A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

As we continue to advance in the digital age schools and districts are beginning to re-think pedagogy and learning environments by instituting either 1:1 device programs or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. 1:1 laptop program 21st Century Leadership 21st Century Learning BYOD Change Innovation Opinion educational technology'

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education. Please share in the comments section.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2019

With all the promise that educational technology holds, several pitfalls are always on the minds of educators. The top two issues that commonly come up in my talks with educators are the technology (Internet, hardware, devices, apps) not working or off-task behavior on the part of students.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 11, 2015

The potential is there for schools and educators to empower students to take more ownership of their learning. Sound pedagogy must be at the heart of any BYOD initiative. BYOD educational technology ICLE mobile learning mobile learning devices Professional Development'

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 20, 2011

Life-long learning is an essential characteristic found amongst effective educators and something that should be modeled for our students. With so many changes occurring in the field of educational technology, curriculum, pedagogy, and law, it is imperative that educators receive opportunities for growth in their school.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Its the best-kept secret in education, to be a school librarian, Rhue says with pride. I had earned my masters in the art of teaching elementary education. My mantra now is: I'm a successful educator and businesswoman. I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership. I'm an educator. Its a treat.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As a 21st Century Library Media Specialist, part of what I strive to do is to serve as an instructional technology resource for both educators and learners. ?In Educators should be comfortable teaching, working and learning in an increasingly connected global digital society. ?

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2015

Education needs a revolution of ideas, pedagogy, and the very way in which we talk about teaching and learning. Teachers must reach out and engage parents and utilize them as key players in their child’s education. There are also inherent issues with education traditions.

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ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2024

Educators often find themselves exploring innovative approaches to enhance student learning, and one particularly creative pathway is integrating games and playfulness into the learning environment. It recognizes the importance of enjoyment, curiosity and exploration in facilitating effective learning experiences.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As I have written extensively in the past the digital world that we are now all apart of provides so much promise with paired with sound pedagogy. Instead of fighting the use of tech in the classroom and schools’ educators should not only embrace it embrace but look to expand their toolbox to better empower learners.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 23, 2015

In Philadelphia, the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy is tackling this lack of access to adult education head on, in a city where half of adults lack basic skills and two-thirds of the commission’s students read, write and do math below an eighth-grade level. Good Pedagogy & Policy Go Hand in Hand. “Yes.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Equity In Education: A Definition by Terry Heick In a profession increasingly full of angst and positioning and corrective policy, there are few ideas as easy to get behind as equity. While progress is being made in sub-Saharan Africa in primary education, gender inequality is in fact widening among older children. Equilibrium.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Each September I am excited like most educators to get back to business doing everything I can to help students succeed. Many of the initiatives I am about to briefly discuss are not new to the field of education, but they are to NMHS. So what''s on the horizon at my school? Here is a quick synopsis: 1.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The resulting article described New Milford High School’s many accomplishments pertaining to the use of educational technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. Being a technology leader, in my opinion, meant making sure our computer labs were up to date and available for staff to use when needed.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

However, it is only one facet of the work that must occur within an early childhood educational environment that successfully helps students develop their Black identity. It is all a labor of love an enormous amount of time is put into designing the curriculum, examining pedagogy and making sure that we remain culturally responsive.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

There is a great deal of talk these days about micro-credentials and digital badging as a means to acknowledge professional learning of educators. Acknowledging the informal learning of educators had been a long- neglected area in schools, and Ms. Micro-credentials can be used to guide, motivate, and validate informal learning.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For instance, play in early education reinforces the development of social-emotional skills and critical thinking. In early education, where Clements specializes, he usually constructs intentional lessons, and then sets up the classroom so that as students are playing, they bump into mathematics at every turn. But whats meant by play?

