A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 16, 2014

After reading his book Drive a few years back my professional practice was significantly changed for the better. The power of social media then connected the both of us leading to him Skyping with the students at New Milford High School, a personal dialogue over the years, and his endorsement of my new book on Digital Leadership.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 27, 2025

Theres a disconnect between what we know is really critical and then what were paying attention to, says Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and author of a new book about the essential role of relationships in healthy human development. Screens are replacing in-person, authentic social interactions.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 25, 2021

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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Anthropology 365

APRIL 23, 2025

I was trying to understand how humans and wildlifeparticularly javelinaslive together in messy, contested landscapes, shaped as much by perception and politics as by biology. Instead, Jon turned his deep grounding in genetics into a sharp critique of how science makes claims about human difference. By the time I left for a Ph.D.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

It is like a human-generated search engine on steroids that is at your beck and call. Book Studies Reading is such a critical aspect of one’s personal and professional growth. Whereas the other two options are no-cost, engaging in a book study means you have to front some cash for the book. It’s all about YOU!

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 4, 2025

An Ancient Practice, Revisited Through Code Knots are one of humanity’s oldest tools—so ancient, in fact, that they predate agriculture, metallurgy, and written language. Despite differences in time, geography, and material culture, many human groups developed the same set of knots—again and again.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 23, 2024

Nicki Slaugh and I shared the following in our book Personalize : Personalized learning compromises an array of strategies where all students get what they need when and where they need it to learn. In a science class studying the human body, a teacher wants students to demonstrate their understanding of the digestive system.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 10, 2022

Here are some thoughts I shared in the book: An aspect of human nature is that when we are in a state of comfort, there is no real urgency to do something differently or better. A transformational mindset embraces a thought process about the future, anticipates potential obstacles, and assists with developing a tentative plan.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“That’s why good teaching about citizenship involves students in an intentional study of human behavior.” For Little, government class entails “constitutional study and human behavior study side by side.” After Little’s students read an excerpt of Federalist 51, he asks them whether Madison’s view of human nature is correct.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But how did ancient humans experience and describe these feelings? By analyzing one million words of Akkadian cuneiform, researchers unearthed fascinating connections between emotional states and specific body parts, offering fresh insights into human emotional experience through time. Bennett, A.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 29, 2018

Below provides a synopsis of the book: Today’s pace of technological change is staggering, and the speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent. It will affect the very essence of the way humans experience the world. Known to some as Industry 4.0,

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2023

Leverage intrinsic motivators I recommend reading Dan Pink's book, "Drive." Own Mistakes Mistakes are inherent to being human , and admitting and owning them is crucial for establishing a culture of trust. Extrinsic rewards are problematic as they create an expectation and seldom result in lasting cultural changes.

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The Effortful Educator

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Heres hoping as many as possible read the book and action the ideas getting these learning ideas on the front foot is a tough ask (weirdly) and moving teachers from their obsession about teaching to add an obsession about learning is the aim of the game. How do they know whether their teaching aligns best with human cognitive processes?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Students can learn about how plants, animals, humans and the planet are interconnected, and how changes to the planet affect those living beings. Focusing on how a warming planet affects animals is less immediate and easier to grasp than talking about how it affects humans, said Christie-Blick.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2020

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was one of the book giveaway programs that obtained “impressive” results for early childhood literacy in a May 2020 analysis by international researchers. But does simply giving away free books to low-income families with young children help with early reading?

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

.” – Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray When Tom Murray and I set out to write Learning Transformed our goal was to connect as much research as possible to our ideas and statements as well as the amazing work taking place in schools, known in the book as Innovative Practices in Action (IPA’s). Cited Sources Barrett, P., & & Zhang, Y.

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ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

Last week, the ASHP was one of many organizations and individuals suddenly notified about the termination of grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Its state humanities councils bring reading programs, traveling exhibits, and authors to some of the country’s most rural corners.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 2, 2021

Other inventions are within our grasp such as flying cars, driverless vehicles, and computers so powerful they have the operating capacity of the human brain. To learn more, get your copy of my new book on Amazon. Things are moving fast in our world. In the words of the wise Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast.

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Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

After five years of research and writing, I am pleased to announce that my first book is under contract with University of Texas Press. Below is an excerpt from my book prospectus. Living with Javelinas explores how humans and nonhumans can coexist in ways that respect the autonomy and agency of all beings involved.

