A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

As of late, I have been working with quite a few districts on personalization through a variety of blended learning strategies. My experience in this area began over three years ago, thanks to having the opportunity to coach teachers and administrators at Wells Elementary School. Ownership of learning shouldn’t just be for students.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 22, 2022

But elementary school-age kids do have the natural curiosity, imagination, drive, and ability to come up with innovative ways to change the world for the better. It included: Their business name – Gifted Community Craft Story Startup costs Cost per item Marketing strategies. Highlights – Making and Packaging the Products.

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Waterford

MARCH 31, 2020

1] Teaching young students with autism communication skills and learning strategies makes it all the more likely that they’ll reach their academic potential later on. Social Skills Activities for Elementary Students with Autism. You can use this as a tactile art activity if you’d like or as a science activity for elementary students.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 18, 2021

As I transitioned from the principalship to supporting districts and schools, I learned that blended learning was a powerful pedagogical strategy that could unleash students' potential while meeting their diverse needs. Over the course of many years, my work with Wells Elementary School provided a foundation that I pull from to this very day.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

They need practical strategies that are not just effective but also can be developed in a reasonable amount of time. There are many strategies that educators were implementing well before the pandemic that hold more value now. The elementary teachers are also using both Seesaw and Canvas to promote voice. So, where do you begin?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

Objective of this module “In this learning module, called (Re)Defining STEM, learn how to view STEM education with an updated lens, understand the principles for effective STEM teaching and learning, and come away with concrete strategies and activities that can transform student learning no matter the discipline.”

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 25, 2020

Teachers working with younger learners who may not be strong readers or teachers who are introducing a complicated or multistep assignment will want to explore strategies for providing audio or video directions. Below are two strategies that teachers using Google Classroom can use to add audio and video instructions to assignments!

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Waterford

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn more about why phonics skills are so important for literacy development, then discover helpful strategies for teaching elementary students—with five free downloadable teacher resources from Waterford.org! Teaching Phonics in the Classroom: Strategies and Resources. Learning the ABCs can be fun!

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Then, you’ll learn several practical and research-based strategies to help your students build reading comprehension skills. The early years are vital to a child’s long-term achievement in reading, so teaching vocabulary and content knowledge in preschool and in the elementary grades is essential. They go hand in hand.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Then, we’ll provide you with a few tips and strategies for improving your students’ intrinsic motivation. When it comes to the classroom, there are a few strategies that you can use to make sure your students are interested in your class material and ready to learn. Strategies for Helping Students Motivate Themselves.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The overreaching goal for each session was to support instructional strategies aligned to rigor & relevance and the 6 C's with a focus on the purposeful use of technology. This was then followed with strategies and tools for embedding tech that would assist with both differentiation of instruction and co-planning (virtually).

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Waterford

APRIL 9, 2024

Social Skills Activities for Elementary Students with Autism Students with autism often have trouble interpreting and mirroring neurotypical social cues; the same is true of non-autistic students for interpreting and responding to autistic social cues. This means that about 1 in 36 of the children you teach will be diagnosed with autism.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

The Teaching Tolerance website includes lessons, texts, tasks, and teaching strategies teachers can use to guide students in exploring and discussing social justice topics. Lessons include: Lesson objectives Essential questions Materials–teaching strategies, handouts, and texts Key vocabulary Procedure.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

In a previous post , I shared how members of the 4th-grade team at Red Cliffs Elementary School in the Juab School district collaborated to create a personalized experience that combined choice and data to differentiate. District 205 has given us the opportunity to have an instructional coach at each elementary building.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Standards-aligned boards Strategy-specific boards Thematic boards Review and practice boards Project or performance task boards. Strategy-specific Choice Boards. Strategy-specific boards present learners with a variety of strategies to select from and can be used repeatedly. Standards-aligned Choice Boards.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

I’d like to propose using a creative strategy to free the teacher from needing to be “on” presenting information or orchestrating the lesson. For example, an elementary teacher may want to focus on a specific season or weather pattern while a secondary teacher might focus on cell division or energy sustainability.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

As I continually work with more and more districts and schools on an ongoing basis, ideas keep percolating in my mind as to the pedagogically-sound strategies that educators can use now. Many readers have noticed that many of the strategies I have shared are also effective for face-to-face learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

To help you get started, I've compiled ten specific strategies that I used during my tenure as a high school principal and now help other leaders with during coaching cycles. Creating or further developing a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is also essential to access 24/7 ideas, strategies, feedback, resources, and support.

