A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

Below is more detailed information on the components of the system. Effective communication is vital, as it ensures that all stakeholders, including teachers, parents, and students, are well-informed and engaged. By relying on evidence, educators can make informed decisions that enhance student learning and achievement.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

This, it can be concluded that Curiosity boosts people's ability to learn and retain new information, thanks to key reward and memory centers in the brain. Somehow curiosity could prepare the brain for learning and long-term memory more broadly. In the words of Ken Robinson, “Curiosity is the engine of achievement.”

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Edthena

JUNE 5, 2023

Teacher professional development is a key component of school improvement, but are your teachers really getting the most from your instructional PD? Whether you’re a district-wide PD director or a school principal, it’s important to maximize the time teachers spend engaging in their professional learning and growth.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Consider providing opportunities for staff to spread their wings by heading up committees, planning professional learning, and working side-by-side with you to develop new courses, electives, and schedules. Move away from drive-by professional development and blanket approaches to personalized, job-embedded models.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2020

For more information on various hybrid models, check out this detailed piece from Education Week. What I mean here is that this has to be their opportunity to plan, grade, conference with students, create videos for flipped lessons, or engage in professional learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 22, 2023

With the suggestions in hand, the leaders were empowered to review what we had seen and my recommendations to determine the focus for an upcoming professional development day I would be facilitating. Moreover, feedback provides specific and actionable information for educators to set goals and make targeted improvements.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

Professional Learning Typical means of professional development (PD) such as drive-by events, one-off workshops, or book studies, while having value, will not lead to impactful virtual learning at scale. There needs to be a shift from “PD” to professional learning that is ongoing, job-embedded, and research-aligned.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

Silos of information become a thing of the past. Your PLN will provide you with the seeds of change, but is up to you to plant, take care of, and cultivate them in order to witness their growth and development into transformative culture elements.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Now I am not saying that all meetings don't have value, but while the pandemic rages on minutes and essential information can be emailed to staff or made part of a collaborative Google Doc. If you can't, consider developing a schedule where administrators and other support staff can fill them in lieu of teachers.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2020

Begin with meticulous planning using the information provided in the key focus areas previously covered above. Then think about strategies to inform and educate families as to what their kids can expect. Digital leadership compels us to meet them where they are and engage in two-way communications using a hybrid approach.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

For more information on how to implement a successful BYOD initiative make sure all of these drivers are firmly in place. One suggestion is to use Google Forms to curate this information. One issue that comes up frequently with BYOD initiatives is equity. Going forward this will allow you to focus on those students who need access.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Ongoing professional development, constant review and analysis of successful attempts at the changes in learning opportunities and the increasing use of technology offer momentum." Bringing a technology agenda forward with the intention of improving student understanding and demonstrated success is essential.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This information was then passed on to Ron and each student that filled out the form was granted access. Speaking of Ron, he just informed me that we had 460 unique devices connect to our guest Internet network yesterday (535 for the week) at my school. I can''t thank Ron enough for putting students first!

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The same can be said about drive-by professional development. I really dig the quote from Abigail Adams as it applies to both formal and informal pathways. Even though this is a great start, there have to be other associated elements to make it a valuable and worthwhile endeavor. Like change, learning is a process, not an event.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2015

Pinpoint areas of potential difficulty beforehand that morph into challenges or excuses such as time, lack of collaboration, finances, limited support, poor professional development, resistance, mandates/directives, and frivolous purchases to name a few.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2015

This past April I was fortunate enough to have been asked to speak at the Moanalua High School Professional Development Conference in Honolulu, HI. It was an incredible opportunity to get back to Hawaii for a professional event as opposed to a vacation. For more information and to register click HERE.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

With all the many state mandates and district directed professional development, as well as time after school devoted to grading and lesson planning, in her mind and many others, time was not readily available. Who was I to disagree, as her words were stark fact.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In one respect everyone with a smartphone has instant access to information at any time and from anywhere. The content they shared included policies, procedures, pedagogical techniques, and professional development, but more importantly, tangible improvement results. The result has been a double-edged sword.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. The following post is a modified excerpt from Uncommon Learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Image credit Expectations are also changing in a knowledge and information-based society where information can easily be accessed from virtually anywhere. The World Wide Web has transformed how we access, consume, create, and share information. How are we adapting and evolving?

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 29, 2013

This was due to a lack of information on better ways of doing things. Being on an isolated island in terms of access to information had a real negative impact on my ability to move my school forward during my first two years as principal. Image credit: [link] I led in a way that I thought was best.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2018

By getting information out there and telling your story, a brand presence organically forms. During this time frame, we also received hundreds of thousands of dollars of technology, professional development, and off-site learning experiences for our students. It is here where opportunity arises. Case in point.

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Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 19, 2024

We are thrilled to announce the 2024–2025 Teach the Black Freedom Struggle season of online classes — a series unlike any other professional development. Class Schedule The post Professional Development to Look Forward To appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By addressing the current challenges in education, promoting professional development, and prioritizing emotional well-being, this article provides a comprehensive guide for educators committed to bridging the gap between teachers and principals. Performance for all increases within a collaborative school model.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 18, 2012

My reflections led to a belief that I actually had useful information to share that might be utilized to help other educators grow, think, take-risks, and eventually share their success stories. These include mentoring, professional development, encouragement, ideas to reform the profession, and most importantly inspiration.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

But over the last ten years, whenever I set out to find information about teaching strategies, educational resources, technology for schools, or pretty much anything related to improving learning for our students, someone would inevitably pipe up and say, “Librarians can also help with that.” That was about it.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Information and Communication Overloading (ICO) and “Mindful Media” contributed by Dr. Domenico Meschino In today’s digital age, children are immersed in many online activities that shape their daily lives. Social media has become integral to their social landscape, with platforms like YouTube capturing their attention.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

In Uncommon Learning I provide insight into Laura Fleming’s pioneering work in this area with the simple premise of acknowledging the informal learning that many educators now engage in on a daily basis. Micro-credentials can be used to guide, motivate, and validate informal learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2017

Provide as much information that validates why the change is being implemented and be honest if any questions or critical feedback arise. Provide adequate and appropriate support – Needless to say professional development (not the drive-by variety) is critical for large-scale change to succeed. So there you have it.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

As digital technology continues to evolve, educators now have numerous options to connect, learn, and grow in both formal and informal ways. Ability to join specific communities aligned to professional learning needs and interests.Be There is also a calendar that provides information on all the webinars being offered by month.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Join APSA and Russell Sage for a professional development webinar exploring best practices for winning research funding. It dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, and theories of the social sciences in order to better understand societal problems and develop informed responses.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 21, 2017

See what’s worked for successful entrepreneurs who’ve met their own goals, and find a fit for your continuing professional development. Connect to Mention and Google Alerts to get tailored feeds and information about those key areas you need in order to increase your own edupreneurship. Start to follow them online.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Planning professional learning – How many of us dreaded professional development (PD) days? Thanks to the leadership of Laura Fleming we implemented a micro-credential system to acknowledge the informal learning of our teachers and administrators.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

” I hear this lament frequently when I lead professional development. Too often the default in this scenario is to lecture or verbally present information because it is faster. In fact, the more relaxed a student is in a learning environment, the more open the brain is to taking in information.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Second, I want students to develop into expert learners capable of sharing the responsibility for learning. Leaders and professional development coordinators interested in scheduling a workshop for their teachers focused on shifting workflows can mix and match to target specific areas of need, customizing the learning experience.

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