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

But who was—or is—the Theranos of the education sector? As John Warner referenced in 2018 , AltSchool sought to create “technology-infused schools that would revolutionize education;” in brass tacks, Ventilla and his team sought to create a network of microschools buoyed by a technology platform containing self-paced courses and curriculum.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

The USDOE’s Office of Educational Technology places emphasis on students and educators having access to a robust and comprehensive infrastructure when and where they need it for learning. I know it’s not flashy, aligned to research, or even directly connected to pedagogy….but Powerful learning devices.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Traditional Approach Problem-based learning has a rich history in American education, with John Dewey laying the theoretical groundwork in 1916 and McMaster University pioneering the PBL program for medical education in 1969. Deforestation in Borneo presents fractions in the context of an environmental problem.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Robinsons job is really about helping educators to sort through what she calls math trauma, an aversion caused by their own bad experiences in the subject. They are more used to dealing with discipline, Robinson says of the vice principals. So I feel like I have to apologize: Sorry, Im talking to you about math.

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ED Surge

MAY 17, 2024

With digital education platforms generating data on how millions of students are learning, they are also sitting on veritable information gold mines for researchers who are trying to improve education. Part of why this model would be so powerful is how it would increase the scale at which education research is done, Baraniuk says.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As I thought about the student's frustrations, I returned to an article by Dr. Alexis Patterson and Dr. Salina Gray titled " Teaching to Transform: (W)holistic Science Pedagogy (WSP)." I questioned how my relative success navigating an oppressive education system influenced my teaching practices.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. In my 20 years as an educator, I have seen firsthand how service-learning engages students as they become leaders in their communities.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2024

Department of Education reported that Black educators make up approximately 9 percent of the teacher workforce , of which a majority are Black women. Most notably, it became clear that for Black women educators in this study, being a teacher is more of an identity than a job title. Last year, the U.S.

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

Those who were enrolled in — or considering enrolling in — American University’s School of Education said they wanted more classroom experience, more opportunities to practice their craft before being released to do it alone every day to a room full of kids. Wish granted. They’re more comfortable in the classroom, more familiar.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Nearly half of the more than 1,200 education technology vendor websites used by teachers and students, and checked in an October audit, did not include a secure log-in, according to a new survey. We want to talk about pedagogy.”. Schools, both K-12 and higher education, have been victims, too. So what can educators do?

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Heinemann Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

For educators looking for adaptive and personalized standards-aligned math activities, Matific’s award-winning educational technology helps cater to different learning styles and situations.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Whether a feature film or an instructional video, the ‘80s and ‘90s were a ‘press-play’ culture that expected students to sit still, absorb and retain, while the educator sat in the back grading. With that in mind, I ask educators this question: How can we use video paratext to advance inquiry and engagement?

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ED Surge

APRIL 6, 2022

While they’re both ostensibly working to make education as strong as possible, educators and edtech don’t always see eye to eye. The deepest challenge getting edtech and educators to connect is a cultural one, said Luyen Chou, chief learning officer at 2U, Inc., Is Morris’ move a model for other educators?

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Thank you for your work on the front lines to ensure our children and youth’s health and education were sustained throughout this difficult year. As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 27, 2015

George Couros said: Sometimes when the statement is made, “it is not about technology, it is about pedagogy”, you then hear the roars of approval, and off we go on our merry way with nothing changing for many students. Three competing visions of educational technology. via [link]. via [link]. Related Posts.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2018

School districts across the country are tackling the toughest challenges in education, including kindergarten readiness, family engagement, and school redesign. The Challenge Map is designed for education leaders who are looking for resources to help address common education challenges. Teaching with Technology.

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ED Surge

MARCH 3, 2025

Early literacy often dominates conversations around foundational learning in todays educational system. This highlights the necessity of integrating robust numeracy programs into early education frameworks to give students a head start. Teacher training is another cornerstone of effective numeracy instruction.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Teaching is more than delivering contentits about modeling humanity, and my apology that day reshaped my understanding of educations deeper purpose. Education as a Humanizing Practice In Pedagogy of the Oppressed , Paulo Freire argues that education should make students more human.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 17, 2015

Adam Copeland said: It is time for instructors to move from simple questions like, “Do you use technology in the classroom?” to the more complex, “For what purpose, and with what learning theories, should I engage digitally-enhanced pedagogies?” Three competing visions of educational technology. Related Posts.

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