A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

If lesson plans are still collected, ask for them to demonstrate what will be done two weeks into the future. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment by collecting these two weeks into the future. So many powerful lessons and ideas can be gleaned once we venture outside the education silo.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Take lesson planning, for example. Many of us recall the days when lesson plans were a labor of love or a big waste of time. We spent countless hours crafting detailed outlines, complete with objectives, activities, assessments, and even a backup plan in case of inclement weather. Yes, a plan is important.

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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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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2025

In a survey of more than 1,000 public school teachers done through Samsungs partners at DonorsChoose a whopping 96 percent said AI will become an intrinsic part of education within the next decade. The basis of any AI education would have to be rooted in critical thinking, he explains, how to ask good questions and evaluate the answers.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

With access to technology, there needs to be an equal focus on supporting educators on how to use it in a purposeful way that leads to improved outcomes. Highlights include the following: Standards-aligned lesson plans across an array of content areas : There is a great deal to explore here. Here is where Verizon is stepping up.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 12, 2021

It is the job of an educator to help them find and unleash it so that they can find success in the classroom and beyond. Passion surveys Finding out what really motivates and inspires kids can be one of the best uses of time an educator or school engages in if the act sparks changes to practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

During my training to become a teacher, I was immersed in the work of Madeline Hunter when it came to lesson plan design. Like many things in education, elements of ITIP still have value depending on how they are used.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 19, 2021

While learning recovery remains a needed area of focus, virtually every educator I come in contact with explains that students are a year or two behind socially. Lesson planning/activities : While Daily Meeting is a great start, SEL should be emphasized across the curriculum.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Without these opportunities of working side by side with educators, I would have run out of things to write about years ago. These were foreign areas for most of us, especially in relation to PreK-12 education. As a result of my work with a school, I developed a template for educators to use or adapt as they see fit.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

This will provide all teachers with consistent, concrete elements to focus on when developing lessons. If lesson plans are still collected, ask for them to demonstrate what will be done two weeks into the future. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

My first year in education, my student teaching year, was incredibly difficult. When I first got into education, I wanted to be there emotionally for young people. Tools for Students and Teachers If theres anything Ive learned as a neurodivergent educator, it's that an ableist world will not wait for me, so I must know what I need.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 2, 2019

It is one of many examples that fall into what I call the “death trap” in education – that’s the way we have always done it. Correct me if I am wrong, but in education, teachers and administrators don’t receive zeros if they: Don’t arrive to work on time. turn in lesson plans, complete all observations/evaluations by a set date, etc.)

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

These consisted of sound classroom management, listing the learning objectives, and developing a lesson plan. When it came to the lesson plan piece, many of my colleagues and I in the Northeastern United States were educated in the Instructional Theory Into Practice Model (ITIP) developed by Madeline Hunter.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

One of the most utilized excuses in education when it comes to change is lack of time. Lesson planning, grading, meeting with students before/after school, running clubs, and coaching all take up a great deal of their time as well. At one point or another, we have all used the time excuse when it comes to our professional work.

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TeachThought

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Harnessing Kairos: Balancing Structured Time and Learning Velocity in K-12 Classrooms Time in education is about more than minutes on the clock or adhering to rigid schedules. Educational philosopher Shari Tishman describes this beautifully in her work, Slow Observation: The Art and Practice of Learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2018

Here is a piece of my thinking that I shared: The why matters more than ever in the context of schools and education. The paragraph above represents the importance of making the educational experience relevant. If it is absent from any activity or lesson, many, if not all, students are less motivated to learn and ultimately achieve.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 17, 2013

Love them or hate them, the Common Core is a reality for the majority of educators and schools across the country. By unwrapping standards educators see the interconnectedness within the Common Core. This is a free resource for any educator to use to assist with unwrapping the Common Core Standards.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

