A Principal's Reflections

JULY 31, 2022

At times I find myself claiming that I am a visual learner. Hence, I try to have an original image to go along with most blog posts I write. While text adds needed details and depth, the accompanying visuals provide more context. They also do a great job capturing the attention of prospective readers. I am not alone in my affinity for pictures. Researchers at MIT found that the brain can process images as quickly as 13 milliseconds.

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World History Teachers Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Here are some excellent resources for teaching the Silk Roads , especially to younger students. They come from Professor Peter Frankopan and are based on an illustrated adaptation of his best-selling book by the same name. The resources include a timeline activity, a travel guide that focuses on the ancient city of Baghdad, and a chart and map activity that focuses on the ideas, people, and religion that moved along the Silk Roads.

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Mr and Mrs Social Studies

AUGUST 4, 2022

Classroom Decor Themes Classroom Decoration Ideas It’s back to school season again and you might be interested in switching up classroom decor themes or trying something new with your classroom decorations. However, you might not know where to start. You might also find some classroom decor resources to be too “cutesy” or too complicated. You might want something that is easy to use and won’t take much time.

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My AP Life

AUGUST 1, 2022

When DeAnna Miller became assistant principal in 2019, she could never have anticipated the challenges pandemic schooling would bring. Looking back now, she identifies her most important lesson learned: “Real leadership is recognizing that we must serve the people we lead.”. The post A Lesson in Leadership from the Covid Years first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 1, 2022

In my last blog post , I said self-awareness is a foundational social-emotional learning skill. If students are unable to identify their emotions, thoughts, and values and recognize how they influence their behaviors, it will be challenging for them to develop the other SEL core competencies. As students understand themselves on a deeper level, they’re more likely to be successful in developing their self-management skills.

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World History Teachers Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Did civilization arise before religion or did religion arise before civilization? History books teach us that civilization arose with the Neolithic Revolution when hunter-gatherers first settled down because of the discovery of agriculture. Settled life then led to cities, writing, and religion. The discovery of Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey several years ago may change that story.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2022

BERKELEY, Calif. — When she transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, JoLynn Kelly split a bunk bed in a tiny loft apartment — and the $2,800 a month it cost to rent. This story also appeared in USA Today. “I had to get a loan just for that,” said Kelly, now a senior who plans to become a math teacher. After racking up $16,800 in debt, she finally moved out and now commutes from her parents’ house, 30 minutes away on the rare occasions when there isn’t traffic.

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Edthena

AUGUST 2, 2022

Summer is going by quickly. Missed the top resources for teachers and coaches from July 2022? We’ve got you covered! This past month, we’ve been reading about student voice and edtech choice, both important to intentionally incorporate into your classroom this fall. Here are our top picks for the July 2022 reads to catch up on. Read on for highlights, article links, and related content.

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World History Teachers Blog

JULY 30, 2022

Haiti gained independence from the French in 1804, becoming the first independent black republic in the world. But self-rule did not mean economic independence. That's because France forced Haiti to pay reparations to descendants of slave masters or face another invasion. According to a fascinating essay in The New York Times , those reparations helped enrich the French bank, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, and even lured Wall Street, "d elivering big margins for the institution that ultimately

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Education Elements

AUGUST 1, 2022

You have just spent months engaging your community, identifying your priorities and getting your wording just right. It feels like you are inches from the finish line as you think about rolling out your final plan to the community. This is certainly a huge feat and worth a celebration but you are not quite done yet!

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are 36 million Americans who have earned some college credit, but not an actual degree. More colleges than ever are trying to help these students return to finish what they started. But so far, colleges are better at attracting these learners than helping them get across the finish line. Why is it so hard? What do these students want? What challenges do they face?

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Leah Cleary

JULY 31, 2022

A lot of teachers are wanting to–or needing to–use resources from one of my curriculum sets digitally. I do create digital resources, but we all like versatility. So I’ve made my resources versatile. I’m going to show you how to use them digitally in 5 easy steps. You can scroll down to the end of this post to see the video tutorial and download the cheat sheet (I know I like to have printed directions right in front of me when I’m trying something new).

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Stanford History Education Group

AUGUST 1, 2022

What Happens When TikTok Is Your Main Source of News and Information teresa.elena.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

College students are demanding access to more mental health counselors. Even before the pandemic, students were struggling with a range of mental health issues. Covid exacerbated this mental health crisis, and colleges — in response — are devoting their limited and often-shrinking budgets to hiring more counselors. On the one hand, counselors can save lives, and students deserve access to mental health counseling.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 1, 2022

I grew up as a self-described math and science nerd. I took Calculus I, II, and III in high school at the local college, and when I enrolled at the University of Virginia, my courses included honors chemistry and physics for physics majors—although I did not major in physics. As an achievement-minded young man, I “knew” that my worth was predicated on my grade-point average.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2022

We hear a lot about the importance of students becoming responsible digital citizens in the 21st century. And we couldn’t agree more. But when it comes to ethical monitoring—concerned with how school systems set up their digital classroom management tools and teachers use them—we hear far too little. If we truly expect learners to develop those desired digital citizenship skills, educators must first become ethical monitors of their students’ online activity.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 5, 2022

The fortunes of Online Program Management companies, or OPMs, are falling fast these days. These companies, which help colleges set up online programs and often help finance them as well in exchange for a cut of revenues, have lately seen a barrage of bad news. Wiley posted an 8 percent drop in university partner enrollment for its OPM segment, Pearson lost its biggest OPM customer (Arizona State University) and reported falling enrollments (1 percent) and revenue (2 percent), Coursera saw a 4 p

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ED Surge

AUGUST 4, 2022

In May, the homework-help site that relies on student-generated content, Course Hero, dipped its toes into freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, course materials. The company took over hosting some popular OER offerings hosted by Lumen Learning, a courseware provider that argues that OER can make higher education more equitable.

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Stanford History Education Group

AUGUST 1, 2022

What Happens When TikTok Is Your Main Source of News and Information teresa.elena.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Schools report that students are receiving more tutoring sessions when they’re scheduled during the school day without competing instructional activities at the same time. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. Tutoring is by far the most effective way to help children catch up at school, according to rigorous research studies. The research community urged schools to spend a big chunk of their roughly $190 billion in federal pandemic recovery funds on what is called “high-dosage” tu

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2022

DALLAS — When Lauren McKinnon heard a new public elementary school was opening close to her home in Dallas, it was good news; but when she learned the school would offer an all-girls education format with a focus on STEM, she was excited, knowing inequities often exist for girls – like her daughters – in math and science. This story also appeared in The Guardian.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2022

In 2008, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco launched a study to track the effects of being denied an abortion on women who sought to end their pregnancies. For five years, they monitored the socioeconomic and health-related outcomes of around 1,000 women who tried to attain an abortion between 2008 and 2010; some received abortions, while others were turned away because their pregnancies were just over a clinic’s gestational limit.

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