A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2022

While there are many different frameworks to choose from when it comes to the effective integration of technology, SAMR is typically the one that most people and schools leverage. At face value, it is relatively straightforward while conveying how the use of technology can move from enhancement to transformation. The SAMR Model has provided us with a good lens to observe firsthand the need for proper planning prior to investing large amounts of money on technology.

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ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2022

The debate about mobile phones in the classroom can get heated. Some teachers believe phones should be used as a teaching tool. Others push to ban cell phones from the classroom altogether. Two years ago, English Language Arts teacher Tyler Rablin promoted cell phone use in the classroom, encouraging his students to bring their phones to class. He’s had a change of heart.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 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! Cierra Kaler-Jones wasn’t your traditional dance teacher. When Kaler-Jones taught dance, her students didn’t come just for the dance lessons.

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World History Teachers Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

Studying Hinduism? Here are two excellent sources for understanding the caste system. One comes from the BBC in an essay called " What is India's Caste System ," and the second comes from Equality Labs , a Dalit civil rights organization. Dr. Audrey Truschke tweeted both links and notes that Caste and its core practices--purity rituals, untouchability, and endogamy--have their roots in ancient India.

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My AP Life

JUNE 6, 2022

To address the variables and obstacles that hinder equal education for all students, school leader DeAnna Miller recommends Teaching for Racial Equity: Becoming Interrupters by Perry, Zemelman and Smith as a tool to support critical conversations in schools and communities. The post How We Can Address Inequities Students Face first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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ED Surge

JUNE 8, 2022

As the pandemic progresses, professors are sharing stories about what feels to them like widespread student disengagement. In their anecdotes, fewer students are showing up to class and turning work in on time (or at all). Many instructors describe accommodations they’ve tried, like loosening homework deadlines or offering asynchronous alternatives to class conversations, but some now wonder whether this kind of leniency actually makes the situation worse.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Nearly 2 1/2 years into a deadly global pandemic, our nation’s children are in the midst of a mental health crisis that we have failed to adequately address. Students, parents, health experts and educators all point to forced isolation and the interruption of everyday life as the root cause of distress. Even the U.S. surgeon general has warned us about this alarming and widespread mental health crisis.

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Maitri Learning

JUNE 10, 2022

Today people think of the Absorbent Mind as a quintessential Montessori term. But, it wasn’t until 1944, in the later years of her life, that Dr. Montessori coined the term the absorbent mind. This was after four decades of working with young children. We often hear that children have minds like a sponge, they just absorb everything. Dr. Montessori’s definition is similar to that, but more precise and, yes, it is supported by research.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2022

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. You can pose a question for a future column here. Though I usually use this space to offer answers to teaching advice questions from professors, I wanted to try something different. So for my next few installments, I’m writing letters to people who have exemplified what it means to be an effective teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? What stereotypes and misperceptions still abound? Even more importantly: How can policies and education help improve our status in the U.S.? And — since the 2020 national reckonings about racial injustice, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and ongoing debates about critical race theory — how can we reimagine th

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Letters and Ink Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

My Experience with Summer Reading as a Student I’ll never forget my first summer reading assignment. Up until my junior year of high school, I went to school online. I begged my parents to let me go to a real school, and I got enrolled at a local charter school. Then I received my summer reading assignment. Now, I have always loved reading. Ever since I figured out how to do it, I would read anything that stood still long enough.

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Facing Today

JUNE 10, 2022

Today's educators face an important opportunity to ensure that LGBTQIA+ histories get their due in the classroom all year long. But before any educator can meaningfully embark upon that task, they must commit to their own ongoing learning about LGBTQIA+ histories. History as we understand it is in a constant state of expansion and retelling and, as a result, all history teachers gain from maintaining the mindset of the student even as they teach.

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ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2022

The class of 2022 made it almost halfway through high school before the pandemic. Sent home in March of their sophomore year, these students experienced educational challenges, pivots and experiments, and endured every uncertainty of the COVID-19 era. They learned in person, remotely, in hybrid models and then in person again. They pushed through their junior year, often considered the hardest year of high school because of standardized tests, heavy course loads and college preparation, with les

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

A Berkeley study of New York City’s public pre-K programs found uneven quality. Instructional activities were generally stronger in higher income neighborhoods. Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report. Advocates sold free preschool as a way to improve the lives of people in poverty and help level the playing field. Oft-cited research from a high quality preschool in Ypsilanti, Michigan concluded that 58 low-income kids who attended in the 1960s were more likely to hold a job, earn

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Pedagogy and Formation

JUNE 6, 2022

I devote a whole chapter in my book ‘ Pedagogy andEducation for Life ’ to stories and storytelling. In this post, I just want to make three points about story, which cannot be emphasised too many times. I’ve just posted on my ‘ Language & Literacy ’ blog about some wonderful children’s books, which prompted me to discuss the impact that stories have on children’s lives.

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Facing Today

JUNE 7, 2022

Here at Facing History, we see awareness months as opportunities to deepen our knowledge of and attention to the histories and contemporary experiences of historically marginalized communities. However, the focus on celebrating these communities over one particular month can further marginalize the very experiences we are hoping to elevate. With this in mind, what follows is an invitation to engage with important themes raised by Pride Month this June and throughout all of the months of the year

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ED Surge

JUNE 7, 2022

As the landscape of higher education evolves, it's essential to harness the power of innovation to keep pace with changing demands. Consider how your institution may benefit from an update to an integral—but often neglected—process: student data archiving. View and download the full infographic here.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2022

Educators are anxiously awaiting a major decision in a Maine-centered U.S. Supreme Court case, due out this month, that could roll back restrictions on the use of public funding for religious and other private schools. This story also appeared in The Maine Monitor. The high court is considering an appeal in a case called Carson v. Makin , which stems from a 2018 lawsuit brought by three Maine families against the state Department of Education.

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ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2022

Which schools deserve to top lists of the best colleges in the U.S.? That depends on what you mean by “best.” If “best” means the most prestigious and more selective admissions, then sure, current college rankings are doing what they’re meant to do. But if the point of higher education is to buoy economic mobility, those lists that make headlines every year aren’t showing the whole picture.

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ED Surge

JUNE 7, 2022

Not that long ago, shows like “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “Sesame Street” were the main entertainment options aimed at the youngest children, and a television set was the only way to view them. With limited options, it was easy for parents to decide what to let kids watch, and before the days of streaming, scheduled programming made it simpler to turn a show on or off.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

COLLINS, Miss. — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half of the handbook is a section titled “Corporal Punishment.”. This story also appeared in Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. The handbook details how the punishment will be meted out: sensibly, “and applied only to the student’s buttocks in such a manner that there will be no permanent effects.”.

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