ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. In doing so, it makes me wonder, what else have we unknowingly appropriated from Indigenous culture? Taking Up and Taking Back As an educator, I want to adopt a take-back mindset that honors the Indigenous educators and historians who came before me.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

There were few role models who looked like me outside of my family, and the only cultural representations I saw were insulting stereotypes that mocked Indian culture. She told me that although he enjoyed the new school, it was a culture shock from his previous school. Now, I’m not so sure.

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2024

I became distressed about these so-called ‘culture wars’ erupting all over the place. How would you describe how these culture wars have loomed larger at schools in recent years? Initially it was around critical race theory, and then it expanded to other concerns. So the podcast I created is a place to do that.

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Cultures Elementary School Teaching History 119

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2022

There is a nice mix of concepts including personalization, educational technology, leadership, and school culture. If you are interested in a book study after the holidays there is a comprehensive study guide and an impressive bulk order discount through ConnectEDD Publishing (email info@connecteddpublishing.com ).

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ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

What sports didn’t offer us was the opportunity to develop awareness and appreciation for our cultural identity. When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. At first, I was annoyed.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 7, 2023

And the sudden influx of migrants has made support for multilingual learners even more vital, says Manny Algarin, a senior educational consultant for Teaching Matters. Whether students feel like they belong at school is really important for academic achievement or even getting them to show up, she says.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

Among these resources stands the Innovative Practices Assessment (IPA), which was created to fill a void in moving from ideas and innovative practices to results that improve the learning culture. The IPA establishes the framework for educators and administrators, facilitating an innovative lens to underpin individualized professional growth.

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ED Surge

APRIL 29, 2022

As workplaces, schools can intentionally structure systems and provide resources that decrease some of these barriers, such as addressing the scarcity of dedicated services and supporting educators through convoluted insurance hurdles that make it even harder to seek professional help.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Right now, culture is probably the most important thing that leaders can be thinking about. McClure: How does engagement connect to a concept like workplace culture? Is engagement kind of a necessary precondition for building culture? And these facets of culture all live in a similar space.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Jeremy Price was curious to see whether new AI chatbots including ChatGPT are biased around issues of race and class. So he devised an unusual experiment to find out.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

From halted curriculums to debates at school board meetings, social-emotional learning, or SEL, has quickly become the newest target of America’s ongoing education culture wars. Educators are not alone in the belief that this work is important. This is a small sample of the stories I’ve heard in recent weeks.

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ED Surge

JULY 14, 2023

When my class wrote a book last year about artifacts of New Orleans culture and what they mean to them, a third of the class wrote about food. Despite inheriting this culinary and cultural legacy, my students find themselves in a tough position during the school day for breakfast and lunch.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 5, 2024

Educational technology adoption has grown significantly in the past decade, and it’s clear that K-12 schools are now comfortable with and embrace the new technology norms. Susan Uram Director of Educational Technology at Rockford Public Schools But effectively evaluating edtech products is no small feat.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2016

Instead of enabling the status quo to dictate the learning culture of a school, critical reflection is employed to disrupt professional practice in order to grow and improve. Leaders who choose to go against the flow ask these critical questions about their school culture: How well are we meeting the needs of today’s learner?

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2022

One of the thoughts that burrows its way into my mind and simply won’t let go is exactly how to help my students (and, for that matter, everyone I know) navigate the flood of information, dodge the misinformation and find their way to the truth.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This dismissal can lead students to internalize that their cultural background and language are less valuable, causing a ripple effect on their self-esteem and engagement in school. I've seen how it can enhance cognitive skills, boost cultural awareness, and improve critical thinking.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2012

Image credit: [link] Even as we are seeing more schools and educators transform the way they teach and learn with technology, many more are not. Technology is often viewed either as a frill or a tool not worth its weight in gold. Opinions vary on the merits of educational technology, but common themes seem to have emerged.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This consistent goal drove our conversations and the development of a set of norms that we used to foster a culture of respect and to ensure that every voice was heard. During every discussion, we placed a piece of paper at the center of our circle that read: “The goal is that we understand this work and ourselves more.”

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Civics Educational Technology Lesson Plan High School 136

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2014

Since this is an educational technology post I will only focus on the latter. Many districts, schools, and administrators are convinced that social media has absolutely no place in education, even though the whole entire world using it for some reason or another. The experiment proved an interesting experience for all.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

It begins by examining the strategies in place at each school or district that support student learning with technology in the areas of rigor, relevance, relationships, engagement, and overall culture. The DPA doesn’t just look at technology and innovation.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 1, 2024

At colleges and universities, there's a culture of professors grabbing materials from the web without always citing them. So as teachers are learning to use generative AI tools themselves, they’re also wrestling with when and how to communicate what they’re trying.

