Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2023

The skills required to succeed in your post-High School life, be it college, a vocational training program, the military, or a job, are surprisingly similar. You can learn programs like leadership training, which can help you hone your leadership skills and become a compassionate servant leader.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

There are rarely absolutes when it comes to educational leadership and ushering in meaningful change. I pulled the following from some research on the topic (Hardavella et al., My leadership team and I pulled specific elements that were core components of Tier 1 instruction. Develop a schedule and stick to it as best you can.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2024

If you’ve decided that you prefer the officer path to the enlisted, here are your options: Military Academy High school students with excellent credentials have an opportunity to apply to any of the US military academies–the Naval Academy, West Point, Air Force Academy or Coast Guard Academy. In the Army, it’s a 3.2

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 12, 2020

Advancement Courses is a leader in online professional development, with over 280 courses in 20 different subjects, including topics like online instruction, social-emotional learning, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Some schools, districts, and organizations allow credit for listening to podcasts.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2022

As I was facilitating a model lesson near the end of the school day with a group of teachers and administrators, a staff member came by the room to inform everyone that the district would be going remote the rest of the week. Effective leadership in these unpredictable times is not only needed but greatly appreciated.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Financial literacy is a must-teach topic for students, a topic Kailen Stover has been teaching for years. If you need standards-aligned, digital resources to teach real-world topics like financial literacy, communication skills, leadership, and SEL, social-emotional learning, then EVERFI has a course for you.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

School resources are always limited, whether they be time, money, attention, energy, or personnel. Before you hire an outside helper for your school(s), here are some questions you might ask… Are we bringing in this person to actually help us do something? Or are we just doing it because others are / it’s a hot topic right now?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 17, 2020

Special Topics: Leadership During a Crisis (3 credits, online) [Class # 20597]. In this class we are going to talk about crisis leadership. We will highlight the individual / collective mindsets, organizational strategies, leadership behaviors, and support structures necessary to navigate crisis situations.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 27, 2021

[To celebrate our upcoming book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , I am publishing an excerpt each day for a week before its release. We interviewed leaders at 30 different ‘deeper learning’ schools around the world in 2019 and 2020. Also, every main chapter concludes with Key Leadership Behaviors and Support Structures.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Personalized learning quickly became a focus area based on impressive outcomes from some of the schools I had been working within in an on-going and job-embedded fashion. Other pieces included topics that I traditionally cover but with new angles such as pedagogy, change leadership, and school culture.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD. They fit into the categories of SEL, digital instruction, engagement/management, and leadership. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Hear the story behind this exciting student podcast and get inspired to start a student podcast at your school. Some schools, districts, and organizations allow credit for listening to podcasts. He’s passionate about school culture, servant leadership, and kindness. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2022

If you dig into the awesome Zhoriel Tapo student reporter, you'll see that although she is twelve, if you dig into her story , she had a speech go viral that she gave about leadership when she was six. I believe knowing how to make videos is an essential part of every school's curriculum. is a powerful tool for creativity.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 26, 2021

During countless coaching visits, I saw and heard firsthand the myriad of challenges being faced in classrooms, schools, and districts. Through a coaching lens, I was able to generate topics for posts that I thought people would find value in and appreciate. Most people would agree that this was not the case.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2020

The concept of leadership hasn’t changed, although the conditions under which leaders work and learn sure have. In the end, though, scalable change resulting in a transformation of teaching, learning, and leadership was more of an exception as opposed to the rule. In times of uncertainty, strong leadership is needed more than ever.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Some schools spent the summer engaged in magical thinking that everyone would be back in person this fall, just like before the pandemic. Instructional leadership with Virginia administrators. I also had the wonderful opportunity this summer to work with school administrators from across Virginia. All of this work was virtual.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's episode, we're joined by Justin Reich, an associate professor at MIT and the author of ‘Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools.' Suppose you've wondered how to bring meaningful change to your school or classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The following are some notable platforms where diverse and credible case studies can be accessed: Harvard Business School Publishing The Harvard Business School produces various curated course content that learners and teachers can use. In terms of case studies, the Harvard Business School publishes on different disciplines.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 2, 2022

