A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Every student in the school could not wait to take his class. Since our school was small, there was a chance you could even have him multiple times before moving up to the high school. What separated Mr. South from his peers was his passion for helping students learn and love the sciences.

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Critical Thinking Pedagogy Learning Science Tradition 405

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2013

It is springtime at New Milford High School and new ideas are flourishing. The end result is that our students benefit from lessons that combine sound pedagogy with the effective integration of technology. apps New Milford High School Social Media'

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Pedagogy High School Teaching 317

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2019

The benefits speak for themselves, which compels all of us to ensure that this becomes a mainstay in pedagogy as well as learning environments. 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.

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Cultures Elementary School Middle School High School 419

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.

Pedagogy 470

Pedagogy Classroom Management Leadership Cultures 470

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2025

Novels are powerful pedagogy because they are hard and time-consuming to teach. Stephen Chiger is a director of literacy for Uncommon Schools, having served its middle and high schools for 16 years. Danny Murray is in his 11th year at Uncommon Schools, now serving as director of high school English.

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K-12 Pedagogy High School Cultures 135

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2020

In most cases, the consensus is that high-quality instruction and effective pedagogy are facilitated best when educators are physically with their students. My hope is that schools take it. Block scheduling: A catalyst for change in high schools. Schools in the Middle, 2(1), 30–34. Canady, R.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

While the challenges schools have faced during the pandemic are often portrayed in the media, some notable changes to practice have occurred. Each day I am in awe as I see innovation in action shared on social media, especially in the areas of blended, remote, and hybrid pedagogy. All successes, big and small, should be celebrated.

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Artifacts Public School Pedagogy Teaching 545

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

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. ?I I am proud to announce Worlds of Learning @ New Milford High School , a digital badge professional learning platform.

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High School Pedagogy Library Educational Technology 347

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 6, 2014

Image credit: [link] New Milford High School teacher Mrs. Chowdury has evolved into a master teacher in this approach and here is why. best practices inquiry New Milford High School pedagogy science Tahreen Chowdhury' Physics is often thought to be a fun subject where students get to perform exciting experiments.

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Pedagogy Critical Thinking Tradition High School 286

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This means looking at key practices such as Tier 1 instruction, pedagogy, assessment, feedback, differentiation, RTI , real co-teaching , and professional learning to see where there is an opportunity to grow. The above paragraph sets Quest Junior High School apart from many other, if not all, schools across the country and the world.

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Junior High Pedagogy Professional Development Leadership 482

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2014

It has been yet another exciting year at New Milford High School. We have continued to sustain numerous innovative initiatives while looking for other opportunities to improve the learning experience for the school community. The goal of this partnership is to create a 3D virtual learning environment for our school.

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Library Tutoring Pedagogy High School 327

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 2, 2025

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. In the very first minute of my first day teaching at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, DC, I received a rude awakening. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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Pedagogy Teaching Library Classroom Management 169

ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2024

Navigating this terrain requires a delicate balance, ensuring that the joy and engagement of games enhance rather than detract from educational objectives while aiming to foster an inclusive and responsive pedagogy. In a recent science lesson, high school biology students played Lighthaus ’ virtual reality (VR) adventure Nano.

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Pedagogy Interactive Learning Teaching Tradition 132

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Tech companies are circling like vultures , selling their quick fixes to exasperated school systems, and understandably the debates about school sanitization and safety are more impassioned than those about post-Covid pedagogy. Singer is a high school and university educator. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Pedagogy Tradition History High School 143

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

In a previous post , I recommended that grading kids should be avoided as many have yet to complete one assignment since schools closed, and there are equity issues at a scale most have never seen before. As remote learning is a new venture for most, it is crucial to ensure that sound instructional techniques and pedagogy are embraced.

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Leadership Pedagogy Cultures High School 454

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The Black Students Association is composed of Black high school students at Labs High School. In partnership with their advisors, I had some of these Black high school students visit my first-graders. They introduced themselves, played games, colored and connected over hairstyles.

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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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Leadership Professional Development Pedagogy High School 365

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2023

It can also be stated emphatically that I was not looking to leave New Milford High School or was forced out. Currently, my work with schools assists them with Tier 1 instruction, personalization, school culture, leadership (digital, pedagogical, sustainable change), using data, branding, and the purposeful use of technology.

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Leadership Pedagogy Cultures High School 362

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 20, 2013

Learn more at Learning With Artifacts One New Milford High School teacher continues to push the envelop in this area. How are you or your school using artifacts created with the use of technology as a means for students to demonstrate conceptual mastery and learning?

