A Principal's Reflections

JULY 26, 2020

One minute, schools are being given guidance to open up for face-to-face instruction, and the next, they inform the masses that they are starting the school year with remote learning. The result has been unprecedented stress on anyone associated directly, or indirectly, with education. What comes next remains a mystery for some.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2021

There are many reasons for this, but the most pressing was the need for information related to COVID-19, especially during the early months of the outbreak. The move to remote learning, then a hybrid model , and frequent back-and-forth changes necessitated the need for timely and accessible information.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2023

In today's fast-paced world, traditional one-size-fits-all educational approaches need to be updated. Unlike traditional delayed feedback, which can lead to confusion and frustration, real-time feedback allows students to correct mistakes, clarify doubts, and adjust their approach instantly.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 24, 2021

While an array of successful strategies associated with more traditional methodologies still have value today, we need to rethink how and when they are used. SEL There are reasons that these learners have not experienced success in traditional education settings.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2024

This approach shifts away from the traditional one-size-fits-all model, allowing students to learn at their own rhythm and delve deeper into concepts that pique their interest. The webinar provided a great deal of relevant information and strategies to integrate personalized learning in learning environments. Amazing information.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 8, 2025

NotebookLM notebooklm.google.com NotebookLM is designed to help users understand information by asking questions of the information itself. From there, NotebookLM synthesizes the information and allows users to interact with it via chat. That will be the same this year.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2024

Here is the synopsis: Not Just One Way Are you an educator stuck in the traditional teaching or leadership mold, yearning for a spark to reignite your passion? Where the rigid structures of traditional education give way to flexible, student-centered learning environments. There is an impressive discount on bulk orders.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 8, 2021

I can’t overstate the wealth of information Chris shared. Below I have taken the traditional RTI pyramid of supports and added how personalized learning strategies could be implemented to ensure better learners are getting what they need.

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TeachThought

APRIL 28, 2024

A cluttered space can lead to a cluttered mind, reducing your ability to process information effectively. Mastering the Art of Note-Taking Taking notes is a crucial skill for academic success, serving not just as a means to record information but also as a way to process and understand it.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

It also ensures that education remains dynamic and meaningful, preparing students to make informed decisions and contribute positively to society. Educators should ensure students have a firm grasp of essential information in the classroom before progressing. It encourages deeper cognitive processes and critical thinking.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 18, 2015

Enable learning about information and research : Research projects will always require substantive research, accurate and relevant synthesis, and defined audience-oriented approaches. This is true for both online classrooms as well as “blended” classrooms, those integrating online and digital tools into a traditional learning setting.

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ED Surge

MAY 9, 2023

After that, this professor vowed never to use traditional grades on tests again. And so I was interested to note that you argue in the book that “traditional grading violates any reasonable standard of equity.” If we think about traditional grading, we have to say that we have no idea what this information is conveying.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Early on, I used more traditional strategies since this was a new arena for me. It is essential not just to get out information, but also engage families in a dialogue during these unprecedented times. It is nearly impossible to create a culture of learning if there are elements of boredom, inactivity, and lack of relevance.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 25, 2015

The evolution of the Internet allows anyone with access the ability to communicate, collaborate, acquire information, and learn with anyone, at anytime, and from anywhere. We need to realize that many traditional elements associated with education no longer prevail. Advances in technology continue to impact society in amazing ways.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2022

Curious leaders inspire while also breaking down traditional barriers when it comes to transforming culture. It’s not always about being right or wrong but instead seeking out ways to make the best decisions for the people you serve.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 14, 2020

Digital leadership calls for a multifaceted approach using both traditional and new-age strategies to ensure that the right message reaches stakeholders in a timely fashion. paper mailings), newsletters, or websites are the most effective or the only way to get information out. What is this all costing?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

Digital leadership can thus be defined as establishing direction, influencing others, and initiating sustainable change through the access to information, and establishing relationships to anticipate changes pivotal to school success in the future. You can’t re-envision or transform education if professional learning doesn’t change.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

Digital leadership calls for a multifaceted approach using both traditional and new age strategies to ensure that the right message is reaching stakeholders in a timely fashion. paper mailings), newsletters, or websites are the most effective and only ways to get information out.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 31, 2023

