A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

In 2015 and beyond how will you make time for yourself and others to grow and innovate? This essentially freed up every single teacher at least two periods a week to engage in professional learning experiences that he/she was passionate about. You can read more about the journey to implement this initiative HERE. Image credit: [link].

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Share of new college students in the fall of 2015 who were still in high school and taking a dual enrollment class. Map reprinted from The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students A National and State-by-State Analysis (October 2024) Community College Research Center. Dual enrollment is exploding.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 7, 2015

Bridget Burns, Michael Crow and Mark Becker noted the benefits of collaboration in their article Innovating Together: Collaboration as a Driving Force to Improve Student Success , March 2, 2015.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2015

You can access a free trial until 12/31/2015 for general use. During the class students answer the questions with “one click”. They can also submit comments and questions during the class, which the class can see and “vote” on. For readers of A Principal's Reflections the trial is free until 3/31/2016 by using a special code.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Source: Current Anthropology , 2015. Source: Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory , 2015. Faunal Resource Exploitation at Clovis Sites Analyzes faunal remains from Clovis sites to understand resource utilization and tool production strategies, including the crafting of utilitarian objects like needles.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2025

A 2015 study found that adults were better able to recall words in a memory game when they wrote them down by hand first instead of typing them. Even the pro-typing scientists admit that handwriting is important. And a 2010 book chapter documented positive associations between writing words and being able to read them.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2024

That gender gap disappeared in 2015 among eighth graders. Eighth graders have been posting lower math scores since 2015. These results show the importance of math instruction at school as children get older, and how hard it is for even affluent families to make up for missed classroom time. Notably, math scores for U.S.

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JANUARY 1, 2025

A 2015 study found that a brief experiment by California to enroll all eighth graders in algebra backfired, lowering test scores in large districts, though it had little effect on small and mid-sized ones. Ken Gagner has been Brahams superintendent since 2015. And there could be a downside.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For about 29 years, Pell funding had been largely prohibited for individuals who are incarcerated, with the exception of a small federal pilot program that debuted in 2015. The new Pell rules made 767,000 people at state prisons nationwide eligible to pay for college with federal funds — starting with a handful of those at Pelican Bay.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 27, 2019

When I wrote Uncommon Learning back in 2015, the premise was to set the stage as to how we could create schools that work for kids. A good deal of the strategies presented came from what we successfully implemented at New Milford High School where I was the former principal. To get a better gist of the main focus areas check out my TEDx talk.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2018

Image credit: whitealliesintraining.com/2015/10/05/big-idea-change-narrative/ In today's engaging, digitally empowered school setting, questions arise as to whether schools are best suited for educating their learners. The bottom line is that if you don't tell your story someone else will.

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MARCH 15, 2015

So where do you stand on the usefulness of a traditional resume for a student in 2015 and beyond? In addition to Wix here are some other resources that students can use to create digital resumes and portfolios. Change digital portfolio Innovation resume Sarah Almeda'

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AUGUST 27, 2024

2015, [link] Sayre, April Pulley, et al. Verywell Mind , Verywell Mind, 11 Mar. 2023, www.verywellmind.com/gardners-theory-of-multiple-intelligences-279516 Rosier, Lauren. Word Walls and Reading Fluency.” Missouri State University, 1 Jun. Word Walls.” Reading Rockets , www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies/word-walls.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 6, 2025

Related Research For those interested in further reading, similar studies have explored the evolution of irrigation and water management in ancient Mesopotamia: Wilkinson, T.J., Rayne, L., & Jotheri, J. Hydraulic landscapes in Mesopotamia: The role of human niche construction. Water History, 7 , 397–418. & Allen, M.B.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The SWOT activity is done in the very early stages of development of a mission so that the brand strategy can be assured of success (Armstrong & Kotler, 2015). In conducting a SWOT, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to brand success are stated and examined. Image credit: www.thirstt.com Cited sources Armstrong, G., &

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JULY 5, 2015

1 product due out prior to the start of the Fall 2015 semester. They have also just recently launched a Kickstarter in order to raise the funds that are needed in order to expedite the development of their v.1

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

However, the 2015 discovery of 3.3 When Homo habilis , known as "handyman," was discovered alongside stone tools from 2.3 million years ago, it was widely assumed that australopithecines lacked the mental or physical capabilities for toolmaking. afarensis may have been capable of making and using tools.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

.” Related Research Morales, J., & Latini, R. Animal symbolism in Predynastic Egyptian burial practices." Antiquity , 97(392), 784-799. DOI:10.15184/aqy.2023.784 2023.784 Grigson, C. Early cattle domestication in Africa and its symbolic significance." Journal of African Archaeology , 13(2), 187-206. DOI:10.1163/21915784-12340032 Ikram, S.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 16, 2025

DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511521218 Olalde, I., The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe." Nature , 555(7695), 190–196. DOI: 10.1038/nature25738 Frei, K. Tracing the dynamic life story of a Bronze Age female." Nature Scientific Reports , 5, 10431. DOI: 10.1038/srep10431 1 Cassidy, L. Russell, M., Delbarre, G.,

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Their highest average score was 518 in 2015. landed in 21st place in the advanced benchmark ranking with 8 percent of students, one point above the international median. Like their younger counterparts, eighth graders average score of 488 in 2023 was about the same as how they did in 1995. Gaps Depending on Race While U.S.

