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Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Students for Their Future

A Principal's Reflections

For me, in the case of the latter, that was writing a new book. In this book, my hope was to make a compelling case that the best way to do this is to create a disruptive thinking culture in the classroom and beyond. The pandemic gave many of us a great deal of time to engage in projects both personally and professionally.

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10 Ways to Grow as a Pedagogical Leader

A Principal's Reflections

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective.

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Reinventing Writing by @Coolcatteacher

A Principal's Reflections

To fully utilize a new teaching technology you often need to invent new teaching practices as well." - John Seely Brown I absolutely love this quote that Vicki Davis ( @coolcatteacher ) uses in the opening chapter of her new book titled Reinventing Writing. The book is broken down into three main parts. This is all just part 1!

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Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

Anthropology.net

Found in tombs scattered across the region, these delicately carved, hand-sized artifacts bear geometric designs whose purpose has sparked debate for centuries. Deciphering the Plaques: A History of Theories Since the 1800s, scholars have speculated about the meaning of these artifacts, numbering around 1,626 recovered to date.

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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

English Teacher Sue Michels read numerous books, such as Drive by Daniel Pink and Fair Isn’t Always Equal by Rick Wormeli. He is now working on developing a student project where they will use iMovie to create artifacts of learning related to historical concepts later this year.

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The Change Revolution

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] The whole premise of my book Uncommon Learning is it to provide relevancy, meaning, and authenticity in the teaching and learning process.

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Digital Learners Need (and Deserve) Digital Leaders #DigiLead

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] The number one responsibility and challenge for digital leaders is to create a relevant, meaningful, and authentic learning culture that allows students to create learning artifacts to demonstrate conceptual mastery. A common misconception is that you have to be "tech savvy" in order to be a digital leader.