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Padlet Professional Development

Presented by Padlet


Padlet is a versatile, visually intuitive digital platform used by over 40 million people worldwide to create collaborative boards, documents, and canvases for teaching, learning, and creative work. In education, Padlet has become a go-to tool for teachers seeking to foster real-time collaboration, gather student responses, organise resources, and make thinking visible—all within a simple, low-barrier interface that works across devices. Padlet's professional development offerings help educators unlock the platform's full potential for classroom instruction. Through self-paced courses and certification programs, teachers learn to use Padlet's range of board formats—including timelines, maps, walls, and streams—to support everything from brainstorming and discussion to formative assessment and project-based learning. The PD program covers practical applications across subject areas and grade levels, with a focus on strategies that promote active student participation, peer feedback, and collaborative knowledge-building. Whether you're new to Padlet or looking to deepen your practice, the professional development resources equip educators with the skills to design engaging, interactive learning experiences. Research has demonstrated that Padlet's affordances can significantly enhance collaborative learning and feedback literacy, making it a valuable addition to any educator's digital toolkit. Participants who complete Padlet's PD courses earn a certificate of completion, recognising their proficiency in leveraging the platform for effective instruction.

Key Takeaways

āœ“Strategies for using Padlet's various board formats to support collaboration, discussion, and formative assessment; techniques for making student thinking visible through digital collaboration; practical applications across subject areas and grade levels; certification and professional learning credit upon course completion

Evidence base: Supported by published research demonstrating Padlet's positive impact on collaborative learning and feedback literacy, with the platform's educational applications validated through widespread adoption across schools worldwide

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