Let's Cultivate Greatness

MARCH 3, 2024

Just know that if you don’t meet within your school day, your group won’t be able to take on nearly as many things. What are the school traditions? This usually works well for middle school programs that don’t necessarily have the volume of business to address. So, be realistic when planning your calendar. Where is it?

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High School Tradition Leadership Middle School 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2019

I was trained and licensed to be a music teacher in the traditional American way. Almost all of what I just described was traditional. Incredibly traditional. Here’s what is missing in music education: cultural and social relevance. My classes included all varieties of instruments. I played in ensembles.

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Cultures Education Middle School Tradition 111

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2023

Sometimes that means looking beyond traditional metrics of success to find other areas where the needle can be moved. A standout example of this is Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah. The culture of learning that Nicki has established at Quest empowers teachers to take risks and actively reflect on their practice.

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Junior High Cultures Leadership Tradition 459

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2024

The other day, one of my students told me that she’d been assigned the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar for her high school English class. It was the first time I had encountered a high school English assignment involving an author with whom I was wholly unfamiliar.

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High School Tradition Critical Thinking History 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The vast majority of Saridis’s students are Latino, and at the Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston, a dual-language high school in Boston Public Schools, connecting the curriculum to their culture is a top priority. Tapping into students’ cultures in the curriculum fits, logically, into efforts to personalize learning.

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Cultures American History Tradition History 108

TeachThought

APRIL 4, 2024

They prefer either someone they previously deemed accurate or someone who shares their cultural background (Corriveau & Kurkul, 2016). Palardy (2013) investigated high school-aged students to examine socioeconomic segregation’s impact on student attainment outcomes. The first was peer influence.

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Research Sociology Middle School High School 275

Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

122 billion of unprecedented federal funding is now available to school districts, providing an opportunity to make significant strides in closing the Digital Learning Gap —but only if we think differently about how schools use technology to meet the needs of every learner. appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Cultures K-12 Professional Development Leadership 102

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A Stanford University study finds that dropout rates were lower in Oakland, California, high schools that offered a special class for black students called the Manhood Development Program. “Particularly in high school, there’s a fear of these kids.” “It shows that it works.”

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Don’t Use Physical Education As Punishment contributed by Dr. Kymm Ballard, Executive Director for SPARK Think about any time you’ve seen “army boot camp” portrayed in pop culture — are you picturing the traditional drill sergeant, ordering his troops to do endless laps and push-ups, as punishment for their errors that day?

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Education Elementary School Psychology Classroom Management 265

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

It is nearly impossible to create a culture of learning if there are elements of boredom, inactivity, and lack of relevance. Early on, I used more traditional strategies since this was a new arena for me. In order to empower people at some level, you first need to engage them.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

While it is understood that management is a necessity associated with the position, it should not be something that comes at the expense of improving the learning culture. During my first couple of years as an administrator, I taught a section of high school biology. This is leading by example at its best.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

BOSTON — When the Boston Public Schools opened the Margarita Muñiz Academy in 2012, it was a first-of-its kind dual-language high school meant to address issues faced by the city’s growing Hispanic population. The Muñiz Academy is an open-enrollment school, so administrators can’t restrict who attends.

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High School Heritage Economics Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2023

What’s also becoming well-known is the essential role of traditional and Indigenous ecological knowledge in the effort to cope with the climate crisis. Her watchwords are “cultural humility, cultural relevance and the cultural landscape.” Making sure the kids know their culture — it’s not easy,” she said. “

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Heritage Tradition Cultures Psychology 95

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2017

They — and their families — labor under the widespread assumption that they are prepared for college because they’ve completed high school and attained a certain score on a standardized test. Alleging that low college graduation rates reflect (a lack of) high school preparation eliminates the role of colleges in the equation.

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High School Economics Cultures Tradition 70

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Chinle High senior Cooper Burbank shooting hoops with his younger brother. Nachae Nez is a basketball star at the largest high school on the Navajo Nation, 17.5 Native Americans are routinely left out of the national education conversation, and yet they face some of the longest odds in getting through high school and college.

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High School Library Cultures Government 80

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

When I reflect back on what we were able to accomplish at New Milford High School, I am overtaken by a great sense of pride. We were able to transform the learning culture of a traditional school and in the process got results while becoming an example that others emulated.

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Advocacy Cultures Government Tradition 375

ED Surge

JUNE 12, 2024

"It would be amazing if the boys were able to find their voices and develop confidence before they go into high school," my supervisor remarked during a meaningful conversation about Black boys in our school. It became evident that these approaches were not resonating with students.

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Advocacy Cultures Tradition High School 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios. What we learned is that when high school students develop the skills required for success in college or vocational training, they are more likely to pursue postsecondary education and opportunities.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2014

Today is the day that I formally announce my decision to step down as New Milford High School Principal, a decision that has been most difficult to make. New Milford High School has been my second home, which on some days could even be considered my primary place of residence. My last day will be September 3.

