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MAY 15, 2013

The trip involved twelve NMHS students, two students from Midland Park High School (NJ), and nine students from Bishop O’Dowd High School (CA). Please visit the blog for an in-depth look at the dedicated students who participated in HST 2013 as they reflect upon what they learned.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

I have written extensively over the past couple of years about our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative at New Milford High School at the Huffington Post and on my own blog. It has been interesting to look back at all my blog posts to see how far we have come with BYOD at NMHS.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

The following is cross-posted at Laura Fleming''s blog titled Worlds of Learning. In my new position here at New Milford High School , I face the exciting challenge of reaching as many staff members as I could at one time. ?I By embedding them into their own sites or blogs and pushed out to their social networks.

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JULY 9, 2014

Today is the day that I formally announce my decision to step down as New Milford High School Principal, a decision that has been most difficult to make. New Milford High School has been my second home, which on some days could even be considered my primary place of residence. My last day will be September 3.

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MARCH 8, 2020

The Book Professor blog provides the following perspective: How often have you heard the saying, “Experience is the best teacher.” Dr. Hynoski used humor and showed compassion in high school chemistry and anatomy. I vividly remember the food and atmosphere, but not the score of each game. I never had Mrs. McDonald or Mrs.

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MARCH 4, 2013

The following is a guest post from Jeff Fiscina , one of my math teachers at New Milford High School. grading Guest Blog Post Guest Blogger New Milford High School Opinion' Today is the day after a test. I walk around to hand back tests to the students. Students, who did well, put a smile on their faces.

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MARCH 1, 2012

The following is a guest blog post by Dr. Greg Farley. Greg is the Director of Technology at Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District and an Adjunct Professor and course developer at the Graduate Schools of Education at Monmouth University and Drew University. Check out his blog Embrace, Adapt, Enhance. I was impressed.

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JULY 15, 2013

Blogs are an incredible social media tool that can be utilized in a variety of ways. Teachers can set up a class blog to foster creative writing and reflection, or as an alternative to a school newspaper. Blogs are not isolated to just writing, students can add rich media to posts such as pictures, videos, widgets, and gadgets.

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AUGUST 24, 2014

Here are some quick ways to harness the power of social media in your respective role to take control of your public relations and become the storyteller-in-chief: Blogs – By far a blog is your most powerful public relations tool. Facebook – This social media tool really become our storytelling hub at New Milford High School.

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MARCH 13, 2013

Recently Jeff Fiscina , one of my math teachers, submitted a guest post on my blog that emphasized some of his grading practices that best support and promote student learning. Change culture grading New Milford High School Student Achievement' It is up to the teacher to determine if a student warrants a retest.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Let me start off by saying that I work at an incredible school. When I came to New Milford High School in 2004 there were many amazing programs in place. Last year we launched a blog where the students in Europe chronicled and reflected on essential questions, focusing on a dark time in human history.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

Most of my blog ideas materialize during these times of bliss. Over the years, the state of Utah has provided me with a plethora of opportunities to work with schools on Personalized Competency-Based Learning ( PCBL ). Without this practical lens, I don’t think I would be able to write anything of value.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

MS Office), simultaneously collaborate on and edit various document formats, access your documents from anywhere in the word, and embed links to your docs in emails, websites, blogs, etc. Google Reader : Constantly check educational news sites and blogs for new content (updates daily). Learn more about Google Docs here.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The following post was written by Laura Fleming who is the Media Specialist at my school. It is also cross-posted at her blog Worlds of Learning. Setting up a Makerspace has been a priority of mine from the moment I started here at New Milford High School , and it’s already well on its way to being achieved.

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APRIL 10, 2014

The following is a guest post by Michael Warren , a Social Studies Teacher at Hasbrouck Heights High School in NJ. Image credit: [link] Recently, I had the opportunity to visit New Milford High School in Bergen County, NJ and spent a couple of hours meeting and touring the school with Principal Eric Sheninger.

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OCTOBER 27, 2013

The following post appeared on the blog of Robert Dillon. In this piece he describes what he saw at New Milford High School during his visit while the students were present the Friday before the Edscape Conference. There have been a thousand stories about the journey of New Milford High School toward being a connected school.

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MARCH 15, 2015

” - Shara Senderoff via Dell Tech Page One I started to think about the value of resumes for today’s high school students after a Twitter conversation I had with New Milford High School junior Sarah Almeda. What does this really tell you about a student? tehshmarah I would really like that!

