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Against the Flow Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

Human nature compels us in many cases to take the easiest possible path to success. How does the current process of observation and evaluation of staff ensure accountability while improving instruction and leadership? How do we know that our investments in educational technology are actually improving student learning and achievement?

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Pillars of Digital Leadership Series: Professional Growth

A Principal's Reflections

This post is the fourth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. A connected learning model is empowering and ultimately creates a human-generated search engine for the most practical ideas and strategies being implemented in schools today.

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Students’ worry: education technology might predict failure before they have a chance to succeed

The Hechinger Report

“We don’t know who is choosing it and who is pulling the strings,” said Luis (known as Adrian) Manzano-Anzures, a student at Warren, Michigan’s Macomb Community College, who spoke last month on a panel at EduCon 2.9 , an annual conference about education and technology at Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy, a public magnet school.

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As Apprenticeships Expand in Early Childhood, These States Are Training the Field’s Future Leaders

ED Surge

Because while the primary responsibilities of a classroom teacher involve educating and caring for young children, that work often shifts dramatically at the next level the leadership level to managing staff and operating a small business. Its often so daunting that many educators dont bother to move up.

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Want to Humanize Classrooms? Take a Page From Youth Organizers.

ED Surge

How can teachers learn from the practices and principles of youth organizing to create more humanizing, engaging and empowering classrooms? The process of asking questions, listening and building campaigns around these stories is what makes youth organizing such a humanizing experience.

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How Digital Credentials Can Elevate Existing Programs

ED Surge

Digital credentials, which adhere to open interoperability standards, provide a machine and human-readable way to showcase those skills and make it easier for potential employers to verify those claims. Skills-based credentials are valuable because they state specific skills in which a learner achieved or displayed competence.

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Human Meets AI: Helping Educators Navigate Their Emotions About Technological Change

ED Surge

Understanding the Psyche of Technological Resistance in the Education Workforce Resistance to change, especially technological change , is fundamentally anchored in our human psychology. This dynamic is significantly magnified within the education workforce. It’s not indicative of weakness or failure.