TeachThought

JUNE 10, 2024

Definition of Constructivism Constructivism is an educational theory in which learners actively construct their own understanding and knowledge through experiences and reflection on those experiences. Project-Based Learning: Emphasis on projects that result in a tangible artifact or product.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2012

I was accompanied by NMHS Adobe guru Walt Pevny, who consistently integrates technology in his classroom to allow students to create artifacts to demonstrate learning. If so many people are going to own a tablet device in the near future, it is imperative that schools and educators make content discoverable and share it.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 26, 2018

The digital world allows all educators to become the storyteller-in-chief, something that I first discussed in detail in Digital Leadership years ago. Along with video , pictures were one of the most potent artifacts that I used to tell our story through greater context. Apparently, there was a reason for this.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2014

When it comes to educational technology I often get the feeling that the learning is often secondary. At NMHS we place a great deal of emphasis on creating artifacts to demonstrate conceptual mastery. NJED Bill Ferriter Digital Leadership educational technology Mike Marotta New Milford High School' Let it support learning."

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

During my recent work with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), I had the honor of sharing what I have learned from the field while helping them look at and analyze evidence from their change efforts during our time together. During each virtual coaching session, they were pushed to bring artifacts from their respective cohort.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

Educators now shoulder the burden to create lessons and activities that will enable students to learn at home. Content consumption does not equate to the construction of new knowledge, discourse, answering questions, solving a problem, or creating a learning artifact. So, what does this all mean?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 18, 2015

Adapted from an article I co-authored, Real-World Ready: Leveraging Digital Tools Digital tools are transforming essential elements of the education space. digital learning educational technology ICLE' Image retrieved from https://l2lbyte.wordpress.com/learning-videos/ Currently, online tools. By no means is this list exhaustive.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

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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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2016

There is a great deal of evidence to make educators reflect upon their use of technology. Even countries which have invested heavily in information and communication technologies (ICT) for education have seen no noticeable improvement in their performances in PISA results for reading, mathematics, or science." Nor should it!

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The post Excavation and Education: Lessons Learned as Teaching Assistants in the Schreiber Wood Project Field School first appeared on Teaching Anthropology. The SWP field school offers UTM students the opportunity to be trained in archaeological excavation within their campus grounds.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2015

When technology is integrated with purpose, students can create artifacts to demonstrate conceptual mastery, apply an array of acquired skills, illustrate the construction of new knowledge, and be empowered to take ownership over their learning. Education today should not prepare students for a world that no longer exists.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 27, 2015

This framework, based on traditional elements of education yet encouraging movement from acquisition of knowledge to application of knowledge, charts learning along the two dimensions of higher standards and student achievement. Education and digital have become inherently intertwined.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A New Way to Study Ancient Artifacts For decades, archaeologists have relied on traditional methods to analyze artifacts and architectural remains. While digital 3D modeling of excavation sites is now common, its full potential has remained untapped, primarily serving as a tool for public engagement and education. 1 Cobb, P.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 8, 2015

Schools and educators would be wise to take cues from the real world and make concerted efforts to integrate technology with the purpose to increase student engagement. Stronger student engagement or improved student engagement are common instructional objectives expressed by educators." Are they creating a learning product/artifact?

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TeachThought

JULY 12, 2024

How To Connect Schools And Communities Using Technology by Terry Heick It’s possible that there is no time in the history of education that our systems of educating have been so out of touch with the communities. Technology has many forms, but in education, it is most visible in terms of computing hardware and software.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

Thus it is incumbent upon schools and educators to ensure they are used in ways that they were designed for. In each case, an activity can be designed to get kids using the IWB to collaborate, manipulate, solve problems, and create artifacts of learning. If not, then why waste precious funds?

