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Check out the Spring 2012 Professional Development Catalog from the MSU ADP Center for Teacher Preparation and Learning Technologies: ADP Center Spring Catalog

An array of exciting learning opportunities include SmartBoard training, Teaching and Learning in the Digital Classroom: There is an App for…

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Dana Maloney, Terry Moore, and Monica Taylor write about their experiences in a MSUNER Teacher Study Group in the Tenafly Public School District. "Grassroots growth: The evolution of a teacher study group" documents the professional growth and development of the teachers in the study group and its impact on their students, schools, and community members. The teachers find they are energized when they participate in a teacher study group focused on social responsibility. 

 

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Imagine entering a classroom where students are excitedly debating the philosophical distinction between a “need” and a “want,” offering their own perspectives and building on each other’s ideas. Now, imagine these students are just five years old. Such an environment exists in kindergarten teacher Ellen Cahill’s classroom at the Bradford School in Montclair, New Jersey. For her ability in using the humanities to engage students, Cahill—who earned a Master in Education with a concentration in… Continue

Hot off the presses: Preview the Summer Conference program! Summer Conference 2011 Program.pdf