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Leading Through Windows and Mirrors

A Principal's Reflections

Windows and mirrors can be powerful leadership tools. Peer through a window and see who is most responsible for implementing and leading change that results in improved outcomes. When something doesn’t go right or as planned, take a look in the mirror to own the outcome. Do I lift others up? Am I open to feedback? Brock, S.E.,

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Developing Learning Walk Protocols

A Principal's Reflections

Another positive outcome of learning walks is the building of better relationships since the non-evaluative nature of the process focuses on meaningful growth around targeted look-fors. Alignment Try to align the look-fors to elements of the formal observation tool you use and expect to see routinely. 2017 Dec;13(4):327-333.

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Different Ways to Show Learning

A Principal's Reflections

A recent review of the scientific literature on learning styles found scant evidence to clearly support the idea that outcomes are best when instructional techniques align with individuals' learning styles. Cindi May shared the following in Scientific American : Just because a notion is popular, however, doesn't make it accurate.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). Tagged on: September 9, 2017 Do Perks for Teachers Compromise Their Integrity?

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OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017. Next Year, It Will Become an Essential Teaching Tool

Edsurge

Those days are over: 2017 was OER’s breakthrough year. That happened in 2017. Meanwhile, at least 70 OER-related bills were introduced in more than half the country’s state legislatures in 2017. But it never seemed to gain broader adoption beyond that group of pioneers. Ohio University is doing the same.

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Summer 2017 Learning Series-6 Awesome Tools To Try This School Year

The Web20Classroom

Finally we will finish the series by looking at some new and exciting tools to try in your classroom. There are so many new and exciting tools, apps and sites to discover and use throughout the course of the year. Here are 6 tools you can use throughout the course of the year to make a difference in your classroom.

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