From exploring the nuances of a post-COVID world to offering fresh perspectives on traditional teaching methodologies, each post has been a testament to my commitment to advancing educational discourse.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

My observations of the inherent problems with traditional PD have informed my thinking about my own new role at the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) ? ICLE and Scholastic Achievement Partners break the mold of traditional PD.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

This framework is based on traditional elements of education yet encourages movement from acquisition of knowledge to application of knowledge. Identify Student Needs Around Use of Digital Tools : Information should not be confused with knowledge in evaluating digital tools.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

15 Alternatives To Report Cards In The K-12 Classroom by TeachThought Staff Like lunchboxes (or brown paper sacks), field trips, and textbooks, report cards are iconic–symbols of traditional classrooms and traditional approaches to education. May lead to information overload if too frequent or detailed.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Check out the link in the previous sentence it contains a wealth of information to improve the level of questioning in any class. Below is a breakdown of the four quadrants: Quad A - Students gather and store bits of knowledge and information. Students are primarily expected to remember or understand this knowledge.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

To make matters worse many states, districts, and schools made knee-jerk reactions when the budget ax came down a few years and cut traditional hands-on courses such as wood shop, agriculture, metal shop, and cooking. In many cases elementary schools have even taken fun out of school for kids by cutting recess. Don't just take my word for it.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Relational learning matters because it addresses the shortcomings of traditional memorization-based approaches, something we have emphasized as a critical tenet of personalization. Drawing connections between seemingly disparate pieces of information enhances comprehension and retention, providing a foundation for lifelong learning.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The resulting insights can then be shared with all actors — instructors, mentors and learners — enabling them to make informed decisions about the learner’s next steps toward their goal. Other sectors’ assessment practices can inform new approaches in education. As technology improves, we’ll be flooded with classroom information.

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Farmers planted grains to make traditional dishes such as starchy, mild fufu and thick, warm tuo zaafi , and households stored surplus tubers in their wattle-and-daub homes to nourish them throughout the year. Logan, now a professor at Northwestern University, started working at Banda as a graduate student in 2007.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

For many years New Milford High School was just like virtually every other public school in this country defined solely by traditional indicators of success such as standardized test scores, graduation rates, and acceptances to four year colleges. If we can overcome these challenges and experience success others can as well.

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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. Now is not the time to revert back to traditional observation and evaluation protocols because, quite frankly, they will not result in improved outcomes.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Another successful strategy is to develop an informal walk-through schedule with your leadership team. To complement traditional means of professional learning, work to create or further develop a Personal Learning Network (PLN). We formally observed each of our teachers three times a year regardless of experience.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The learning space that was once in the traditional library has now been taken over by the students. For specific information in regards to her philosophy of makerspaces check out Worlds of Making. You see, Laura knew that once the space was up and running it would only continue to evolve. She then got out of the way of the students.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2020

I also tried to articulate the information above in a video, which you can view below. Think about what tools your community regularly uses, including students, and blend with traditional means. To assist check out the resources in this post. Make the time for digital check-ins with learners.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 21, 2019

I have reflected a great deal on the objective aspect of the lesson and in my coaching with schools on pedagogy have advised them to move away from this traditional component of lesson design and implementation. However, it is crucial that kids understand what is to be learned on any particular day.

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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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TeachThought

APRIL 4, 2024

Keywords: socioeconomic status, informer choice, late-emerging reading development, standardized testings, student attainment, service-learning How Socioeconomic Status Influences Learning At the beginning of the school year, teachers are made aware of characteristics of their students in order to create accommodations.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 27, 2015

This framework, based on traditional elements of education yet encouraging movement from acquisition of knowledge to application of knowledge, charts learning along the two dimensions of higher standards and student achievement. This could include collaborating with others using social media, networking, or reviewing.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since European contact, Indigenous people have struggled to protect the lands —which outsiders often describe as a vast “ outdoor museum ”—from vandalism and desecration, organizing through formal and informal channels for the protection of the Bears Ears landscape. It’s too early to tell the overall impacts of this plan’s implementation.

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