A Principal's Reflections

MAY 23, 2021

Direct instruction is one such practice. For the most part, instruction focuses on the teacher, consisting of what he or she does and the way in which content is conveyed. While learning is the ultimate goal, direct instruction plays an integral part in setting the stage for it to occur. The key is brevity.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2021

During the spring of 2020, I connected with the Juab School District in Utah and began what would be two years of longitudinal work to help them take personalized learning to the next level. The first was an overview of foundational instructional strategies and pedagogy, while the other five focused on voice, choice, path, pace, and place.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2023

I did not wake up one day and say that this is what I aspired to do for the rest of my career. What resulted were districts, schools, and organizations visiting my school from all over the world. The last sentence above leads to what will be a differentiator for Aspire Change EDU. Now I have a standard answer.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Over the years, I have written a great deal about personalization, which is basically a shift from “what” to “who” as a means for students to demonstrate more ownership over their learning. What is taught or on the test has little value if the diverse needs of learners aren’t addressed. This is the essence of personalization.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

My role, like in many other similar districts across the country, has been to assist the teachers and administrators with digital pedagogy leading to purposeful use and efficacy using the framework below. I went deeper into the models from a pedagogical standpoint to help them better plan for instruction.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

As someone who has actively worked in schools physically and virtually throughout the pandemic, I have seen some of the most extraordinary examples of sound pedagogy. I will even go out on a limb and state that what I have seen the past couple of months is significantly better at scale than what was observed prior to COVID-19's emergence.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

If kids aren't engaged during the instructional component, then it is quite difficult to empower them later on, regardless of whether they are offline or online. If kids aren't engaged during the instructional component, then it is quite difficult to empower them later on, regardless of whether they are offline or online.

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Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Educators often hear that what they do in the classroom needs to be based on pedagogy. Their strategies should be tied to pedagogy. Their tools should be focused on pedagogy. So what is pedagogy? What is the definition of pedagogy?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 9, 2021

It is essential to understand just how critical choice can be when thinking about lesson design and pedagogy. Each provides students with greater control over their learning while also freeing up the teacher for targeted instruction or support. Below is what Betty sent as well as the choice activity that she created.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2020

William Horton says it best, "Unless you get instructional design right, technology can only increase the speed and certainty of failure." We found great success at my school during our digital transformation by focusing on pedagogy first, technology second if appropriate mindset. Teaching will and must be different.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 26, 2020

Through it all, there is anxiety and fear as it pertains to what comes next. What will be the impact of budget cuts? One minute, schools are being given guidance to open up for face-to-face instruction, and the next, they inform the masses that they are starting the school year with remote learning. There is a difference.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Every school and every classroom has to find what works best for their needs. It has to be intertwined with pedagogy and human relationships if it is to yield positive results. Read more: Don’t forget about pedagogy when chasing technology! Differentiating and personalizing instruction is no easy feat.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2019

They share what people were talking about and their observations about what was missing. Record Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019) These three educators co-authored Don’t Ditch That Tech: Differentiated Instruction in a Digital World and talk about research, differentiation tools, and so much more from ISTE19.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With current distance-learning structures, many parents, students, and teachers are concerned with children spending so much time on screen – in some cases, 5 or 6 hours a day – for instruction. Read more: From normal to better: Using what we’ve learned to improve education.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Before getting into the specifics of this post, it is important to flesh out each concept to ensure the efficacy of these shifts in pedagogy. Here is my take on the strategy: Personalized learning represents a movement from the “what” to the “who” as a means to facilitate student ownership of the learning process. See the difference?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy. Research around the pedagogy of effective blended learning will help you understand how to effectively combine your physical classroom and your online classroom.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] What is heutagogy? Substantiated by a growing body of neuroscientific research, heutagogy is an instructional strategy that supports learners in being the agents of their own learning. Heutagogy puts students at the center of their learning process. Children are naturally active learners.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2019

K–12 Departments Work Collaboratively to Support New Pedagogies. Engaging students and personalizing instruction with technology requires IT and instructional experts to work effectively , together, outside of their traditional silos. Let’s start with what personalized learning is — or should be — and go from there.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

When school districts bring in technology to do just that, it is also integral that administrators support educators and keep pedagogy in mind. Teachers need direction from administrators on how to improve their pedagogy and incorporate technology into their lesson plans. Tech Engages Today’s Students, But Teachers Need Support.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Educators are looking for ways to personalize the learning environment for every student while trying to find ways to differentiate; it can become paralyzing. On the one hand, they have the traditional methods of accessing content and assessing what students have learned. Differentiation comes in many varieties.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

Throughout the school year, I have been assisting them with digital pedagogy as it relates to blended learning and the use of flex spaces. I cannot overstate the importance of getting the instructional design right first before throwing technology into the mix. Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In this webinar, we will dive deep into the strategies that drive meaningful change in instructional approaches and student learning, and learn the hallmarks of top-notch professional development experiences that support educators along the path toward classroom innovation. Don't worry, you can also listen to the recording.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. So, you don’t bother to keep your resume up-to-date or expand your teaching skills other than what is required for your position. What to include. In short, you found the square hole that fits your square peg. Until the day that changes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The pedagogical method has since evolved into just that–its own pedagogical approach to bringing learning to life for students through hands-on engagement that lends itself to both differentiation and personalization. In their recent book Pedagogy of Play , researchers Mardell et al.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. This book is your guide to what children must know at what age to thrive in the community called the internet. Use this book to point out who should know what when.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Category: Differentiation.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Meanwhile, the calculus instruction has to be slowed down enough that it’s not as effective for math people as it could be. “I Its aim is not to abandon calculus, but rather to yank calculus instruction into the 21st century, by teaching students through the use of real-world problems. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The solution?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

K-6 math curriculum (with a separate program for pre-K) is versatile, easy-to-use, and nicely differentiated for varied learning and teaching strategies. Each lesson provides differentiation suggestions for Extra Help, Extra Practice, and Extra Challenge. Origo Education’s award-winning Stepping Stones 2.0

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments. As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . What Are Summative Assessments Vs. Formative Assessments. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 1, 2016

Differentiation, special education, and response to intervention (RTI) are interrelated and interdependent; or, they should be. Comprehensive approaches to differentiation, special education, and RTI are more necessary than ever if schools will reach the goal of high levels of learning for all students. With whom students will learn?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2017

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Category: Differentiation.

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Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2019

While parts of the education system have incorporated tailored methods to keep students engaged, mathematics is often still taught in traditional, non-differentiated ways. What you teach and how you teach it plays a strong role in whether students feel like they belong , particularly in math classrooms. and Antonio M.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With over 20 years of experience, she advocates starting with pedagogy first and then transforming learning experience by using technology tools. But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? Episode 860.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So, let's embrace the new year and reflect on what we can learn from the stresses and messes of this past fall and take the opportunity to renew our commitment to not just teaching but thriving in our classrooms. That is what you get with Modern Classrooms so go to coolcatteacher.com/modern today and sign up. You’ll be glad you did.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

Time and again, there have been education techniques and pedagogy developed that challenged conventional teaching and learning methods. EdSurge: What inspired you to create SplashLearn? Whether it's textbooks, or even digital content in videos, too much of our instructional content and approach is static.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

They need to learn about differentiated instruction , flexible learning environments, how to make the most of the school LMS, educational apps, or even VR and drones. That first step in teacher PD is to look around and determine what you need in order for it to be good. Not only that, listen to what they have to say.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. This book is your guide to what children must know at what age to thrive in the community called the internet. Use this book to point out who should know what when.

Digital Citizenship 188

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