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Future-Proofing Learning: Preparing Students for an Uncertain Tomorrow

A Principal's Reflections

Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed this topic in detail after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021. It should be a tool that empowers students to explore, create, and connect, not simply a replacement for traditional teaching methods. Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts.

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Announcing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows

Digital Promise

We’re excited to announce the 2021 cohort of HP Teaching Fellows! The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. HP Teaching Fellows Exemplify Powerful Learning. Learn from the HP Teaching Fellows.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Others say learning facts is unimportant in the age of Google where we can instantly look anything up, and that the focus should be on teaching skills.

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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

State Evaluations Reveal Gaps in Civics Education In 2021, The Thomas B. Instead of spending seven to twelve hours per week creating instructional content, access to high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) allows teachers to focus on what truly matters: teaching and engaging students in meaningful, impactful lessons.

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Hitting Curveballs

A Principal's Reflections

Good teaching and leadership shine through no matter the circumstance. With 2021 in the rear mirror, one can only be more hopeful for the year ahead. There were many successes when it comes to remote learning that have value now and will for years to come. If you are in need of remote learning resources I have you covered.

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The Lengths Teachers Will Go For Kids

A Principal's Reflections

In particular, those who oversee Pre-K teaching and learning shared as a team with concrete examples. It's during times like these, especially when we must open ourselves up to the possibility that continuing to teach in the way "we have always done" may not be what's in the best interests of our students.

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Top scholar says evidence for special education inclusion is ‘fundamentally flawed’

The Hechinger Report

Fuchs also notes that there is a growing body of high quality research on how to teach children with disabilities or who are at risk of being diagnosed with a disability. However, Fuchs and his co-authors pointed out that more than half the students were thrown out of the 2021 study because of missing data and research design.

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