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System for Educational Transformation (SET)

A Principal's Reflections

Organizational leadership is a multifaceted and critical component of ensuring the success of educational institutions. Several key aspects underpin effective leadership in this context. Firstly, visionary leadership is essential, as it sets the direction and long-term goals for the district.

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Addressing SEL and Behavior Challenges with Relationships

A Principal's Reflections

At the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), we developed a relationships model in partnership with Dr. Stephanie Jones at the Harvard EASEL Lab that we utilize with administrators and teachers to create vibrant learning cultures. Classroom Management : Co-create rules and consequences with students.

Pedagogy 464
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It's Not a Technology Issue

A Principal's Reflections

Over the summer I was working with a couple hundred school leaders on digital leadership. The other issue is a classroom management one. Educators and administrators are quick to point to technology as the main culprit for an array of issues. Image credit: [link] Case in point.

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Leadership for Deeper Learning: Excerpt 04

Dangerously Irrelevant

[To celebrate our upcoming book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , I am publishing an excerpt each day for a week before its release. We think that this book makes a unique contribution to what we know about leadership in deeper learning schools. Also, every main chapter concludes with Key Leadership Behaviors and Support Structures.

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A Needed Revolution

A Principal's Reflections

This places them in the most important role to usher in and sustain meaningful change in the classroom that will ultimately shape school culture for the better. With or without leadership support, teachers need to be open and willing to change as schools, for the most part, continue to prepare students for a world that no longer exists.

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Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom

Cult of Pedagogy

I was in a new seventh grade language arts position, one I’d started in January after a teacher retired mid-year, so I hadn’t had enough time yet to build the relationships that are the foundation of my approach to classroom management. The answer to this question is complicated, and not everyone agrees on it.

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

ED Surge

I entered the classroom through an alternative certification program , which meant I hadn’t received the same level of preparation as teachers who came through traditional teacher training routes. I struggled with classroom management, curriculum design and the pressures of working in a high-poverty school.