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Digital Leadership: Leading Change from Where You Are | #DigiLead

A Principal's Reflections

Below is my thinking on the topic that has resulted in the following iteration: As times change, so must the practice of leaders to establish a culture of learning that is relevant, research-based, and rooted in relationships. The time has come for a new edition of Digital Leadership. Order your copy HERE.

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Navigating Your Journey to Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Social distancing has quickly become the thing to do and will soon be the cultural norm. In the case of districts and schools that have limited digital resources, it defeats the purpose of assigning lessons and work if kids don’t know how they did upon their return. You really can’t go wrong here.

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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

The critical element in this equation was skillfully purposefully employing digital resources while ensuring consistency and continuity in all our old and new practices. The idea is to engage school leaders in dialogue about their culture, student learning, and practices, regardless of their transformation.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Representation

Catlin Tucker

Customizing information is easier to do when teachers make that information available digitally. Digital resources may allow students to enlarge text, slow down audio, access close captioning on videos.

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How Schools Can Implement Mindful Media

TeachThought

This can help them model mindful behavior and effectively guide students in navigating the digital world in a mindful manner. Foster a mindful school culture Create a school culture that promotes mindfulness and well-being. Collaborate with mindfulness experts or organizations to provide training sessions and workshops.

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PROOF POINTS: Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study

The Hechinger Report

Digital books have become extremely popular among students in some regions of Asia, but students who read books on paper still outperformed even in cultures where digital reading is commonplace. As one gap closes, another one opens.

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OPINION: Want to improve our public schools? Create an impressive principal pipeline

The Hechinger Report

The pandemic also made it impossible to ignore the inequities faced by Black and Latino students — such as limited access to digital resources, rigorous coursework and skilled educators. Most of all, they set a school’s vision and culture.