Many schools have or will be making the decision to revert back to some form of remote learning. Good teaching and leadership shine through no matter the circumstance. For schools that do not go back to remote learning, the curveball will be high rates of absenteeism. As the curveballs kept coming, they hit them.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

While the vast majority of teachers are well schooled in pedagogy, instruction, and assessment, many are not prepared to manage and support students with the increased occurrences of mental health issues and behavioral struggles. Learn more about professional development topics. What is an example of a professional development goal?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 20, 2020

Advancement Courses is a leader in online professional development, with over 280 courses in 20 different subjects, including topics like online instruction, social-emotional learning, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Some schools, districts, and organizations allow credit for listening to podcasts.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 8, 2021

Recently I was working with the leadership team at Moanalua Middle School (MMS) in Hawaii. One of the coaching topics that came up was how to improve the Response to Intervention (RTI) process as a means to support learners. I can’t overstate the wealth of information Chris shared.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The COVID-19 unleashed an array of challenges that resulted in schools being closed for in-person instruction for many months. In a recent article Venola Mason and Tawana Grover emphasized the priority to address the SEL needs of students during and after Covid-19: Schools must be prepared for the aftermath of the pandemic.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 19, 2020

Thought I’d post a quick update on how my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership for Social Justice , is going. We are trying to approach the class through a very broad social justice lens, which means that we’re discussing a variety of different school leadership equity contexts. I’ve got six students in the class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If you love the challenge of coding computers to do just about anything you can visualize, the hardest part of deciding on a post-High School career may be selecting the right specialty. Therefore, choosing to specialize in digital media will allow you to focus on topics you enjoy, keeping you interested throughout your career.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Student leadership is an essential part of the successful classroom. Recently, I sat down with and was interviewed for an article Building Student Leadership. I’ve included a few concepts on student leadership below.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 26, 2020

My online Leadership During a Crisis class launches in 2 weeks. What would you include in a Master’s level course on this topic, one that is focused on the practical implementation needs of P-12 school leaders (i.e., Coronavirus Chronicles 007 – Mendon-Upton Regional School District.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

Back in 2009, I began calling for an evolved construct of leadership that would better serve schools in meeting the diverse needs of learners and stakeholders alike. Digital leadership is all about people and how their collective actions aligned with new thinking, ideas, and tools can help to build cultures primed for success.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Reinart's comprehensive school reform model has been widely recognized. 00:05:46:44 – 00:05:59:42 Vicki Davis: Educators often feel isolated in their schools.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Curriculum Associates recently launched its Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative to support the professional growth of rising school principals nationwide. All of the principals participating in the Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative have been in their current role for three or less years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

is an Assistant Principal with Portsmouth Public Schools in Portsmouth, Virginia. He specializes in educational leadership, team coaching, staff development and special education development. program in Educational Leadership at Old Dominion University. Basil Marin Assistant Principal Basil Marin Ed.S.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2022

This article is for recent graduates, either from high school or college, ready to look for a first job. You can also talk about any other soft skills you might have, such as your ability to work in a team, adaptability, leadership, time management and problem-solving skills. Prepare Your References.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 26, 2021

As you check out the schedule and topics, remember that the website is in GMT +1 time (That is 6 hours time difference for me here in the US Eastern Time Zone. Engage 2021 Topics. Selected topics include: Educators in an Unpredictable World: Here We Grow! Measuring School Outcomes – Jen Olmsted. Who is Kognity?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted traditional classroom instruction, but it has not stopped schools from fostering meaningful connections and engaging in robust, student-centered teaching and learning. What are the most pressing challenges facing school districts at this moment? Everest Area School District (Wisconsin).

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2023

His career in education began teaching high school social studies in two public school districts in Connecticut. Before joining EdTechTeacher, Tom served as Digital Learning Director for the Bristol Warren Regional School District, leading their Future Ready Educational Technology initiative and 1-1 device program.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

There is a lot to consider as schools either begin the school year or reassess where they currently are based upon the current COVID19 situation. Here in the United States, many school districts are adopting a hybrid model when they open in the fall, while others have made the decision to start remotely.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

I don't want to belabor this point as I recently wrote about the topic. Prioritize standards It is unrealistic to try to cover the entire curriculum as educators are implementing hybrid models for the first time, and increasing COVID cases is forcing some schools back to remote learning. You can view the post HERE.

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