A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 19, 2023
A thriving culture views technology as a seamless component that can enhance learning in a multitude of ways. When digital tools are intentionally integrated, students are able to produce tangible evidence of their conceptual comprehension, develop a range of competencies, illustrate the construction of new knowledge, and become self-directed in their learning.
Active History Teacher
MARCH 16, 2023
Have you ever assigned a decades project for your US History class? It’s the end of the year. You’ve finished your US History curriculum and need something engaging for students to go as an end of the year project? It’s time to try a US History end of the year decades project! Are you like me? It’s May and standardized testing season is over.
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Catlin Tucker
MARCH 28, 2023
What barriers make designing for deeper learning in schools challenging? In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, educators face numerous challenges when designing instruction that promotes deeper learning for all students. Recently, I had the privilege of meeting with a group of international educators in Dubai grappling with these challenges.
Cult of Pedagogy
MARCH 19, 2023
Listen to the interview with Jamyle Cannon ( transcript ): Sponsored by EVERFI and Giant Steps I remember listening to a conversation once between two men I taught middle school with. Some of the details are fuzzy now, but here’s the gist of it: Both were classroom teachers and both were coaches of our school’s football team. Midterm grade reports had just come out, and they were talking about one kid, a player on the team, who was failing one of his classes.
A Psychology Teacher Writes
MARCH 17, 2023
I write this after another busy Year 13 post-mock exam parents evening. I’m reflecting on the extent to which I just sound like a broken record, saying the same things, again, to pretty much every student, for what feels like the umpteenth time. But it’s also made me reflect on something that has changed this year, and how I went from just telling to doing.
History Tech
MARCH 15, 2023
I’ve had the chance to meet a lot of people who work at the Library of Congress. And they’ve all been awesome. I’m sure there’s probably one or two who work over there who are Las Vegas Raiders fans or who will tell you that they don’t like Kansas City Joe’s burnt ends.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 27, 2023
There is a great deal of confusion out there as to what personalization is when it comes to learning in and out of the classroom. When terms that are new materialize, there is a natural inclination to develop a meaning that works for a particular narrative or goal. A lack of clarity or pedagogical understanding translates to people and organizations making up whatever fits best.
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Mr and Mrs Social Studies
MARCH 14, 2023
Modern American History Word Wall Have you ever used a Modern American History word wall before? Word walls can be a helpful tool your students can use to remember and better understand the vocabulary words that connect with whatever historical topic you’re teaching. In this previous blog post , we’ve briefly discussed word walls, however, we wanted to give a more thorough guide on how to use them in this post, as well as share examples that pertain to Modern United States history.
ED Surge
MARCH 16, 2023
When a Texas task force set out to draft a plan for attracting and keeping more teachers in the state’s schools, it ran into its first problem before work ever began. The group initially was composed of school district leaders and had no more than one teacher, recalls Zeph Capo, president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers. That didn’t sit well with him or members of the Texas AFT.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 27, 2023
Even in high school, Miguel Agyei worried about how he’d pay for college. This story also appeared in USA Today The son of parents who work at a hospital and for UPS, Agyei wanted to go to a school away from his home state of Illinois, but that was too expensive. He instead picked close-by Bradley University and worked during the summer to pay the costs his financial aid didn’t cover.
History Tech
MARCH 20, 2023
Just so you know. Huge March Madness fan. First four days of the tournament rank right up there with the NCSS conference, Fourth of July, and the winter holidays. And the 2023 version did not disappoint. Would have liked KU to have done better but otherwise loving the upsets.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 5, 2023
No pain, no gain has been a common saying for years. Truth be told, getting better is hard work, no matter the context. When faced with adversity, we take one of two paths. The first is seeing the inherent opportunity in a challenge through a growth mindset. Sometimes that means looking beyond traditional metrics of success to find other areas where the needle can be moved.
NCHE
MARCH 7, 2023
It seems appropriate to recognize women who were teachers at a challenging time in our history. During the Civil War and throughout Reconstruction, thousands of teachers taught the newly emancipated people of the South. Most of the teachers were young women, black and white, who traveled south to instruct formerly enslaved men, women and children who were determined to acquire literacy.
Digital Promise
MARCH 6, 2023
This 3-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. In this final post, Michigan Virtual outlines how and why they created an LMS guide for K-12 in collaboration with other educators. At the height of COVID-19, many schools weren’t able to undertake the full process of selecting and implementing a learning management system (LMS), even
ED Surge
MARCH 22, 2023
Recently, I was in a meeting with department chairs and administrators at my high school. We were discussing the agenda when the topic of ChatGPT elicited a collective groan. It had only been a few weeks into the semester, and we had already sent dozens of students’ names to administrators to report this new version of plagiarism. After discussing revisions to our existing policies, a colleague added, “We have to go back to old-school methods.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 30, 2023
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! When Willie Carver Jr. won Kentucky’s 2022 Teacher of the Year award, he had no plans to leave the profession he was so passionate about.
Edthena
MARCH 22, 2023
Coaching instructional coaches and helping instructional coaches develop their skills is an important part of their improvement, just like coaching someone in any profession. Before utilizing technology such as video to coach instructional coaches, however, establishing trust is crucial. When any form of professional development is built on a foundation of trust, more meaningful learning can take place.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 13, 2023
Everyone loves a great story. We spend countless hours visualizing how they unfold when reading and watching them come to life through our device of choice. It comes as no surprise that civilizations across the globe have been curating and sharing them since the beginning of time. From cave paintings, stone carvings, and ancient papyrus paper, the most significant stories of our past have been preserved.
