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<strong>Methodology & Framework Details.</strong></p><div class="center pb1"><a target="_blank" class="button medium filled-green mt2 mb2" href="https:///d3btwko586hcvj.cloudfront.net/uploads/pdf/file/3/PD-Remix-EdSurge-Report-2014.pdf">Get Report</a></div><div class="hr grey-3-bg column small-12"></div></aside><p> Personalized learning is on the rise for learners in our schools. Redesigned schools include personal learning plans, playlists of content tailored to fit each learner, adaptive curriculum, and access to learning anytime and anywhere. </p><p> That's great for students but what about teachers? Where's the personalized learning, the carefully constructed playlists, the pitch-perfect material that fits their grade level and subject needs and interests? </p><p> It's all coming. </p><p> A new era of personalized professional development is sweeping into schools. We've created this guide to capture the extraordinary changes in PD tools and in the cycle of learning. We look here at tools that <em>support </em>how teachers <em>engage</em> with colleagues; that help teachers <em>learn</em> or find <em>support </em>for implementing fresh strategies and approaches; and that <em>measure</em> how that learning impacts practice in the classroom. </p><aside class="aside-iframe"> <h5 class="aside-heading">Quick Poll</h5> <figure class="figure-iframe iframe iframe-portrait no-caption"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14UH3OAW1XNK2aeRaUmZTVh0MgMpKcwVd12oQen23MTI/viewform?embedded=true"></iframe></figure></aside><p> Even better: some teachers and schools are beginning to combine tools to brew their own personalized professional development. Some might choose a combination of Twitter, video libraries of best practice, and a social network for badging. For others, a path to personalized PD might involve in-person coaching and online courses, combined with video feedback tools. </p><p> Looking for recipes? Check out our field reports, tool box and analysis. And please share what you're doing by weighing in at the bottom of the guide. We want to hear from you. Whatever the concoction, teachers should accept no less than personalized and empowered PD. </p><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-89-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style><div class="row" id="Field-Reports"><div class="column large-12 full-mt3"><h2 class="medium js-package-section-hr-89-small">Field Reports</h2></div></div><div class="row mb1"><div class="row article-row"><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2014-04-09-charting-the-pd-waters-with-badges"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Charting the PD Waters With Badges in New Jersey" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4189/compas-1444858042.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4189/compas-1444858042.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4189/compas-1444858042.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4189/compas-1444858042.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Charting the PD Waters With Badges in New Jersey" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4189/compas-1444858042.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4189/compas-1444858042.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, 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the Tables on Professional Learning</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Keith Janelli</div></div></a></div></div></div></div><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-91-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style><div class="row"><div class="column large-12 full-mt3"><h2 class="medium js-package-section-hr-91-small">Tool Box</h2></div></div><div class="row mb1"><div class="row article-row"><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2014-04-17-pd-lessons-from-around-the-world"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Declara Shares PD Lessons From Around The World" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4240/gods-1444858097.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, 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https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3368/2013-1444856946.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3368/2013-1444856946.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3368/2013-1444856946.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">How EdCamps Break the Rules of Professional Development</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Mary Jo Madda</div></div></a></div></div><div class="row article-row"><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2013-12-16-opinion-how-to-move-pd-forward"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Moving PD Forward Beyond Videos" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Moving PD Forward Beyond Videos" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3692/4747873754_4693a710e0_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857386.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">Moving PD Forward Beyond Videos</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Shelly Blake-Plock</div></div></a></div><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2013-06-24-opinion-my-world-has-been-rocked"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="My World Has Been Rocked By Student Avatars" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="My World Has Been Rocked By Student Avatars" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3000/2013-1444856402.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">My World Has Been Rocked By Student Avatars</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Brian Greenberg</div></div></a></div></div><div class="row article-row"><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2014-04-10-7-questions-districts-should-ask-pd-vendors"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="7 Questions Districts Should Ask PD Vendors" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="7 Questions Districts Should Ask PD Vendors" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4196/20_questions_1954_740_300_cropp-1444858054.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">7 Questions Districts Should Ask PD Vendors</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Stephanie Hirsh</div></div></a></div></div></div></div><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-92-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style><div class="row"><div class="column large-12 full-mt3"><h2 class="medium js-package-section-hr-92-small">Industry Analysis</h2></div></div><div class="row mb1"><div class="row article-row"><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2014-04-17-personalizing-pd-it-s-about-empowerment-not-tools"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Personalizing PD: It’s About Empowerment, Not Tools" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Personalizing PD: It’s About Empowerment, Not Tools" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4225/2014-1444858075.