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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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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

Emotion has a substantial influence on the cognitive processes in humans, including perception, attention, learning, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving. Emotion has a particularly strong influence on attention, significantly modulating the selectivity of attention as well as motivating action and behavior (Tyn et al., Saad, M., &

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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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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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Different Ways to Show Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Research continues to provide further evidence that the conventional wisdom about learning styles should be rejected by educators and students alike (Kirschner, 2017; Husmann & O'Loughlin, 2018; Riener & Willingham, 2010). There is little scientific support for this fashionable idea—and stronger evidence for other learning strategies.

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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.

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6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

2017): Research has noted that many professional development initiatives appear ineffective in supporting changes in teachers’ practices and student learning. Image Credit So where is the disconnect when looking at the typical professional development offerings? Some recent research provides great insight into this issue (Darling et al.,