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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

Thriving cultures that produce results make every effort to keep this on the positive side. Pile on the positive feedback Sometimes there is never enough of a good thing when it comes to building up culture. Listening is one of the best tools that can be leveraged to gather crucial information on the pulse of a culture.

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Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning

TeachThought

They prefer either someone they previously deemed accurate or someone who shares their cultural background (Corriveau & Kurkul, 2016). Palardy (2013) investigated high school-aged students to examine socioeconomic segregation’s impact on student attainment outcomes. The first was peer influence.

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The Vital Role of Digital Leadership in Transforming Education

A Principal's Reflections

The lessons learned from this crisis can empower us all to chart a new path to create cultures of learning that provide kids with the competencies to succeed in a post-COVID19 world. We can ill afford to go back to a mindset of that’s the way we have always done it ( TTWWADI ) as our learners and educators deserve better.

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A Tale of Two Libraries

A Principal's Reflections

The summer of 2013 was probably one of the most important hiring years during my seven-year tenure as a high school principal. The summer of 2013 will always stand out because that was the year that I was able to woo Laura Fleming back to not only her Alma Mater, but also where she was originally employed for years.

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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

The Hechinger Report

In 2013, people incarcerated there staged a two-month hunger strike that spread throughout the state’s prisons to protest the excessive use of solitary confinement. He was part of the 2013 hunger strike that led to changes in how the prison uses solitary. The culture has evolved, We’re like a campus now.”

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

The Professional Growth Period (PGP) implemented in 2013. Makerspace added to the library in 2013. Creation of a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers implemented in 2013 by Laura Fleming. 3D virtual learning implemented in 2013 using Protosphere. See what CBS New York had to say.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

ED Surge

By partnering with HBCUs, the hope is that the curriculum will be more culturally responsive to the needs of students in the rural South. Another layer of expertise the HBCUs contribute to the project is an extensive background in culturally responsive instruction.

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