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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

I shared the following on social media recently: Entry points for change are crucial. Additionally, a study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that students who used laptops in the classroom were more likely to say that they enjoyed school and that they were motivated to learn. Cheung, A. & Slavin, R.

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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

You can also share stories across social media as a way to share successes more broadly, something I dive into deeply in Digital Leadership. determined Education, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 38:1, 3-14. determined Education, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 38:1, 3-14.

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The Skinny on Hashtags

A Principal's Reflections

Upon getting on Twitter in 2009, I was not only baffled about how to use the social media site but also about all the symbols associated with it. Let’s start by defining what a hashtag (#) is in the sense of social media. education, #edtech, #pedagogy, #teaching). One of them was the hashtag (#).

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The Vital Role of Digital Leadership in Transforming Education

A Principal's Reflections

Education will not be the same. Through all this adversity, educators have risen to the occasion and have begun the tedious process of redefining education and what real learning really should be. While educators across the world stepped up and have made it work, support now, and in the future, has to be prioritized.

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What Does Gen Z Want From Education?

Edsurge

Students are looking for something different from teachers and professors as they prepare to enter political and civic life, and that means educators need to change the way they support students when it comes to political engagement. Technology, social media, voting. For the full interview, listen here.

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The Worst Approach to Teaching Students About Social Media

The Principal of Change

Years ago, I had a real turning point in my thinking regarding social media use with students while listening to a group of students share some stories with me. I told this story the other day to a group of educators, and it reminded me of this picture. This is what is so hard about social media in education.

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Transparent School Leadership: Engaging Social Media as a Strategy

The 21st Century Principal

The basic premise of the entire presentation was based on these assumptions about school leadership and the engagement of social media. School leaders no longer have a choice of whether to engage in the use of social media if they are going to communicate in a 21st century manner.