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Humanity's Gift

A Principal's Reflections

Without them, humanity cannot survive. ” ― Dalai Lama Typically, I am a very focused writer. Each post, for the most part, contains ideas and strategies focusing on improving teaching, learning, and leadership. This has now been the worst flood in the history of the United States. Humanity was beginning to rise to the occasion.

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What You Really Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A Principal's Reflections

Concerns center on its potential to replace human interaction and critical thinking skills. AI will NOT : Build relationships with students or staff Implement a lesson effectively Facilitate meaningful learning These limitations highlight the importance of human interaction and expertise in the educational process. Prompt all you want.

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Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher

Cult of Pedagogy

Every teacher shows up with their own histories and insecurities and flaws. ” Amazon | Bookshop.org The strategies in Arise are all built on a framework of six core human needs: belonging, autonomy, competence, self-esteem, trust , and purpose. This is a survival mechanism for humans; we remember danger. It can be lonely.

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Will You Step Up?

A Principal's Reflections

" The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others." - Albert Schweitzer A major Category 4 Hurricane hit the Corpus Christie area in South Texas last Friday leaving a path of destruction. Now is the time to actually back up all the talk about relationships, empathy, and leadership on social media.

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Zoning in on Change

A Principal's Reflections

I often reflect upon how, throughout the course of history, many of society’s most celebrated success stories went through the heartache and letdown of not succeeding at first. An aspect of human nature is that when we are in a state of comfort, there is no real urgency to do something differently or better.

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Our Quest for More R&R

A Principal's Reflections

Another fantastic resource in addition to the definitions above is the Rigor/Relevance Framework by the International Center for Leadership in Education. Teachers now meet as part of three overreaching groups that include Humanities, S.T.E.M., and Special Programs (special education, arts, and technology). Added 3 new A.P.

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OPINION: You can’t teach psychology without covering gender and sexuality, and you can’t teach history without covering racism

The Hechinger Report

We have to place facts, history and science at the heart of our education systems. I was one of the youngest students in the class, and we learned everything about human behavior. I’m still connected with my AP Psychology teacher, Jacki Della Rosa Carron , and she remains one of my favorite humans.