A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
It always amazes me that we possess such vivid memories of some experiences yet tend to forget others. As the years' pass, I am always trying to retain as many as possible from my childhood. One that sticks out goes way back to my pre-school years. Now I can’t remember if my twin brother and I were actually in a year-long program or just a set number of days where high school students worked with us.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Black elementary students in North Carolina tended to score higher on annual math tests when they were taught by an HBCU-trained teacher, but not necessarily a Black teacher, according to an unpublished study from a Stanford University graduate student. Credit: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. A large body of research shows that Black students are likely to learn more when they are taught by a Black teacher.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
In my first year of teaching, I was blessed to have a SMART board in my classroom. My excitement was palpable given that this fancy piece of technology was (and is) a luxury for most educators. At least that was the case for a few months before a screw fell from the ceiling and landed in the middle of my classroom. My SMART board’s projector was hanging on by a single screw, much like any hope that this fancy technology would improve my teaching and instruction.
Anthropology for Beginners
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
In 2006, during the United Progressive Alliance Regime under the leadership of Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh, the Government of India initiated National Tribal Policy. The primary aim of the policy was to correct several mishaps of the earlier policies centering on the Tribal population of the country. It became particularly intriguing because of the rising concern in areas like Red Corridor where Maoist insurgency was on the rise that became a threat to the integrity of the country.
Edthena
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Explorations, inside the Edthena Video Coaching platform, gives coaches organizing superpowers. Here are 3 ways how you can stay more organized when supporting teachers.
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
I absolutely love being at home. Having an intense travel schedule makes you cherish the little things that help alleviate stress and relax. One of my favorite pastimes is taking advantage of being outside any chance I get. Moving to Texas seven years ago meant the weather would stay warmer longer, making this more realistic. There is almost always music, whether in the pool, doing yard work, or hanging out with family and friends.
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
CAMPO, Colo. — On the long drive south, as the land on the horizon turned from mottled green to dusty brown, the college professor’s Subaru carried four cartons of doughnuts, two bags of fresh produce and a bin of children’s books. This story also appeared in High Country News. All of it was destined for rural schools. It would be a drive of nearly four hours from the outskirts of Denver to a sparsely populated corner of Colorado where the flat skyline bleeds into Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Edtech is ubiquitous in classrooms today, especially considering that the COVID-19 pandemic did something that previously seemed impossible. It thrust virtually every school into the deep-end of edtech, starting with remote learning. When it comes to products that teachers are using to buoy student success, the stakes are high. Congress is earmarking millions in relief to combat COVID-19 learning loss and everyone—from students to teachers to administrators —is feeling frayed as schools try to g
Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Graduate profiles are becoming increasingly popular in districts and can function in a multitude of ways. From formulating the basis for an instructional vision to getting started with performance based grading, graduate profiles clearly articulate outcomes for learners and provide critical guidance for staff and leaders. A graduate profile may also be referred to as Portrait of a Graduate, Profile of a Graduate, Journey of a Graduate, or Journey of a Learner.
Maitri Learning
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
I prepared this talk to help (hopefully) the Montessori teachers working in Ukraine or who have been displaced from their home by the war. I'll be meeting with them to discuss their questions and we're going to record that so stay tuned for more! In the meanwhile, y ou can learn more about the Ukrainian Montessori Community on their website: [link] This post and the video below quickly review some high level information about chronic stress and evidence-based strategies to promote resilience (
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
“ We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey The quote above from Dewey has always resonated with me, especially when I am outside doing yardwork in Texas. In the past, I used to often get stung by bees and wasps. There is a difference between the two species and how they sting. Some of them actually bite.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Digital Promise is thrilled to announce that 28 districts are joining the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2022-2023 school year. This new cohort extends the network’s reach to more than 150 districts across 38 states and expands its cumulative impact to 4.4 million students served over time. Please join us in welcoming the new 2022-2023 cohort of the League of Innovative Schools!
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
For decades, education reform around the world has been dominated by the rhetoric that we should use experimental research to figure out “what works.”. If we can just find the most effective solutions using science, the thinking goes, then the best policies can and should be widely used. For example, the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse looks for solutions in education through systematic reviews of research and evidence.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms. But separate from that hype, virtual reality is already being used at colleges in ways that seem more mainstream, as a tool that has the potential to enhance teaching and learning. For example, at Columbia University, professors are creating and using virtual reality tools to help students gain empathy across racial lines, learn dentistry techniques and
Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
As students across the county prepare for the start of a new school year, conversations about how to address our national teacher shortage are becoming more frequent and urgent. Many educators are calling for this conversation to be rebranded as a “teacher walkout” to highlight that teachers are leaving the field as a way to protest a system not built to empower them as decision-makers and innovators.
