A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 13, 2025

Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed the pitfalls of professional development (PD) after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021. Only then can we move beyond the professional development paradox and create a culture of continuous growth that benefits everyone in the educational community.

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Professional Development Classroom Management Cultures High School 277

ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. To close the skills gap, there are a number of practices, strategies and ideas that any high school can draw from the CTE model.

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High School Museum Education History 138

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2012

As educators, it is our duty to do everything in our power to provide our students with the best learning opportunities possible and in many cases allowing students to bring their own devices to school assists in meeting this lofty goal. Develop appropriate support structures that align with current Acceptable Use Policies.

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Global Connections Educational Technology Classroom Management Professional Development 349

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

When you have 45 minutes once a week with students that have so many different levels of learning, so many different accommodations and modifications, and you still have to stay with it and plan and be able to change or modify in a moment, classroom management is key. We do a read-aloud. And signing is not printing.

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Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 95

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. A researcher at the University of Southern California, she has been working on AI-based professional development for math teachers for several years.

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Research Professional Development Tutoring Teaching 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

Experts argue over whether the best classroom-management approach is a consistent, strict discipline or a more forgiving response where students discuss their grievances with an adult’s guidance, a process called restorative justice. Credit: Photo by Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages. The paper, “??

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Classroom Management Charter School Middle School Psychology 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Spend the week with high school teacher and basketball coach Ed Bradley and you’ll likely hear someone ask him for help making a breakthrough with a challenging student. “As He shares his own experiences as a reference point and encourages the group to outline professional development goals. Choose as many as you like.

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Psychology Classroom Management Professional Development Public School 117