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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. Teachers are the backbone of any thriving learning environment. Teachers are the backbone of any thriving learning environment. Nevertheless, just like their students, educators thrive in personalized learning experiences.

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What Is Mistake Literacy? The Research Of Learning Through Failure

TeachThought - Learn better.

2009) found that error generation is positively correlated to enhanced memory. The Research Of Learning Through Failure appeared first on TeachThought. Though it is perhaps not intuitive, Richland et al. The post What Is Mistake Literacy?

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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. One of the key factors that drive the individuality of learning paths is the inherent uniqueness of each person's cognitive and emotional makeup. In a study conducted by Means et al.

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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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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 There is also a robust research base to validate its importance. Goodwin, B.

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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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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). I was both enlightened and empowered.