Digital Promise

AUGUST 8, 2023

The post Four Initiatives We’re Excited About This School Year appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2023

We are facing an impending crisis in the nation’s principal pipeline, and the way we license principals is making it worse. This is especially true if a would-be principal is enrolled in a distance education program offered by a college or university outside their state. It is difficult for aspiring school administrators to know in advance if their home state will accept the program they are considering or the license they have earned.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 8, 2023

Camika Royal knows the Philadelphia school system, and not just because she was a student there in her childhood. For her doctoral research at Temple University, Royal dug into the turbulent history of school reform in the city from the 1960s up to now, including reading through the minutes of every school board meeting from 1967 to 2017 and interviewing teachers and school leaders from the era.

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Maitri Learning

AUGUST 8, 2023

A few months back, Julia had the honor of being asked to speak with the Montessori Early Learning Foundation in South Africa. The amazing people that attended lifted Julia up with their positive energy and thoughtful questions. Here is a recording of their conversation. They covered some pretty killer topics including: Emotions and learning Neuroplasticity (use it or lose it) Dynamic development of skill/knowledge The necessity of processing time Executive function development/Freedom with limi

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Education Elements

AUGUST 8, 2023

As school districts actively pursue the goals of their strategic vision, they tend to look outward for a spark of innovation. Unfortunately, there is a limit to the amount of “new” a system can take. It is common, within a single district, there can be multiple initiatives happening at once. Over-indexing new initiatives can lead to information overload, miscommunication, and burnt-out educators.

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Maitri Learning

AUGUST 8, 2023

Shouldn't we show children the big, cut-out alphabet first? We say no! ⁠ Why? Because whenever we introduce a new activity, we want to isolate the difficulty. If we add one new challenge each time, we increase the chances that the child will succeed. When we use the cut-out alphabets, we're adding in several new difficulties all at once. Isolating the challenge The first time we introduce the alphabet, we want children to learn the magic of being able to write something: to express themselves wi

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Maitri Learning

AUGUST 8, 2023

A few months back, Julia had the honor of being asked to speak with the Montessori Early Learning Foundation in South Africa. The amazing people that attended lifted Julia up with their positive energy and thoughtful questions. Here is a recording of their conversation. They covered some pretty killer topics including: Emotions and learning Neuroplasticity (use it or lose it) Dynamic development of skill/knowledge The necessity of processing time Executive function development/Freedom with limi

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