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">Personalizing PD: It’s About Empowerment, Not Tools</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Kristen Swanson</div></div></a></div><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2014-04-16-people-create-change-not-products"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="People Create Change, Not Products" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="People Create Change, Not Products" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4222/512px-1444858071.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">People Create Change, Not Products</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Ben Wilkoff</div></div></a></div></div><div class="row article-row"><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2013-07-24-taking-a-swing-at-ineffective-pd-models"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Taking a Swing at Ineffective PD Models" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Taking a Swing at Ineffective PD Models" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3123/2013-1444856607.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">Taking a Swing at Ineffective PD Models</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Christina Quattrocchi</div></div></a></div><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2014-04-21-professional-development-startup-bloomboard-raises-5m"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Professional Development Startup, BloomBoard, Raises $5M" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="Professional Development Startup, BloomBoard, Raises $5M" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/4245/2014-1444858107.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">Professional Development Startup, BloomBoard, Raises $5M</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Tony Wan</div></div></a></div></div><div class="row article-row"><div class="column large-6"><a class="link-plain row article_2x1_collection" href="/news/2013-12-11-pd-moves-forward-but-not-far-enough"><div class="column large-12 hide-on-small show-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="PD Moves Forward, but Not Far Enough" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="360" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=360&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-3 show-on-small hide-on-large"><img class="lazyload" alt="PD Moves Forward, but Not Far Enough" data-srcset="https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=1 1x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=2 2x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=3 3x, https://edsurge.imgix.net/uploads/post/image/3677/4831962770_edef48a8de_b_740x300_scaled_cropp-1444857378.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&dpr=4 4x" width="190" height="190" src="https://edsurge.imgix.net/static_assets/blue_green_gradient.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=190&h=190&fit=crop&blur=200&px=16&mono=E4E6E9" /></div><div class="column small-9 large-12"><h6 class="grey-5 roboto fs-small medium caps">Professional Development</h6><h3 class="fs-medium">PD Moves Forward, but Not Far Enough</h3><div class="fs-small roboto grey-5 medium">By Christina Quattrocchi</div></div></a></div></div></div></div><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-96-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style><div class="row" id="A-Framework-for-PD"><div class="column large-12 full-mt3"><h2 class="medium js-package-section-hr-96-small">The PD Learning Cycle Framework: 28 Tools</h2></div></div></div><p> To evaluate emerging edtech professional development tools, EdSurge created a "framework of a continuous cycle of learning." </p><p> More than 50 educators contributed to and reviewed EdSurge's Professional Development framework. Its four stages--Engage, Learn, Support and Measure--form a continuous cycle. Where in this cycle teachers begin and how they will proceed will vary. Some will get more out of one stage than another. That’s fine, too. Teachers will discover the tools that work best for them--and when those tools are most useful. It’s all about giving teachers a more personalized professional development. </p><figure class="figure-image no-caption"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.edsurge.com/public/images/FW-PD-Cycle-Large.png"></figure><p> Here, we evaluate and share 28 emerging and well-known tools, placing them into our continuous cycle of learning framework. We call those tools used independently by individual teachers " <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/products/teacher-needs/professional-learning" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">professional learning" products</a>. By contrast, we categorize those that require some administrative support as <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/products/school-operations/professional-development" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">"professional development" products</a>. </p><p> You can find detailed reports using this framework and the methodology described below on each of these products by clicking on the name of the product or by searching the EdSurge site using the product name. </p><p> We hope this list and framework make it easier for educators of all stripes find the right tools for every stage of their learning process. Let us know! Weigh in in the comments section below. </p><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-434-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style></div><h2>Engage</h2><p> These tools enable teachers to join groups, ask questions and share resources. Most tools that allow educators to engage also include a "Learn" component, such as webinars, online courses, and modules. </p><table class="pure-table table"><tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/adobe-education-exchange" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Adobe Education Exchange</a> <br> <br> Online community that connects teachers to one another, to resources, and to free online courses about how to incorporate media creation into the classroom</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/edweb--2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">edWeb</a> <br> <br> A social network that connects educators and education industry professionals, enabling them to share resources and ideas through themed groups and monthly webinars</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/lessoncast-pd-tools-and-courseware" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">LessonCast</a> <br> <br> Web-based software that allows teachers to create their own "screencasts" on professional learning topics, and share those screencasts with peers for feedback and collaboration</td> <td>Engage <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/simplek12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Simple K12 <br> </a> <br> A social network that allows educators to share resources, connect with each other, view webinars and online courses, and receive badges for their activities</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/teacherspayteachers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> <br> <br> Marketplace where teachers can buy, sell, request and share original lesson plans and supplemental classroom materials</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn</td> </tr> </tbody></table><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-435-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style></div><h2>Learn</h2><p> These