A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

Private Library : Allows schools and districts to secure their H?para para Workspaces in private library collections. Classroom Dashboard : Provides schools and districts visibility into Google Classroom engagement metrics to make better-informed learning decisions.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I always had an interest in computers, but that increased even more thanks to my library makerspace. We started looking around the library and in the back room we saw some empty boxes. We set it up so that other people in the library could use it and test it out too. Through this I learned the parts of a computer.

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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 28, 2024

For this 4th annual Teach Truth Day of Action, we are offering a pop-up display so event hosts can set up an information table at a public space such as a bookstore, library, or farmers’ market. The display includes banned books with information sheets, postcards, buttons, stickers, and signs. Learn more and sign up.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

For better or for worse, visual information is the new internet, and infographics are pioneers in mashing information and images together in a way that hopefully tells a story, provides utility, or both. Pay attention to the infographics that catch your eye , give you worthwhile information, and give it a shot yourself.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

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 then I told the principal I wanted to come out of the library. I really need to get back into the library so that I can do media studies and media literacy.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 19, 2025

Or heres some key information or vocabulary that you’re going to need to remember for the next text that we read or for the next science exploration that were going to do together.” ” You can find Jen Serravallo on her website at jenniferserravallo.com. Come back for more.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 18, 2023

Alex Shevrin Venet Alex Shevrin Venet is someone whose work has dramatically expanded my own understanding of trauma-informed education, and my hope is that in sharing her approach with you, it will expand yours as well. ” She sees the most powerful trauma-informed education as working on three different levels: It RESPONDS to trauma.

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Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Megan Sumeracki Megan is the co-author of the book Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better ( Amazon | Bookshop.org ), and a team member on the fantastic site The Learning Scientists , where a group of scientists share all kinds of useful information about how we learn. ” Come back for more.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2014

This year alone Laura Fleming , our stellar media specialist, has successfully created a Makerspace for our students as well as a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers. Both of these initiatives have exceeded our expectations and have been met by rave reviews from staff and students alike.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Remember when we had to get all of our professional literature and information from journals, books, conferences, over the phone, or people that we came in direct contact with? Screen time for students Making technology purposeful, not just tech for the sake of it Students don’t hold the information anymore as they can get it anywhere.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

LED stools at the Little Bits bar One of the most amazing transformations that has taken place at NMHS is the creation of the Makerspace in what was our traditional library. For more information on our Makerspace check out this post that I wrote earlier in the year.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

School leaders must build trust, foster a positive school culture, and make informed decisions based on data and human judgment. In a past post , I shared how leaders can use AI to provide timely and personalized feedback, create a research-based comment library to use during formal observation or evaluations, and streamline communication.

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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. This summer, the Houston Independent School District decided to close school libraries and replace them with discipline centers. A library and supportive librarian would benefit them more. Stephanie F.

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ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

” In addition, the agency was severely hobbled by mass firings: reportedly about 75% of its staff were abruptly informed that they had been fired. The intellectual, social, and economic consequences for museums, libraries, history organizations and the publics they serve will be widespread and lasting.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

When I hired Laura Fleming in 2013 to take over the traditional library she was tasked with giving it a reboot and was given complete autonomy to do so. Image credit: https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/makerspace.jpg?w=640 w=640 A few years back I had heard of the concept when I was principal. Don't just take my word for it.

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Sapiens

APRIL 22, 2025

During his fieldwork, he met Marta, a Venezuelan woman residing in an informal settlement on the outskirts of Santiago. His research focuses on migration and auto-constructed settlements in contexts of informality. SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human is part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Laura is the new media specialist at NMHS and has been challenged to develop innovative ways to create structures to recognize informal learning of both teachers and students. 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

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C3 Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But despite my students’ success in producing rich products from their work on formative performance tasks, arguments, and taking informed actions, the sensory experience of walking into my classroom did not reflect the intellectual energy that I knew was pulsing in my students’ heads. It was just unnervingly quiet most days.

