A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 31, 2021

For many of us, our preparation to become teachers consisted of courses focusing on classroom management, lesson design, grading, and proven strategies that had withstood the test of time. There is little scientific support for this fashionable idea—and stronger evidence for other learning strategies. Willingham, 2010.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? Will the cloud continue to reign? Indeed, $2.3

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

On a recent walk after spending a day working with middle school teachers on engagement strategies, I was listening to the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators. I had questions and I wanted to know more.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2022

At this point, learners gain valuable insight into the strategies being used so that adjustments can be made to make better progress. for feedback in his synthesis of 800 meta-analyses of education research studies. It was found that feedback ranked among the highest of hundreds of education practices he studied. Goodwin, B.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. Read on to discover the impact of technology in education and how to get the most from its unique benefits. Benefits of Using Tech and Digital Media in Education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 23, 2023

Strategies to talk about race in class is the topic of our post today! In today’s increasingly diverse and interconnected world, conversations about race, diversity, and inclusion have become essential components of education. Practical Steps: Create a poster with these ground rules and refer back to them as needed.

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

But with some smart strategies, early outreach, and a welcoming environment, you can do it! Read on to find out how you and your teachers can increase family and parental engagement in your schools, encourage families in ways to support their children’s education, and build a winning education team.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

They need new strategies to attract populations they have long undervalued and underserved: high-school students taking college courses, community-college transfers and working adults. What lessons can educators learn from these examples? Related: Colleges face reckoning as plummeting birthrate worsens enrollment declines.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

We decided to write a book to provide every teacher with the strategies and tools to confidently pull all parts of the writing process into the classroom. The lack of focus on writing in education is baffling, given the positive impacts of writing on learning. We wanted to make student-led writing strategies available to every teacher.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. The broader post-secondary landscape, including higher education and workforce development, has also quickly embraced online learning and up-skilling opportunities to better engage students and employees remotely.

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User Generated Education

JULY 31, 2023

I believe that all classes, regardless of grade level including through graduate school, should begin with focusing on having the students make connections between themselves and the educator; and between one another. Knowing our students is fundamental to real differentiation ( 6 Strategies For Getting To Know Your Students ).

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 17, 2018

Goodwin & Miller (2012) provided this summary: In Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock's 2001 meta-analysis, McREL researchers found an effect size for feedback of 0.76, which translates roughly into a 28-percentile point difference in average achievement (Beesley & Apthorp, 2010; Dean, Pitler, Hubbell, & Stone, 2012).

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Waterford

AUGUST 18, 2023

Find Expert-Led Strategies That Work for Your School Visit the Waterford webinars page to learn from educational experts like Candra Morris , Dr. Jenni Torres , Julie Christensen , and others on topics that include: Fostering Family Engagement Teaching with the Science of Reading Understanding the Six Literacy Strands And more!

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

I have since become a teacher educator (with some teaching of elementary gifted students at a few Title 1 schools thrown in). I believe that educators do more counseling of children and young people than any other profession. The goal, though, is for you to develop your own sense of hope.” ” Hope often gets a bad rap.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

” She points out that researchers, educators, and district administrators won’t have any empirical evidence until student assessments reveal learning gaps due to COVID slide and summer learning loss. In this role, she guides the pedagogical approach and research strategy for Lexia’s personalized literacy programs.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2019

Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome. Students on the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum are even less likely to have used technology in interesting ways.

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

In this article, we’ll go over what differentiated instruction is and how using this learning strategy can provide your students with the resources they need to succeed. Differentiated instruction is an educational strategy in which teachers adapt their instruction to meet the needs of their class.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2024

With interest in the teaching profession waning and enrollment in teacher preparation programs reaching historic lows, all eyes are on the next crop of students — tomorrow’s prospective educators — to make up the deficit. Some of those characteristics are consistent with careers in education.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 6, 2018

The most important aspect of what he tweeted is not that all educators agree, but that we are all in on the conversation, for our students and ourselves. Think about it…Are we as educators much better than the students we complain about when we are bored in professional learning? George Couros (@gcouros) March 1, 2018.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2024

About a dozen years ago, Linn-Benton’s administration looked at their data and found that many students in career and technical education, or CTE, were getting most of the way toward a degree but were stopped by a math course, said the college’s president, Lisa Avery. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The education space is not immune to some of the prevalent issues and challenges described above. This is not to say that amazing ideas and strategies aren’t being shared. We must acknowledge that with all of the great ideas and strategies there is an equal amount that just isn’t very good regardless of the hype surrounding them.

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Waterford

MARCH 4, 2021

When families are engaged in their child’s education, everyone benefits. Student scores improve, families become empowered, and educators can build healthier school communities. The idea is to build the partnering capacity of both families and educators while using their unique strengths to create a stronger school community.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I was raised above all else to not only revere education, but to literally show respect to educators and elders by being a dutiful, quiet, listening and obedient learner. Accurate information directly impacts who gets what resources — aren’t you an educator and literal expert in communication and research? Growing up in the U.S.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Moving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0:

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2023

This strategy has been proven safe and effective for students and staff. In a study conducted in rural South Dakota between 2010 and 2013, virtual school nurses oversaw the administration of 5,568 doses of insulin. Out of those doses, only one error was recorded due to a carb counting discrepancy.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In the dynamic world of education, keeping students engaged and attentive is a challenge every educator faces. 2010) linked boredom to attentional problems in class, while Maroldo (1986) noted its association with lower GPAs and a decreased motivation to learn. Boredom, as Vogel-Walcutt et al. Furthermore, Pekrun et al.

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100mentors

MARCH 16, 2020

While project evaluation can be an interesting – even pleasant – process for educators, student assessment can be quite tricky. Many of us are concerned with the fact that PBL is a profoundly inquiry-based educational approach and it doesn’t seem to be a good fit with traditional assessment methods. Well, there’s good news!

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The education research and cognitive science fields are no different. recommend educators provide ways for students to re-test frequently on their own and in class. Educators should consider leaving days or weeks between tests, rather than repeat testing on the same day. Dunlosky et al. Elaborative Interrogation.

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Waterford

JANUARY 10, 2020

Educators thought for decades that learning two languages at once would hinder a child’s literacy development.[14] Often educators of English-language learners exhibit a monolingual bias while teaching. This means that your strategy for English-language learners should be biliteracy. Prioritize Bilingualism and Biliteracy.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 28, 2012

Back in 2010 I wrote a post highlighting some of the great (and free) resources from Microsoft Education. In it you will find lessons, strategies and ideas to help you and your students develop good search habits and better understand where their information comes from. microsoft'

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Recently I recently learned about Pocket Points , an app that educators are using to promote better decision-making amongst students with the goal of keeping them off their phones when not being used to achieve learning outcomes associated with the class. More on this in a little bit. Getting started is easy.

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 10, 2016

What should the federal role be in promoting access to and use of technology for K-12 education (AKA ‘educational technology policy’)? Department of Education. For instance, ESSA was hailed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) as an unreserved “ win for ed tech.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

Coursera already offers courses from corporations—including Meta—as part of its strategy to help colleges staunch the bleeding from two years of consecutive enrollment losses. Gallagher isn’t convinced that Meta will move into education anytime soon. For scaling and growing a business in education, he adds, marketing is crucial.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Did you know that when parents play an active role of their child’s education, academic achievement improves, students are more likely to feel confident and self-motivated, and chronic absenteeism drops? Then, discover a few strategies for improving parent empowerment in your school.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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