Strategies for Shaking Up Your Professional Learning

Amy Storer

Amy Storer

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Are you and your teachers tired of the same old "sit-and-get" professional learning initiatives? If you said "yes ✋," then it's time to shake things up by adding some fun to the mix. Amy Storer, instructional coach in Texas, shares a few different ways to include fun as part of your upcoming professional learning sessions.

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    TeachBoost Team

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