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RTI and Personalization: A Dynamic Duo

A Principal's Reflections

Recently I was working with the leadership team at Moanalua Middle School (MMS) in Hawaii. Core elements include making instruction, pedagogy, and curriculum personal for students, which aids in alleviating many behavioral issues that arise.

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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching

A Principal's Reflections

One, in particular, is the Corinth School District in Mississippi. The stage was set over the summer for me to work six days in each of their three schools to assist with teaching, learning, and leadership associated with their 1:1 implementation. Following the protocol described above, I facilitated coaching days.

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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The benefits speak for themselves, which compels all of us to ensure that this becomes a mainstay in pedagogy as well as learning environments. To help build the program, junior academies were created at the middle school to spark interest and function as a feeder pipeline. Olive Middle School in New Jersey.

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What Learners Really Need

A Principal's Reflections

Additionally, my views on education regarding teaching, learning, and leadership were beginning to evolve in ways that would eventually help my school experience innovative success while also pushing my professional practice into a whole new dimension. For starters, my primary device to connect on Twitter was a Blackberry.

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The Pivotal Role Movement Plays in Learning

A Principal's Reflections

“ More blood means more energy and oxygen, which makes our brain perform better.” – Justin Rhodes Spending time in schools as a leadership and learning coach has been some of the most gratifying work I have done. Science and research compel all educators to integrate more movement into the school day.

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OPINION: A former middle school principal looks back on ‘gimmicky mistakes’ and vows to do better

The Hechinger Report

Before I became its leader, my school was one of the only middle schools to make the state’s persistently dangerous list, which meant that in the previous year it had at least 20 reported physical assault offensives, along with incidents of weapons and drugs. That’s how I began creating a school that they could thrive in.

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At this summer school, students learn about liberation and leadership

The Hechinger Report

He remembers looking around his middle school one day and noticing something strange — “I thought, ‘all I see is Black people.’” He suddenly realized all his classmates were Black, as were the teachers and administrators at his school. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Tamorris became a Freedom Fellow in eighth grade.