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Blending with the Station Rotation Model

A Principal's Reflections

For me, the journey began back in 2011 when we first introduced the flipped approach at New Milford High School, where I was principal, with resounding success. Over the course of many years, my work with Wells Elementary School provided a foundation that I pull from to this very day. Wells did the latter exceptionally well.

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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

Then, we’ll provide you with a few tips and strategies for improving your students’ intrinsic motivation. When it comes to the classroom, there are a few strategies that you can use to make sure your students are interested in your class material and ready to learn. Research in Higher Education Journal, 2011. Williams, K.,

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Arts-based Teaching in Elementary Schools

EdNews Daily

With efforts like Rhode Island School of Design’s championing of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, the arts remain at the forefront of dialogue about best practices in elementary education). Arts-based Teaching Models in Elementary Schools. Goldberg (2011) advocates teaching about, with, and through the arts.

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The Pivotal Role Movement Plays in Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The best part is the conversations that I get to have with learners, especially at the elementary level. Downing Elementary School with principal Marcos Lopez as part of some broader work in Ector County ISD. Add more recess not just in elementary, but in middle school as well. Case in point. Adams-Blair H.,

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

We decided to write a book to provide every teacher with the strategies and tools to confidently pull all parts of the writing process into the classroom. Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Graham, S., & Hebert, M.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. This means being open to change and ready to modify teaching methods and strategies as needed. 2011, Nurmi et al., Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. Madda et al.,

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Reflective Learning as the New Normal

A Principal's Reflections

The University of Sheffield provides the following synopsis that validates the importance of this pedagogical strategy: Reflective learning is a way of allowing students to step back from their learning experience to help them develop critical thinking skills and improve future performance by analyzing their experience.

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