Letter from the President
Professional Development at Your Fingertips
Jessie Woolley-Wilson, Blackboard's K-12 President writes: Teacher quality is the number one controllable factor that can influence student achievement. But needless to say, maintaining high-quality teaching is easier said than done, especially when you consider increasing teacher demands, a revolving workforce and the new wave of teachers coming through alternative programs. As such, most districts look toward high-quality professional development opportunities as a means of ensuring highly effective teaching and increased student achievement. But delivering high quality professional development can be expensive and logistically difficult. That is why I’m so proud to introduce Blackboard Educator Central™. <More>
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Best Practices
Cobb County
Located outside Atlanta, the Cobb County School District is the second largest school district in Georgia. Like other K-12 districts its size, Cobb faces the daunting challenge of meeting state certification requirements. In fact, with 1,500 paraprofessionals and 8,800 classroom teachers, approximately 2,500 district personnel require professional development each year. <More>
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Polk County
One of the 40 largest school districts in the country, Polk County Public Schools in Lakeland, Florida, spans over 1,800 square miles and is the county’s largest employer. Needless to say, keeping 6,000 teachers and another 6,000 employees across 140 schools and educational sites up to date with the latest technologies is a challenging task. <More>
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Product Updates
Release 8
It’s Here! Release 8.0 for the Blackboard Academic Suite™ is now available. Developed in close collaboration with our clients, Release 8.0 is centered on maximizing teacher productivity and empowering teachers to focus on critical thinking skills. Teachers will be delighted by the Blackboard Grade Center™, our completely redesigned Gradebook. <More>
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Blackboard Sync
Blackboard recently launched a new Facebook application in order to bring additional safety into the world of social networking. Blackboard Sync™ is a safe and secure student engagement tool that promotes social learning opportunities by keeping students continually connected to their academic studies and their classmates through Facebook. <More>
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K-12 Trends
ASCD Summary
Blackboard's Lauren Modeen writes: I’d like to take this opportunity to recommend the latest SmartBrief from ASCD’s Education Leadership entitled Online Learning: Pure Potential to our K-12 community. Its primary message focuses on the enormous potential for online learning and virtual schools, both of which are described as having “the potential to greatly expand high school students’ exposure to curriculum choices and to make their learning experiences more relevant and personalized.” <More>
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