A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2019

The entire program was designed using existing high school courses as well as adding new ones to complement the three Academies—STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Arts & Letters, and Global Leadership—without costing the district precious financial resources. Educational psychology: Developing learners (5th ed.).

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 24, 2016

Psychology does not work in our favor. Some researchers posit that, psychologically speaking, negative events weigh close to three times more than positive events. It is in our nature to focus on the negatives, but you work too hard to allow yourself to fall victim to this psychological trap. It is all about the power of YOU!

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2023

AP Psychology is a popular course, and rigorous AP classes help prepare students for college and demonstrate their skills for college admissions. The study of psychology is particularly important in this regard because it is a field led by women. I majored in psychology before forging a political career.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Queens College, CUNY. BYOD BYOT educational leadership educational technology mobile learning devices' Then, I gave my students several examples of how they could use this website in their elementary school classrooms. Franklin Dickerson Turner, Ph.D.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

The more I learn about leadership, the more convinced I am that teachers need leadership training in credential school. If teachers were trained on leadership styles and techniques instead of classroom management strategies, would they have more success working with students? Journal of Educational Psychology , 91(3), 537.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2025

Our top post of the entire year was a vulnerable essay about an administrators leadership failure and how he made things right. School administrator Sarah Wright shares her thoughts on a trauma-informed approach to leadership. As a Principal, I Thought I Promoted Psychological Safety. Then a Colleague Spoke Up.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2024

The event provides leadership development skills, offers a psychologically safe space to process our experiences and nurtures the spirit of brotherhood and community needed to sustain our worth and our work. At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr., At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr.,

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2024

Now, a professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego, she’s helping to open, in August, the school’s Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity. It’s designed for neurodivergent students or those who want to work in fields such as social work, special education or psychology.

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Jonathan Firth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

This week the annual Scottish Learning Festival took place in Glasgow, and together with five fellow educators I gave a presentation on the value of psychology to younger learners. 1) The study of Psychology is a basic part of understanding reality. 2) Psychology is interesting and motivating. We can do better for our learners.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2020

The study, “ Black and Ivy: How Black female student leaders create community and inclusion at an Ivy League institution ,” sought to offer a holistic portrait of how Black women student leaders navigate academic spaces and create community on campus while holding positions of leadership. Sign up here for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Greater levels of representation benefit students from all different backgrounds,” study co-author Nicholas Bowman, a professor of educational policy and leadership studies at the University of Iowa, told EdSurge. That was true for all students — and especially true for the minority and first-generation students themselves.

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Students of History

MAY 24, 2024

She also shared insights from her Law and Public Policy class, where she engaged in mock trials and debates, and from her Psychology class, where she created a memorable baby book project. Toyosi’s exemplary academic performance and leadership qualities were highlighted in the glowing recommendations from her teachers.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

In contrast, prior psychological research on learning was often conducted in a lab with artificial tasks and then applied to more realistic educational activities and settings. Sciences of learning recognizes that many sciences inform our understanding of how people learn, such as neuroscience, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and more.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 4, 2023

Understanding the Psyche of Technological Resistance in the Education Workforce Resistance to change, especially technological change , is fundamentally anchored in our human psychology. This requires not only technological acumen but also psychological insight and emotional resilience. It’s not indicative of weakness or failure.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Elisa Villanueva Beard is CEO of Teach For America, which has built a leadership network of more than 65,000 corps members and alumni working inside and outside education to ensure that all children have the access and opportunity to learn, lead and thrive.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In past years, these programs met societal and student needs through instruction on culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed education, conscious leadership and many other progressive approaches. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs. Our goals were not far-fetched or new.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2017

On May 25, the Nevada-based management group of the New Orleans charter school, Crescent Leadership Academy, announced the firing of its principal, Nicholas Dean. Rite of Passage , the chain that manages Crescent Leadership Academy, then determined he wasn’t a good fit for the job. Eighty-four percent of its population is black.

