A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

My experience in this area began over three years ago, thanks to having the opportunity to coach teachers and administrators at Wells Elementary School. Typically, I only share the ones created by Wells (TX), Snow Horse (UT), and Corinth Elementary (MS) as well as Corinth Middle School. Challenge accepted!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

To learn more about how districts are integrating innovative instructional practices and data-driven tools for more personalized learning, EdSurge spoke with Dr. Joseph Mancuso , Superintendent of Eastern York School District , and Michael Calvert , Director of Elementary Education at South Allegheny School District.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

To support parents and student review, I suggest making games for spelling words or language practice and post them to your Learning Management System (LMS) for review. The automatic grading feature will save time for teachers who have diagrams that need to be assessed and marked. Parents (and students) will appreciate it!

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

It warmed my heart when Amy Rhodes, the principal of Bevins Elementary, shared what she had recently implemented in regard to feedback. Going into the new school year in August of 2020, we needed a learning management system and ways to improve virtual learning. The result was “Feedback Fridays.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As most school systems have learned by now, assessing learning in a pandemic comes with all sorts of challenges, including but not limited to how (and where) to assess students and whether the data being gathered is even accurate. Here’s how we made key decisions about assessments and what to do with the data we gathered.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

No matter if we’re talking about kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools or colleges and universities, the need for a learning platform that offers personalized learning experiences for each student is all too real. Assessments. NEO Brochure: Assessing students using NEO. Educational institutions need to keep up.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 17, 2021

I am a seminar facilitator for student teachers, and I teach gifted education at three Title 1 elementary schools. I haven’t figured out a way around this as I am part of systems of universities where this is a deeply embedded practice. I wear many hats as an educator. I teach graduate courses in education and counseling.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Use a URL shortener to make links easily accessible in a slide presentation or push out using a Learning Management System (i.e., ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. My favorites at bit.ly

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

They already visit web-based edutainment sites as early as preschool, use ‘Instagram’ and multi-player XBox games in elementary school, and have made text messaging and Facebook their communication of choice by Middle School. Understand ‘Digital Citizenship’ Current best practices say don’t hide students from the digital world.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

However, it shouldn’t come at the expense of shying away from the problematic and thought-provoking conversations that are needed to drive change at the individual and systemic levels. questions, assessments, tech used by kids for learning, student work, etc.). Other schools and districts are beginning to follow suit.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

For example, I partnered with Jackson County School System in Georgia to work with all their school leaders over the summer on Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms. While I saw many amazing examples of innovative practices at scale, I was very impressed with East Jackson Elementary School.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

Over the last 12 years, the school system has undergone major upheavals. Now serving Grades Pre-K through six, the administration and faculty of Duquesne Elementary, the district’s sole remaining school, are determined to provide each student with the best educational experience possible. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2024

Regional Relevance : Tutors need to have knowledge of the particular education system your child is participating in. Assessing Experience and Subject Matter Expertise Experience matters, with a McKinsey study showing that skills secured on the job account for 46% of the value professionals deliver over the course of their careers.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

billion in Race to the Top funds was spent on teacher evaluation and incentive pay, and the Gates Foundation invested $575 million to test and evaluate a more intricate system to use student test scores to assess teaching effectiveness of individual teachers. A large share of $4.3

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

“Innovations that commoditize some elements of teacher expertise also supply the tools to raise the effectiveness of both non-experts and expert teachers to new heights and to adapt to the new priorities of a 21st-century workforce and education system,” writes Arnett. AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Blended learning combines technology and face-to-face interaction to improve student engagement, streamline assessments and open the lines of communication between teachers and students. . These online tools make it simple for teachers to send class materials, grade assignments, conduct assessments and monitor student progression.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are down after the pandemic. Indeed, it’s so aspirational that most states are not trying to reach that level with their annual assessments. Designating NAEP proficient as the achievement benchmark for accountability systems is certainly not cautious use.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Both of my parents were public educators; my father an elementary principal in Hackettstown and my mother an elementary teacher in Flemington. Instead of celebrating and strengthening a great public education system, Governor Christie has taken a dumfounding approach with his agenda.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

