A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2024

Here is the synopsis: Not Just One Way Are you an educator stuck in the traditional teaching or leadership mold, yearning for a spark to reignite your passion? Where the rigid structures of traditional education give way to flexible, student-centered learning environments.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

But We Can’t Teach? This beautiful tradition of Black freedom should be taught in school. Yet, if the right wing has its way, it will be illegal to teach students about Juneteenth. At least 44 states have passed or proposed legislation to prohibit teaching about structural racism.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 17, 2024

In a world of standardized tests and rigid curricula, fostering a culture of continuous, personalized growth for teachers allows them to stay abreast of current trends and effective strategies, maximize time, and become the best iteration of themselves for the learners they serve. Offer teachers a diverse menu of learning opportunities.

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ED Surge

MAY 13, 2024

With interest in the teaching profession waning and enrollment in teacher preparation programs reaching historic lows, all eyes are on the next crop of students — tomorrow’s prospective educators — to make up the deficit. Teaching, many would argue, is one of the most meaningful jobs available. Gen Z is looking for flexibility.

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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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Teaching Anthropology

MARCH 7, 2024

By Shelene Gomes, University of the West Indies, & Lara Watkins, Bridgewater State University Students can read about culture, but hearing peers narrate personal experiences in another country provides invaluable firsthand insights. Analysing these narratives allows for a deeper understanding of cultural differences.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. But not every educator who tried hybrid teaching of some kind during the pandemic has continued it. Even vocal proponents of HyFlex admit it’s not widely popular among college instructors.

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Event: Teaching the 2024 U.S. King, Old Dominion University Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Moderator) Michelle Allendoerfer, American Political Science Association Please direct all questions to teaching@apsanet.org. The post Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Engaging the 2024 U.S.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At a time when we are witnessing yet another political battle to restrict students and young people from learning about Black history, I want to remind us all that learning and teaching Black history shouldn’t be a matter of choice or convenience – it is a necessity. For me, the ability to teach Black history is a matter of life and death.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 4, 2022

While no one can deny that some exciting changes have taken place in schools across the globe, the reality is that traditional schooling remains firmly in place. The question we should all be asking is why traditional schooling is still perpetuated in light of what we experienced and learned during the pandemic.

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ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2023

But actually this tradition of thought goes way back at least to an ancient Chinese text. There is a really wonderful organization called the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization that offers tons of resources and holds lots of webinars and in-person events and trainings for teachers to teach philosophically.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A 10th grader, above, answers a question in one of those classes, which offers black history and culture along with social-emotional lessons and academic and college advice. The post Some evidence for the importance of teaching black culture to black students appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

Cultural and Social Awareness : Integrating relevant social and cultural issues into the curriculum can promote empathy, respect for diversity, and an understanding of global interconnectivity. This means utilizing a mix of traditional tests, performance tasks, technology, portfolios, student reflections, and feedback.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I In fact he had been pursuing research to improve physics teaching for years, as a parallel area of work that people hadn’t paid much attention to. Wieman has led efforts to improve science teaching. Well, I always hesitate to use myself as data.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 14, 2024

Trying new approaches, like a novel marketing strategy or a different teaching method, pushes you to learn new skills and adapt. While it might seem like a risky shift from traditional methods, the potential benefits students make it a worthwhile endeavor. Stepping outside your comfort zone can lead to innovative learning.

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Teaching Anthropology

AUGUST 14, 2024

The value of icebreakers in teaching is well-studied, with recent scholarship highlighting how they can ease anxiety in student interactions (e.g. One of my course aims is to introduce students to how anthropology has changed and one aspect of this is through critiquing traditional typologies. They are silly and therefore safe.

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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. I was scared to teach them, and they knew it. Here’s what is missing in music education: cultural and social relevance. I played in ensembles.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Below I will address six specific areas that can help to create an empathetic teaching and learning culture. Teaching both face-to-face and remote learners at the time is not easy, but I recently developed a pedagogical framework using a station rotation model that can help. Some set aside a half-day.

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TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

” These might be the wrong questions, a product of our sentimentality as a culture and human insecurity in general. Or we think about ‘mobile devices’ today primarily in contrast to the previous tradition of ‘non-mobile technology.’ Telephones solved the problem of needing to communicate across distances.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 13, 2022

She is teaching me how to properly introduce myself in our Lakota language, Lak?ótiyapi. Generally rooted in place-based knowledge, oral traditions and kinship, Indigenous Knowledge Systems reflect the unique experiences of each community, while sharing common traits. I repeat the syllables in a much slower and deliberate voice.

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TeachThought

JUNE 5, 2024

If the ultimate goal of education is to teach students to think, then focusing on how we can help students ask better questions themselves might make sense, no? The Purpose of Questions Thought of roughly as a kind of spectrum, four purposes of questions might stand out, from more “traditional” to more “progressive.”

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 4, 2021

The choice one makes to teach and lead is almost always grounded in the innate desire to make a positive difference in a child's life. Culture, in a classroom or school, is built on a strong relational foundation. No one goes into the education profession for accolades or to make big bucks, although I wish the latter were a reality.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

’ There are no two schools that are identical, not the student makeup, not the student population, nor the teaching body. 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.” What are you particularly proud of and why?

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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. schools, as teachers attempt to make a traditional, Eurocentric curriculum personally interesting to a diverse student body.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. They helped shape our country into what it is today.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the News In a recent article, Edutopia explored the potential of AI in revolutionizing teaching practices particularly through the lens of AI-powered instructional coaching. This innovative approach to professional learning is changing how educators refine their skills and teaching practices.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In many of his videos, he acts out scenes from famous Hollywood films, except swapping in terms from the strategic management courses he teaches. She sees TikTok as the latest in a long tradition of professors using popular culture and youth culture to connect with students. “If

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ED Surge

JULY 13, 2022

Two current efforts designed by academics for use in teaching draw on extended reality tools that invite users to actively participate in scenes from works like “Romeo and Juliet.” Unless you get them to get back into their own bodies, I think you lose a really important teaching moment.”

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

While expanding access to technology and broadband alone will not improve teaching and learning, our new K-12 Leaders’ Guide to Successful Technology Integration shares lessons learned from several Digital Promise initiatives, including seven years of implementing the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. To complement traditional means of professional learning, work to create or further develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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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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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2024

We teach concepts in algebra and calculus that will establish a solid base of knowledge should a student decide to pursue higher levels of mathematics in college or graduate school. There is no better way to teach students to think than to encourage them to wrestle with the sort of complex ideas that we find in time-tested literature.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

The lessons learned from this crisis can empower us all to chart a new path to create cultures of learning that provide kids with the competencies to succeed in a post-COVID19 world. Below I will address these through a new lens from which we can begin to transform teaching, learning, and leadership in a post-COVID19 world.

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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. The above ideas are more teaching-facing. In order to empower people at some level, you first need to engage them.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 9, 2020

A recent Chalkbeat article highlighted the results of some surveys that alluded to this issue: And engagement with schoolwork was relatively low across the board, reflecting the challenges of keeping students engaged in a chaotic time and of teaching from a distance. They sure don't facilitate an engaging learning experience for kids.

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TeachThought

APRIL 4, 2024

SES has an impact on learning and teachers need to be aware of these impacts if they are going to teach all students. They prefer either someone they previously deemed accurate or someone who shares their cultural background (Corriveau & Kurkul, 2016). Conclusion Part of teaching high school is preparing students for college.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It is this mutual trust that enables a school culture to change. When I first began teaching, I worked at a school where the administrator was very controlling, they had their hand in everything. This is called micromanaging. Nobody felt enabled to do anything and the culture of the school suffered.

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