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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

You can also share stories across social media as a way to share successes more broadly, something I dive into deeply in Digital Leadership. Sustaining and improving outcomes relies on good morale. 2004), "Making workplace fun more functional", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. & Ryan, R. 1994) Promoting Self?determined

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Social Media This method for connecting with families continues to grow in popularity. 2004, November). The Effects of Comprehensive Parent Engagement on Student Learning Outcomes. These surveys encourage involvement by showing that you value your families’ opinions. Journal of School Psychology. Redding, S., Langdon, J.,

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Feelings During FLOW-Related Learning

User Generated Education

Consequently, compared to less engaged peers, engaged students demonstrate more effort, experience more positive emotions and pay more attention in the classroom (Fredricks, Blumenfeld, & Paris, 2004). Encouraging Positive Student Engagement and Motivation: Tips for Teachers ). Deep and meaningful learning occurs within a context.

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#CoronaVirus, class closures and communication

Learning with 'e's

There is a growing body of research that shows there is no significant difference between learning outcomes achieved at a distance against those achieved in class. One meta-study database (established in 2004) shows that online learning (when done effectively) is at least as effective, if not more effective than traditional courses.

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Why a Maryland CIO Created a Forum to Connect K-12 Students

Education Superhighway

In 2004, we created the Carroll County Public Network (CCPN) consortium. As we produce positive and measurable outcomes, we hope it will raise our visibility as the K12 Enterprise IT authoritative source in Maryland. I decided to apply and I have been here for over 16 years. I am deeply committed to collaboration at all levels.

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

users moved from just accessing information and content to being able to directly interact with the content through commenting, remixing, and sharing it via social networks. also saw the development of social media which permits users to communicate directly with one another synchronously and asynchronously. With Web 2.0,

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What Kids Need for Optimal Health and School Engagement

MindShift

For tweens and teens it can also include some time spent on social media. Twenty years ago, the time spent in school ranged from five to six hours a day, but currently children in the United States spend at least six to seven hours a day in school (Juster, Ono, & Stafford, 2004). 2014; Hofferth & Sandberg, 2001).