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Artifacts Pedagogy Educational Technology High School 278

C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But these old-school pedagogies seemed mechanical compared to what’s possible with inquiry. I have implemented this tool with my students in a high school World History classroom and feel good about the outcomes. It was just unnervingly quiet most days. So, why was my classroom so quiet?

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Primary Sources Pedagogy World History Library 111

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2012

We are beginning to see some schools across the country take the lead in merging sound pedagogy with the effective integration of technology. It wasn’t until I took the time to educate myself to better lead my school in the 21st Century that I soon realized my fears were solely built from misconceptions.

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Education Professional Development Educational Technology Pedagogy 383

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

However, the goal should be an evolution in pedagogy, especially assessment, where students can demonstrate conceptual mastery in a variety of ways. As pedagogy evolves in step with technology, a key to success will be to ensure that meaningful, high-level, and valuable learning results.

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Pedagogy Library History High School 429

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

My work with Quest Academy Junior High School (UT) validates why change succeeds or fails. Principal Nicki Slaugh and her staff are committed to evaluating and reflecting on their pedagogy to provide their students with the most effective learning experiences.

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Junior High Pedagogy Leadership Humanities 341

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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Teaching Pedagogy High School Library 356

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

As we continue to advance in the digital age schools and districts are beginning to re-think pedagogy and learning environments by instituting either 1:1 device programs or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Cross-posted at the Huffington Post.

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Artifacts Pedagogy Leadership Professional Development 333

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2011

With new ideas and strategies in hand, I am now working collaboratively with my staff to transform the teaching and learning culture of my school. Through a combination of sound pedagogy and effective technology integration, student engagement is on this rise. We are making learning relevant, meaningful, and creative!

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Leadership Pedagogy Cultures High School 305

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

A group of sophomore boys weaving baskets in an art class wish their school assigned more tests instead of oral presentations. If the activity seems a little too silly for high school, that’s by design. The leaders of City Neighbors High School have purposely included some time each day for kids to just be kids.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 27, 2011

Over the past two years I have seen some dramatic shifts in an effort to transform New Milford High School into a 21st Century institution of teaching and learning. Furthermore, the perception out there is that educators and schools who are utilizing 21st Century tools for teaching and learning are doing a disservice to learners.

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Pedagogy High School Teaching Education 282

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 29, 2017

When I reflect upon what was accomplished during my time leading New Milford High School I think many observers would consider my leadership a success based on what we all accomplished together. We must lend a critical eye to our pedagogy, especially the way we assess and provide feedback to students. Are you with me?

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Pedagogy Leadership Cultures High School 281

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Pedagogy has been at the forefront of my thinking and work as of late. As Tom Murray and I highlighted in Learning Transformed , this research has been taken to heart by schools across the world as they have transformed learning while improving results in the process. To see some examples, take a look at this post.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2016

It will ensure that your space is vibrant and relevant, as well as one that is sustainable into the future. “ – Laura Fleming , author of Worlds of Making When we created our makerspace at New Milford High School many years ago we never fully realized the positive impact it would have on our learners.

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Pedagogy Cultures High School Education 275

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

So you don't necessarily say, I'm a school librarian? I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt. What do you wish you could change about your school or the education system today?

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Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 116

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Yet, of 112 those tests, only 16 or 17 were large-scale, federally-mandated but state-specific standardized tests (Math and ELA, once a year in grades 3-8 and once in high school, plus possibly a science assessment.)

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Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 244

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 29, 2019

For me, the push I needed came from Ken Royal, who, after hearing what we were doing at New Milford High School and then visiting, stated unequivocally that I had to share our story. The Pedagogy of Blended Learning Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology. Without further ado, here are my top posts of 2019.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Related: Our free weekly newsletter alerts you to what research says about schools and classrooms. It runs counter to newer trends of culturally relevant pedagogy , or culturally responsive teaching , in which critics contend that students identities should be reflected in what they learn.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2012

It was these changes that took an average comprehensive high school and transformed it into the current institution that many have come to know through social media over the past three years. Transforming a school culture based on significant shifts in pedagogy requires opportunities to learn how to effectively integrate technology.

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Professional Development Pedagogy Cultures Educational Technology 275

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

I loved visiting with Corinth High School science teacher Sally Beth McCullough recently and seeing firsthand what she has implemented successfully. To ensure success, it is also a good idea to commit to a learning management system such as Google Classroom, Canvas, or Schoology.

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