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The Point of a Lesson

A Principal's Reflections

I am not a huge fan of collecting lesson plans and have not been for years. Regardless of where you stand on the whole lesson plan debate, the intent is what really matters. I know when I went through my coursework and teaching certification process this was emphasized in any lesson plan.

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. If lesson plans are still collected, ask for them to demonstrate what will be done two weeks into the future.

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10 Strategies to Improve Instructional Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. This will provide all teachers with consistent, concrete elements to focus on when developing lessons.

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The Problem With Zeros

A Principal's Reflections

Just because something has been done in the past, or is a traditional component of school culture, does not mean it is an effective practice. turn in lesson plans, complete all observations/evaluations by a set date, etc.) The question then becomes what message or lesson are we really teaching students by giving zeros?

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Transform Your Google Calendar into a Digital Planner

Catlin Tucker

That leaves a small window of time for all of the other tasks and responsibilities that teachers have to juggle, including planning and designing lessons. . Planning is critical to creating meaningful learning opportunities for students. It can be as detailed and thorough as you want to be, depending on your planning style.

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5 Conditions for Getting Formative Assessment Right

Cult of Pedagogy

Any time we teach our students something , we need to check to see how well they learned it. But if we only do this check at the very end, after all the teaching is done, and we find that our students haven’t learned the material quite well enough, it’s too late to do anything about it. ” David-Lang says.

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OPINION: How online and traditional teachers can work together to bring more students into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

Our brick-and-mortar educators are paired with specially trained online educators to learn how to effectively deliver online instruction, ways to tailor lesson plans and methods for employing an interactive curriculum that meets our state’s standards. The main ingredient is teacher-to-teacher support.

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