A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

For many years New Milford High School was just like virtually every other public school in this country defined solely by traditional indicators of success such as standardized test scores, graduation rates, and acceptances to four year colleges. The Professional Growth Period (PGP) implemented in 2013.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

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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ED Surge

MAY 13, 2024

Drawing on ACT data from the eight Southern states that require or pay for high schoolers to take the test, Smith and his colleagues found that, between 2013 and 2022, interest steadily dwindled. There’s much more of a tradition of being on your own in your class with your door closed.” Gen Z is looking for flexibility.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

Here are some of my thoughts from 2013 , which have aged nicely: Digital leadership considers recent changes such as ubiquitous connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization. However, we cannot forget the power of television, newspapers, radios, and other traditional sources.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This sentiment reflected an expectation to adhere to the traditional script of teaching English Language Arts. Seeing is Believing When I first joined the district in 2013, I believed it was the right place to foster my growth as a teacher. I still remember a parent emailing and asking me, “Why can’t you just teach English?”

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

To make matters worse many states, districts, and schools made knee-jerk reactions when the budget ax came down a few years and cut traditional hands-on courses such as wood shop, agriculture, metal shop, and cooking. In many cases elementary schools have even taken fun out of school for kids by cutting recess.

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ED Surge

MARCH 12, 2024

In 2013, a little over a decade ago, the number of young people who thought a college degree was very important was 74 percent, according to a Gallup poll. The value of college is something that people used to pretty much agree on. By 2019 that had fallen to just 41 percent. So what is happening here?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2023

But the latest national study from a Stanford University research group calculates that students, on average, learned more at charter schools between the years of 2014 and 2019 than similar students did at their traditional local public schools. We see that existing schools are getting better over time and that’s a hugely positive story.”

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Credit: Flaviane Malaquias Costa Elizabeth Ann Veasey, a professor at USP and co-author of the study, explained: “We traveled from the remote past to the present, tracing a lineage from archaeological remains to extant maize varieties still being cultivated by traditional peoples.” Bonavia, D., & Grobman, A.

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Anthropology.net

JUNE 23, 2024

Their findings showed no evidence of a significant population decline before European arrival, instead suggesting that the islanders maintained their traditions and population levels until contact. Previous estimates of the island’s agricultural capacity varied widely, with one 2013 study 5 suggesting that between 4.9

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 8, 2016

Professional Growth Traditional forms of professional development such as “sit and get”, one-size-fits-all, a few isolated days in the school calendar, and trainings lacking accountability are all a waste of time and money. Communications Schools still rely on traditional means (email, newsletters, phone calls). Barrett, P.,

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Building on the success of our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative and with the addition of a new, innovative staff member two noteworthy advancements have been made since September 2013. That new staff member is Laura Fleming and she has done nothing less than blaze a trail since joining the NMHS team.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2024

The first of those, math for welders, rolled out in 2013. Students in the study who were taught math through an applied approach performed significantly better on two of three standardized tests than those taught math in a more traditional way. Any move over 2 percent, we call that a win,” he said. Applied algebra is her last chance.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

550 billion — the investment needed to bring schools nationwide up to standard due to damage caused by postponing repairs, according to a 2013 federal estimate. School traditions often connect one generation to the next, providing a sense of community stability and cohesion.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2023

But UCLA professors felt that the traditional math curriculum was uninspiring to students and that the classes offered few useful examples from actual biology, according to a presentation prepared by members of the university that EdSurge reviewed. The traditional calculus coursework, to people like Garfinkel, is totally outdated.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Tens of thousands of teachers and parents flocked to her 2013 online course on how to teach math. Traditional math proponents worried that the document would water down math instruction in California, hinder advanced students and make it harder to pursue STEM careers. But she didn’t address their legitimate research questions.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2023

I do miss having a social life a little bit,” she said of forgoing the traditional long summer break. The University of Minnesota Rochester is relatively small and new — it graduated its first class in 2013 and has 617 undergraduates — freeing it from some of the entrenched traditions that can stifle change in higher education.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The revamped event, appropriately named " Ignite ", is a great example of a national organization breaking away from traditional conference constructs to create a relevant and meaningful learning experience for it''s membership Content selection. While attendees are at Ignite 2013, they will get to reclaim that time and make the most of it.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A Multidisciplinary Exploration In 2013, a renewed effort led by paleoanthropologist Shi-Xia Yang launched a comprehensive investigation of the site. Unveiling Cultural Creolization The findings suggest a fascinating process of cultural exchange, blending inherited traditions with innovative techniques. Yang et al.,

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013). I tackle traditional grading practices and ways to reimagine our approach in my book Balance with Blended Learning for anyone who wants to explore that further.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Her newest book, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching ( Amazon | Bookshop.org ), was written to replace 2013’s The Art of Coaching , which is being taken out of circulation now that the new book is published. Elena Aguilar While the new book contains some elements of the original, this one takes a much more humanistic approach.

