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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

If lesson plans are still collected, ask for them to demonstrate what will be done two weeks into the future. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future. Get rid of the dog and pony show ritual of announced observations.

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10 Ways to Grow as a Pedagogical Leader

A Principal's Reflections

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective.

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5 Ways to Boost Lesson Planning and Student Learning with Notebook LM

Leah Cleary

Technology has transformed education, and Googles Notebook LM is a powerful AI tool that enhances lesson planning and student engagement. With features like content summarization, podcast generation, and streamlined lesson delivery, Notebook LM’s a must-have for teachers. You can also link to websites and videos.

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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

During this reflective process, it is expected that school leadership teams collect and document aligned evidence for each item. During the strategic planning process, discussions focus on areas of strength and improvements to develop a tailored and personalized implementation plan.

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10 Strategies to Improve Instructional Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

This will provide all teachers with consistent, concrete elements to focus on when developing lessons. If lesson plans are still collected, ask for them to demonstrate what will be done two weeks into the future. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment.

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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

School leadership teams are expected to collect and document aligned evidence for each item during this reflective process. During the strategic planning process, discussions focus on areas of strength and improvements to develop a tailored and personalized implementation plan.

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Shining Moments

A Principal's Reflections

He explained to me that he wished to use this time to develop video lessons for the Geometry and Algebra 2 classes of the teacher that, at the time, was out indefinitely. Education is so much more than just standardized tests, lesson plans, and teacher evaluation methods.