A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 29, 2018

Although the 2000s brought with them significant change in how we utilize technology to interact with the world around us, the coming transformational change will be unlike anything mankind has ever experienced ( Schwab, 2016 ). Advances in technology are disrupting almost every industry and in almost every country.

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MAY 11, 2015

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Research reviewed by Elisabeth Trambley, Jacob Sattelmair & John Ratey (2009), and Kristy Ford (2016) all conclude how both recess and physical activity lead to improved learning outcomes. I have seen this firsthand in schools across the globe. Let’s look into this a little more closely.

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JUNE 10, 2018

2016) found that video made the reflection experience more authentic and meaningful for both student and teacher. All of the videos are then easily accessible for review on a grid. Think about the value of having students see and hear from their peers about what they either learned or struggled with during the lesson.

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As Logan wrote in a 2016 American Anthropologist article , “chronic food insecurity is a condition that was made rather than a condition that has always been.” But, as the data show, African farmers were knowledgeable and successful for thousands of years. Outside forces uprooted that security.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2025

In 2016, I moved to the U.S., However, despite their qualifications, many face significant barriers to entering the teaching profession due to complex certification processes and systemic hiring challenges. hoping to one day become an educator.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 20, 2015

InclusiveSpaces: Classroom Design for Every Learner is a grassroots campaign running throughout 2016 that encourages teachers to show how their classroom either a) meets the needs of all students or b) how their classroom could be more inclusive. Do you have a 1:1 iPad ratio for your classes?

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 26, 2025

And while Neanderthals may be gone, the echoes of their biology live on in the DNA of modern humans—reminding us that our evolutionary story is still being written. Related Research Neanderthal Facial Growth and Adaptation Bastir, M., & Rosas, A. Craniofacial levels and the morphological maturation of the human skull.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 2, 2025

As researchers continue to analyze ancient DNA from North Africa, the genetic history of the Green Sahara may reveal further surprises—perhaps even new insights into the early migrations that shaped modern human populations across the continent. Additional Related Research Skoglund, P., & Reich, D. Science, 354 (6309), 163–165.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins. Palgrave Macmillan. Explores the cognitive evolution of early Homo sapiens and the role of language. Berwick, R. C., & Chomsky, N. Why Only Us: Language and Evolution. Argues that language is a unique cognitive leap in human evolution. Dediu, D., & Levinson, S.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Source: Land Use Policy, 2016. Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Decision-Making Analyzes how the IPBES framework can guide policy and decision-making processes in planning and governance.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 17, 2016

The 2016 Model Schools Conference is the place for exploring ways to innovate out of the old model and construct a system that’s set up strategically to prepare our students with the skills they need to excel in a complex world. Let’s toss out the existing rules and write new ones.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 20, 2025

1 Scholars and commentators often cite specific cases of populists harming democracy and, since 2016, several large-N studies have confirmed their negative impact.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 25, 2025

"A quantitative 3D geometric morphometric analysis of Levallois core shape." Journal of Human Evolution, 64 (6), 487-498. link] Eren, M. Lycett, S. J., & Roos, C. The efficiency of stone tool production: Quantifying the effects of Levallois preparation." PLOS ONE, 11 (6), e0158002. link] Blinkhorn, J., & Grove, M.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Testing manganese dioxide as a fire-lighting aid in Neanderthal contexts. EXARC Journal. Link Explores experimental approaches to fire-making, highlighting Neanderthal use of natural materials. Anastasakis, K., & Van Hoesel, A. Selection and use of manganese dioxide by Neanderthals. Scientific Reports, 6 , 22159.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2016

Image credit: https://www.dynbiz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/case_study.jpg No two schools or districts take on the same initiative in the same way. Every school and district, just like every student, teacher, and administrator, learns and grows uniquely.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 17, 2025

"Adaptation strategies of Early Pleistocene hominins to high-altitude environments." Journal of Human Evolution, 133 , 45–58. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.12.005 2018.12.005 Texier, P. A closer look at Acheulian raw material selection." PLOS ONE, 11 (9), e0161322. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161322 0161322 1 Paixão, E., Gneisinger, W.,

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Ray Tyler Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland UniversitysMasters Program in American History and Government. For more classroom-ready Lincoln documents, please see our CDC volume, Abraham Lincoln , available for purchase or download from our bookstore.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

Even though this was gratifying work there was still something missing that I could not put my finger on until early in 2016. The work over those years put me into a position of authoring several books and sharing our successes across the United States and then the world.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2016

