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Digital Leadership: Leading Change from Where You Are | #DigiLead

A Principal's Reflections

Below is my thinking on the topic that has resulted in the following iteration: As times change, so must the practice of leaders to establish a culture of learning that is relevant, research-based, and rooted in relationships. Updated and expanded research base – It is tough to deny how important this is.

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How to Do a Close Reading Lesson in Any Subject

Cult of Pedagogy

Most academic subjects are taught at least in part with some kind of text, whether it be books, articles, or digital resources, and each field has its own unique vocabulary, syntax, and ways of constructing and interpreting meaning. (Last year we explored the debate over early reading instruction.)

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This Student Saw Teachers Lacked a Place to Share Digital Resources. So He Created One.

ED Surge

When Bell became a librarian, back in the 1970s, these sorts of lists were called “pathfinders,” bibliographies meant to guide research on a particular topic. Nowadays, many college libraries around the country use LibGuides , an information-sharing system that’s used to set up research paths, Bell adds.

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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

The critical element in this equation was skillfully purposefully employing digital resources while ensuring consistency and continuity in all our old and new practices. Step 3 : The data and evidence are tightly aligned to research-based rubrics to provide a detailed view of where a district or school is with its transformation.

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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

Digital Components: Many providers offer online platforms or digital resources to supplement print materials. Teacher Support Materials: Lesson plans, pacing guides, and professional development resources are often included. Assessment Tools: Many curricula include formative and summative assessment options.

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OPINION: Why creating and maintaining accessible digital resources is neither easy nor optional

The Hechinger Report

When a leading research university announces the removal of more than 20,000 course videos and podcasts from the public, in response to a U.S. Furthering access meant not only overcoming geographic and socio-economic barriers to information access, but also leveraging the ways digital resources could reach individuals with disabilities.

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Our Work is Our Message

A Principal's Reflections

Branding matters in the changing world of learning, fueled by powerful digital resources (Sheninger, 2014). Telling a powerful school story and reaching an audience have never been more possible than in today’s digital world, and never more necessary for a leader to embrace in a new world of competition and choice. (2012).