A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2021

Establishing a strong culture of coaching, however, requires structures to be in place in a school or district such as designated time for coaching, and ongoing professional development for coaches and administrators.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 3, 2015

As instruction becomes increasingly personalized for students, teachers are ready for those same principles to drive their on-going professional development. "Teachers If we focus on learning and development, teachers know where they need to go." The need and demand for personalized professional development is growing.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Information and Communication Overloading (ICO) and “Mindful Media” contributed by Dr. Domenico Meschino In today’s digital age, children are immersed in many online activities that shape their daily lives. Social media has become integral to their social landscape, with platforms like YouTube capturing their attention.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. These advantages suggest why connections with cultural centers should matter to educators, students and the local community.

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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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Edthena

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

But sometimes video self reflection mixed with other types of evidence analysis can improve the professional development experience. Explorations enable all organizations to implement research-informed strategies for evidence-based learning within a professional development cycle. Explorations™ is our answer.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Makerspaces have moved from fringe initiatives to vibrant components of school culture. Image credit Expectations are also changing in a knowledge and information-based society where information can easily be accessed from virtually anywhere. How are we adapting and evolving?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Now I am not saying that all meetings don't have value, but while the pandemic rages on minutes and essential information can be emailed to staff or made part of a collaborative Google Doc. If you can't, consider developing a schedule where administrators and other support staff can fill them in lieu of teachers.

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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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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As a new college grad, I was lucky to work at a company that held an “up or out” culture and provided clear structures and routines for continuous professional feedback, networking and skill development. In the many fractured systems that make up the overall U.S.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2018

In a sense, I wasn’t pushed to be innovative or bring about substantive changes that genuinely impact school culture in powerful ways. However, we must understand that opportunities will not just drop in our laps if a culture of possibility is not developed. Challenges morphed into excuses, and in the end, nothing changed.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

But over the last ten years, whenever I set out to find information about teaching strategies, educational resources, technology for schools, or pretty much anything related to improving learning for our students, someone would inevitably pipe up and say, “Librarians can also help with that.” That was about it.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

During my ten years as a school leader I dreaded professional development days in my district. I am not sure any educator looks forward to these monotonous experiences (developed under the guise of learning!) I attended many of these events just to meet the required hours of professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

Begin with meticulous planning using the information provided in the key focus areas previously covered above. Then think about strategies to inform and educate families as to what their kids can expect. Digital leadership compels us to meet them where they are and engage in two-way communications using a hybrid approach.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In one respect everyone with a smartphone has instant access to information at any time and from anywhere. The content they shared included policies, procedures, pedagogical techniques, and professional development, but more importantly, tangible improvement results. The result has been a double-edged sword.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In a new study published this summer, pre-K educators in New York City saw clear benefits to students speaking multiple languages but found that more professional development and support was needed to fully embrace those languages and cultures in the classroom. Educators agreed that there were gaps in their understanding.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

These decisions are informed by analyzing various types of data, such as academic achievement, non-academic factors, program and systems data, and perception data. In turn, this analysis helps educators make informed choices that directly affect student learning and school effectiveness.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

There are often scenarios where you may want to influence or help steer a school leader or manager in the right direction with more information. Asking questions will give you background information to help you understand your boss’s perspective as you work toward a solution. Teachers’ professional learning needs are changing.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2024

To address family concerns on both sides, the school shared information about the benefits of formal bilingual education. For rural school districts inexperienced in providing multilingual education, said Hansen-Thomas, professional development is the place to begin.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2024

Piacentini said the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which runs PISA, is exploring the possible use of AI in several realms. It plans to evaluate students on their ability to use AI tools and to recognize AI-generated information. Big test makers like Pearson are already doing this, he said.)

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2017

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. So there you have it.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

The second-year teacher has made it her mission to help students sift through the barrage of complex and often incorrect information on the internet today. Museums have largely escaped the culture wars roiling many school districts and are still seen as trusted institutions.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

Silos of information become a thing of the past. 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. Can we afford not to become connected?

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2015

One must realize that change is really hard and a commitment to see the process through is vital if the end goal is cultural transformation that sticks. From that point on several change initiatives were implemented and sustained resulting in a culture that worked better for our students and staff.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

When and where do you learn–school organized professional development, engaging on social media, listening to podcasts, online courses, reading books or blogs? Which of these strategies have you found most useful in continuing your informal education? How might giving students more choice and voice impact your classroom culture?

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2015

This past April I was fortunate enough to have been asked to speak at the Moanalua High School Professional Development Conference in Honolulu, HI. It was an incredible opportunity to get back to Hawaii for a professional event as opposed to a vacation. For more information and to register click HERE.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions. This blog post explores the critical role of social studies in shaping engaged, informed citizens and how the C3 Framework helps elevate the rigor of social studies education.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Ongoing professional development, constant review and analysis of successful attempts at the changes in learning opportunities and the increasing use of technology offer momentum." Bringing a technology agenda forward with the intention of improving student understanding and demonstrated success is essential.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

As classroom coaching grows rapidly as a form of teacher professional development, districts are increasingly outfitting schools with not just one, but multiple coaches, with each playing a different role. School leaders and coaches should collaborate to compile information related to each coaching role.

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TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. It has enabled states to expand access to culturally relevant content, address equity concerns, and enhance students’ digital skills and civic readiness. High-quality civics and U.S.

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Edthena

APRIL 3, 2023

Or perhaps it’s someone who continually self-reflects on their classroom culture and teaching. Find information about the 2023 Teacher Leader Impact Award and the quick nomination form here. In the platform, teachers can engage in unlimited personalized coaching cycles to further their development.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Image credit: [link] It was our desire and quest to create a school culture and learning environments that were more reminiscent of the real world that our learners would soon be a part of that drove change in this area. This information was then passed on to Ron and each student that filled out the form was granted access.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Other essays published by fellows examine pressing themes related to the intersection of teaching, learning and identity including embracing identity , leading with joy , teaching through grief , feeling undervalued in the profession and rethinking classroom culture.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 5, 2024

If you have experience developing and coordinating digital history projects and a passion for teaching history, apply to become our Assistant Director of Digital Projects. Keep reading for the job description and application information. Please go to [link] more information.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Efforts to enhance these relationships should include culturally responsive teaching and creating a sense of belonging to ensure that each student can participate at the fullest level. Edtech and Professional Development. The knowledge of these tenets will then be infused into other core content areas as appropriate.

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