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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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. So it was back to the bookshelves for her.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As a 21st Century Library Media Specialist, part of what I strive to do is to serve as an instructional technology resource for both educators and learners. ?In In my new position here at New Milford High School , I face the exciting challenge of reaching as many staff members as I could at one time. ?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As more schools reopen, we want to continue sharing your photos from around the country. A few weeks before students returned to Biloxi High School in Mississippi, broadcast journalism teacher Olivia Dunwoody joined a virtual faculty meeting to review new safety procedures the administration had set for the new year.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Luckily for me, but more importantly my students and staff, Laura jumped on the opportunity to become a part of the transformation that has been occurring at New Milford High School the past couple of years. Check out this great article from the School Library Journal on this project.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

For many years New Milford High School was just like virtually every other public school in this country defined solely by traditional indicators of success such as standardized test scores, graduation rates, and acceptances to four year colleges. Online courses through the Virtual High School implemented in 2010.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2014

Speaking of journeys, today I traveled to New Jersey with my middle school principal, Luis Pena (@principalpena) and high school principal, Glen Zakian. We were headed to a place called New Milford High School. When we arrived to New Milford High School, Laura Fleming (@NMHS_LMS) greeted us.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Dedicating time to fortify universal instruction and systematic procedures while continuing to attend to the intensive needs of the high volume of kids in crisis & experiencing trauma. Inspiring high school students to choose teaching as a profession.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2014

The Makerspace in the library is an oasis for student self-directed learning. In my opinion a space like this should be a priority for all schools in the 21st Century and you do not have to break the bank to create one. educational technology Laura Fleming Makerspace New Milford High School physics'

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

During my tenure as New Milford High School Principal our district cut wood and metal shop. Over the years I have also seen recess time dwindle for my own kids and others who attend the New York City Public School System. Image credit: https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/makerspace.jpg?w=640

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Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

Here’s a better solution: a 3rd-grade teacher working on checks for understanding searches for that term in your district’s Edthena video library. Edthena makes it possible for districts to build and host a private video library that becomes available to all teachers across the district, accessed securely using their district emails.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

School libraries should be places where students can learn independently and think creatively outside the traditional classroom. But that won’t happen under a new plan proposed for Houston, the largest school district in Texas. A library and supportive librarian would benefit them more. Stephanie F.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 3, 2011

Choose a background from website library. New Milford High School Technology Integration Web 2.0' Customize the avatar by changing the look, clothing, and accessories. Add your own voice via phone, microphone, text to speech, or upload a file. Click on publish and e-mail it to me.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

I can’t expect a high school student to read an entire Federalist Paper!? The post A 3000+ Document Library: A Blessing or a Curse? But I feel overwhelmed when I look all the documents. My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. Where do I even start?

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C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I wanted discussion in the context of disciplinary tasks, and I found a new opportunity with the Library of Congress’ “Primary Source Analysis Tool.” I have implemented this tool with my students in a high school World History classroom and feel good about the outcomes.

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2025

San Francisco is seen as a global tech capital, yet even here, high school students are shockingly ill-equipped to survive in the modern digital age. The school where I teach science is nestled in the historic Mission District of San Francisco, mere miles from the sprawling campuses of X, Meta and Google.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2020

This year’s high school seniors have lost out on prom, graduations and other highly anticipated events. In recent weeks, Willen has been speaking with seniors and their families to learn more about their decision-making process while keeping a close eye on the schools rapidly changing responses.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 26, 2015

Makerspaces—collaborative, creative spaces chock full of tools and materials for informal creation, invention, and learning—are becoming increasingly popular at forward-thinking schools and libraries.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Subscribe to websites via RSS feeds, customize to your learning needs/goals, create you own unique educational current events library, and share websites quickly with your staff. Use the sidebar on the left to add useful links (school website, alumni groups, athletic schedules, Twitter feed). Learn more about Google Reader here.

