ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. But experts say that the trend of high school research, while well-intentioned, has plenty of pitfalls. They may be playing sports.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

More than 75 percent of elementary school math teachers said they used their school’s recommended materials, but fewer than 50 percent of high school math teachers said they did. One high school teacher in Louisiana who participated in the survey said his students needed a more advanced curriculum.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

However, researchers at Georgetown University project that by 2031, 72 percent of jobs will require some type of education or training after high school. Dual-enrollment programs are helping improve students’ career readiness by exposing them to college-level courses while still in high school.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 27, 2019

When I wrote Uncommon Learning back in 2015, the premise was to set the stage as to how we could create schools that work for kids. A good deal of the strategies presented came from what we successfully implemented at New Milford High School where I was the former principal. Then, changes were made.

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APRIL 7, 2019

To provide more learning opportunities for our students, the Academies @ New Milford High School were launched during my tenure as principal. Think of it as a school within a school. OIive High School in New Jersey has done in this area. Olive Middle School in New Jersey. Be sure to check out what Mt.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

To help you get started, I've compiled ten specific strategies that I used during my tenure as a high school principal and now help other leaders with during coaching cycles. I personally taught a high school biology class during my first few years as an administrator, which is an excellent example of leading by example.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

I have really been impressed with the choice boards at the high school and how Canvas is being used to set them up. The elementary school has also upped their game as of late. Students in the elementary school get to work at their own pace in various centers.

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OCTOBER 24, 2021

Innovative Environment and Pedagogy Provision of an effective and supportive learning environment that enables participating at-promise learners to improve their academic performance to attain applicable performance standards and graduate from high school. Curriculum and standards attainment doesn’t equate to real-world preparedness.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

One that sticks out goes way back to my pre-school years. Now I can’t remember if my twin brother and I were actually in a year-long program or just a set number of days where high school students worked with us. What I do recollect was the teacher, Mrs. McDonald.

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TeachThought

APRIL 4, 2024

What The Research Says About The Effect Of Socioeconomic Status In High School And College Baker and Johnston (2010) conducted a study of middle school-aged students with the purpose of examining the impact SES has on performance during standardized testing. The first was peer influence. The second factor was low teacher morale.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The post Ypsilanti Community High School Recognized as HP AI Spotlight School, with New State-of-the-Art Learning Studio appeared first on Digital Promise.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 18, 2021

For me, the journey began back in 2011 when we first introduced the flipped approach at New Milford High School, where I was principal, with resounding success. Blended learning is something that is near and dear to my heart.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 30, 2022

Worked with a high school principal to create an asynchronous course in Google Classroom on personalized learning. The options included a choice board, playlist, or one-on-one conferencing with me to get feedback on lesson and unit plans. This was a direct follow-up to the model lesson for educators.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

The developers spent the next few years spreading Pocket Points to every college in the country as well as high schools. Through their growth, they came to the realization that the problem was even more prevalent at the high school level than college, and these teachers felt the impact more than anyone.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 12, 2022

During a recent coaching visit with Quest Academy Junior High School, l I observed teachers readily implementing strategies that we’d collaborated on over the course of the year. For my first clip, I decided to share some advice on developing choice boards.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 8, 2020

Dr. Hynoski used humor and showed compassion in high school chemistry and anatomy. South had us evaluate how we would colonize Mars as 7th graders and then create prototypes of inventions that would help us get there. I struggled to earn a good grade in both classes, but because of the classroom culture he created, I worked hard.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 14, 2021

During one session, Jill Angelucci, an assistant principal from George Rogers Clark High School, shared an extraordinary artifact that resulted from professional learning that had been implemented throughout the year.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 23, 2022

I recently coached John Orcutt, the principal of Arlington High School in New York, on creating an asynchronous course on personalized learning in Google Classroom. Scaling professional learning is hard. It is even more challenging during a pandemic. It came out great!

