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The Role of Place in Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

Furthermore, research by Hattie (2012) emphasizes the importance of creating a positive classroom climate, asserting that the physical layout plays a crucial role in fostering a conducive atmosphere for learning. 2013; Hattie, 2012; Tanner & Lackney, 2006). A Means et al. A Means et al. Murphy, R., & & Baki, M.

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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

By constructing a psychologically safe environment through reframing metacognitive interpretation of subjective difficulty, children can express their full cognitive potential (Autin & Croizet, 2012). Create opportunities for students to teach each other. Find ways to include novelty. & Croizet, J. Fiorella, L. & Mayer, R.

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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

eSchool News

These factors include individual traits, social support, and relationship with parents, among others (Credé & Niehorster, 2012). Research consistently shows a link between greater social support and increased well-being (Batool & Ahmad, 2013). 2012, December). doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01855. 1469-7610.2007.01855.

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Understanding Teacher Engagement in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

2007; Klassen, Perry & Frenzel, 2012; McIlveen & Perera, 2016; Perera, Granziera, et al., It’s critical to understand what teacher engagement is and what factors positively impact teacher engagement if we are going to attract and retain talented teachers.

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How to Have Deeper Learning and Better Schools

The CoolCatTeacher

Jal is the author of The Allure of Order: High Hopes, Dashed Expectations and the Troubled Quest to Remake American Schooling (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013) and the co-editor of The Futures of School Reform (Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2012).

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Red states are where the annual issuance of new high school equivalency diplomas has fallen by more than 50 percent between 2012 and 2016. Specifically, the annual number of test takers who completed one of the three exams has fallen more than 45 percent from more than 570,000 in 2012 to roughly 310,000 in 2016. Data source: Thomas J.

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EdTechSandyK's Top Five Posts of 2012

EdTechSandyK

White Rocket Burst Used With Permission As the new year begins, I thought it would be interesting to start my 2013 postings by looking back on the five most popular posts on this blog from 2012. It''s instructive moving forward to reflect on what was on my mind and what resonated most with my readers over the past 12 months.