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ED Surge

MARCH 10, 2025

elementary, middle and high schools, and the results were striking. Dr. Evans highlighted a high school student from one of the studys focus groups who took his request one step further when he asked, Why arent all our textbooks in large print?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

When Johnathan settles inside momentarily, the women, both teachers at Johnathan’s high school, ask Cannon the question that’s brought them there: “What are your hopes and dreams for Johnathan?”. Cannon doesn’t hesitate: She wants him to finish high school, get a job and maybe go to college. “I

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2025

Colleges across the country are updating spaces like libraries and science labs to be more collaborative, says Lalit Agarwal, president and chief executive officer of APPA, an organization that supports educational facilities staff. For instance, a local high school recently used Fullertons gallery space for a choir performance.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Nsai Temko pictured in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill. Cyber schooling was not among my top options for the dream high school experience. He told me about an awesome teen space at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section. In the library, I met a librarian named Ms.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 14, 2014

I''m not going to lie, New Milford High School is an amazing place to work. With these elements in place the stage is set for innovation and the creation of a school culture that works for students in the digital age. The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on new Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books.

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ED Surge

APRIL 24, 2025

The youngest Zoomers, as theyre also known, are around 13 years old and still have years left in public school systems dealing with frequent upheavals due to federal-level uncertainty , politicization of essential services like libraries and ongoing challenges to helping students get on grade level.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

New Milford High School proudly joined 37 states, 15,000 teachers, and over 2 million students on February 1 for the inaugural Digital Learning Day. This day, however, was not really much different than any other day at NMHS as we have made a commitment to integrate digital learning into school culture for some time now.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

On the verge of finishing high school, Allison Dinsmore doesn’t know yet what she’ll do after she graduates. It’s a few months before she’ll graduate from Newark Memorial High School and Allison Dinsmore doesn’t have a plan for what will happen after that. . NEWARK, Calif. —

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

BOSTON — When the Boston Public Schools opened the Margarita Muñiz Academy in 2012, it was a first-of-its kind dual-language high school meant to address issues faced by the city’s growing Hispanic population. We get them in high school, not when they’re little,” Vázquez says. “We

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 7, 2010

The larger the library of exemplary practices, the more powerful this resource will be for everyone! I have proudly added examples from New Milford High School. For more resources check out the following: Partnership for 21st Century Skills The 21st Century Learning Initiative 21st Century Schools. Now it''s your turn!

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 28, 2024

After some trial and error, I have developed my own method for teaching annotation, which I’ll share here, along with the process my colleague Irene Yannascoli uses at the high school level. Click here to make a copy of the high school process for your Google Drive. Responsive annotation does just this.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 2, 2025

In the very first minute of my first day teaching at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, DC, I received a rude awakening. You’ll get access to our members-only library of free downloads, including 20 Ways to Cut Your Grading Time in Half , the e-booklet that has helped thousands of teachers save time on grading.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2013

The following is a guest post by Juliana Meehan - Teacher of English at Tenafly Middle School and candidate for New Jersey principal’s certification through NJ EXCEL, currently interning with Principal Eric Sheninger at New Milford High School. She is also co-creator of IOCS project.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Below are some examples of how my teachers made this shift when I was the principal at New Milford High School: Mr. Groff’s history classes utilized Paperlet , a participatory technology platform where students created digital stories that incorporated various multimedia elements including video, sound, and image files.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Census data shows that about 26 percent of Americans have only a high school diploma, 36 percent have earned a bachelors degree or higher and 10 percent have not finished high school. Nationally, there were 36.8 Adults with some college make up about 28 percent of the American population.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 13, 2025

Heather Messer , a teacher and advisor at a Wisconsin school where competency-based learning is a school-wide practice. Beth Blankenship , an English teacher who has figured out how to use competency-based learning at her Virginia high school, a school that still uses traditional grading.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 22, 2025

Invited to attend a TAH multiday seminar on the Cold War at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, social studies teacher Cade Lohrding was thrilled. Cade Lohrding teaches social studies for all three grades at Kiowa County Junior High School in Greensburg, Kansas. I’d never done anything like that before.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Chinle High senior Cooper Burbank shooting hoops with his younger brother. Nachae Nez is a basketball star at the largest high school on the Navajo Nation, 17.5 Native Americans are routinely left out of the national education conversation, and yet they face some of the longest odds in getting through high school and college.

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