A highlight of the 2016 Model Schools Conference will be welcoming the North Kansas City School District leadership and hearing more about their implementation of the Rigor/Relevance Framework. In the 2014-15 school year, we earned a 97.9% Be sure to check them out on Twitter.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

In fact, virtual reality simulation training is being used to recreate a hospital ward for student nurse education (Elliman, Loizou, and Loizides, 2016). There are already educational institutions using virtual reality to place learners in a real-life scenario to apply their knowledge and skills. Elliman, J., doi: 10.1109/VS-GAMES.2016.7590377.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Since 2016, the women-led Rolex Initiative has held an annual festival to celebrate the Ugandan Rolex and the street vendors who made it world famous. Said to have originated by an experimental chapati seller in the 1990s, the rolex first became popular with university students in Kampala before spreading across the country and beyond.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

The 2016 Model Schools Conference is the place for exploring ways to innovate out of the old model and construct a system that’s set up strategically to prepare our students with the skills they need to excel in a complex world. Taking Bold Measures: Are You Ready?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

ACT’s researchers calculated that the number of test takers with an A average surpassed the number of B students after 2016. Something interesting is happening in 2016. Grade inflation was fairly modest during the first half of the 2010s and began to take off after 2016. As grades rose, achievement fell. for the entire decade.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 26, 2025

A., & Pavlik, B. Starch Granule Evidence for the Earliest Potato Use in North America." PNAS, 114 (29), 7606–7610. link] Herzog, N. M., & Lawlor, A. Reevaluating Diet and Technology in the Archaic Great Basin Using Starch Grain Assemblages from Hogup Cave, Utah." American Antiquity, 81 (4), 664–681. link] Henry, A.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

2007; Klassen, Perry & Frenzel, 2012; McIlveen & Perera, 2016; Perera, Granziera, et al., It’s critical to understand what teacher engagement is and what factors positively impact teacher engagement if we are going to attract and retain talented teachers.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 8, 2025

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5689 Malaspinas, A.-S., Westaway, M. Bergström, A., Athanasiadis, G., Crawford, J. A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia." Nature , 538, 207–214. DOI: 10.1038/nature18299 Bellwood, P. The checkered prehistory of Indo-Malaysian Archipelagic seafaring."

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Strange Maps

AUGUST 13, 2024

One of the more unexpected consequences of Brexit, the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union following a 2016 referendum, is that it has made EU membership more popular. Back in 2016, Scotland voted to remain in the EU. Most Ukrainians, however, do want to join the European Union.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. Even if this decline doesn’t quite match the dire predictions of mass college closures that were popular in 2016, the recent history and near-term outlook for traditional higher ed is more negative than I imagined. This trend, too, has seen a jump forward due to the pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2025

In 2016, a group of researchers compiled all the best U.S-based For schools that have made a commitment to reducing or ending streaming, one useful tool has been to bring mathematics teachers in different schools together so they can work through challenges, such as lesson planning, and share successes. Could detracking help?

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

in political science from the University of California, Merced in 2016 and 2018, respectively, and a B.A. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, she was an assistant professor in the political science department at the University of Pittsburgh from 2018 to 2024. She received her M.A. in economics from Stanford University in 2013.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

The site eMarketer found that 41% of students ages 0-11 and 84% ages 12-17 owned a smartphone in 2016. Well, I did find some stats for kids in the United States and am willing to bet that other developing countries have similar numbers. These numbers are predicted to increase to 49.7% respectively by 2020.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2020

In a 2020 study on teacher compensation, Stanford University researcher Erik Hanushek found that entry salaries for teachers in 2016 had not changed, in real dollars, since 2000; average salaries for all teachers actually declined slightly over that period. According to a 2016 press release from the U.S. Teachers earned 11.1

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In a 2017 study by the American Council on Education, a higher education association, researchers found that individuals who identified as something other than white held just 17 percent of college and university presidencies in 2016, while representing 42 percent of students enrolled in 2015.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed students’ performance following Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, which hit the state in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Students can academically bounce back after a natural disaster, but it’s not a guarantee.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Clair School since 2016, is hardly alone in worrying about maths. DUNEDIN, New Zealand When Principal Jen Rodgers took a 10-week sabbatical in 2021, she was on a mission to find a way to improve mathematics instruction at the primary school she leads here in one of the countrys oldest cities. Rodgers, who has led the 420-student St.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

Research has shown that the way furniture is arranged in a classroom can significantly impact student behavior and learning outcomes (Granito & Santana, 2016; Parks, Corno & Cozzone, 2017).

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