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Unlocking the Potential of Students

A Principal's Reflections

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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Discovery Education's Common Core Academies

A Principal's Reflections

Educators across America are grappling with what the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) mean for their instruction and have key questions around successful implementation: What are the core components of the CCSS and how do they impact me? How do I plan for the successful implementation of the CCSS in my classroom? My district?

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How Choice Boards Energize Teachers for Professional Development and Video Reflection

Edthena

It’s possible to create this type of experience within the professional development realm, too. Choice boards, a strategy sometimes used for students in classrooms, can be reimagined to create a menu of options within teacher professional development. Part of the fun of dining at a restaurant is choosing your food.

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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

ED Surge

It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Roadmap to a Job-Embedded Growth Model

A Principal's Reflections

Undeterred, I continued to talk about the concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) and what it had done for my professional growth. PGP time for the past two yeas has been dedicated for my staff to become better educators and learners. This time is spent learning, innovating, and pursuing ways to become a master educator.

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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development.

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Vocabulary Lesson Plan

Studies Weekly

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