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PD Bytes™

Best Practice Strategies in Under an Hour

What's a PD Byte™? It's a small "byte" of practical professional learning that can be completed in a prep period, at home, or in a PLC meeting. These 45-60 minute self-paced online courses introduce a single best practice classroom strategy, offer a downloadable resource/template, and guide teachers through trying it in their own classroom. Ideal for squeezing PD into tight teaching schedules and ever-shrinking budgets, each PD Byte is equivalent to a 1-hour professional learning credit.

Online PD Bytes: Projects
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How to Run Math Circuit Training

Investigate math circuit training, learn to set up scaffolded stations, and get a template for building your own math circuit cards

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How to Make Co-Teaching Work

Examine the role of the co-teacher, practice collaboration strategies, and get a blueprint for building a unified learning space

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When to Use Question Stems

Explore question stems, determine when to use them, and get question stem cards for 12 types of commonly used questions

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How to Conduct Strategic Monitoring

Compare formative assessment with strategic monitoring, review data gathering strategies, and practice making in-class micro-adjustments

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How to Structure ELA Training Circuits

Investigate ELA circuit training, learn to set up scaffolded stations, and get a template for building your own ELA circuit cards

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How to Fine-Tune Classroom Management

Explore classroom management challenges, review effective classroom protocols, and get tools for keeping students on track

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How to Build a Learning Menu

Explore tiering lessons via learning
menus (aka choice boards), reflect on
student needs, and get sample learning
menus with an easy-build template

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How to Turn Facts Into Problems

Examine presenting facts via real-world
connections, explore strategies for
connecting with students, and get a
tool for creating solvable problems

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How to Trigger Student Questions

Investigate the use of student questions, learn to craft statements that trigger students to ask them, and get a tool for creating content-aligned SQPL statements

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How to Involve a Student Audience

Explore turning “audience” time into an academic exercise, learn strategies for involving students, and get tools for changing audience members into active listeners

Online PD Bytes: Projects

Personalize PD One Credit-Hour at a Time

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$10 per Seat

Each PD Byte guides participants through a best practice teaching strategy, supplies a practical classroom resource, and a delivers a real-time certificate for 1-hour of professional learning for just $10.

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Seat Block Discounts

Provide teachers with a suite of PD offerings by purchasing a block of seats to multiple PD Bytes or send your entire staff through a single PD Byte at a discounted rate. Rates as low as $5 per teacher.

Online PD Bytes: Products

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How to Tier a Lesson

How to Build Inferencing Skills

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When To Use Graphic Organizers

How to Make Micro-Adjustments During Class

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How to Transform an  Essential Question

How to Create a Real-World Math Problem

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When to Use Word Clouds

How to Monitor Learning Stations

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How to Design a Rubric

When to Use Positive Narration

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How to Promote Meaningful Discussion

How to Use Google Earth

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When to Use Collaborative Learning

How to Give Targeted Feedback to Students

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How to Design Learning Agendas

How to Promote Student-Talk (Turn and Talk)

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How to Build Effective Transitions

How to Monitor Progress Informally

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How to Create an Exit Ticket

When to Pick Up the Pace in Class

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How to Build Anchor Charts for Any Topic

How to Promote Annotation Skills

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When to Use Interactive Games

How to use Back-Channeling

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Online PD Bytes: Services

Let's Get Started

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Online PD Bytes: Welcome
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