Work Harder Than Your Students with Robyn Jackson
How to develop a master teacher mindset that results in a more fluid and automatic way to respond to students and deliver great teaching experiences every time.
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Formative Assessment with Doug Fisher and Susan M. Brookhart
How to use classroom assessments to get evidence of students' learning and use it to adjust instruction.
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The Brain and Learning with Pat Wolfe and Eric Jensen
How to improve student achievement and create a more effective classroom by applying brain research to teaching.
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Enhancing Professional Practice with Charlotte Danielson
How to use 22 research-based components of successful teaching practice to support teacher education, evaluation, and professional learning.
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Curriculum Mapping with Heidi Hayes Jacobs
How to use curriculum maps to identify repetitions in the curriculum, integrate subjects, and match assessments to content and performance standards.
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Giving Effective Feedback with Susan M. Brookhart
How to give students the right feedback for all kinds of assignments, in every grade level and subject area.
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High Schools at Work with Joe DiMartino
How high schools can do more to connect with students, personalize learning, differentiate instruction, and make high school curriculum more relevant.
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Best Practices in Action with Margery Ginsberg and Bonnie Benard, plus Cooperative Learning and The Whole Child
How to attend to the multiple developmental and academic needs of all students.
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