A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. As I transitioned from principal to Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) my work began to take me all over the country and the world. Now back to my story.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 26, 2021

Research investigating how such fear develops suggests that a lack of motivational or cognitive support paired with a high demand for correctness from the teacher can lead to students avoiding math probably because they want to avoid showing incompetence in class (Ashcraft, 2002; Turner et al., Department of Education guidelines (Boyce et al.,

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

All the MCU fans out there know that this phrase was first used in the 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15 issue and then later by Uncle Ben in the 2002 Spiderman movie. Google has added some new features to Classroom. Soon you’ll be able to keep your students focused by creating locked quizzes using Google Forms while in Classroom.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity. The iPad does not direct the education—the teacher does.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

The following three sections detail the range of best practices found by researchers to be critical for ensuring educator growth and success: Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. 2004; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011 ). Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

When No Child Left Behind passed back in 2002, Congress enthusiastically proclaimed that 100 percent of American students would be proficient in reading and math by 2014. NCES has been administering the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam since 1969.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. But they are all misleading.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. Peter Adams, senior vice president of education, News Literacy Project. We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat. million students access its digital course materials, including those at 750 of the top 1,000 higher education institutions in North America. Top Hat has that platform.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2023

BOSTON — After María Mejía’s son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in preschool, the question of where he should go to kindergarten focused entirely on his special education needs. Bilingual special education experts say the underrepresentation of students with disabilities is more than a missed opportunity — it’s discrimination.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

A growing movement in higher education seeks to bring “critical digital pedagogy” to college classrooms. Or, as one of our guests put it: “in some ways it's about showing [students] the Matrix code behind education, letting them see how education works.” But the idea can seem a bit abstract and, well, academic.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 30, 2019

If you’ve been in the educational field long enough, you’ve probably come across Fleming’s learning styles theory. Then, we’ll discuss how to best incorporate what the learning styles theory teaches about individualized learning in the classroom. Do you know whether you’re a visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinaesthetic learner?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And their growing presence in the classroom is especially cause for concern. “I That’s a spirit that is very much a part of 826, a network of elaborately whimsical tutoring and writing centers that Eggers helped launch in 2002. You’ve also helped start a number of education nonprofits. Dave Eggers: That’s such a good question.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 3, 2019

Webb’s [2002] Depth of Knowledge model) than the lower ones. Student agency: The shift from classrooms that teachers overwhelmingly control to learning environments that enable greater student agency over what, how, when, where, who with, and why they learn. This is one of the biggest challenges education faces right now.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 16, 2018

With a Master’s Degree in Education in Instructional Technology, he understood both the technical nuances of school broadband and the real-life implications of classroom connectivity. In an ideal classroom, teachers and students wouldn’t even think twice about their devices, because those devices would simply work.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

So what will be the future of higher education, and how will it survive against this hostile backdrop? In May 2000, I was invited to present two keynote speeches about the role technology would play in the future of higher education. The first, undesirable form of disruption stops us from getting to where we wish to be.

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techlearning

AUGUST 29, 2018

To support these efforts, Impero Software, global specialists in remote monitoring and management software for education, announced a $2.5 education establishments with $1,250 to $25,000 toward the purchase of Impero’s online monitoring software, Impero Education Pro. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

As students return to the classroom this coming fall, concerns around safety and security are top of mind. Founded in 2002, Raptor has partnered with over 35,000 K-12 U.S. For more information, visit www.safeandsoundschools.org. About Raptor Technologies®.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 36(4), 476–500. Review of Educational Research, 81(2), 201–233; Headden, S. Beginners in the classroom. Postsecondary education descriptive analysis report. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement; California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Austin, TX, May 18, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, today announces Philip Walters as its new board chairman. In 2010, Walters was awarded membership in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to educational publishing.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 28, 2017

Put an end to messy backpacks and binders and document learning with digital portfolios A scene all too familiar for educators: the teacher asks the class to get out an assignment to turn in for grading and at least one student pulls out a binder that looks like it got hit by a tornado. The student next to her forgot it at home.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 3, 2015

by Grant Wiggins , Authentic Education. In this model (see Figure 3.1), responsibility for the use of a strategy gradually transfers from the teacher to the student through five stages (Duke & Pearson, 2002, pp. Duke & Pearson, 2002). Misunderstanding The Gradual Release Of Responsibility Framework .

