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Be the Example

A Principal's Reflections

“ The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. ” – Paulo Coelho Change is hard. After getting on Twitter in 2009 I realized that we had to be better for our kids. I drafted memos and emails that provided guidance and examples. Setting an example and modeling are the first step. Then I waited.

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3 Months, 3 Micro-credentials, 1 Teacher: Building Performance Assessment Capacity in Georgia

Digital Promise

In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE). In June, she submitted evidence for and earned all the micro-credentials in the full stack , “Leading a Performance Assessment Community.”

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Place-based Learning vs. Project-based Learning: Two Approaches for Authentic Assessment

Reading By Example

Both are grounded in inquiry, defined by Kathy Short as “a collaborative process of connecting to and reaching beyond current understandings to explore tensions significant to the learner” (2009). A tension could also be present in their immediate community, for example the use of plastic straws in the cafeteria.

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Do Students Learn Better Online or in a Classroom: Statistics

eSchool News

Department of Education in 2009 found that, on average, students in online learning environments performed slightly better than those in traditional classrooms. Continued research is necessary to assess the long-term effectiveness of online learning and identify strategies for optimizing student outcomes in both online and classroom settings.

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Research-based Benefits of Being Bilingual

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The task assesses executive control components like working memory, inhibition, and shifting. 2009) – “Bilingual Minds” This comprehensive paper discusses the broad impact of bilingualism on language and cognitive functioning. 2015) – “Cognitive Advantage in Bilingualism: An Example of Publication Bias?”

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Engaging Students Right From the Start

User Generated Education

To gain students’ attention, class might begin by using multi-media, hands-on activities, surprising events, humor, or appealing to students’ emotions (Davis, 2009) ( A Starter Activity to Begin Any Class ). Here is an example rebus puzzle – see if you can guess it: My students generate their own and do a screen share.

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Why All Educators Need SAMR And TPACK

The Web20Classroom

TPACK Framework -The TPACK Framework was introduced by Dr. Matthew Koehler and Dr Punya Mishra in 2009 as a way to help guide teacher understanding on the effective integration of technology in learning, focusing on 3 specific knowledges teachers must have when integrating technology. I can do formative assessment without technology.

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