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ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2024

Today, I’m a doctoral candidate in the education leadership program at Rowan University, with a focus on students with disabilities. Disability stigma is a persistent problem on college campuses, which can lead to discrimination, a hostile learning environment and psychological stress. The most common reason is stigma.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It “brought to light the stressors students have in their lives,” said Nate Turcotte, an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Technology and Research at Florida Gulf Coast University who is using assessments other than grades. The Covid-19 pandemic made things even worse.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2020

There’s so much information and so many personal stories about how the coronavirus has negatively affected the global community from health, economic, psychological and social perspectives. First, do your research. Before addressing the issue, build some time for yourself and read up on coronavirus to gain insight, clarity and empathy.

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ED Surge

MAY 22, 2023

When we're focusing on immediate crisis response, we use concepts from what we call “psychological first aid,” and that's where we really emphasize establishing a sense of safety, predictability and consistency. What we want to do is create some immediate stabilization, and then we focus on long-term recovery.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

How My Anxiety Manifested When I Started Working in Schools When I became a teacher, my anxiety worsened noticeably and that continued as I began gaining more responsibility in my work and transitioned into school leadership. I quickly realized, there were so many triggers in my day.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It’s the type of support that the union hopes will help teachers grow in the classroom while empowering them to pursue leadership roles. Dixon, an assistant professor of developmental psychology at Hampton University, said retention efforts like the one in Mississippi ultimately need buy-in from administrators too.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

By recruiting and then mentoring new teachers of color, listening to these teachers’ requests, supporting the development of culturally responsive curricula and promoting educators of color into administrative and district leadership positions, Phoenix Union is getting steadily closer to aligning its teacher and student populations.

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Education Elements

MAY 22, 2019

Now imagine the same school, with the same high levels of rigor, engagement, and psychological safety, with the added element of teacher leadership that extends beyond the walls of individual classrooms. All teachers are instructional and cultural leaders of their own classrooms, and students are safe and cared for in their classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2019

Steve Desir is a doctoral student in the educational leadership program at the USC Rossier School of Education, where his research interests include racial equity in college admissions, organizational change and the use of theory-based psychological interventions to facilitate behavioral change.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Though grounded in complex positive psychology research, the strength-based approach boils down to a simple rule: Focus on what students do well. Others use strength systems designed by the British Centre of Applied Positive Psychology or by Thrively, a California-based startup. But what is it, exactly?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2017

To see yourself as the helper rather than the help is really psychologically important for kids.”. This is a very important skill for future leadership, where you have to form working groups to get stuff done all the time.”. Treisman says that being a tutor has an enormous psychological benefit for black and Latino students.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A cross-section of a brain scan sits on the desk of Tim Odegard, a professor of psychology at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. Partly through the leadership of parents such as Winston, that’s changing as more families learn about reading disabilities and the extra support a diagnosis can bring.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A lot of it has to do with psychology,” said Stuebner. There’s this perverse belief that high price equals higher quality, and it really does surprise me how strong that psychology is,” Stuebner said. But that time appears to be over.”. College is still expensive. Is the college in trouble?”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

“No one was considering the psychological toll each reopening plan would take on students,” she said. No one was considering the psychological toll each reopening plan would take on students,” she said. Credit: Chloe Pressley.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Ashley is the first in her family to attend college, a freshman studying child psychology on a full scholarship to prestigious Oxford College of Emory University, where annual estimated costs approached $80,000 this year.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

According to a 2006 report by the American Psychological Association, “mentored individuals often earn higher performance evaluations, higher salaries, and faster career progress than non-mentored individuals.” And not having a mentor can slow career progression.

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Political Science Now

JUNE 3, 2024

Meet the Panelists: Dr. Andra Gillespie ‘s courses and research cover African American Politics, particularly the politics of the post-Civil Rights generation of leadership, and political participation, in which she uses experimental methods of inquiry.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

psychology class. That fall, Williams switched her major from music business to psychology in hopes of becoming a counselor. while she puzzled over psychology homework in the one hour she had to spare. But he spoke up in Romantic Literature, and he helped other students with their African American Religious History papers.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Alfred “Red” Joseph, a senior history and philosophy major, and Lyndsi Burcham, a junior psychology major, stand outside Irvine Auditorium before the opening ceremony of the fourth annual 1vyG Conference at Penn, holding the SWAG given to attendees bearing theme “Focusing on the Future.”

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The American Psychological Association (APA) defines competition as “any performance situation structured in such a way that success depends on performing better than others.” That was too hard to bear. Every quarter, I strived to get one of those trophies just to hear my family cheer.

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