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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

If middle and elementary school students are forced to repeat grades because they fall short of a standard anchored to NAEP proficient, vast numbers will repeat grades. But that’s a hard case to make, judging by a 2007 analysis from Gary Phillips, former acting commissioner of NCES. emphasis added].

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How to Empower Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

In addition to being a full-time principal, Evan speaks across the country on leadership, how to improve literacy in schools, the digital principal, social media, how to involve all staff in goal setting, how to organize effective work teams, and the impact of culture and positivity on work.

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Web Filtering: equally beneficial for your 5-year-old & 15-year-old

Securly

Most students find web filtering to be unnecessarily inhibitive, citing that it blocks perfectly acceptable web pages due to one keyword or denies access to social media pages. Some schools leave social media open, some schools restrict access, etc. The general sentiment: students –especially teens– hate web filtering*.

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The People and Moments That Define Us

A Principal's Reflections

My father was an elementary principal for 30 years and I always admired how he was able to inspire his staff to focus on student learning. After having assumed the duties of both athletic director and vice principal at New Milford High School I became the principal in 2007. Obviously my journey continues.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. Adaptive teaching: Reflective practice of two elementary teachers’ visions and adaptations during literacy instruction. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ).

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Launching SchoolLibraryNJ (and some models beyond)

NeverEndingSearch

We’ve seen evidence of this in the many curated digital collections shared across social media, including all of those lovely Bitmoji libraries. High School Crediting Sources Administrators Research Tools Librarians Book Awards & Lists Elementary Home Middle School Newsroom. Not every library has a realistic budget.

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Edtech and Social Emotional Learning #sel

The CoolCatTeacher

See: Creating Elementary Portfolios and One Note in the Classroom. She has presented her research across the US and Canada since 2007. Under her leadership, her school was the first to pilot HoloLens Mixed Reality from elementary through high schoo l. Vicki: Cool. And were you using OneNote for the digital inking experience?

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