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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. No matter where I go, I get the same message from educators on their desire for practical strategies.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 4, 2021

A more sensitive and pragmatic strategy is to develop systemwide supports for learning recovery through acceleration. With the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, Congress has made money available to school districts to tackle the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Celebrate learning Another strategy for using technology in the classroom is to celebrate learning afterward. If you’re looking for a way to start integrating technology into an early elementary classroom, Hāpara has a digital citizenship course for grades K-2 with activities for each grade level.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2020

I also mention the well-being boards I designed with Dr. Maria Hersey for teachers, teenagers, and elementary students (and their parents). If you have tips related to teaching online…a favorite strategy, technology tool, or activity, please take a moment and post a comment.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Many want to see what a strategy actually looks like in practice and then have the time to apply it. A focus on the why might get educators all excited, but that typically fades when they need more of the how in terms of what the strategy actually looks like in practice. I am so glad she did, as it was a huge success.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with three educational leaders from Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 in Illinois about their experiences with and strategies for using technology to enrich classroom environments. Shepard Elementary School. Moulton plays a key role in this phase.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Blended learning is one of many strategies that can add a level of personalization while also making the experience a bit more personal with the right conditions. In each case, the station rotation model has been the preferred strategy. One such method that is rapidly gaining traction is blended learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Look for apps and programs that cover key concepts and skills taught in early elementary grades, such as phonics , early literacy , basic math skills and foundational science concepts. By enhancing teachers' ability to utilize data practices effectively, these tools support better-informed teaching strategies and improved student outcomes.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

The best part is the conversations that I get to have with learners, especially at the elementary level. Downing Elementary School with principal Marcos Lopez as part of some broader work in Ector County ISD. Add more recess not just in elementary, but in middle school as well. Case in point.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Now, before I go any further, it goes without saying that I see fantastic examples of sound pedagogical practice and innovative strategies that are leading to improved learning outcomes. In addition, I will provide additional strategies and resources. How do you know if the class got it at the end of a lesson?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Code.org has different activities for elementary students to adults. Kodable has different free activities for elementary students that require no registration. This is one of my elementary students favorite coding programs. Search by grade, coding level, and by the type of technology available or unavailable.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary school. Many of our students, despite their resilience, face immense challenges beyond the scope of conventional SEL strategies.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

While mandate-focused trainings do very little to inspire the masses, one-and-done and drive-by events likewise do very little to provide educators with strategies to effectively implement the ideas or show what they look like in practice. Any investment made should lead to efficacy. Below are a few examples.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. One elementary school she worked with took all the offbeat and childish ideas from its students and designed a “whimsey” theme. CDW VV2 Strategy.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

The University of Sheffield provides the following synopsis that validates the importance of this pedagogical strategy: Reflective learning is a way of allowing students to step back from their learning experience to help them develop critical thinking skills and improve future performance by analyzing their experience.

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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). If technology resources are available, then the best comprehensive strategy to pursue is real blended learning. ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. However, the pedagogical tenets remain the same.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Here is the slide deck I used with my upper elementary gifted students: Here is the link to the presentation – [link] if you want to use it. I know of no other instructional strategy that consistently have this success rate. You will need to make a copy if you want to use it as is or adapt it.

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User Generated Education

MAY 17, 2024

But elementary school-age kids do have the natural curiosity, imagination, drive, and ability to come up with innovative ways to change the world for the better. Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2023

While educators can leverage many high-agency strategies, choice might be the most essential element of personalization because it allows students to take ownership of their own learning in so many different ways. For an array of strategies, check out this post. Below you can see a few examples.

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