We have also used our Digital Practice Assessment (DPA) process to help them determine where they are at, but more importantly where they want to be for their learners. Shortly after arriving in the Houston area I was contacted by Cheryl Fisher , a local CFISD elementary principal. Now back to my story.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

The financial system looks very different now and it will continue to change in the future. There are many resources available for students in all grade levels from elementary school through Higher Ed that will help them develop a greater awareness and build their knowledge of managing finances and everything related to long-term planning.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But this fall, everyone at Viewmont Elementary School is in masks, so she has to listen more intently than usual. Some teachers in Hickory Public Schools, where Viewmont Elementary is located, have been focusing more on the science of reading in recent years, spurred in part by the influence of a local education college.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 20, 2020

You may also want to take this opportunity to learn some more relevant than ever computer skills in your spare hours, like making educational videos, pre-recording lessons and creating self-marking assessments using tools like Google Forms! Set up remote classroom environments. How do you set up a remote classroom ?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Exposed now are deficiencies of utilizing online learning management systems that school districts face. There is an increased movement towards personalizing the educational experience, practiced with student agency and choice on assessments. There should be a concerted effort to focus on this area.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

school systems, the Magnolia Independent School District in Texas serves a diverse student population. Sandy Szako is a math instructional coach at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia. But in Magnolia, where all elementary teachers are using the Stepping Stones program, that isn’t the experience. Like many U.S.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

My daughter is entering her third year of college, and I have three sons in elementary schools; my youngest starts first grade in a few weeks. Despite the challenges outlined above, or maybe because of the challenges, I am optimistic when it comes to the future of our education systems. But what does that look like?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Sponsor : PowerSchool has fantastic a fantastic K12 Academic Leaders Webinar Series at coolcatteacher.com/PowerSchoolWebinar including my “Digital Dozen: 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom” and an upcoming webinar on “Best Practices for a Balanced Assessment System.” Stream by clicking here.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program. Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. The benefits of esports are well documented.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 17, 2024

In the wake of the Tustin hangar fires, Heritage Elementary students and educators faced a myriad of challenges. Heritage Elementary students and staff persevered, emerging stronger than ever. Courtney Smith, Heritage Elementary Principal, Tustin USD The experience of being displaced also led to unforeseen advantages.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As schools become more focused on continuous improvement and the development of growth mindsets, educators continue to evaluate how they can assess their students' learning to better inform instructional practices. Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems. Each team worked on addressing a specific problem of practice in their school system.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

The collaborative data analysis process helps the school frame a systemic problem of practice that can best be solved by the entire school staff. Allen Elementary in rural Floyd County, Kentucky, has embedded micro-credentials within a system of personalized learning.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Hybrid language integrating drag-drop system with text-based entry. As an initiative of the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, elementary schools have started using Pepper and Nao, both developed by the Japanese company Softbank Robotics, as adjunct to classroom learning. Erica the News Anchor. Sounds far-fetched?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

–James Hood, Principal, Rodburn Elementary School , Rowan County Schools The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are transforming the educational landscape, ushering in a more integrated and dynamic approach to teaching and learning. As the NGSS continues to gain traction, we can expect a shift in how student learning is assessed.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One strategy among his planned overhaul — called the New Education System, or NES — was to close libraries at 28 schools out of the district’s 274 total and turn them into “team centers.” School principals were also given the option to voluntarily adopt the new system, becoming what the district referred to as “NES-aligned.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2025

In elementary classrooms, the most effective model of blended learning is called the station rotation model. Some lower elementary educators may be hesitant to throw students onto a device and let them independently navigate technology tools. According to Blended Learning Universe (n.d.), According to Blended Learning Universe (n.d.),

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Neo LMS

MAY 20, 2021

Independent —the teacher interferes as little as possible; students run the discussion and self-assess. Rubric —this is the cornerstone of the whole process: to have a clear, concise rubric against which students can easily self-assess. In contrast, elementary student discussions can take around twenty minutes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. We Don’t Have To Choose Between Assessment and Excellent Teaching. The assessment piece is important for kids.

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