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MARCH 6, 2025

” In 2015, Maxis completed a bachelors degree in math through the Bard Prison Initiative, an accredited college-in-prison program. The organization was started in 2015 by Christopher Havens, who was then incarcerated at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. He knew that he needed to have a plan for when he got out.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 18, 2025

Rather than a single discovery that launched the Stone Age, early hominins may have been cutting with sharp rocks for millennia before they ever struck two stones together with purpose. Related Research: Harmand, S., Feibel, C. million-year-old stone tools from Lomekwi 3, West Turkana, Kenya. Nature , 521(7552), 310-315. link] Plummer, T.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Arico, S., Báldi, A., Bartuska, A., Brondizio, E., Figueroa, V. Duraiappah, A., Fischer, M., Hill, R., … Zlatanova, D. The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability , 14 , 1–16.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Thats down from a fourth grade high of 223 in 2015 and an eighth grade high of 268 in 2013. Reading By the Numbers Average reading scores dropped by two points for both fourth and eighth graders in 2024, standing at 215 and 258 respectively.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

Students also reported being more motivated by audio and video feedback because it was clear and personalized (Voelkel & Mello, 2014; Henderson & Phillips, 2015). Online students who received audio feedback perceived that feedback as more thorough, detailed, and personal than text feedback (Voelkel & Mello, 2014).

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

And federal data show the number of high schoolgraduates going directly to college has fallen from a high of 70 percent in 2015 to 62 percent in 2022, the most recent year for which the figure is available. Freshman enrollment this fall dropped by another 5 percent.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Social transformations in archaeology: Global and local perspectives. DOI:10.4324/9780203984550 Investigates the impact of long-term social transformations on archaeological interpretation. Malafouris, L., & Gosden, C. Process archaeology (P-arch). World Archaeology, 47(5), 565–583. McGuire, R.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

American Antiquity, 55 (2), 324–337. DOI:10.2307/280651 Reassesses maize domestication timelines using botanical and archaeological data. Pagán-Jiménez, J. Rodríguez-Ramos, R., Early dispersals of maize and other food plants into the Southern Caribbean and Northeastern South America. DOI:10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.07.004

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

Effective use of differentiated instruction “has been proven to successfully promote the equity dimension of instructional effectiveness by providing all students with the opportunity to improve their achievement levels” (Valiandes, 2015). and Timperley, H. The power of feedback. 77, 81–112. doi: 10.3102/003465430298487.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Journal : Current Biology , 2015. DOI : 10.3368/aa.57.1.45 Summary : Reviews archaeological evidence of domestication processes, emphasizing Arctic and Subarctic environments. A Genomic Perspective on Early Canid Domestication Authors : Skoglund, P., Ersmark, E., Palkopoulou, E., & Dalen, L. DOI : 10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.008

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

And as new methods of analysis continue to emerge, the bones of the past will keep speaking—offering tantalizing glimpses into the lives (and deaths) of our ancient ancestors. Related Research For those interested in the broader context of prehistoric cannibalism and Magdalenian mortuary practices, here are some key studies: Bello, S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Greene, at Colby, said that could be among the reasons that only a little more than a third of Americans now say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education , according to a Gallup survey — down from 57 percent in 2015.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

His African Realism: International Relations Theory and Africa’s Wars in the Postcolonial Era (2015) was a Choice “Outstanding Academic Title.” He published Race, Politics, and Education in Brazil in 2015. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

The text of the bill contains the line, “in 2015, a typical American student took 112 mandated standardized tests across the length of their elementary and secondary education years.” Likewise, we’re better served by being as precise as possible when we discuss testing. Stenhouse Publishers. Hutt, E. & & Schneider, J. Kamenetz, A.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2016

In late 2015 I presented at a national conference after my proposal had been accepted earlier that year. If growth and improvement are the ultimate objective it is imperative to know the difference between the two. This was the fifth time I had presented at this event and I always found the experience to be rewarding.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

JUNE 11, 2024

That is, recombining specific elements of a particular practice into a different sequence (eg Janssen et al, 2015). Janssen, Grossman & Westbroek (2015). A final consideration that supports the kind of adaptive expertise we want teachers to develop is the addition of recomposition. Teachers College Record. Ryan & Deci (2020).

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since 2015, our research team has been part of a collaborative project that’s trying to better understand the significance and challenges of wood-hauling practices for Indigenous communities. Indigenous communities in the Four Corners region say that maintaining these critical connections to firewood is often complicated by U.S.

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