A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

This is extremely important in terms of technology integration in the classroom and professional learning to improve practice. Try also to read one education book and another related to a different field such as leadership, self-help, or business.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2023

During the spring of 2022, I met Nicki Slaugh , who serves as principal, and many of her staff at a school system where we were all there to facilitate professional learning on Personalized Competency-Based Learning (PCBL). A standout example of this is Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Some see it as the holy grail of education, and this has manifested in countless books and presentations, especially at technology conferences. Now, I am not trying to diminish any books or presentations on the topic. No matter what education circle you are in, AI is likely a topic of conversation. I am not going to mince my words.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. The DPA creates the context for our work with leaders and teachers, providing authentic baseline data to support personalized professional learning.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

How can we expect students to be engaged in their learning if their own teachers are not engaged? This book was a game changer for me as an educator. It challenged me to really think about what motivates my students and how to keep them interested and engaged in their learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

This post is the fourth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. My book will focus on each of these elements as part of a change process. Now more than ever leaders need to take control of their learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

Episode 789 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Graphic Design for Educators Sadie Lewis - Director of Instructional Design + Personalized Learning. How Typography Can help us read better Canva Canva Design School Adobe Fonts Sadie’s Design EDU Resources Non-Designers Design Book [link] Sadie’s Design Guide – bit.ly/sadiedesignguide.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

Social media had to be blocked for all and I, for one, wasn’t going to waste any of my precious time using it professionally or personally. Learning spaces had to conform to the perceived rule of law in education. To order click HERE In Learning Transformed , Tom and I lay out 8 keys to drive needed change now.

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Hapara

MARCH 12, 2025

Leadership tip : Give educators professional learning time to identify community-specific themes or events and incorporate them into curriculum and the school environment. Integrate multiple learning modalities Effective classroom technology helps educators create personalized learning experiences that support a variety of students.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

This is extremely important in terms of technology integration in the classroom and professional learning to improve practice. Try to also read one education book and another related to a different field such as leadership, self-help, or business.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

“Social media has offered us a platform where we can learn from and with the smartest people we ‘meet’ from around the world, whenever we need to or are ready to go.” Scott McLeod & Chris Lehman The School Leader’s Guide to Social Media Personal Learning Networks existed long before there was an Internet.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Kimberly Sheppard is a personalized learning coach for Henry County Schools in Georgia. In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE).

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

When my district started to explore this approach five years ago, we knew that before we could even begin to understand how to implement competency-based learning, we had to understand why it was important.This meant we had to understand our predispositions and biases we associate with learning, otherwise referred to as our teaching “mindset.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

Books, Videos, Courses, and Conferences. Teachers can find books, videos and courses to help them on an issue. But on the whole, many innovators I know like unconferences and prefer them over any other method of professional development. Personalized learning is the conversation in student learning today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. Enter the book giveaway contest.). Policies should focus on creating authentic, personal learning experiences. How do we make learning personal?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

It’s about working around the perimeter of your room and asking, “Do the walls in my classroom really maximize learning or do they distract from learning?” As you think about personalized learning, you really must ask your students every other week, “How is this classroom serving you? How is it distracting you?”

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

On this episode of the Teaching Leading Learning K-12 Podcast, Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller talked with Steve Miletto talked about all things professional learning, including how video is changing the game for giving educators feedback about their teaching. So let’s remind everyone about your book.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies “In this course, you will explore the importance of culture; how it impacts thinking, learning, and behavior; and how to embrace cultural differences and become a culturally responsive teacher.” We can level up the anytime, anyplace learning with Advancement Courses.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

I received this question and image from David Voves today regarding a passage from “ The Innovator’s Mindset “: “Reading today and with personalized pd, I always question what I have in orange. Wondering if you could give me insight?” Let’s start with the second point first.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We are excited to have CDW•G create a modern learning environment for educators to experience what classrooms today can not only look like, but how they can better facilitate learning. This year, #ICE18 offers attendees the unique opportunity to learn and share with over 3,500 educators covering a wide spectrum of topics.

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Hapara

MARCH 18, 2025

Differentiation and personalization Not all students learn at the same pace or in the same way. Technology allows educators to differentiate instruction and create personalized learning experiences to meet individual student needs. She has worked with schools to allow for professional development time.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Prompted by district administrators’ desire to find ways to build student agency, engage student passion and personalize learning, we hoped blended learning would shake up the status quo and spark large scale change. Provide professional learning that allows participants to experience blended learning.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

This method has come to be known today as inquiry-based learning. Since 1985, I’ve been a part of the Great Books Foundation team supporting teachers as they learn to use the Shared Inquiry method of discussing complex texts with students. The post OPINION: May we please forget about tests for a minute and go read some books?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2019

I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with. Over time I learned that education had to change.

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Hapara

MARCH 17, 2022

the principal at Jasmine’s high school receives a worrisome email from a parent who thinks the school is utilizing a book with controversial content. So he logs in, reviews the list of books, and confirms the book in question is not a part of the Student Dashboard Digital Backpack. By 2:30 p.m., After school, at 3:00 p.m.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Develop the solid core of a Professional Learning Network. Your Personal Learning Network. Pre-requisite: the 21 st Century Tech-infused Teacher or permission of the instructor. What You Get With Enrollment. 8 Activities (topics).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Before that I had worked at the Charter School Growth Fund with several of the early visionaries who supported the movement toward personalized learning. During our second year, through a combination of reflection with our team and learning from experts in the field, we realized we had missed something—something big.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2017

Based on all that is known about how students learn, the predictions for the world they will face after graduation and the vast disparities of opportunity and privilege that have existed for centuries, we believe that continuing to use a traditional, one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning amounts to educational malpractice.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 7, 2017

“And low-quality professional development, frankly, feels like detention.” ( New Report Reveals That Teacher Professional Development Is Costly And Ineffective ). Such PD uses authentic artifacts, interactive activities, and other strategies to provide deeply embedded, highly contextualized professional learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It helps teachers extend their learning beyond the four walls. Steven Anderson, Lisa Schmucki, and Shaelynn Farnsworth discuss the value of a personal learning network. Steven Anderson published a book with Tom Whitby in 2104, The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning. Teachers need more time.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 6, 2019

iNACOL defines personalized learning as “tailoring learning for each student’s strength, needs, and interests—including enabling student’s voice and choice in what, how, when and where they learn—to provide flexibility and supports to ensure mastery of the highest standards possible.”

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

To personalize reading to the students, Jackie uses some of the library’s empty shelf space to create book displays based off themes of interest, like movies, sports, and history. She also asked New Canaan’s teachers to take pictures with their favorite books, and hung the pictures around the library. Join the Community.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

In this show, listeners are invited to j oin BAM radio''s Rae Pica for a discussion about overcoming isolation by builidng a personal learning network. They are: Rob Mancabelli is co-author of Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education. Lisa Nielsen (that''s me!)

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We call those their personalized learning “bytes.”. They get some books, a student activity, other articles or magazines that meet their needs. This is a fantastic idea for professional development. What they get is an actual physical cardboard box like a catalog mailer. Inside they have tons of little goodies.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

While this is essential, Kyle Zimmer, founder of First Book, points out that teachers must be directly involved in this conversation: “We need the voice of the educators front and center.” For Johnson, it’s been surprising that a flipped learning model hasn’t really taken off as much as it could have during the pandemic.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

“From the start, Phonics, Reading, and Me was designed to be different,” explained Learning Without Tears Chief Executive Officer, Terry Nealon. “In In both content and technology and professional learning and support, Phonics, Reading, and Me raises the bar on delivering bias-free and equitable access learning for all students.

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