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MindShift

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Excerpted from Making Science: Reimagining STEM Education in Middle School and Beyond by Christa Flores, published in 2016 by Constructing Modern Knowledge Press. Making learning “hard fun” (Papert, 2002) is a real-world balancing act that happens everyday when children are designing and inventing in the classroom. Benefit No.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Jo Boaler, author of “ Mathematical Mindsets ,” reminds us that the federal government’s 2002 No Child Left Behind Act put pressure on teachers to follow “scripted” curriculum and strict pacing guides. Even better, assess students’ interest by giving them time to browse the stories. When I was a kid I loved Beverly Cleary’s books.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. Going beyond traditional assessments gives more ways for ELL students to demonstrate their learning in math. Kelly Urlacher started her education career as a teacher in 2002. For many of the 4.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 9, 2012

Join me Tuesday, January 10th, for a special live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with the incredibly prolific and dynamic Ian Jukes--who describes himself as a "registered educational evangelist," and says that his mission in life is "to ensure that children are properly prepared for the future rather than society''s past."

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2018

No classroom walls divide them. “It There are no classrooms but rather a series of contiguous, multipurpose spaces arrayed around the central stairs, which themselves double as social meeting areas or lecture seats. Related: Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight? Hellerup is an open-plan school.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Personalization is a growing focus for policy development, technology applications and educational marketing. Today’s education and cognitive scientists affirm that every learner has a dynamic profile of strengths and challenges that impacts their learning journey. The idea itself is not new.

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Saving Socrates

OCTOBER 1, 2014

I must admit, after spending years in education and believing I really had my "head to the ground" on the latest trends, I was dead wrong. It lasted me from 1997 to 2002. Now just so we are all on the same page, the average NJ classroom as about 22 kids in it. The games in education vary and are all rated very accurately.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

With textbooks open, they watched a lecture about Newton’s Laws on a giant screen, while their classroom teacher simultaneously offered examples of those laws in action. based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state. It’s a model that Betsy DeVos, the U.S. compared to a 2.84 nationwide.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Liam Frometa, 5, left, and Christopher Ramos, 5, right, play with their classroom’s smart board at Fun Time Early Learning Academy in Naples, Fla. The study revealed children under 5 years old lacked access to affordable, high-quality education and care, a trend that continues over a decade later.

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Unlike formal schooling, individual content knowledge is not necessarily assessed through testing (Diaz, et al, 1999). It also becomes a tangible representation of tacit knowledge for both group members and those outside of the group (Conceicao, Heitor, & Veloso, 2003; Yaklief, 2002). Educational Researcher, 81(1), 32-42.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2022

Re-education on safety procedures and enhanced reporting and managing of low-level indicators may be necessary to build confidence in students’ safety and wellbeing. The survey shows a disconnect between student and educator perceptions of the handling of bullying and cyberbullying, with students reporting lower confidence.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 22, 2012

This is the second in a series of blog posts entitled 'Shaping Education for the Future' Yesterday's post can be found on this link. In May 2000, I was invited to present two keynote speeches about the role technology would play in the future of higher education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

But first, the kids in teacher Meghan Groves’ first-grade classroom were taking a moment to share their favorite part of the day. “My Higher Education. Education officials also cite the counseling and mental-health services the school receives from a handful of local organizations. “We BRISTOL, Va. — Sign up for our newsletter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

Often distracted and easily bored, these students are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the online classroom while learning 21st-century skills. In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Strategic use of digital tools can help educators who are teaching during uncertain times by providing structure and space for effective learning. There are many technology tools available that can help educators provide clear instruction and foster relationships regardless of when and where students are learning. Terry Anderson et al.,

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