Maitri Learning
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
I prepared this talk to help (hopefully) the Montessori teachers working in Ukraine or who have been displaced from their home by the war. I'll be meeting with them to discuss their questions and we're going to record that so stay tuned for more! In the meanwhile, y ou can learn more about the Ukrainian Montessori Community on their website: [link] This post and the video below quickly review some high level information about chronic stress and evidence-based strategies to promote resilience (
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Everyone wants to feel that they belong where they work. A culture of acceptance and respect can reap the rewards for all stakeholders. Hence, we have seen an increased emphasis on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Now, more than ever, getting people to feel valued is of utmost importance in the face of a myriad of challenges impacting morale.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
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! It wasn’t even a week into the new school year, and already Marsena Toney’s students were being sent home. But this time, the reason wasn’t Covid.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. And she says the stakes for improving classroom teaching are higher than many people realize. It’s not just about test scores and whether people learn, she argues, but there’s an ethical issue that sometimes gets lost in discussions about teaching. The latest book she co-authored—“The New College Classroom”—is a surprisingly lively read for a how-to book on teaching.
Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
As more and more high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) become available, we have noticed a tension with districts across the country between being excited about the opportunities for new, rigorous materials, and the concern about when and how to get started. While some district-level decisions are guided by state policy and timelines, there are five components that we have found that will help to shape any district’s academic strategy, regardless of where it is during an adoption window.
Pedagogy and Formation
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
This is a cross-post from my literacy blog ' Literacy, Families & Learning '. It wasn't intended specifically for faith-based schools, but what I say has relevance NOT just for literacy, but also in informing our pedagogical ideas on how we sustain student communities in Christian and other religious schools. One of the signs of a great book is that once it is finished you have a deep desire to tell someone about it, and perhaps even pass the book on to them.
Edthena
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Learning Coach Patty Hagan was recently featured by ISTE. Check out the highlights about how she used AI Coach to strengthen her teacher coaching.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The benefits of vocational high school classes depend on the field. Construction students earned the higher incomes in their early adulthood but healthcare students were more likely to go to college, according to a Massachusetts study. Credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report. College isn’t for everyone, many argue. But what is the alternative?
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
As the pandemic kicked in and much of the world went into lockdown, schools everywhere were forced to adapt. Much of the national media coverage made the result look like a total disaster: Students everywhere set back; teachers burnt out; and parents at wit’s end. And certainly there have been plenty of challenges for educators during this health crisis.
Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Feedback has the ability to strengthen your new initiative or culture. But give a lousy survey, and you can set your school or district back in terms of trust, and you may lose the ability to gather important input in the future. Don’t turn a positive opportunity into a negative.
Civics U
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution states, “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare , and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
ACRE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
On September 17, 1787 39 of the 55 Constitutional Convention delegates signed the newly drafted U.S. Constitution. Now a federal holiday recognized as Constitution Day, the date is used as an opportunity to highlight the uniqueness of the U.S. Constitution, appreciate the lives and work of the nation’s founders, and as a time to analyze the Constitution’s lasting impact.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
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! As much as she wanted to, Karol Harper hadn’t planned to go back to school to get her teaching license. With a full-time job and a family — she couldn’t afford it.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance.
Education to the Core
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Overwhelmed! Exhausted! So much to do! Send help! And it is only September! Are you even a teacher if you are not feeling any of those at the start of the school year? ETTC educators have been there! We feel your tiredness in the posts and emails we receive! Now ETTC is here to help! […] The post 19 Classroom Activities for September appeared first on Education to the Core.
Smithsonian's History Explorer
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The Smithsonian is pleased to support teachers and students for Constitution Day and beyond, with digital curricula, online exhibitions, classroom activities, teacher trainings, and more.
Maitri Learning
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Anna Volokhova , founder of the Ukrainian Montessori Community, organized a zoom conversation with me and parents living in Ukraine in the midst of war and those who were displaced due to the war. You can watch a recording of that call here but I've also written down some of the ordinary and extraordinary questions that came up. I wasn't sure how to prepare for this gathering because I felt overwhelmed by what the families must be experiencing.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
As we embark on a new school year, it’s a perfect time to review basic tenets of digital safety with students and staff. While those automated tactical strategies work well at the district enterprise level, digital safety and security really starts with the humans. By focusing on all students, we include individuals who are often marginalized, such as students of various racial groups; differently-abled students; and students of low socioeconomic, immigration, or English learning status.
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