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Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher

Cult of Pedagogy

” This is a big shift from traditional coaching, she says, “which is about data cycles and analyzing student work, learning targets and all of that. ” 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.

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Important Lessons Learned During the Pandemic and How They Can Drive Needed Change

A Principal's Reflections

Humans Crave Social Interaction Social distancing and remote learning shined a light on the importance of interaction. We must also look for opportunities to increase human interaction in face-to-face settings. Now, this is not to say that some “traditional” methods won’t still have value.

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Ditch the Drill and Choose to Thrill: Personalization with Student Choice

A Principal's Reflections

In a science class studying the human body, a teacher wants students to demonstrate their understanding of the digestive system. When asked to do the same thing at the same time in the same way, it is pretty much a fact that a few people will thrive, some will get by, and others will struggle.

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No Act of Kindness is a Wasted Effort

A Principal's Reflections

Technology sometimes removes the human element from kind gestures. Now I am not saying these gestures aren’t effective, but if you can go with a more traditional option the act of kindness can be amplified. Below is a picture of the note. In our busy lives, we often overlook the little things.

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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

The study shows that, though students felt as if they learned more through traditional lectures, they actually learned more when taking part in classrooms that employed so-called active-learning strategies by scoring higher on tests. A Harvard study suggests it may be important to let students know it. Learning requires an emotional journey.

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Empathetic Remote and Hybrid Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Remote teachers also need time, which is why having them follow a traditional school day schedule doesn't make much sense, especially when asynchronous tasks can be employed, freeing up much needed minutes or even hours. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human." Some set aside a half-day.

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Re-Thinking the Learning Environment

A Principal's Reflections

A shift to remote learning and social distancing forced schools to revert back to more traditional arrangements, but new opportunities came in the form of virtual environments consisting of vibrant bitmoji classrooms, breakout rooms, purposeful use of technology, and the effective use of learning management systems.

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