A Principal's Reflections

MAY 21, 2017

Below are some key elements commonly associated with an entrepreneurial mindset: Initiative Risk-taking Creativity Flexibility Critical thinking Problem Solving Resilience Innovation The elements above can be directly applied to your role as an educator. Follow the hot topics in leadership, communication, and relationship building.

Leadership 235

Leadership Pedagogy Professional Development Critical Thinking 235

Moler's Musing

JANUARY 24, 2025

Fixing a Paragraph : To practice critical thinking and writing, I gave them a poorly written paragraph (also AI-generated) about the topic and gave them 10 minutes to improve it. These quick notes laid out the big ideas students would encounter in the lesson: Washingtons leadership style. hero, mentor, trickster).

Government 131

Government Social Studies Leadership History 131

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership. I think that's something that's missing from the conversation about education, where school librarians come in. Its a treat.

Library 105

Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 105

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Two years ago I had the incredible opportunity to work with the entire leadership team of District 59 in Arlington Heights, Illinois for SEVEN days. They labeled it their ‘21st Century Leadership Academy.’ Great information on creating and evaluating PBL projects. There were about 40 of us. Is there a number higher than 5?

Leadership 107

Leadership Professional Development Geography Project-Based Learning 107

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

On the other hand, because students now rely increasingly on cell phones for information, Messick spends more class time helping them identify credible news sources. Since the disruption of schooling during COVID, shes also spent time catching students up on critical thinking skills. Ive even taught at the college level.

Government 96

Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2017

They let us frame situations: they direct our attention to the most important cues, so that we’re not overwhelmed with information. What I believe is that the end goal of our work is to transform all facets of education to fundamentally improve teaching, learning, and leadership. They serve a number of cognitive functions.

Leadership 229

Leadership Critical Thinking Tradition Cultures 229

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

Hameed’s students are participants in various programs through Hello Future , a nonprofit organization that works with teen refugees to bridge the education gap by teaching digital and financial literacy, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. The students at the Arbat camp are Syrian refugees who fled that country’s civil war.

Project-Based Learning 145

Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Advocacy Leadership 145

Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. Many identify maker learning as a way to promote student agency through design thinking while promoting 21st century skills such as creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Want to bring maker learning to your school?

Project-Based Learning 132

Project-Based Learning Leadership Critical Thinking Research 132

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In Powerful Teaching , the authors focus on the potential of: Retrieval practice – “pulling information out of students’ heads (e.g., quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., These educational practices can be powerful tools for information retrieval. lectures)” (p.

Learning Science 143

Learning Science Tradition Critical Thinking Teaching 143

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity.

EdTech 130

EdTech Junior High Geography Critical Thinking 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

I am building upon the work in my previous book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , in which my colleagues and I interviewed principals of 30 innovative schools around the world and then followed up those interviews with site visits, observations, on-site photographs and videos, and additional conversations with students and teachers.

Middle School 86

Middle School Leadership Advocacy Critical Thinking 86

Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

This micro-credential focuses on how Future Ready Librarians “encourage and facilitate students to become increasingly self-directed as they create digital products of their learning that engage them in critical thinking, collaboration, and authentic real-world problem solving.” More information can be found at [link].

Library 118

Library Artifacts Advocacy Tradition 118

ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The second dimension pertains to teaching young individuals how to harness AI for their future careers, leadership roles and learning opportunities. Mark Racine, chief information officer of Boston Public Schools , promotes a decentralized, collaborative approach to determining when and how AI should be used in education.

Education 143

Education EdTech K-12 Humanities 143

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Participants will work in triads throughout the workshop to ensure that multiple lenses and perspectives are informing our design work. is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on K-12 school technology leadership issues. In 2013 he received the Technology Leadership Award for the state of Iowa.

K-12 97

K-12 Leadership Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan 97

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Borrowing from the objective of the Global Cities Education Network (GCEN), an initiative of the Center for Global Education at Asia Society, study tours are intended as a mechanism for district leaders, educators, and decision-makers to collaboratively imagine, discuss, design, and deliver internationally informed and tested solutions.

