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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Imagine a classroom buzzing with engaged students, actively constructing knowledge and diving deep into topics that spark their curiosity. Conduct individual needs assessments through surveys, goal-setting conversations, or classroom observations. This vibrant learning environment does not just happen by chance. Desimone, L.

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Learning and Reflecting with Video

A Principal's Reflections

I remember like it was yesterday when I began blogging back in 2009. In my quest to practice what I preach and grow, I have begun to utilize video as a means to articulate ideas, share my learning, and openly reflect. When you think about the potential video has to articulate a message, it makes sense to harness its power.

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Taking Learners Deeper with Reflection

A Principal's Reflections

In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , I shared the need to provide more opportunities for this in lessons as well as specific strategies that can be used. When it comes to reflection in the classroom, the key is to make the time for it through alignment with routine pedagogy. Why was this learning important to you and your peers?

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Do Students Learn Better Online or in a Classroom: Statistics

eSchool News

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. The success rate of online learning versus traditional classroom learning is a topic of ongoing research, with various studies examining factors such as academic achievement, retention rates, and student satisfaction.

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Revolutionizing Classrooms: How Microsoft’s AI is Changing Education

The CoolCatTeacher

It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE. Subscribe to the Show Video with Closed Captions - Cool Cat Teacher YouTube Our Podcast is on YouTube! Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

Edsurge

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. Now is the time to fully embrace how physical classrooms can be improved by online techniques. Each week, I’d assign several lectures I’d recorded earlier on video.

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

Bringing music into your classroom can not only make lessons more engaging, it may also promote cognitive and social-emotional advantages for your students. Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. 40 Music Activities for the Kids in Your Classroom. The solfeg.io

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