A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 24, 2014

Administrators and teachers alike will work to establish a shared vision and subsequent plan of action for meaningful change that will hopefully lead to cultural transformation. Administrators will conduct countless observations and walk-throughs while spearheading larger change initiatives to improve achievement and school culture.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The primary audience at each event has been teachers, which by no means is a bad thing. With this power comes a greater responsibility to act accordingly to not only challenge the status quo, but also in many cases make bold decisions to transform traditional school cultures. Image credit: [link] Here in lies the issue though.

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Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies. Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. How were those pots used?

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2010

As a result, I have seen my own knowledge increase in these areas, participated in exciting professional development opportunities, presented at both my school and at other events on web 2.0, and begun to collaboratively change the culture of my school. So why is this a big deal? This is exactly what we are setting up to accomplish.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Makerspaces have moved from fringe initiatives to vibrant components of school culture. People craving more than a drive-by event, traditional school professional development day, or mandated training have an authentic outlet that caters to their interests. Leadership is leadership ladies and gentlemen.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

And so the power is really in reflecting on that and just sitting with it before we continue with the traditional ways of communicating with families.” Traditional communication has typically referred to those we reach out to as parents , as in parent-teacher conferences , or in more specific roles, as in Mother’s Day events.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 14, 2024

This can lead to new opportunities, media coverage, being invited to present at local or national events, and recognition for your efforts. While it might seem like a risky shift from traditional methods, the potential benefits students make it a worthwhile endeavor. The key is to take calculated risks.

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TeachThought

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

or ‘Why was this event important?’ It’s not very scalable in a classroom with one teacher and 34 students, which is where the Socrative Seminar comes in–a ‘built-for-the-classroom structure to bring learning-through-questioning’ into traditional educational spaces.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2018

history class this year, she described the American revolution and then expanded on the lesson, making connections to historical events in Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere in the Caribbean. schools, as teachers attempt to make a traditional, Eurocentric curriculum personally interesting to a diverse student body.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 26, 2016

We were still using traditional means of communication such as memos, on-site events such as our annual Back to School Night, PTO meetings, email blasts, and face-to-face conferences when needed. Many parents worked multiple jobs and just didn’t have the time to attend events and meetings on-site or even read an email or memo.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2017

Change is a process, not an event. Mandates and top-down directives rarely become embedded and sustained components of school culture because once the focus changes (and it always does) then all the time, energy, and frustration transfers to the new initiative. Taking action to make things better leads to a culture of excellence.

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Passion for Social Studies

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Projects push students beyond memorization by enabling them to analyze historical events, people, and issues. They can investigate primary sources, create timelines, produce presentations, or even re-enact historical events. Each project goes beyond traditional lectures and textbook assignments.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 2, 2010

It was a great event and I am so proud of the accomplishments that are clearly apparent amongst all of the top students in my area. The valedictorians and salutatorians for that matter are recognized for their achievement of academic greatness at events like this and commencement ceremonies across the country.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

As educational leaders we should be modeling, supporting, and collaborating with our respective staffs to create a vibrant school culture that fosters risk-taking and innovation. To get that same information on our traditional website would have taken a week’s worth of emails and action by two or three different staff members.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Voice Educators, both teachers and administrators, should have a say in many elements that influence a school’s learning culture. This could consist of speaker recommendations, workshop topics, hosting your own event, or even the development of an unconference. Image credit: www.peoplematters.in

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Teaching Anthropology

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Bake & Bond Events: Host community baking events where passionate bakers can come together to bake and connect. Conceptual Jumping Off Point 2: Duncan Hines as Cultural Transmitter 5. Cultural Baking Kits: Develop themed baking kits that introduce children to various cultural traditions through baking.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A scholar of Sikkimese religions and cultures, Kalzang saw plastic khatak and lungta when visiting his relatives’ newborns. Through annual ritual traditions, local people communicate with and care for Mount Everest, or Jomolangma as she is called in the local Sherpa language. However, white is actually the traditional color for flags.

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Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

By contrast, ethnography is the systematic description of a single contemporary culture, often through ethnographic field. Approaches: Ethnographic fieldwork tradition has a long history and it is rooted from the 19 th century enlightenment philosophy. Roughly the ethnographic approaches can be divided into the following traditions.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Fifteen students specializing in traditional handicrafts collaborated with local artisans to illustrate a children’s book. This equipped them to choose and closely work with local female artisans, experts in the traditional handicraft art of embroidery. Before artisans commence the embroidery, the fabric is securely fixed onto a loom.

