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Future-Proofing Learning: Preparing Students for an Uncertain Tomorrow

A Principal's Reflections

Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed this topic in detail after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021. You can also read the blog post HERE. It should be a tool that empowers students to explore, create, and connect, not simply a replacement for traditional teaching methods. Prepare them for anything!

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Top Posts of 2020

A Principal's Reflections

From a blogging perspective, I kicked it off with a post on what could be as a means to pump up educators as they continued to move towards embracing innovative strategies and ideas. Other pieces included topics that I traditionally cover but with new angles such as pedagogy, change leadership, and school culture. We are in their debt.

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Improving Instruction in a Digital World

A Principal's Reflections

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. Pedagogy first, technology second when appropriate.

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Reinventing Writing by @Coolcatteacher

A Principal's Reflections

This often produces a disastrous effect as the pedagogy does not support the use of the technology tool in arriving to or assessing learning outcomes. Vicki Davis has created a resource that identifies how traditional writing can be taken to the next level with cloud-based tools.

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The Relationship Between Pedagogy and Student Formation in Schools

Pedagogy and Formation

Formation as the Practice of many Practices I write in my book 'Pedagogy and Education for Life' that: Education is the whole of life of a community, and the experience of its members learning to live this life, from the standpoint of a specific goal. He argues that simply passing on knowledge doesnt change people.

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Mitigating #EdTech Issues in the Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

Pedagogically Sound Lessons If you are a reader of this blog, then you know that this is one area that I focus on extensively with my writing. A variety of strategies beyond traditional tests can be used, such as performance-based activities, portfolios, and rubrics.

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Utilizing Augmented Reality as an Impetus for Learning

A Principal's Reflections

As a result, it can be difficult at times to compete for attention using traditional teaching methods like whiteboards, worksheets, and extended direct instruction. As I have written extensively in the past the digital world that we are now all apart of provides so much promise with paired with sound pedagogy.

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