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MARCH 10, 2013

Steve visited New Milford High School on Thursday February 28, 2013. NMHS routinely hosts visits from outside educators, schools, and organizations in an effort to provide insights on our initiatives. I reached out to Eric to gain insight into the technologically driven mindset that has encapsulated New Milford High School.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

In the past I have blogged about how amazing Sarah Almeda is, but what she did touched my heart like nothing before. education educational leadership Inspiration New Milford High School Opinion Sarah Almeda' I do not say this lightly. Her video is below. ALL OF YOU ARE HAVING AN IMPACT!

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Luckily for me, but more importantly my students and staff, Laura jumped on the opportunity to become a part of the transformation that has been occurring at New Milford High School the past couple of years. In September she created a new blog called Worlds of Learning.

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DECEMBER 14, 2014

One of the best parts of my day is checking in on Media Specialist/Teacher Librarian Laura Fleming as she always shares the incredible work her students are doing in the makerspace she created at New Milford High School. After looking it over I asked if one of the students would consider writing a guest blog post for me.

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DECEMBER 28, 2014

The year began like so many others had in the past with me as Principal of New Milford High School. Being an author is still a shock to me as I never, ever thought I could write even a blog post, let alone three books. On July 9, 2014, I officially announced my decision to step down as Principal of New Milford High School.

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MAY 18, 2011

The following is a guest post by Disha Dass and Jessica Milne, two New Milford High School students. They approached me with an idea and as a school we let them run with it. The end result of their unwavering commitment to make their peers aware of of an issue had a profound impact on the entire school community.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We are excited, proud, and humbled to partner with Vista Challenge High School to develop an XQ Super School ! It is one of the 10 chosen Super Schools and a member of our League of Innovative Schools.

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APRIL 3, 2013

This was the one solid solution I had at keeping abreast of my digital footprint as well as the latest news about New Milford High School. It allows users to monitor any keywords related to you, your brands, your schools/districts, or anything else you want to monitor. Now I was downright frustrated.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Upon becoming Principal of New Milford High School in June of 2007 I made it one of my primary goals to work hard at sharing with my stakeholders all of the accomplishments centered around teaching and learning occurring on a routine basis. My Blog: I just love sharing in detail student and staff accomplishments.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

This morning I attended a meeting with students that represent New Milford High School and my superintendent. They spoke of the History teacher who was having them blog to reflect critically on world history content where they could interact with each other and share their thoughts. Today was a great day!

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Below is an email that I recently received from Amanda Howell, a 2012 graduate of New Milford High School. Mr. Sheninger, I just wanted to take the time to thank you for all of my experiences at New Milford High School. I was able to take part in so many great experiences during high school.

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MAY 29, 2013

One of our guiding beliefs here at New Milford High School is that our students will find purpose and meaning in their respective learning experiences. All of these components have become critical elements of the Academies at New Milford High School.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2015

With each Facebook post, email, Instagram photo, comment on a blog, YouTube video, Skype call, etc. My advice is to set up alerts for your name as well as that of your school and/or district. you are leaving a trail that can be seen, searched, or tracked. The alert settings are much more robust than that of Google Alerts.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

I love my job mainly because of the students and staff that I am blessed to work side by side with each day at New Milford High School. I purchased a card and asked high school students to sign it for the young girl who felt alone today. Character Guest Blog Post New Milford High School'

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MAY 25, 2011

Last week my school was fortunate to have the NJ School Boards Association (NJSBA) visit to produce a live event called Learn@Lunch: Technology as an Engagement Tool. A little over two years ago something like this would have never happened at New Milford High School. You can view the archive of the event here.

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MARCH 15, 2012

One of my goals when I present on leadership, change, and transformation is to inspire other school leaders to begin to blog. I remember years ago my initial hesitation to blog until Ken Royal encouraged me to submit a guest post on his blog at the time almost three years ago. Below is his first blog post as an educator.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

New Milford High School ’ s digital journalism class, which operates The Lance , the school’s online news source, is proud to announce the release of their very own free application. This is a revolution in high school news reporting. The application is available for Apple and Android operating systems.

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APRIL 28, 2011

There was even a comment on the Facebook page that I manage for my high school stating that I spend too much time on Twitter. Nor do they care to engage me in a discussion as to why I spend valuable time with Twitter or my blog. by Lyn Hilt Is Blogging Really Worth It? Let me first discuss blogging.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Additionally, I have been able to network with other amazing educators from all over the world and actively share how we are transforming the culture at New Milford High School. For a brief summary check out the synopsis by Nick Provezano at The Nerdy Teacher blog.

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MARCH 27, 2014

The following post was written by Bill Brennan and originally appeared on Peter DeWitt''s Finding Common Ground blog found at Education Week. Speaking of journeys, today I traveled to New Jersey with my middle school principal, Luis Pena (@principalpena) and high school principal, Glen Zakian. Today was different.

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