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The Opinion That Matters Most

A Principal's Reflections

They spoke of the History teacher who was having them blog to reflect critically on world history content where they could interact with each other and share their thoughts. Change educational technology New Milford High School Opinion Students' Today was a great day!

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Climate is Everything

A Principal's Reflections

Today I observed Joe Manzo in Modern World History where he was covering the Columbian Exchange. I am extremely proud of my teachers effectively integrating technology into their instruction to create an engaging learning environment. educational technology Innovation mobile learning devices TSETC'

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The Power of Video

A Principal's Reflections

Students in Mrs. Tambuscio’s World History class culminated a unit on the Holocaust by applying their historical knowledge to the viewing of survivor testimonies. Students were able to utilize IWitness , which is a computer-based program created by the USC Shoah Foundation’s Institute for Visual History.

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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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To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

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This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class.

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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

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One student composed a song , using string instruments, with the goal of evoking the ominous and anxious feelings related to that period in world history. Gressang’s subsequent tweets reveal what some of the students enrolled in her class created for this final assignment.

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How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

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Today, I teach world history and geography to newcomers in a Title I school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where nearly 60 percent of the 1,550 students enrolled in our school are Hispanic and speak Spanish, and many speak a Mayan dialect.

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