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Authentic Learning Can't Be Standardized

A Principal's Reflections

Students that participate in this experience travel to Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic as they learn firsthand about one of the most traumatic events in human history. Please visit the blog for an in-depth look at the dedicated students who participated in HST 2013 as they reflect upon what they learned.

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Altering the Path to BYOD

A Principal's Reflections

In this post Sherry reflects on here recent visit to New Milford High School, which took place on January 11, 2013. Maybe the path we took to get where we currently are in our pilot is not the same path NMHS took to get where they currently are, but you can not change history. I need to build enthusiasm for this program.

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Connecting the People on the Scene of an Emergency at Your School

A Principal's Reflections

While much of that discussion has focused on preventing a Newtown-style active shooter from making entry to a building, history shows that the majority of active shooters appear from the inside of the school, in the form of a student, staff member or parent who has unfettered access to the building.

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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

However, if schools and leaders do not take cues from history it is only a matter of time before they suffer the same fate of obsolescence. The pressure to conform to a world that solely equates school success to standardized metrics is, for all intents and purposes, the reason why we are not seeing disruptive innovation at scale. Barrett, P.,

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The Power of Video

A Principal's Reflections

Students in Mrs. Tambuscio’s World History class culminated a unit on the Holocaust by applying their historical knowledge to the viewing of survivor testimonies. Students were able to utilize IWitness , which is a computer-based program created by the USC Shoah Foundation’s Institute for Visual History.

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Women’s History Month should have a place for teachers

The Hechinger Report

Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images. Given that teachers are charged with imparting the contributions of women to their students throughout Women’s History Month, a special place should be reserved during March for the women teachers who go unrecognized. The lack of credit shows up in lower pay.

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Just Another Typical Day

A Principal's Reflections

Below is a listing of some of activities that incorporated digital learning: In Mrs. Collentine’s Humanities class, students worked in the computer lab on researching the history of drama and theater in the culture of their own heritage. So what did you do on Digital Learning Day 2013?'

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