A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 23, 2022

If we burn out teachers our education system will never meet the needs of learners. Eric Sheninger (@E_Sheninger) January 19, 2022 As someone who is in schools on a weekly basis and working side by side with educators under these conditions, I always ask what could be done to make their professional lives a little bit easier.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , I honed in on research-based strategies that have withstood the test of time in addition to emerging strategies such as personalized learning. Chunked Professional Learning Time is the most precious resource for educators these days. In the words of Leonardo da Vinci.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The fact remains that there was no professional learning to prepare for the reality that everyone is facing nor a plan for something like COVID19. I always like to focus on the small wins when I am facilitating professional learning with schools and districts. My favorites are Mentimeter and Padlet.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Place Like many school districts, learners in Corinth can choose to work remotely at home or come to school for in-person learning, reducing anxiety and stress while emphasizing health and safety. For the students participating in in-class learning, social distancing measures need to be implemented.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

Here are some of my thoughts from 2013 , which have aged nicely: Digital leadership considers recent changes such as ubiquitous connectivity, open-source technology, mobile devices, and personalization. Many kids have flourished during remote learning as they have been able to follow a unique path or learn at their own pace.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2022

An equitable learning culture at the district and school level can only be created through the development of policies, procedures, and vision that result in systems geared toward supporting the uniqueness of all learners. There also must be ongoing professional learning for teachers, coaches, administrators, and other related staff.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2020

Yes, to some extent, but definitely not scaled in a way that has led to system-wide transformation. The image below begins to visualize what this could look like as schools begin to transform teaching, learning, and leadership. For more information, check out my entire r emote learning series.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

The rapid proliferation of technology combined with the closure of schools due to COVID were powerful change agents that placed enormous pressure on educational systems this year. Some educational systems made significant progress or changes to adapt to the demands of the moment, while others stagnated and floundered.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 28, 2024

Successful change often requires navigating complex systems and overcoming entrenched challenges. Collaboration is a cornerstone of effective educational improvement, especially when it comes to making the shift to personalized learning. Collaboration provides the necessary support network to weather these storms.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At its core, personalized learning is about recognizing that no two students learn exactly the same way. It moves beyond the one-size-fits-all approach by focusing on each student’s strengths, needs and learning pace. In April 2019, we began our journey to personalize learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 25, 2024

This information can help them make informed decisions about resource allocation, curriculum development, professional learning, and strategic planning. What resources or support systems are in place to enhance teaching and learning? Opportunities What emerging trends or technologies can enhance teaching and learning?

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. Here you can find a listing or some great options.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

To that end, we chatted with HP Teaching Fellows Rola Tibshiran i, Vicky Masson , Joseph Filipic , Jim Pedrech and Chad Sorrells about how critical professional learning networks (PLNs) have been to both their craft and their well-being. Here, they share four essential recommendations for creating a strong PLN.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

Since pacing is a pivotal component of both personalized and blended learning, I did another Google search for ways to integrate timers into Google Slides. The key with a choice board to use as a part of professional learning with adults or classroom learning with students is sound blended pedagogy.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. Transitioning to a personalized learning environment doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a process.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

There is no shortage of sound research on what constitutes effective professional development for teachers—focusing on specific curriculum content, encouraging active learning, supporting collaboration among peers, and offering opportunities for analysis of student work. Education policy issues must be addressed first.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2017

What never ceases to surprise people is the sheer scale of the New York City school system, a district made up of 1,800 schools, 76,000 teachers and over a million students. Teachers are professionals who know what they need to support their own development.

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Digital Promise

MAY 31, 2016

To facilitate robust opportunities for personal and authentic learning, the PowerUp Initiative has provided all high school students and teachers with 1:1 laptops and access to digital content through the HUB, a district-wide learning management system. Clarity of Structure and Expectations.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 16, 2020

Students and families are going to pay the price if they are in school systems that haven’t invested heavily this summer in professional learning for teachers to teach effectively online. Are we fighting for compelling visions of learning and teaching in person, or just child care so that people can get back to work?

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Travis believes that by empowering learners to drive their learning we can start to create a new system that honors all learners and their cultures. In 2015, Travis was named TIE Technology Leader of the Year, which recognized his work integrating technology into his classroom.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The system of schooling must change first. The ‘system’ viewpoint makes sense. First, as schools adjust to the seismic shifts in society at large, increasingly teachers must demonstrate skills in inquiry, project-based learning, design thinking and supporting personalized learning through coaching and mentoring.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2020

These aren’t an effective practice in school, and thus it shouldn’t be a go-to as a means to validate a remote learning plan. These have quickly become a high agency, pedagogically sound strategy to personalize learning in school and can be adapted as part of a remote learning plan. Use playlists and choice boards.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light. Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Marianne Beja had been in education for more than 30 years when she discovered personalized learning. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

The idea of using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver professional learning and development to K-12 educators is not new—but it’s not quite mainstream, either. The organization has been providing LMS-based professional learning for the state’s educators since 2004. “We

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can now boost literacy instruction via LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning. About Cambium Learning Group. BOSTON (Aug.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As Director of Professional Learning Systems for Tennessee’s Department of Education, I have the privilege of being able to witness teachers get excited to learn a skill they not only need to learn, but want to learn, and in the way best suited for their unique learning style.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2017

What never ceases to surprise people is the sheer scale of the New York City school system, a district made up of 1,800 schools, 76,000 teachers and over a million students. Teachers are professionals who know what they need to support their own development.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

DuBois Academy—all started strong out of the gate in their first year as Verizon Innovative Learning schools. Under the leadership of Pierre and principal Shondula Whitfield, Atwell put new systems in place for the second semester, incorporating Verizon Innovative Learning schools goals into the school’s goals.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

The ACT Network brings together shared school leadership teams—teachers, principals, central office staff who serve the schools, and community advocates—to analyze a school’s data sources, including demographic data, perception and survey data, learning data, and program data. Micro-credentials are a solution to this need.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

More and more schools across the country are thinking beyond academic initiatives, working to broaden the definition of success to ensure all students are healthy, safe, and engaged in their learning. Personalized learning (#4). Real world learning (#8). Teaching with technology (#7).

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edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

They needed to find a way for their systems to talk to each other. Eric Butash is responsible for providing leadership and innovation for enhancing teaching and learning through the identification, evaluation, adoption, and integration of effective educational innovations for the Foster-Glocester Regional School District.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Whether at the individual or system level, the fact remains that there is always room for growth. Moreover, the interconnected nature of global systems means that advancements in one field often have cascading effects on others, creating a ripple effect that fuels the ongoing need for improvement. So why is this the case?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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