A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2014

This year alone Laura Fleming , our stellar media specialist, has successfully created a Makerspace for our students as well as a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers. educational technology Laura Fleming New Milford High School Proton Media Protosphere virtual reality'

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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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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Let me begin by saying that I was absolutely honored that various members of my Professional Learning Network (PLN) and the greater educational community reached out to me to address administrators looking to embrace social media, plan an educational technology conference at my school, and discuss leadership in the digital age.

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MAY 20, 2024

While thoughtful assessment design and implementation are necessary for student success, building a strong assessment culture in schools is often overlooked but equally important. ISTE is collaborating with the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (NCIEA) to explore the characteristics of a healthy assessment culture.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

This day, however, was not really much different than any other day at NMHS as we have made a commitment to integrate digital learning into school culture for some time now. The QR Codes contained various artists’ work and clue information. Perna’s US History I class created Wordles to review information studied prior to their midterm.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2025

Looking back on my educational journey, I recently reflected on my classroom experiences from kindergarten to fourth grade. The summer before I entered the fourth grade, my mother informed me that I would be attending a new school in my same community with one caveat: it was a class in the gifted and talented education (GATE) program.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2012

Student and staff information was uploaded from our information management system (PowerSchool) in a seamless fashion. We began using ClassLink late in the spring, but are extremely excited about the promise that this solution holds to enhance the teaching and learning culture of our school through BYOD.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Some of these bonds have grown into deep friendships, and others have turned into formal or informal mentorships. In contrast, during periods when I felt isolated from other educators, I considered leaving the school or even the profession altogether. Stephen, a Black dance educator who had grown up in Inglewood.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Others are applied more broadly, like mentorship programs or culturally responsive curriculum. Culture Change When Cole-Ochoa was assigned to the junior high campus more than two years ago, it was with the directive to turn around its academic performance. I always think of it as Maslow's. “Our

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2025

This disconnect also means that critical information about alternative certification pathways, financial assistance programs and professional development opportunities does not always reach immigrant educators who want to teach in Ohio or anywhere in the United States, for that matter.

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Edthena

MAY 19, 2022

School leaders often don’t have or are not gathering the information needed to paint an accurate picture of how their school is performing. That necessary information must be rooted in school and classroom data. Defining the indicators of success in education for students is tightly linked with how to measure achievement.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Lunchtime at high school in the United States is an experience so culturally ingrained that I would wager every person who went through this school system has a vivid image of what it entails; some of the cliches that come to mind are food fights, awkward journeys across the cafeteria or eating lunch alone in the bathroom.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Some of the rules included using the word “I” instead of “we or us” and bringing lessons learned outside of the room, but not sharing anyone’s personal information. The group is also looking to lower the amount of cancel culture on campus, such as students attacking one another online, she says.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2011

I blog as a means to reflect on my work as an educational leader and to open up my ideas to elicit constructive feedback from a global collection of exemplary educators. The answer is simple, to become better in order to improve the teaching and learning culture at my school. If I find value in the information, I retweet it.

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ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2025

They have more information at their fingertips than ever before, yet harnessing it to drive meaningful change remains a challenge. A 2022 UCLA-MIT Press study found that higher education struggles to capture and leverage data for impact. The first issue is [the existence of] data silos.

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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 24, 2025

You cant make informed decisions if you dont know how it works. You cant make informed decisions if you dont know how it works. Infographic] Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science At the start, you really need leadership support and the ability, resources and culture to innovate. Having partnerships is also huge.

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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. As they consider qualitative information about students’ feelings, those at Teaching Matters also pay close attention to quantitative information.

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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. Plenty of adults also work hard to determine what is legitimate information and what’s bunk.

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ED Surge

MARCH 25, 2025

As PTA president at my childrens school, I rely on social media to keep families informed about everything from sports and musicals to important school updates. Scaling the Solution The pilot results were remarkable, with schools reporting a significant reduction in harmful content and improved digital culture.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Armed with this holistic perspective, educators can make well-informed decisions about tailoring individualized instruction to effectively address the unique needs of their diverse student population. Perhaps more importantly, it's also about creating an effective, ethical and equitable educational experience for every learner.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

She notes that the partnership aims to avoid “parachuting,” the phenomenon when large research institutions extract information from communities that have fewer resources or fail to tap into local expertise. As we exchange information, that's also going both ways, right. It's an opportunity for us.

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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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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Online Teaching, Technology, and Learner Variability : Teachers with a high degree of comfort with technology are significantly less likely than others to say the pandemic has worsened their ability to work with each student’s individual learner variability. Social-Emotional Learning as Part of Whole Child Learning.

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ED Surge

JULY 18, 2024

As a result, orientations are required to cover much more information now than even a few years ago, says Jenny Osborn, associate director of the first year experience at The Ohio State University. The goal, Murray adds, is to spread information out over time, while also encouraging students to connect with one another. “We

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. Hillary Robbins, who spent 10 years as an elementary and middle school teacher in Texas, says she scoured the internet for information on making the jump to edtech before making any moves.

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JUNE 1, 2022

The technology supporting these metaversities comes from Engage, an Irish company that has produced virtual-reality experiences depicting the Titanic voyage, the Apollo 11 space mission and the bombing of Berlin during World War II. The design interface comes from VictoryXR, a company that sells virtual-reality education technology.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

When her children moved to the next grade, we met with their new teachers to share background information to build continuity of support. This includes the academic achievement commonly referenced by “learning loss,” but reaches beyond it to institutional knowledge and school culture. That is not easily replaced.

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ED Surge

JUNE 17, 2024

In his essay , “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change,” Neil Postman, an educator and social critic, wrote “every technology has a prejudice,” adding that “it predisposes us to favor and value certain perspectives and accomplishments.” The telegraphic person values speed, not introspection.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

We knew Minecraft Education was already supporting our instructional priorities, including SEL, literacy and numeracy, but we wanted to build a program that engaged all students in real-world problem-solving with computer science. Celebrate and showcase students’ achievements and learning outcomes.

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ED Surge

JULY 4, 2023

Today, he’s an assistant professor in learning sciences and STEM education at Drexel University’s School of Education, and he leads the university’s Informal Learning Linking Engineering Science and Technology ( ILLEST Lab ). How has that informed your thinking?No. So this is a team thing.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“We are a friendly state when it comes to taking any sort of refugees, or anyone who enters our state, so we have Spanish-dominant [English learner] students who come at any age, from being little to being youth,” says Valtierrez, the department’s director of language and culture. Texas and Illinois did not provide information that year.

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. America’s young people are feeling the weight of it all. high school students.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2024

She then informed me that it would be my first and last day at the school before I left to go to my classroom. Thankfully, my experiences across various educational institutions have influenced my development but have not changed my core identity, aspirations or the person I strive to present to my students.

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