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#EDvice: Practical Strategies in 90 Seconds or Less

A Principal's Reflections

I never saw myself as a writer until I started blogging back in March 2010. In a world where multimedia content is virtually at everyone’s fingertips, written content that dives into concepts and strategies might not have the same impact as it once did. Consistency has been vital for me, as I have published a post every week since.

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Trauma-informed teaching strategies can benefit all students

eSchool News

Educators don’t necessarily know which students have been affected by trauma. However, because it impacts such a large number of students, you can use specific strategies to help all students develop resiliency and improve emotional regulation. Some techniques include walking meditation, body awareness, and breathing exercises.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

In many cases, without even realizing it, educators plan their curriculum without considering whether it includes the diverse backgrounds and identities of their students. Then, we’ll provide a few strategies for improving your cultural competency and even a starter list of diverse books to include in your classroom library or curriculum.

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Unpacking the Backpack

A Principal's Reflections

At that time, Twitter was emerging as the preferred space for educators to connect, and blogs were the go-to source for relevant ideas and strategies. Being a connected educator opened my mind and eyes to what was possible and enabled me to move beyond comfort and fear to evolve into a more effective leader.

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Instruction and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

When it came to the lesson plan piece, many of my colleagues and I in the Northeastern United States were educated in the Instructional Theory Into Practice Model (ITIP) developed by Madeline Hunter. Feedback is valuable when it is received, understood and acted on (Nicol, 2010). Review of Educational Research: 88(4).

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Self-Regulation in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

I am always fascinated by how high-agency strategies can unlock the potential of learners. In life, this might be the most critical competency that educators can cultivate in the classroom. Educational psychology: developing learners (7th ed.). Self-regulation of learning and performance: Issues and educational applications.

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Different Ways to Show Learning

A Principal's Reflections

For many of us, our preparation to become teachers consisted of courses focusing on classroom management, lesson design, grading, and proven strategies that had withstood the test of time. There is little scientific support for this fashionable idea—and stronger evidence for other learning strategies. Willingham, 2010.

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