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Alternative Learning: Supporting Our At-Promise Students

A Principal's Reflections

Flexibility in terms of the learning environment is pivotal, including start times, small group settings, unique classroom design, work-study options, and virtual coursework. In terms of pedagogy, personalized learning strategies and project-based learning should be emphasized.

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Investing in leadership capacity: The amazing, wonderful District 59

Dangerously Irrelevant

Two years ago I had the incredible opportunity to work with the entire leadership team of District 59 in Arlington Heights, Illinois for SEVEN days. They labeled it their ‘21st Century Leadership Academy.’ Great information on creating and evaluating PBL projects. There were about 40 of us.

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Battling Against Traditional Perceptions of Teaching and Learning

Catlin Tucker

They’ve been conditioned to think that “teaching” is a person standing at the front of the room explaining information. They want me to spoon feed them information and I want them to be drivers of learning. This is what makes project-based learning hard for students.

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Trying to improve remote learning? A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons

The Hechinger Report

With help from Hameed, the lead instructor, and several teaching assistants, students learn how to use search engines like Google, how to research and verify information, create presentations online, answer emails in a professional manner and use Google products like Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Drive.

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Foster Social-Emotional Learning through Making

Digital Promise

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. This cohort program is dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Maker learning is more than just making “stuff.” Want to bring maker learning to your school?

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Aligning the 10 building blocks for future ready schools

Dangerously Irrelevant

One of the themes of my InnEdCO Leadership Academy keynote this year is the idea that there are multiple paths to future ready schools. That said, as I work with educators around the world, I see future-oriented schools playing around with some, or all, of these building blocks: Project- and inquiry-based learning environments.

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Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?

Cult of Pedagogy

To name just a few: A child’s score on a standardized test, combined with other information such as teacher observations and medical referrals, can be used to facilitate access to targeted and critical early intervention education services. Interpret test scores in conjunction with other information about individuals.”

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