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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching

A Principal's Reflections

One, in particular, Charles Carpenter, who taught economics and history, took the feedback pretty hard as we saw a reasonably typical lesson being implemented. The next time I met with the teachers, I facilitated a workshop on digital pedagogy. During my third visit, we saw him implementing a choice board with his economics class.

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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

In today's rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face. It can also be leveraged to ensure technology is used purposefully.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

A recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that access to computers and other digital devices had no impact on students' proficiency in reading, math, and science. Successful and sustained edtech implementation requires that good pedagogy must first be in play within the classroom.

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Governor Christie’s Guide to Destroying a Great Education System #NJED

A Principal's Reflections

The entire SGP issue is a nightmare as in some cases they rely on arbitrary numbers Refused to fully fund the public pension system that he committed to in 2012 while pushing all the blame for the state’s economic woes on teachers, policemen, firemen, and other public sectors committed to the well being of all.

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Poor Pedagogical Choices: When task design derails your lesson

Becoming a History Teacher

All too often beginning teachers are attracted to the pedagogy as an end itself, rather than as the vehicle to that end. He therefore thought the students should be considering how to categorise causes as social, economic, political and intellectual, as well as grappling with notions of short- and long-term causation.

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How I use Hexagonal Thinking in my US History Classroom

Active History Teacher

After learning about Hexagonal Thinking from the Cult of Pedagogy , I have made some modifications to fit my US History classroom. My tips implementing hexagonal thinking: Identify the key concepts that need reviewing: Consider the history, culture, economics, and politics of a unit.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

Their mission is to “transform the educational aspirations and economic realities” of township communities by preparing youth for first-generation higher education and social mobility. Launch uses this first day of school trip and a series of other outings both within and beyond the township as what I call “spatial pedagogy.”

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