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Sapiens

MARCH 12, 2024

As an anthropologist, this intimacy with cats fascinates me because they represent another instance of how “human culture” is in fact made up of our relationships with nonhumans. Just as important as these culturally specific factors, however, may well be qualities inherent to cats that drive people’s fascination with them.

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HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Student A The Underdogs written by Mariano Azuela is an incredibly famous novel of the Mexican Revolution as it highlights several traditions in a narrative format. Literature that was once filled with European tradition now contains Mexican events, culture, tradition, and history.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

When traditional systems seem to be working in a highly localized educational ecosystem, leaders are sometimes hesitant to innovate in small districts. In collaboration with EdSurge, Northern Ignite hosted an event with 700 attendees at Ramapo College that exposed educators to both the edtech and edtech venture capital worlds.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Some parents are really worried about Covid and their child getting sick, but one of the main reasons is about culture. We want them to know a lot about their culture.”. The group connects Muslim home-schoolers in Southern California by hosting events and providing resources, such as books and curriculum. Covid-19 upended that.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

School Psychologist Dani Roquett greets Anne and James Hutt with their daughters, Ellison, 5, and Quinn, 10 months, at the “Zone Check-In” at the GET Together family educational event in January. Ellison and her dad picked green; Ellison’s mom took yellow, signaling to her daughter it was okay to be a little nervous at the big event.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 27, 2021

Our goal was to try and parse out What do leaders at innovative schools do that is different from their counterparts in more traditional schools ? A culture of “Yes, try that!” There were high expectations of professional conduct and student learning outcomes, but those were embedded deeply within a culture of trust and respect.

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 4, 2024

Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History: Call for Fellows kskordal Mon, 03/04/2024 - 13:37 Image The Future of the Past Lab and the Center for Premodern Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities are excited to announce a three-year series of visiting fellowships titled “Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History.”

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 29, 2024

We invite submissions that probe the anthropological dimensions of AI: how it affects and is affected by human behavior, social norms, and cultural practices. In what ways does AI challenge traditional anthropological concepts, theories, and methodologies? How is AI (re)shaping what it means to be human? And is humanity shaping AI?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Native students are also more likely to face racism and microaggressions than white students, and there’s often a disconnect between their cultural identities and Western higher education institutions, according to Native American higher education experts. Not realizing Cante was Native, the student accused her of cultural appropriation.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 2, 2025

Tracing Europe’s Genetic Footsteps The early medieval period was a transformative era, shaped by migrations, trade, and cultural exchanges. Yet, many of its genetic mysteries have eluded researchers due to the limitations of traditional methods.

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Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Often, the product of this influence is a colonialist narrative that presents past cultures as flawed or inconsistent (because they fail to meet modern criteria) and modern (usually Western) cultures as the resolution of these inconsistencies. Depending on the fellow’s wishes and interests, other events may be scheduled as well.

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ED Surge

JULY 18, 2024

Another program brings students and families to campus for a day to learn about university traditions and how to get involved on campus. Some of the events are also identity based, such as one for Latinx students. One effort lets new students meet classmates in breakout Zoom calls.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Biologists at the school look at the math taught in traditional calculus courses, he adds, and wonder why it’s even being taught, because the math isn’t practically useful for the field. Many of the educators at the event said they were attracted by the desire to increase student engagement and to make math more relevant to students’ lives.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

What is new is that we are calling them badges and microcredentials and using them primarily to certify specific skills, such as cross-cultural competency, welding and conversational Spanish. . So what are they? Microcredentials are certifications of mastery; badges verify the attainment of specific competencies.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2019

start in Culture Park, in nearby Gentilly, and the cuts continued the next day at his shop, in adjacent Treme. It is a call for us to continue the tradition of treating the first day of school like a revival of our communal spirit. Still, cuts are integral to the first day of school tradition.

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As Contributing Editors for the AFA section column in the larger space of AN , we were responsible for publishing content material, such as essays and interviews, that addressed all matters feminist anthropology, from fieldwork to current events, written in a journalistic style that drew from the authors’ scholarly sensibility and expertise.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

So, we incorporated principles like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to ensure cultural relevancy and inclusivity, created project prompts around climate change and mental well-being and designed professional learning and curriculum supports to emphasize our district’s priorities.

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