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This Week: Happy New Year!

	Using Video to Improve Your Practice Sarah Brown Wessling shares her “do-it-yourself” tips for recording and reflecting on your practice.
	Five Big Ideas from the Research on Video-Based Professional Learning Hear what the experts have to say about the research related to using video and online learning to improve teacher practice and lift student achievement.
	Tips for Filming in Your Classroom Whether you’re recording your own practice for self-reflection, or putting together a student lesson to “flip” your class, here are expert tips for making sure you capture and produce great material.

Three Questions for Reflection

Happy new year! As we reflect and set goals for the new year, I thought I’d share a blog I wrote last year about how I calibrate what’s most important to me as a teacher. It starts with this question: What are the three things that make a successful teacher? I’ve shared my thoughts here, and I’d love to hear yours.

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Four Things I Learned This Year

Blogger Ryan McCarty shares some personal moments from 2014 to help us stay focused on what’s important in the new year.

Differentiation Resources on Pinterest

Check out Teaching Channel’s Differentiation Board, repin your favorite ideas, and pin new ones using the hashtag #Differentiation in your description!