A Principal's Reflections

MAY 12, 2024

While I enjoy keynoting and facilitating workshops, it is through a coaching lens that I get to see how teachers and administrators are implementing innovative learning strategies with fidelity. Through their actions, I can collect evidence to show efficacy while curating exemplars I can share in my presentations. No matter where I go, I get the same message from educators on their desire for practical strategies.

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Strategy Elementary Examples Classroom 408

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Although state and local leaders are building comprehensive plans to increase the number of Black teachers, few plans include the recruitment of more Black principals, who play a critical role in Black teachers’ development. Only 10 percent of public school principals nationwide are Black , which helps explain why hiring and retaining Black teachers has been so problematic.

Education 139

Education Policies Advocacy Report 139

MiddleWeb

MAY 12, 2024

Laurie Miller Hornik describes what happened when English department colleagues got together to improve their responses to student writing. The collaboration produced a feedback protocol for reading, coaching and evaluating assignments that's still in use five years later. The post Give Students Writing Feedback That Works first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Assessment 108

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Seventy years ago this month, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, rejecting legal racial segregation of public schools. The decision appeared to pave the way for equal educational opportunities for every child and integrated classrooms where students from all backgrounds could prepare to thrive in their communities, careers and lives.

Report 131

Report Examples Elementary Groups 131

Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

Education

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Even as we approach the 70th anniversary of Brown vs. Board this May, key parts of its history remain buried. Reporting has begun to engage with some of the lost, and often complex, aspects of Brown’s legacy, such as the mass firing of Black educators following the Brown decision. At least one critical piece , however, still remains largely unknown: NAACP lawyers submitted a letter with evidence about segregation’s impact on white students as well as Black students.

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Report Analysis Course Groups 134