A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 11, 2015

For many, even the most stubborn school districts that have fought this trend for years have begun to change course. All one has to do is look to the largest school district in the United States, the New York City public school system, to see that they have just lifted a ten year ban on students bringing their cell phones to school.

Professional Development 389

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JUNE 2, 2023

Renee Dawson Educational Technology Specialist at Atlanta Public Schools “Augmented reality is when you take something that you can already see in the world and add an interactive or experiential layer on top. So it's not replacing what you see. How does augmented reality engage all students?

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MARCH 29, 2023

Gregori, an innovative learning specialist at Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia, notes that digital literacy is a “modern life skill” that goes beyond digital competencies to include strength in character and citizenship. Give parents the tools and skills they need to model digital literacy for their children.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Purdy conducts a deep dive into the history of desegregation in Georgia with an examination of a prestigious Atlanta private school, which was part of a movement of “segregationist academies” (p. 4) in the 1960s, when public schools were required to racially integrate.

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JULY 14, 2023

When my class wrote a book last year about artifacts of New Orleans culture and what they mean to them, a third of the class wrote about food. Very few educators and students spending their days in America’s public schools have affordable access and protected time to eat good, healthy food.

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