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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. Click on the following for more information: reasons to use , tutorial , and resources. Check out this video for more information.

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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. This type of professional learning—immersive, creative, engaging, and challenging—is focused more on transformation than information.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

Between a third and a half of all children under the age of five receive informal care from a family member, friend or neighbor, making it the most common child care arrangement for this age group outside of parental care. In California about one in four of informal caregivers go unpaid, the Early Edge report noted.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 3, 2024

Novice and expert learners experience and process information differently. I like to think of schema development like a spider web : The more connections to the information being taught, the more complex the spider web of knowledge. This is especially important when beginning a new topic.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2012

They have hundreds of shapes in their native library, and you can also import Visio stencils and shape libraries, which are available all over the web. If you need support or more information related to your Lucidchart review, please email bhanks@lucidchart.com and he will be happy to help. and link to their website.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2021

The focus of Klein Independent School District’s Edcamp Library Promise is to invite educators interested in building strong school library programs to share ideas, lessons, tech tools, and best practices that promote vibrant school libraries for every learner.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 28, 2022

While the debate is not new to the world of librarianship, the controversy about which books should be allowed to grace the shelves of a school library has become a common topic of conversation on news channels, talk shows and school board meetings. We seek balance on our shelves.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2014

The Makerspace in the library is an oasis for student self-directed learning. It serves as a rejuvenation center for inspiring of love for both formal and informal learning. Fowler''s classes that they continue to draw from when working through series and parallel circuits.

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TeachThought

APRIL 28, 2024

This could be a corner of your room , a library, or even a café with a calm atmosphere. A cluttered space can lead to a cluttered mind, reducing your ability to process information effectively. However, swimming through this sea of information can be overwhelming.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

In the past decade, organizations have turned to online learning to create informed trainings and reach more people. From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 13, 2025

” In MTC schools, this information is recorded on a Mastery Transcript. So I model how to say ‘I don’t know’ or ‘I don’t have the information to answer that question yet.’ And they consider how their individual topic informs the overall conclusions of the class regarding that umbrella question.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Here are a few highlights from her short tenure thus far: Created a digital badge platform to recognize informal learning being undertaken by NMHS staff. Check out this great article from the School Library Journal on this project. She has become a pillar of sustainable change.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

The QR Codes contained various artists’ work and clue information. She then utilized a variety of virtual manipulatives (using the SMART tablet ) from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Perna’s US History I class created Wordles to review information studied prior to their midterm. Students in Ms.

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NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History for 8 years, a wealth of experience that informs the way he structures his programming at NCHE. I got to watch information click for my students in real-time.” /Virginia History, AP Human Geography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP U.S. Knowing he needed to board his flight, we wrapped up our call.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 3, 2011

This past week as I was collecting information for my monthly Principal''s Report I was happy to learn about how technology was being integrated into some Spanish classes. Choose a background from website library. For example, students in Ms. Schwarz’s Spanish 1 class had to write a dialogue based on the following situation.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

But if you’re new here, I’ll give you a very quick overview: Retrieval practice is the act of trying to recall something you learned from memory by doing things like taking a test on it or using flashcards instead of just looking at, rereading, or reviewing the information. “It doesn’t have that fun feeling.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

Observation comment library Writing up observations can be a tedious process. AI-powered chatbots can be used to answer questions, provide information, and resolve problems. Be sure to specify that you are looking for peer-reviewed research that supports the practice you are trying to implement or change.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 18, 2024

.” The act of thinking about our own thinking, of knowing what we know and don’t know, is referred to in academic circles as metacognition , and it plays a huge role in how well our brain holds on to information. “It’s not like we can just sort of open our heads, take a look, and see: Is the information there or isn’t it?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Makerspace added to the library in 2013. Creation of a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers implemented in 2013 by Laura Fleming. I love reviewing the learning portfolios my teachers develop each year to showcase how this time was used to improve professional practice.

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