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Lessons in Leadership: Diffusing Situations Effectively

A Principal's Reflections

Adaptability, inspiring trust, and leveraging an empathetic lens are crucial elements for a positive resolution (Kouzes & Posner, 2017; Goleman, 1988; Tannenbaum & Schmidt, 1973). As a leader, your ability to defuse the situation and restore calm can have a profound impact on the learning environment in your school or district.

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2017 Predictions for American Education

Education Elements

Before we get too far into 2017 I like to reflect on what has been and make predictions for what the year ahead will mean for education. Outside of changes to our company, I predict 2017 will bring five major changes to education as a whole.

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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Additionally, micro-learning opportunities through bite-sized videos, podcasts, or webinars that cater to busy schedules and allow for focused learning on specific topics should be considered (Moeller & Allen, 2017). Empower Teacher Leadership Teachers are a wealth of knowledge and experience. Educational Researcher, 38(8), 649-664.

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Leading Through Windows and Mirrors

A Principal's Reflections

2017), "Toward more practical measurement of teamwork skills", Journal of Workplace Learning, 29 (2): 124-133. Be proactive when it comes to eliciting praise so that proper credit is given to those who are playing their part to ensure success for the system. Brock, S.E., McAliney, P.J., and Sen, A. Leary, M.R.

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What Are Education Innovation Clusters, and What Were They Up To in 2017?

Digital Promise

To really take stock of EdClusters in 2017, we first need to revisit the foundation and origin of Education Innovation Clusters — what they are, how they work, and how they are progressing. In 2017, we initiated a research project with seven EdClusters and key research partners. What are EdClusters? So what have we been up to?

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E = MC2: A 2017 Personalized Learning Summit Workshop

Education Elements

When Keith Wilson and Monte Westfall, successful administrators of the Lawrence Virtual School, and I began working on our workshop about equity for Education Elements’ Personalized Learning Summit (May 10-12, 2017), we chose this very equation as the title but added a new twist.

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Developing Learning Walk Protocols

A Principal's Reflections

2017 Dec;13(4):327-333. As a leader, you can control whether you make the time to visit classrooms to provide valuable feedback to your staff. So why does this matter in the larger scheme of things? I pulled the following from some research on the topic (Hardavella et al., If we do not give feedback, this will come with a cost.