A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2016

BYOD enhances learning, increases productivity, allows students to grow their research skills, and gives teachers the chance to teach appropriate digital responsibility. Employing the energy surrounding personal devices allows them to use the tools that help them do what they do better.

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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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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning. Artistic Interpretation: Students make claims about the meaning of a piece of artwork, provide evidence drawing from the visual elements and techniques, and ask questions about artistic techniques and/or cultural context.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Especially where our school is not culturally diverse, within our genealogies, we are,” Brunelle said. Reagan is already using her newfound research skills in a history class. In a school that is more than 90 percent white, her genealogy course offers a rare opportunity to talk about diversity.

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C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Almost ten years ago, I started off teaching and I truly believed that I didn’t need to teach Black History Month or any other cultural month (Hispanic Heritage, Native American History Month, etc.) Frustrated, I asked myself, “how is this celebrating the richness of historically oppressed peoples and cultures?” for that matter.

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Heritage American History Pedagogy History 52

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For six weeks, we spent 40 percent of our time at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) office and 60 percent of our time at partner institutions: the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). We have learned and grown so much through the internship.

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Digital Promise

JULY 20, 2015

As we talked with educators at our Research Summit and in our League of Innovative Schools , we heard a recurring theme: teachers (and innovation) thrive in a “culture of data” where research use is encouraged, and staff are given opportunities to build their research skills.

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