Education Elements
MARCH 28, 2023
The bright morning sun floods in through the yawning glass windows and casts long shadows in the front of the classroom. My colleague and I and about ten-odd teachers sit huddled at the desks near the back; some of them are poring over resources on their screens, others using markers, pens, and paper cutouts on small chart paper. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE, the text underneath one of these cutouts proclaims.
Digital Promise
MARCH 29, 2023
The post How We’re Becoming Rural Historians to Inspire Project Based Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.
ED Surge
MARCH 6, 2023
When classrooms and conference rooms abruptly moved online three years ago, we all experienced moments of technical frustration. Whether dealing with connectivity issues or clumsy virtual interactions, which were sometimes accompanied by awkward background noises, we persisted. Fortunately, the education sector had time to smooth out some of these wrinkles, especially with improved connectivity and advancing technology such as artificial intelligence (AI).
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 6, 2023
Austin Community College is one of 50 community colleges in Texas that researchers analyzed to determine how much ought to be spent educating students. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Community colleges say they can’t help the neediest students get through college successfully without more funding. But these institutions, which educate 10 million students a year or 44 percent of all undergraduates , have a terrible track record; fewer than half their students end up earning degrees.
Edthena
MARCH 14, 2023
Whether you’re an instructional coach, school leader, or a fellow educator down the hall, supporting teachers effectively can be difficult. From struggling with being a new teacher to feeling afraid to take risks, successful teaching in the classroom is often hindered by burnout. But that is why supporting teachers is more important than ever. We’ve rounded up the top recent reads and resources about supporting teachers and have the highlights you need to better help teachers do their best teach
Pedagogy and Formation
MARCH 31, 2023
Since not all readers of this blog have read my book 'Pedagogy and Education for Life' , I thought it might be helpful to look at the foundational principles of the pedagogy I developed and encourage. There are three major purposes and each has a number of things we do as people of faith in God to reflect and encourage a right view of education. In this post I will briefly outline the actions that are required to demonstrated that we see this as foundational to our teaching and faith-based educa
Education Elements
MARCH 4, 2023
It’s hard to believe, but we’re approaching the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown in our schools. We’ve all been through a great deal of disturbance over these past three years. One of my coworkers recently shared this article on the hidden toll of “microstress” and it resonated with me. In my work with community members across the country (teachers, staff, families, school and district leaders), I’m finding that people are tired.
Digital Promise
MARCH 27, 2023
The post Bridging the Procurement Gap: Harnessing the Power of Purchasing Cooperatives appeared first on Digital Promise.
ED Surge
MARCH 15, 2023
Today’s high school graduates are increasingly questioning whether higher education is worth it, and that’s pushing colleges to rethink the value they bring students. This was a key theme I heard at last week’s SXSW EDU conference, where several panels addressed what today’s generation of students want, and how colleges can respond. It was also a top-of-mind issue for me coming into the conference.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 17, 2023
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! In the winter of 2019, a group of college faculty members, education consultants and government employees from the Department of Education and the National Security Agency were discussing how to address a talent gap in cybersecurity — there were more 300,000 job openi
Edthena
MARCH 24, 2023
Instructional coaches who support teachers have a variety of questioning techniques in their coaching repertoire. Strong questioning techniques from coaches help teachers reflect more deeply on their teaching practices and generate classroom strategies on their own. But, is there a “right” type of question for instructional coaches to ask? Are open-ended questions “better” to ask teachers than closed-ended questions?
Maitri Learning
MARCH 28, 2023
We hear a lot of talk about the Montessori materials, but what exactly are those materials? How do we determine if something "qualifies" as Montessori or not? There is actually a list of characteristics that must be considered when creating a Montessori material. Dr. Montessori developed this list because she knew that science is always advancing. The materials she developed in the early 1900s would necessarily need to evolve as our understanding of the world and human development grew.
Education Elements
MARCH 22, 2023
School districts face an increasingly competitive market as districts grapple over teacher talent. In Texas, the state implemented a grant system called the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), where districts create criteria for designating “Master” teachers to reward their top performers.
Digital Promise
MARCH 23, 2023
The post The Role of Micro-credentials in the Credential Ecosystem appeared first on Digital Promise.
ED Surge
MARCH 9, 2023
Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over. Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 22, 2023
Last month, when more than 200,000 students who had been victims of misconduct by their colleges began getting the news that their federal student loans were cancelled, Amanda Luciano felt a sense of satisfaction — and a pang of despair. This story also appeared in The Washington Post The students getting the good news had been just like her — struggling with student debt because a for-profit college had defrauded them — with one difference, a difference that hadn’t seemed important until recent
Edthena
MARCH 8, 2023
From educators to athletes, using video to observe your own work is a research-based strategy for improving your performance. Video coaching and video reflection are becoming more common for instructional coaches’ professional development. It’s easy for coaches to get started using video to improve teacher coaching. Here are 3 ways instructional coaches can use video to get better at coaching teachers: Recording teachers to prepare for coaching conversations Recording and analyzing coaching conv
Maitri Learning
MARCH 28, 2023
We hear a lot of talk about the Montessori materials, but what exactly are those materials? How do we determine if something "qualifies" as Montessori or not? There is actually a list of characteristics that must be considered when creating a Montessori material. Dr. Montessori developed this list because she knew that science is always advancing. The materials she developed in the early 1900s would necessarily need to evolve as our understanding of the world and human development grew.
Education Elements
MARCH 21, 2023
It’s the time of year when hiring managers and principals are gearing up to recruit and onboard their staff for the upcoming school year. As we prepare for this hiring season, most of us have team members who were promoted, or pre-existing vacancies, and newly retired staff which creates additional open roles to fill. Undoubtedly, there are some big shoes to fill, but where are the people?
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