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Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

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In early 2024, Spain’s culture minister announced that the nation would overhaul its state museum collections, igniting a wave of anticipation—and controversy. It is crucial to understand that decolonizing efforts in museums do not equate to an immediate, wholesale return of cultural material. Unlike the U.K.,

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Best of SAPIENS 2024

Sapiens

Cultural Relativity Finding Footprints Laid at the Dawn of Time By Mariana Petry Cabral In the Brazilian Amazon, a university-trained archaeologist and Wajpi Indigenous people understand traces from the past differentlybut their partnership bears fruit for both.

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

While it is understood that management is a necessity associated with the position, it should not be something that comes at the expense of improving the learning culture. If improvement is the ultimate goal, we as leaders need to focus on elements of our job that impact student learning.

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Musings on Leadership, Change, and #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

The idea then popped into my head that I should archive all of these in a blog post. An idea is wasted if it is not acted upon leading to change in culture and/or practice. As I looked through my updates I noticed that I had posted quite a few quotes, ideas, thoughts, and opinions on leading change. It is time to do what you do better.

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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

It begins by examining the strategies in place at each school or district that support student learning with technology in the areas of rigor, relevance, relationships, engagement, and overall culture. Additional data is collected and archived in the PLP during classroom observations.

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Tracing Roti’s Pasts, Presents, and Futures

Sapiens

I (Mariam) grew up in a Pakistani diaspora family, where I observed roti-making as an organizing tradition of my home culture, but one that remained a gender-exclusive space for girls, mothers, and aunties. Their cultural commentary on social media often rejects patriarchal expectations about making the perfect round, flaky roti.

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Archived Haints

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SAPIENS’ 2024 poet-in-residence conjures the voices of those imprisoned in archives. The post Archived Haints appeared first on SAPIENS. they come out from the shadows and all at once. a return to form, to remembrance, to waiting open arms. . they come out from the shadows and all at once.