Middle School 108

Middle School Social Justice Professional Development Cultures 108

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Of course, data should inform decisions. The arts help students hone critical thinking and communication skills, which come in handy when dealing with complexity and ambiguity. Still, to understand human nature, leaders need to do more than crunch numbers. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

Sociology 79

Sociology Psychology Humanities Cultures 79

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

That’s driving institutions to beef up career services staffs and budgets, promote career directors to the highest levels of leadership and start offering career advising to students from the time they put down their first-year deposits. “If

Humanities 141

Humanities Professional Development Critical Thinking Leadership 141

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

The goal is to raise awareness about how anti-history education laws and book bans — and their chilling effect — threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy. I was teaching for critical thinking. Here are highlights from the remarks. We teach them the power of their voice and the importance of upcoming elections.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2017

In their 2016 Workforce-Skills Preparedness Report, PayScale and the executive development firm Future Workplace found that CEOs and human resources professionals seek recent college graduates who possess writing and public speaking proficiency, critical thinking and leadership skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

Tradition 67

Tradition Leadership Government Critical Thinking 67

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

Every year, The School Superintendents’ Association (AASA) awards the title "Superintendent of the Year" to exceptional leaders who work to identify and implement these solutions so students can succeed through leadership for learning, communication, professionalism, and community involvement.

Charter School 40

Charter School Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Public School 40

Dr. Shannon Doak

APRIL 14, 2024

It can also synthesize information from various group interactions to provide insights that might not be apparent to individual group members, thus supporting the collective cognitive process. Socially-Shared Cognition According to this theory, cognition is a shared activity that can enhance group problem-solving abilities.

Tutoring 72

Tutoring Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Tradition 72

Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

They emphasize the “4 Cs” of creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking, and are distinguished by the extent to which they are driven by student interest, engagement, and design. ” With this information in mind, I will now address each question. In “How Does Technology Facilitate Learning?

Critical Thinking 54

Critical Thinking Professional Development Cultures Tradition 54

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

In a world where knowledge is expanding at an unprecedented rate, should we still be focusing on rote memorization and regurgitation of information? Instead, we need to shift our focus to higher-order thinking skills. Curriculum: Moving Beyond Content is King The age-old adage “content is king” is becoming outdated.

Education 58

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 58

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

As the authors debated, drafted, and shaped the meaning and purpose of this book, the following questions came to the forefront: How does democratic erosion in the United States inform our teaching of political engagement? What is the long-term ambition for these schools?

Political Science 55

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Yet only 21 percent of teachers felt “very informed” on the topic and only 44 percent said they had the right resources to teach it most of the time or always. She said, “Let’s give them the data points to critically think and draw conclusions.”

Teaching 98

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They said that giftedness could also be creativity, and found that a high IQ score did not necessarily correspond with leadership, professional accomplishment or even success in school. Edward de Bono’s six “thinking hats,” specifically the one that called on thinkers to assess their ideas and look for potential flaws.

Education 145

Education Elementary School High School Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Russo himself has embodied the sixth: “effective school leadership.” Research has long confirmed that a talented principal is critical for improving student achievement. The newly formed English department adopted graphic organizers intended to boost critical thinking and creativity.

Elementary School 145

Elementary School Professional Development Leadership Humanities 145

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Thick Slides encourage students to synthesize information creatively. But, despite the constraints, I found ways to layer in engagement and critical thinking while still covering the required content. Archetype Four Square encouraged critical thinking about Adams’ leadership style.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Leadership Critical Thinking History 126

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

The organizers added information about examples of systemic racism and data about representation in children’s books. Louisiana Baton Rouge The NEA Black Caucus is one of many across the country hosting an informational table for attendees at our Leadership Conference! District of Columbia The D.C.

Teaching 87

Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

No one can deny the fact that we are seeing some pretty exciting changes to teaching, learning, and leadership. The key to future-proofing education is to get kids to think. Innovative assessment - Is assessment changing to provide critical information about what students know or don't?

Pedagogy 414

Pedagogy Professional Development Critical Thinking Leadership 414

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

When Beatriz López taught in a Texas middle school, she and her colleagues supplemented the limited information on climate change she found in textbooks with online resources and other materials. “The information presented was based on the most current research available at the time.”. Limited information.

Teaching 138

Teaching Middle School Humanities High School 138

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 30, 2025

Regular reflection allows educators and students to assess growth, recognize patterns, and make informed adjustments. A daily habit of reflection enhances critical thinking, strengthens emotional intelligence, and aligns actions with long-term goals. Educational Leadership, 61(1), 613. Teachers College Press. Marzano, R.

Classroom Management 269

Classroom Management Critical Thinking Psychology Professional Development 269

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Everybody agrees there should be good information out there about the outcomes of students who graduate from particular college programs. Kirk] This effort to provide consumers with more information actually started under the Obama administration with the College Scorecard, right, Jon? Jon] Right.

K-12 113

K-12 Education Economics Education Policy 113