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ED Surge

JULY 31, 2024

Holding several new books, I was transported back to my high school years, a time before smartphones and social media, when I would cautiously approach the gay and lesbian section of my local bookstore. Reading, then, becomes a means of self-affirmation, and readers often seek their mirrors in books.”

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NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

Very few scholarly books, including those that prove to be the most important and influential, ever reach the public; journal articles remain invisible. Most recently, we have built a rich website in New American History that tries to bring color, drama, and human faces to the momentous but remote period between 1800 and 1860.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

As our understanding of the human mind gets more sophisticated and nuanced, we are learning how to identify neurodivergence, how to appreciate it, and how to help those who fit under that umbrella navigate the world better. ” On the podcast they shared four actionable changes you can make right now that will begin that reshaping.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Numerous studies (Spitzer: 1939, Cepeda et al: 2008,) into human memory have shown that memory retention can be improved by spacing out your exposure to information, so that you review the information again at the optimal moment. I need flashcards for 10 chapters in my biology book.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

The Puzzle of the Missing Fires In the bleak cold of the Last Glacial Maximum, it seems obvious that fire would have been essential for human survival. It’s a cultural signature—a human technology that supports cooking, warmth, light, storytelling, and symbolism. Journal of Human Evolution , 69, 44–54.

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Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

.” But if you happen to live in a place where conversations about race are allowed or even encouraged in school, or if you’ve decided that it’s worth it to try despite the risk — I’m here to recommend two books that will be incredibly helpful companions in that work.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Leading the transition from 20th century to 21st century schools includes attention to the human toll it takes when such large changes are being required. Bringing a technology agenda forward with the intention of improving student understanding and demonstrated success is essential.

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

That’s when British colonizers switched their trade focus from gold to human beings, and the trade of enslaved people intensified in West Africa and across the Atlantic. Human history on the continent is full of similar stories of resilience through environmental challenges. Her research shows that people knew what they were doing.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The emphasis on a human-centric approach underscores the commitment to cultivating a balanced perspective on AI integration. Educators are encouraged to view AI not merely as a technological advancement but as a tool to enhance and augment the human experience. EdSurge: How have you incorporated the teaching of AI in the classroom?

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This suggests that children may have recognized and elaborated upon the figurative potential of their own creations, blending play and representation in a uniquely human way. Journal : Evolutionary Human Sciences , 2020. Book Chapter : Art and Human Development , 2013. DOI : 10.1017/ehs.2020.37 DOI : 10.1111/j.1540-6245.2011.01496.x

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Political Science Now

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The purpose of this symposium is to share approaches to the teaching of human rights and to develop pedagogical materials for the discipline. The symposium will be led by the Editor-in-Chief of Human Rights Review , George Andreopoulos (CUNY John Jay and Graduate Center), and the Pedagogical Section Editor for Human Rights Review , Steven D.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2013

Students that participate in this experience travel to Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic as they learn firsthand about one of the most traumatic events in human history. The culminating learning activity is the ultimate creative artifact where students compile everything they learned into a book and documentary using Adobe tools.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Then last September, I was reading a book on photography and I learned about a woman named Kathy Ryan. She started an amazing Instagram account and eventually published a book called Office Romance , a copy of which I picked up for myself. And I would like them to have that. Not bad for a guy just having some fun with his iPhone.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Smith lays out his views in a new book, “ The Internet is Not What You Think It is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning.” The big danger, he argues in his book, is that autocorrect and other AI algorithms are altering our lives so much that humans will act more like, say, Twitter bots, rather than Twitter bots acting more like humans.

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 19, 2024

Cooking is often viewed as a significant turning point in human evolution. It not only provided the extra calories needed to support larger brains 1 but also transformed the way early humans interacted with their environment. Unlike other species, humans are biologically adapted to consume cooked food.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

This post is the fourth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. My book will focus on each of these elements as part of a change process. It is set to be published by Corwin Press on January 14, 2014. To view the entire series click HERE.

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Heinemann Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Humans Who Teach is now available! Watch Shamari Reid discuss self-regard, a pillar of his thinking throughout the book.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

The human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text. In my books Digital Leadership (2nd Edition) and BrandED I go into each of these in great detail as well as provide specific strategies that can be immediately integrated into professional practice. Images Here is where you can really begin to leverage digital assets.

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