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Observing the Common Core Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

Many Districts spent the end of last year and this past summer re-writing curriculum to address the new standards while also spending a great deal of money providing needed professional development to teachers. Where is the professional development for administrators? I needed help and fast.

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Tools to Help Become a Tech Savvy Educator

A Principal's Reflections

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity. Make free Skype to Skype calls. What did I miss?

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Learning Walks

A Principal's Reflections

It’s been a few years now since I left the principalship to pursue my new career as a Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). Our collective goal is to create an immersive experience that moves beyond the typical one and done professional development.

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Cultivating a Culture of Coaching to Support Powerful Use of Technology

Digital Promise

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. Popular micro-credentials included: Visionary Leadership for Technology. Creating Digital Citizens.

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Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher

Cult of Pedagogy

If you do a professional development session for 100 people, you get 100 surveys back, and 99 of them had positive feedback and one of them said something slightly critical, ten years later you remember that slightly critical thing. “Our minds have a negativity bias. This is a survival mechanism for humans; we remember danger.

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Your Teachers Need a Win

Cult of Pedagogy

To be fair, I’m not the only one making her feel this way — she gets this message from professional development, from people who write books and articles and create media directed at teachers, and from her school leadership. None of us are sending that message in quite those words.

Pedagogy 130
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Bring Balance to Your Mind: 4 Tips for a Mid-Year Mental Reset

ED Surge

But more importantly, you can download the historical data to look at the accomplishments you have achieved and identify trends that might be helpful in preventing future challenges. This way, you can quickly input your responses to the set of questions.