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Leadership K-12 High School Cultures 418

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Please join us in welcoming the new 2022-2023 cohort of the League of Innovative Schools! Abington School District (Pennsylvania). Anaheim Union High School District (California). Castleberry Independent School District (Texas). Capital School District (Delaware). million students served over time.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

For many years New Milford High School was just like virtually every other public school in this country defined solely by traditional indicators of success such as standardized test scores, graduation rates, and acceptances to four year colleges. Online courses through the Virtual High School implemented in 2010.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Using skills they’d learned in their computer science lessons, the students designed a traditional button blanket on a laser cutting machine. They found a meaningful way to apply all of that skill and knowledge that they have learned and in such a way that it was authentic,” said Luke Fortier, the school librarian and math teacher.

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K-12 Heritage Cultures Tradition 110

ED Surge

MAY 13, 2024

Today’s high school and college students are part of Generation Z, a group of people who range in age from 12 to 28, and have characteristics, attitudes and aspirations that distinguish them from prior generations. “So There’s much more of a tradition of being on your own in your class with your door closed.”

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Teaching Tradition Research High School 142

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Fairfax High School in Phoenix 14 years ago, she had three Master’s degrees and four teaching certificates. Jenkins said one of the reasons she has been teaching in the Phoenix Union High School District, one of 30 public school districts here, for so long is that she doesn’t feel alone. PHOENIX, Ariz.

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High School Cultures Leadership Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

Yet, some ESOL educators say that they are the only ones in their district, working across multiple schools and struggling to juggle the demands of the position and the needs of their students. Many multilingual students face ongoing challenges and discrimination in public school. Related: English language teachers are scarce.

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Tradition Public School Professional Development Leadership 92

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Latin is rarely offered in high school. Academic disciplines continually evolve to reflect the latest culture and technology. Why, then, are recent attempts to tinker with the high school math canon eliciting such a backlash? Case in point: the debate over including data science courses as high school math options.

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Education Tradition High School Critical Thinking 116

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In high school, Cante Skuya Lonehill-Stover, who is Oglala Lakota, decorated her bedroom wall with a photo of her dad waving goodbye to his grandparents from below their porch as he left for college. Then the pandemic hit, throwing up additional obstacles on the high school-to-college path.

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Tradition Cultures High School Middle School 128

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2017

BOSTON — The Margarita Muñiz Academy, a public high school in Boston, is best known for its dual language immersion program. But bilingual education isn’t the school’s only innovation. Related: A Spanish-English high school proves learning in two languages can boost graduation rates. Music saved my life.”.

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High School Museum Economics Tradition 57

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Over the past nine months, our editors have had the privilege of collaborating with a group of eight talented educators and school leaders who bravely reflected on their lived experiences and shared their truths through a collection of powerful personal essays as part of the EdSurge Voices of Change writing fellowship.

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Education Geography Elementary School EdTech 87

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The summer of 2013 was probably one of the most important hiring years during my seven-year tenure as a high school principal. The hiring process can make or break a school culture. The learning space that was once in the traditional library has now been taken over by the students.

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Library Leadership Cultures Tradition 399

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

During the early years as a high school principal I worked terribly hard to sustain practices that had been ingrained into the school learning culture. The resulting culture focused squarely on the metrics that my stakeholders held dear. Seth Godin puts this question into context in the video below.

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Leadership Cultures Tradition High School 411

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 6, 2014

This technique typically makes students uncomfortable at first as they have become so conditioned by our traditional culture of education where they would rather be spoon-fed information instead of having to think. best practices inquiry New Milford High School pedagogy science Tahreen Chowdhury'

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Pedagogy Critical Thinking Tradition High School 281

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2024

That said, the effort has come with challenges: Northgate spent many months getting buy-in from school staff and families at a time when school-based mental health had become a target of the culture wars elsewhere. Related: Mental health: Is that a job for schools?

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High School Cultures Elementary School Professional Development 115

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

For starters, I have now been going on four years since transitioning from high school principal to Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). More and more schools have gone 1:1 thanks to the cost-effectiveness of the Chromebook and cloud-based tools. What should be removed?

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Leadership Cultures Professional Development Tradition 280

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2014

A Day in the Life of a Digital Leader - Summary of what a typical day for me looks like at New Milford High School. It is about taking a hard look at the type of school culture leaders are currently sustaining and asking is this really preparing our students for success. Preface – What is digital leadership?

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Leadership High School Cultures Tradition 353

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. In an early morning class, bleary-eyed and still vibrating from coffee, the instructors met with high school-aged students.

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Social Science Tradition High School Economics 145

Anthropology News

JULY 27, 2024

Following elementary and high school education in Sioux Falls, he moved to Los Angeles near relatives, and took a summer job at North American Aviation (NAA). This volume was based on an extensive cross-cultural analysis of historiography demonstrating that some historical traditions were more ‘objective’ or valid than others.

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