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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

This vibrant learning environment does not just happen by chance. It thrives under the guidance of a passionate, skilled educator who is constantly evolving alongside their students. Teachers are the backbone of any thriving learning environment. Teachers are the backbone of any thriving learning environment.

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Charting a Student's Journey: A Guide to Crafting Effective Learning Paths

A Principal's Reflections

The journey of learning is a unique and intricate process, with each learner embarking on their own distinctive path towards success. In this introduction, we will explore the fundamental reasons why every learner carves out a distinct educational journey, acknowledging the multifaceted elements that contribute to this diversity.

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Better Feedback for Deeper Learning

A Principal's Reflections

In order to learn and grow, some type of feedback is needed along the way. While an experience can be a foundation for learning, it is the feedback that often serves as a catalyst for reflection. John Hattie (2009) found a similar effect size of 0.73 Review of Educational Research (Vol 77, No1). Goodwin, B.

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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

I can empathize with their frustration, but I attribute these behaviors to underdeveloped self-regulation skills, especially in online and blended learning environments. However, students are unlikely to develop these skills in learning environments where they are positioned as passive receivers of information.

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Taking Learners Deeper with Reflection

A Principal's Reflections

“ We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey The quote above from Dewey has always resonated with me, especially when I am outside doing yardwork in Texas. I always learned to wear long-sleeved shirts and observe my surroundings to spot their nests. Some of them actually bite.

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

Edsurge

In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. Despite the setback, I believe there is still a way for students to re-engage in school, support their communities and learn leadership skills.

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Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators

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Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators The recent changes in the working environment and the ongoing global economic crisis have brought about significant shifts in people’s lifestyles. I realised that I enjoyed writing – especially about teaching and learning the English language!

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