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Simple Yet Effective

A Principal's Reflections

In my latest book ( Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms For Changing Times ) I debunk the many myths that surround social media use in schools while providing numerous examples of educators who consistently integrate it to authentically engage learners of all ages. Case in point. The experiment proved an interesting experience for all.

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Math can be a path to success after prison

The Hechinger Report

Since 2020, he has published four academic papers: three in math and one in sociology. Havens is still involved in the Prison Mathematics Project, but handed leadership of the program over to Jeffers in October 2023.

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When recess is the hardest part of the day

The Hechinger Report

Students may come back from recess feeling dissatisfied … feeling excluded,” said Rebecca London, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the author of the book “ Rethinking Recess ,” when I interviewed her for a story about recess last year. “We

Sociology 107
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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

Digital Promise

Studies learning activity systems (not just one component)—such systems that integrate materials, technologies, supports, teacher professional development, assessments, leadership engagement, and other elements required to change teaching and learning.

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OPINION: Tribal colleges, lifeline to rural and disenfranchised Native communities, need our help more than ever

The Hechinger Report

For the last six years, the American Indian College Fund has selected a group of talented students and alumni for leadership training to speak about education issues impacting Native Americans. The American Indian College Fund’s 2019-20 Student Ambassador cohort. Credit: Caitlin Alysse/American Indian College Fund 2019.

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OPINION: If you can, study what you love instead of picking the most marketable field

The Hechinger Report

Very few of my own sociology students became professional sociologists. But even in technical fields, the really big rewards, including leadership positions and the salaries attached, often go not to the most technically proficient but to nimble thinkers with strong people skills. Daniel Chambliss the Eugene M.

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Books I read in July 2020

Dangerously Irrelevant

educational leadership]. The Power of Student Agency , Anindya Kundu [sociology]. Books I finished reading (or rereading) in July 2020… Equity Visits , Rachel Roegman et al. Living on the Black , John Feinstein [baseball]. Motivate the Unmotivated , Rob Plevin [education].