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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Independent OpenCourseware Study (IOCS) implemented in 2012. Google Apps For Education (GAFE) implemented in 2012 empowering students and staff to learn collaboratively in the cloud. Flipped classroom and instructional model implemented in 2012. Grading reform implemented in 2012. See what CBS New York had to say.

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Better Feedback for Deeper Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Goodwin & Miller (2012) provided this summary: In Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock's 2001 meta-analysis, McREL researchers found an effect size for feedback of 0.76, which translates roughly into a 28-percentile point difference in average achievement (Beesley & Apthorp, 2010; Dean, Pitler, Hubbell, & Stone, 2012).

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Social Media For School Leaders

A Principal's Reflections

This was the first of three in a series presented by the 2012 Digital Principal Award winners. educational leadership NASSP Social Media' Last week I had the honor of presenting a webinar for NASSP, my national association.

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Jumping on the Bandwagon

A Principal's Reflections

There were many times during this early period that I questioned the value of the time I was putting in, or the actual impact any of this was having on teaching, learning, school culture, and leadership. On this Leadership Day 2012 I would like to remind all school leaders and educators that it is never too late to jump on the bandwagon.

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Design Empowers Learning

A Principal's Reflections

al (2012) "The yearlong study by the University of Salford's School of the Built Environment and British architecture firm Nightingale Associates examined 751 students in 34 classrooms across seven primary schools for the 2011-2012 academic year. Kobbacy (2012). "An The Huffington Post summarizes a study by Barrett et.

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The Pivotal Role Movement Plays in Learning

A Principal's Reflections

“ More blood means more energy and oxygen, which makes our brain perform better.” – Justin Rhodes Spending time in schools as a leadership and learning coach has been some of the most gratifying work I have done. 2012; Erwin, Fedewa, & Ahn, 2013; Browning et al.,

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Moving Schools Forward With BYOD

A Principal's Reflections

I attribute this to Eric’s leadership and the team’s foresight, for embracing the learning environment and adapting their understanding of the tools used by the millennial generation. Administrators in 2012 must understand how to implement new technologies, not just “infuse” technology the easy way.

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