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Developing Learning Walk Protocols

A Principal's Reflections

In a previous post , I elaborated on the rationale for making them a consistent component of a leader’s day: The process of learning walks, or walk-throughs as many schools refer to them, is to get a glimpse of what is happening in classrooms to then provide non-evaluative feedback for improvement. 2017 Dec;13(4):327-333.

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Four rules for hybrid meetings

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

Last week, I posted this article with thoughts for organizing and running effective meetings. I also said that I could do a whole blog post on "hybrid" meetings where some participants are in person and other remote. In this post I want to share four more rules for handling hybrid meetings. Well, here you are.

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5 Ways to Add Morning Meetings to Special Ed Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Felicia Durden shares methods behind having a powerful morning meeting in special education classrooms. 5 Ways to Add Morning Meetings to Special Ed Classrooms. Friday, October 13, 2017. So Felicia, give us our first idea for adding Morning Meetings to the Special Ed Classroom. Enhanced Transcript. Felicia: Hi!

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How to Start a High School Esports Team & Benefit Your School

ViewSonic Education

These include big-name sponsors, competitive pro leagues, college competitions and, in 2017, more global viewers than the 2016 NFL regular season. Make it official by planning out the details such as meeting time and structure. Competitive video gaming has quickly risen to the ranks of “real sports” in many vital ways.

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What is Blended Learning?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

5) As for O’Byrne and Pytash (2015), the terms blended learning, hybrid learning, and mixed-mode learning are all terms that are used interchangeably to refer to “a pedagogical approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) instruction with computer-mediated instruction” (p. Fabbian et al, 2017). 314-315).

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Old Ways Meet New Tech (and New Students) at Meeting of Library and Academic Leaders

Edsurge

Technology designed for educators is pushed “as if our ones and zeroes are special,” keynote speaker Clay Shirky told top librarians, publishers and administrators at the Ithaka Next Wave 2017 conference, held in New York City on Wednesday. It’s hugely destabilizing for people to work in that way, but it’s urgent,” she said.

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Meeting the Educational Challenges of COVID-19 Together

MIND Research Institute

There are a lot of unanswered questions, but also some great reference points to help guide us as we develop answers together. The study looked at data for over five million students in grades 3 through 8 who had taken NWEA’s MAP Growth assessments in 2017-2018. References. Basic Needs and Social Emotional Support. Ascione, L.

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