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This was reinforced to me recently when I met with a group of high school students in New York. Virtually any student today can access knowledge and information. It’s what they can do with it in a meaningful way that they crave.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 26, 2022

In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , the stories of Mrs. Williams (kindergarten), Mr. South (middle school science), and Dr. Hynoski (high school science) were shared.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 6, 2022

A great deal has changed since I was in school. I vividly remember getting a TANDY laptop from my parents when I graduated high school. It was a considerable upgrade from the Apple IIe that we all shared in the guest room.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

During a recent coaching visit as part of ongoing work with Quest Academy Junior High School, I witnessed a co-taught experience that was implemented exceptionally well. The key considerations are for the adults to use available data and evidence to meet the needs of all learners, with a particular focus on those who are classified.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

Growing up as a child I played numerous sports recreationally and in high school. Upon entering high school I was not the best athlete by any means, but football was one sport where I excelled more than others, and this led to some time playing in college.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

It was at this point about four years ago, where I began to embrace and model the very same strategies that were being used at my high school when I was a principal. Engagement was amplified with a focus on the how, exemplars from all types of schools, and the use of digital tools to provide everyone with an opportunity to respond.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

IXL (paid personalized learning tool) Educreations (create mini-lessons for students to watch/refer to and then practice concepts) Khan Academy (videos for supplemental support and practice) Knowledgehook (formative assessment tool for grades 3 – 9) Patrick JMT (short instructional videos for middle and high school) Hooda Math (K-12 math games) CK-12 (..)

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EdTech K-12 Pedagogy Professional Development 539

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 15, 2019

I was still a high school principal and not a trained speaker and presenter. When I began speaking ten years ago, almost all of my keynotes and presentations consisted of me just speaking at the audience.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2023

Effects of one-to-one computing and teacher professional development on student achievement in high school mathematics. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(4), 357-377. Cheung, A. & Slavin, R. American Educational Research Journal, 50(3), 568-596. DeWitt, S. & Watson, J.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

During my first visit to the high school in August, I spent the entire day visiting classrooms and then providing feedback to the admin team. The growth story of Charles Carpenter is one of many in the Corinth School District. Following the protocol described above, I facilitated coaching days.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

A recent visit to Quest Academy Junior High School, where I began longitudinal work on personalized competency-based learning (PCBL), got me thinking more deeply about this strategy.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

Recently I shared what Jill Angelucci, an assistant principal from George Rogers Clark High School, created as a result of the project. During each virtual coaching session, they were pushed to bring artifacts from their respective cohort. One of the key points I tried to make was how important it is to do the same with teachers.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 21, 2022

A meta-analysis of 213 school-based, universal social and emotional learning (SEL) programs involving 270,034 kindergarten through high school students showed promising results. It is essential to realize how vital social-emotional learning (SEL) is when it comes to student behavior and academic success.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 10, 2021

I can definitely improve in this area, and I really didn’t think about it much until an experience with Jackson County Schools in Georgia. One of the site visits took us to East Jackson Comprehensive High School, where I observed one of the best math lessons ever.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2023

In Shawn Berry’s 8th-grade math class, I observed students writing down individual learning goals for the lesson based on unpacked standards in the form of learning targets.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2020

My hope is that schools take it. Block scheduling: A catalyst for change in high schools. Schools in the Middle, 2(1), 30–34. Business as usual in the face of current challenges and those lurking in the shadows down the road has given us all a golden opportunity to transform education. Canady, R. & Rettig, M.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Recently I was facilitating some longitudinal coaching work with administrators from Paterson Public Schools in NJ. Leaders had been broken up into four different cohorts (elementary, middle, high school, and district supervisors).

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The above paragraph sets Quest Junior High School apart from many other, if not all, schools across the country and the world. It starts at the top with leadership. Principal Nicki Slaugh has engaged with her staff to create a shared vision and works tirelessly to provide support through feedback and professional learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

During my first couple of years as an administrator, I taught a section of high school biology. Make Time to Teach a Class This can be accomplished regularly during the year or by co-teaching with both struggling and distinguished teachers. This is leading by example at its best.

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