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

CodeCombat AI League trailer (credit: CodeCombat) A Foundation of Game-Based Learning Founded in 2013, CodeCombat was born from a simple idea: Make learning to code engaging and accessible to all. Preparing a generation of programmers who can think creatively about code and problem solving in non-traditional ways opens up so much opportunity.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Of 1,000 evaluated traditional elementary teacher preparation programs across the country in 2020, 51 percent earned an A or B grade for their coverage of the key components of the science of reading — up from 35 percent just seven years earlier.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 23, 2023

B) Plan view of Coro Trasito cave, showing the location of the 2011 and 2013 test-pit and the area of the extended excavation. Contrary to traditional beliefs, the team's findings showcased diversified livestock practices beyond transhumance. (A) Above: Image of the southern slope of Sierra de Tucas (Huesca, Spain). DOI: 10.3389/fearc.2023.1309907

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

He calls today’s high school and college students and other members of Gen Z the “solidarity generation,” because of their skills in organizing on social media and interest in working across traditional partisan divides on issues like gun control, environmental protection and racial justice. They've thought through them.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

The study found that students who used standing desks, more formally known as stand-biased desks, exhibited higher rates of engagement in the classroom than did their counterparts seated in traditional desks. Standing desks are raised desks that have stools nearby, enabling students to choose whether to sit or stand during class. Barrett, P.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Between 1999 and 2013, the share of students in the bottom 40 percent of income at the University of Iowa dropped while those in the top 20 percent increased. Since the late 1990s, nearly two-thirds of selective public universities reduced the share of traditional-aged students they enrolled from the bottom 40 percent of the income scale.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

But traditional internships are not universally accessible. “At Not everybody is a traditional 18- to 22-year-old student,” Churches said. At any college now, the first thing the parents ask is, ‘How are the internships?’ ” Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, said.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In 2013, Graeber wrote an article for the obscure left-wing magazine STRIKE! Traditional models of the market economy, he writes, are centered on the “production” of material goods and their “consumption.” He was also known for his political activism, notably as one of the original organizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Education policy leaders at the federal level and beyond were exploring the growing role of competency-based education and non-traditional providers —and calls were growing for stronger connections between universities and the world of employment. To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. But these are by far the exception.

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Anthropology News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Tibetan community in Vancouver includes approximately 700 people, more than 200 of whom migrated from four settlements in Arunachal Pradesh, India, to Canada through a federal refugee resettlement program between 2013 and 2017. These refugees entered Canada with complex linguistic repertoires.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Preschool programs are also not subject to the same limitations as the traditional public school system, so some states can fund private or faith-based pre-K programs. Preschool prepares children for the structured learning programs, social interactions, and schedules of traditional K-12 schooling. 2013, May 2). 2023, May 23).

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A 2019 Gallup poll reported that a decreasing proportion of Americans consider a college degree to be very important — from 70 percent in 2013 to 51 percent in 2019. Public attitudes are also changing. Colleges and universities no longer have a monopoly on credentials.

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APRIL 11, 2023

In the 2013 discovery of Homo naledi , Dr. Lee Berger and his meticulous team of scholars and technicians had to crawl, wiggle, and squeeze through a cave to arrive at the chamber containing more than 1500 specimens belonging to at least fifteen individuals.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2018

Fryer convinced the Houston school district to randomly assign 23 elementary schools to adopt specialized teaching for two years, from the fall of 2013 to the spring of 2015. Harvard University’s Roland Fryer set out to test just that in an experiment , published in the June 2018 issue of the American Economic Review.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

That’s up from 12 states in 2013, when Code.org launched, aiming to expand access to computer science in U.S. For every overlap, teachers have a concrete opportunity to introduce computer science in more traditional subjects. schools and increase participation among girls and underrepresented minorities in particular.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

And it’s occupying a wonderful design space between more traditional practice and full blown, ‘gold standard,’ multiple-week PBL projects. The one question I’m asking at ISTE 2013. It’s a great complement to SAMR because it’s an instructional discussion tool, not just a technology usage continuum. Related Posts.

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