A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2024

The following is a guest post by Dr. Richard Schroeder. Many sayings show how important it is for an organization to have a strategic plan. Without a strategy, a goal is only a wish. A map is only useful if you know where you are. Without a strategic vision in place, a strategic plan is useless. All roads lead nowhere if you do not know where you are heading.

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K-12 Leadership Professional Development Education 261

Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 30, 2024

Honestly, there are so many topics to teach in any history course. While students are naturally engaged in some, others require more planning to hook them in. Thankfully, that is not the case when teaching the Cold War! Students are also so eager to learn about the rivalry and hostility between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. There is such a fascination when learning how these two competed for political, economic, and ideological superiority.

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Teaching History Social Studies Economics 130

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 30, 2024

There is a long overdue movement in states and districts across the country to update K-3 reading and math curricula to ensure they adhere to research-proven practices. However, this movement has a big blind spot: preschool. Close to half of all four-year-olds in the U.S. now start their formal education in a public preschool classroom, and this share is steadily growing.

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Professional Development Elementary School High School Government 101

Living Geography

JUNE 30, 2024

EncounterEdu (formerly Digital Explorer) have produced some excellent resources over the years - I know because I wrote some of them back in the day. One of them even won a GA Award. They have now launched a new free resource. The resources have been created in collaboration with the team behind the Convex Seascape Survey. This comprehensive unit aligns with the KS3 geography programme and introduces important aspects of the ocean and science.

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Geography Humanities 52

Leah Cleary

JUNE 30, 2024

Close reading is a simple and smart literacy strategy for secondary students to use to build understanding and engagement in your content area. This week of the 6 Smart Strategies for Student Success PL Series is all about Strategy 1–Mastering Close Reading. What is Close Reading? Close reading is several readings of a complex text to go beyond comprehension and reach the level of interpretation and analysis.

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World History Library History 52

Life and Landscapes

JUNE 30, 2024

Reggie’s Realm in the Sinks of the Roundstone Cave System during the Karst-o-Rama caving festival at the Great Saltpeter Cave near Mt. Vernon in the rugged mountains of Eastern Kentucky during June, 2024! Click on the log link below (or paste it into your browser) to see “Markman’s Home.” ………www.vanstockum.blog/lookin Click on the video image or url at the bottom to see the video!

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