The key to future-proofing education is to empower students to not only think, but to apply their thinking in relevant ways to demonstrate what has been learned. More often than not I do not see opportunities for student reflections through countless walk-throughs, lesson plan reviews, or audits of how digital tools are being used.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I was part of a cohort of about 100 first-year educators, all united by a common mission: to serve under-resourced and underserved schools. But very quickly, I learned that teaching in a Title I school, where a high percentage of low-income students face significant educational gaps , was far more challenging than I had anticipated.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 1, 2024

If students are required to make clear when and how they’re using AI tools, should educators be too? When Marc Watkins heads back into the classroom this fall to teach a digital media studies course, he plans to make clear to students how he’s now using AI behind the scenes in preparing for classes.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vocabulary Lesson Plan Sept. Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

On the contrary, I have seen this firsthand from some fantastic educators whose schools I have been blessed to work with on a long-term basis in the role of job-embedded coach. We should all want to do better in this area as the field of education needs more practical strategies that are weaved into the rhetoric. More on this later.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2017

In the context of education, leaders must challenge the status quo if observations lead to a conclusion that a business as usual model is prevalent. Even though my science teaching days are long behind me, the scientific method has always stuck with me, as there are direct applications to leadership.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This week’s newsletter comes to you from Caroline Preston, Hechinger’s managing editor, who writes our climate and education newsletter. Lessons can also be fun : Learning about flooding, for example, might involve water play, said Christie-Blick. You can sign up for the newsletter here. I’ll see you in two weeks!

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 12, 2020

Many educators downright disregard the entire process as being valuable. Stay the entire lesson. These can be detailed lesson plans, assessments, performance tasks, student work, use of data to improve instruction, modifications for ELL/SPED learners, portfolios, or professional learning opportunities.

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Passion for Social Studies

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

MLK vs Malcolm X Lesson There is so much fascinating information to learn when studying MLK vs. Malcolm X. So, this lesson plan provides teachers with the necessary tools to educate students about the intricacies of the Civil Rights Era. On top of this, there are needed video links, a lesson plan, and answer keys.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

Many difficult lessons were learned during the pandemic, and a few more are sure to materialize over the next couple of months. Even though educators have been challenged like never before, they faced adversity and stepped up to the plate admirably for their learners. Don't sell yourselves short.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Note: This post is directly related to my work at the International Center for Leadership in Education Efficacy has been on my mind a great deal as of late, and as a result, it has been reflected in my writing. Copyright © by International Center for Leadership in Education, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this situation, Seb’s lesson plan is thwarted from the get-go by his preoccupation with the HOW rather than the WHAT and the WHY. All too often beginning teachers are attracted to the pedagogy as an end itself, rather than as the vehicle to that end. They struggle to distinguish between high value and low value tasks (Hall, 2021).

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ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2024

Today, the use of this technology in education settings is underway, and states are even beginning to release guidance on how to navigate AI in schools. Over the past year, the tone of that guidance has shifted from skepticism and resistance to acceptance and optimism, according to an analysis from the Center for Reinventing Public Education.

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A Lesson Plan for Teachers

JULY 19, 2023

As educators, we all know the importance of differentiation in the classroom. However, differentiation can be a challenging task, especially if you don’t have access […] The post 5 Effective Strategies for Differentiating in the Interactive Classroom appeared first on A Lesson Plan for Teachers.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

I shared how it’s simplistic nature, built on conversations with educators all over the world, led to new knowledge development, resource acquisition, exposure to innovative ideas and strategies, support, feedback, friendships, and spirited discussion. This time is spent learning, innovating, and pursuing ways to become a master educator.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 1, 2019

In the schools I have the honor of coaching in, I see more and more evidence of co-planning and sharing of resources both within the school and across the district as a means to lessen the load. I am all for teachers selling lesson plans, assessments, support materials, and other resources to their peers. Now here comes the rub.

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ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

My colleagues feverishly jotted down notes as one of my students, Ethan, moved through his presentation on how educators can more intentionally use AI in their classes. The population of students I serve as a teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning are interested in pursuing a career in education.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators. How are educators creating conditions to prepare them to mold this new world they were born into? To help educators do that, I often ask them: “Do we know what our students value? If not, how can we find out?”

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