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Teaching Education K-12 Lesson Plan 143

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Effective leadership is extremely important in any system, but it is even more imperative in schools if we are to provide all learners with a world-class education. This education has to be relevant, meaningful, and applicable. Change Corwin Digital Leadership educational leadership educational technology Innovation'

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Our report also found areas of opportunity in districts’ investments in education technology. And with 83 percent of educators agreeing that technology is a highly effective way to engage students, its potential to facilitate SEL makes it a core part of the learning recovery solution.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2014

This in itself is just as bad as the education reform efforts described previously. So what really drives me as an educator today? My goal is to collaboratively create a culture of teaching and learning that resonates with my students. Change education reform educational leadership educational technology Opinion'

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Leadership Educational Technology Cultures Teaching 274

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

Your PLN will provide you with the seeds of change, but is up to you to plant, take care of, and cultivate them in order to witness their growth and development into transformative culture elements. with the tools that are now available connectedness should be the standard, not just an option in education.

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Professional Development Educational Technology Cultures Teaching 343

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

For the past couple of years every day is treated as Digital Learning Day as we have moved to create a teaching and learning culture rich in authentic activities where students are engaged and take ownership of their learning. Digital Learning Day educational technology New Milford High School' Why might you ask?

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Educational Technology Cultures Learning Science High School 295

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2024

However, such turns of phrase often betray a tendency to think of “computers” and of “LOGO” as agents that act directly on thinking and learning; they betray a tendency to reduce what are really the most important components of educational situations — people and cultures — to a secondary, facilitating role.

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EdTech Cultures Pedagogy Humanities 135

ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

“Now, because principals have Swivl Teams + Robot , they can help a teacher who needs support and have them work on self-reflection,” observes Aracely Vazquez, Littleton Educational Technology Specialist. Reflection through video can improve alignment around important initiatives.

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K-12 Classroom Management Professional Development Elementary School 113

Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Thank you for your work on the front lines to ensure our children and youth’s health and education were sustained throughout this difficult year. As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes.

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Pedagogy Educational Technology Cultures Research 114

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Together, we navigated the cultural shock of teaching in Jacksonville, a city with a small Latino population compared to the communities we had grown up in. At KIPP Vida, I found a community of educators who believed in the potential of every student, and this environment was instrumental in my growth.

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Classroom Management Social Justice Lesson Plan Cultures 70

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Pillar #7 - Opportunity The interconnectedness of the Pillars of Digital Leadership leads to continuous improvements in school culture and professional practice. It will illustrate them in action through the work of practitioners and provide implementation strategies. To view the entire series click HERE.

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Leadership Professional Development Cultures Educational Technology 274

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The purpose of the "Superintendent''s Council" is to allow students to have a voice and empower them to make meaningful changes to the culture of the District. Student voices are the most powerful tool that educators can use to change the learning cultures of schools. Today was a great day!

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World History Educational Technology High School History 249

ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

By partnering with HBCUs, the hope is that the curriculum will be more culturally responsive to the needs of students in the rural South. Another layer of expertise the HBCUs contribute to the project is an extensive background in culturally responsive instruction.

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Education K-12 Cultures Project-Based Learning 123

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2014

We will be able to embed learning into collaborative processes to improve performance and extend the learning culture while using technology as the learning environment, as well as prepare students for a 21st century workforce in which many of them will have to communicate and collaborate virtually.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2015

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. Teachers must reach out and engage parents and utilize them as key players in their child’s education.

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Pedagogy Classroom Management Educational Technology Tradition 265

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Future of OPMs OPMs once gave university leadership a way to pursue scale without having to force cultural change on a campus, says Clay Shirky, vice provost of educational technologies for New York University. Shirky, of NYU, says that public universities have cultures in place that prevent them from focusing on profits.

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EdTech Leadership Tutoring Educational Technology 105

ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2024

Instead, we melded into a distinct culture through the sugar plantation experience of our great-grandparents , with each ethnic community retaining its identity and cohesion and resisting the pressure to completely lose either through assimilation. I was taught to defer to others and to let everyone else speak before speaking myself.

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Cultures Humanities High School Education 119