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The Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award

A Principal's Reflections

Innovation and creativity are at the core of the American spirit and they are the qualities that build the foundation for progress in education, technology, business, and, well, just about everything. As a principal, I often write about of the importance of creativity, innovation, and discovery in the classroom.

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Instructional Upgrade

A Principal's Reflections

With the first month of the school year in the books, I am extremely pleased with how more staff members are embracing educational technology and effectively integrating a variety of tools into instruction. At New Milford High School we clearly articulate that technology is a powerful tool.

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These Schools Are Banding Together to Make Better Use of AI in Education

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One student is working on a chatbot that better curates movie and television show recommendations based on a viewers recent watch history. Many teachers, already, are looking for ways to use AI to build lesson plans and improve student feedback, Huh says: We know its coming.

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We Must Teach Black History Like Our Lives Depend on It

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Much of that had to do with the fact that I was learning about Black histories for the first time. I live for these histories because they are grounded in formal and informal learning communities, whether in schools, public workshops or even my family home where I first saw the value of Black history.

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How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

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Renee Dawson Educational Technology Specialist at Atlanta Public Schools “Augmented reality is when you take something that you can already see in the world and add an interactive or experiential layer on top. As you select a witness, you learn more about history and have language arts stitched in with reading comprehension.

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Before Using Augmented and Virtual Reality Tools, Teachers Should Develop a Plan

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When I ask teachers why they’re using AR or VR, they often tell me they saw an exciting new tool at a conference and found a way to make it work with their lesson plan or that a colleague tried out a tool and mentioned that their students loved it. Questions arise like whether to modify existing lesson plans or create new ones.

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Concerned Parents and Lawmakers: Here’s What You’ll Really See in My Classroom

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Meanwhile in Indiana, a bill would have required teachers to turn in a year’s worth of lesson plans in advance. But a flurry of other bills and laws restricting what educators can teach—or even say—about history, literature, race, sexuality and other topics are alive and well. Yes, I’m deviating from my lesson plans.