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Compounding that issue is the fact that school traditionally works better for the adults than the kids who are there to get an education. When there is more of a focus on conformity, control, rules, test scores, maintaining the status quo, and rigid schedules kids lose. School and life should should no longer be separate entities.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Here is where the tool supports or enhances the pedagogical technique to aid in conceptual mastery, construct new knowledge, or demonstrate learning through the creation of a learning artifact. One such method that is rapidly gaining traction is blended learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

"We must learn how to unlearn and relearn in order to create schools that work for kids." - Eric Sheninger Change is a word that is spoken about in education circles more and more each day. This is the point where all educators and students must realize that they have the capacity to lead change. Herein lies the problem.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 30, 2014

It provides affirmation as to what students want in an education and how we are striving to provide it. As a principal and educator you could not ask for a better day. We witnessed our students shine when given the autonomy to produce a learning artifact that was meaningful, relevant, and reflected the importance of student voice.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Note: This post is directly related to my work at the International Center for Leadership in Education Efficacy has been on my mind a great deal as of late, and as a result, it has been reflected in my writing. Copyright © by International Center for Leadership in Education, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

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. 21st Century Education Change educational technology Flipped Classroom Innovation New Milford High School teachers'

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 25, 2021

My challenge and motivation were to create a teacher-facing resource that would also be applicable to administrators, instructional coaches, and other educators who actively work in schools. Regardless of the forces at hand, educators play a pivotal role in preparing students for success now and in the future.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

In case you haven’t noticed the education profession has been under attack as of late. In my mind education is the noblest of professions. Without education, at some level virtually all other professions would be non-existent.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 24, 2014

The new school year has begun for many educators across the country with others soon to follow after Labor Day. This is quite often the most deflating part of the new year as the real reason for education is temporarily masked by misguided emphasis on elements that do not equate to real learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I recently read this Education Week post by Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers titled We Have 21st Century Learners Who Need 21st Century Leaders. I couldn''t agree more. They go on the summarize the following: "Essentially, the 21st century leader has to develop a renewed understanding of how children are learning now.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 3, 2014

Educators today are pressured to integrate technology as society becomes more digitized. With schools becoming more and more connected and spending countless sums of money to provide adequate amounts of technology educators are becoming increasingly overwhelmed. Book Review Eye on Education Reinventing Writing Routledge Vicki Davis'

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2013

They had an incredible opportunity to learn how they utilize this former synagogue as an education center. Our students were engaged in an innovative approach to Holocaust education by viewing these boxes, which included documentation of survivors from Lostice and the surrounding towns.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. Now, don’t get me wrong; some educators find value in the experiences I have outlined above and have gone on to change their respective practice for the better. However, I would say an equal amount have found little to no benefit.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

For over a century, the industrial model of education did a fantastic job of preparing students for careers. With obvious remnants of this system still in place, new changes are being pushed through under the guise of education reform. This control will be the demise of our education system.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

The IPA establishes the framework for educators and administrators, facilitating an innovative lens to underpin individualized professional growth. Rubrics are then leveraged to observe leadership and instructional practices while collecting artifacts to provide evidence of efficacy-based innovative practices.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2014

This all changed dramatically when students were afforded a hands-on, authentic learning experience in the Makerspace that allowed them to create artifacts of learning to demonstrate conceptual mastery. educational technology Laura Fleming Makerspace New Milford High School physics'

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

No matter where an educator is in their career and regardless of experience, there is always room for growth and the majority of educators are more than open to this. Create mechanisms for educators to share work through artifacts and portfolios. Every educator is ultimately accountable to the learners they serve.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2013

This year educators in NJ, like many other states across the nation, are still adjusting to new mandates related to teacher evaluation and tenure changes. These rich conversations were just not taking place due to the pressure-filled environment that has been created as a result of education reform in this state. Be present!

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2017

In the context of education, leaders must challenge the status quo if observations lead to a conclusion that a business as usual model is prevalent. Even though my science teaching days are long behind me, the scientific method has always stuck with me, as there are direct applications to leadership.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

On the contrary, I have seen this firsthand from some fantastic educators whose schools I have been blessed to work with on a long-term basis in the role of job-embedded coach. We should all want to do better in this area as the field of education needs more practical strategies that are weaved into the rhetoric. More on this later.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

The digital divide in schools becomes smaller when bold districts, schools, and educators work to effectively integrate the technology that has been available for years outside their walls. 1:1 laptop program 21st Century Leadership 21st Century Learning BYOD Change Innovation Opinion educational technology'

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