are content-rich tools presented in a variety of ways including online courses, webinars or self-paced modules. Some of these tools also provide "Support" capabilities that help teachers implement skills and ideas. </p><table class="pure-table table"><tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/annenberg-learner" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Annenberg Learner</a> <br> <br> A bank of videos, online courses, and educational resources through which educators can earn continuing education credits and find tools to use in the classroom</td> <td>Learn <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/ascd-professional-development-tools" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ASCD Professional Development Tools</a> <br> <br> Collection of courses, resources, and webinars created by education experts to train teachers on new techniques, Common Core methods, and hone new skills</td> <td>Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/cast--2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CAST</a> <br> <br> Online courses and resources that help teachers differentiate their instruction based on Universal Design principles</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/mypearson-trainer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">myPearson Trainer</a> <br> <br> Bank of training videos and resources to help teachers learn various teaching techniques compatible with Pearson products</td> <td>Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/nextpert" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nextpert</a> <br> <br> A platform that guides lesson plan and assessments creation, and connects users with experts to get answers to the questions they have</td> <td>Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/pbs-teacherline" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PBS Teacherline</a> <br> <br> Facilitated professional development courses and online tools for instructional coaches</td> <td>Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/pd-infocus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PD in Focus</a> <br> <br> Gives administrators the ability to assign teachers PD videos with customized follow up questions</td> <td>Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/teaching-channel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Teaching Channel</a> <br> <br> Video library that allows teachers to view videos of expert teachers in action, share comments, and ask questions of the online community</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/the-edmod-app" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The EdMod App</a> <br> <br> A research tool that provides teachers with classroom strategies to differentiate for students with diverse needs</td> <td>Learn</td> </tr> </tbody></table><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-436-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style></div><h2>Support</h2><p> These tools help educators connect and share their practice with experienced mentors for feedback and coaching to improve their practice. Some tools in the "Support" category also allow teachers to also "Engage" with their peers, as well as "Measure" their learning. </p><table class="pure-table table"><tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/advancefeedback" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ADVANCEfeedback</a> <br> <br> Teacher development tool in which third party coaches give feedback on classroom video</td> <td>Support <br> Measure <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/delivering-performance-feedback" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Delivering Performance Feedback to Teachers</a> <br> <br> Interactive simulation where administrators control an avatar to test out and learn how to give feedback to teachers on their performance</td> <td>Support</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/e-mentoring-for-student-success" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">e-Mentoring for Student Success</a> <br> <br> Third party mentors tutor new teachers through a platform that allows 1:1 tutoring, grouping with other similar educators, and special online courses</td> <td>Learn <br> Support <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/edthena" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Edthena</a> <br> <br> Connects teachers to coaches via an online platform with video recordings and commenting tools</td> <td>Support</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/great-teaching-great-feedback" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Great Teaching, Great Feedback</a> <br> <br> Matches teachers with outsourced coaches who engage in a coaching relationship through video sharing and commenting platform</td> <td>Support</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/smartercookie--2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SmarterCookie</a> <br> <br> Lets teachers upload classroom videos & receive timestamped feedback from coaches & peers</td> <td>Support <br> Measure <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/talent" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Talent</a> <br> <br> Supports mentoring and rubric based assessments of teacher practice by letting teachers upload videos, share with peers and administrators</td> <td>Support <br> Measure <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/teaching-channel-teams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Teaching Channel Teams</a> <br> <br> Private site created for schools or districts to share video, group teachers, and share resources online</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn <br> Support <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/teachlive" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">TeachLivE</a> <br> <br> Software that simulates classroom student-teacher interactions, allowing a live teacher to control a classroom of virtual students</td> <td>Learn <br> Support <br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-437-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style></div><h2>Measure</h2><p> These tools are usually associated with some form of collecting data on a teacher's practice. They provide some way to measure a teacher's growth or progress in adopting new practices or acquiring new skills. </p><table class="pure-table table"><tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/bloomboard" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">BloomBoard</a> <br> <br> Platform that supports teachers to set goals, administrators to track observation data, and connects both to auto recommendations to third party resources</td> <td>Learn <br> Measure <br> <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/finetune" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">FineTune</a> <br> <br> A software tool that trains teachers to understand and assess the common core standards for writing</td> <td>Learn <br> Measure <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/teachboost" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">TeachBoost</a> <br> <br> Interface for managing classroom data associated with classroom walkthroughs, observations and teacher performance evaluations</td> <td>Engage <br> Support <br> Measure <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/teachscape" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Teachscape</a> <br> <br> Management system that provides a catalogue of courses including videos of best practices, communities of practice, tools for observation and evaluation, and talent management</td> <td>Engage <br> Learn <br> Support <br> Measure <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/truenorthlogic--2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Truenorthlogic</a> <br> <br> Professional development and human resource tools for K-12 districts to build new skills and track data on professional growth</td> <td>Engage <br> Support <br> Measure <br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><div class="js-package-section-wrapper"><style>h2.js-package-section-hr-97-small { border-bottom: 3px solid #e4e6e9 !important; margin-top: 3rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 1rem; }</style><div class="row" id="Methodology"><div class="column large-12 full-mt3"><h2 class="medium js-package-section-hr-97-small">Methodology</h2></div></div></div><p> There are two components to the EdSurge PD framework: <strong>professional learning stages</strong> and <strong>tool classification</strong>. On the EdSurge site, each of the 28 tools listed here have been analyzed according to this framework. You can read the analysis of each of these tools by searching the EdSurge site for the individual product page for each of those products. </p><h3>Stage One: Engage</h3><p> Teachers gain tremendous value from interacting with peers and colleagues--sharing challenges, successes, what works, and what doesn’t. Community support is a big part of the way teachers process and apply what they learn. </p><p> We have included “Engage” as the first stage of the professional learning cycle because often it is from conversations with colleagues that teachers identify new practices that they want to implement or solutions to problems they would like to fix. </p><h3>Stage Two: Learn</h3><p> New methods for teaching are being created, reimagined or revived from the past. These new methods influence instructional skills and pedagogy. Even academic content, standards, and sequence of teaching those standards is in constant flux. That’s why teachers are continually learning, and they do this by checking in with experts and taking time to learn new information and approaches. </p><p> We have included “Learn” as second in the stages because once a teacher is done processing and consulting their peers, often time the next stage is to find out what information exists outside their collegial circle. </p><h3>Stage Three: Support</h3><p> Mentoring, from coaches or fellow educators, is a way for teachers get support in implementing new ideas in their classroom or refining the skills they have. Coaching usually involves outside observers who look specifically at a teacher’s practice and provide feedback on how to get better. </p><p> We have included “Support“ as the third stage because once armed with support from peers and new information, teachers begin to implement new ideas in their classroom. Some teachers need more coaching and mentoring than others. Experienced teachers might themselves become coaches as they develop more skills. </p><h3>Stage Four: Measure</h3><p> Measurement can be both an informal and a formal process to track growth. These activities, which most often take the forms of evaluations and observations, help the teacher assess how their learning has impacted their practice in the classroom. It also helps them determine whether they have mastered a new skill and are ready to move onto something new. </p><p> While often, measurement can be used as tools to simply assess and move on, we think it should be used as a learning tool and thus have included it in the learning process. This final stage feeds into the step a teacher will take next as they process with their community, determine new skills they’d like to master, and begin the process again. </p><hr><h2>Tool Classification</h2><p> To further differentiate what tools do and how they can be used, we have also classified tools in the following ways: </p><h3>What You Learn</h3><table class="table"><tbody> <tr> <td>Academic Content</td> <td>Teaching strategies related to specific academic content</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Instructional Skills</td> <td>Skills used to deliver instruction, such as classroom management, differentiation, and questioning techniques</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pedagogy</td> <td>Teaching methods and philosophies, such as socratic method, inquiry method, constructivism, and project based</td> </tr> </tbody></table><h3>How Content is Assigned</h3><table class="table"><tbody> <tr> <td>Teacher Choice</td> <td>Teachers determine and have control over what they learn and how they learn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Data Driven <br> <br> <br> </td> <td>Use data related to a teacher or their students to assign content <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Differentiated <br> <br> <br> </td> <td>There are different pathways for teachers to take, depending on their unique situations</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Adaptive</td> <td>Adjusts and personalizes recommended content for the teacher in real time</td> </tr> </tbody></table><h3>Usage Scenarios</h3><table class="table"><tbody> <tr> <td>Anytime / Anywhere</td> <td>Available for use anytime and independent of a particular location <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blended <br> <br> <br> </td> <td>Part of learning is done online, part is done in person <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Scheduled <br> <br> <br> </td> <td>You have to show up virtually, on the phone, or in person at a specific time <br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><h3>Access Method</h3><table class="table"><tbody> <tr> <td>Content Repository</td> <td>Available for use anytime and independent of a particular location <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Video Share Platform <br> <br> <br> </td> <td>Enables sharing and often commenting on videos that teachers upload themselves <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Social Network <br> <br> <br> </td> <td>Enables teachers to connect with each other in online forums or groups <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Video Library</td> <td>A compilation of videos of teachers in action</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Webinars</td> <td>One-time lectures by experts in the field, with varying levels of participation by viewers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Asynchronous Modules</td> <td>A series of slides, notes, or video clips leading the learner through components of a new concept or skill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Online Courses</td> <td>A class outline led by an instructor and usually occurring at scheduled times</td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> The framework and classification system is based on survey data, literature reviews, and interviews with educators and professional development experts. EdSurge surveyed more than 400 educators across the United States on their attitudes, likes, and dislikes of professional development in their schools. 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