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Top Posts of 2018

A Principal's Reflections

There are many reasons I continue to blog regularly, but the biggest is trying to add a practical lens to many of the ideas we either see or hear about on social media. Another outcome is the impact that it has on readers near and far. Here are my top posts of 2018. Back to the whole writing thing.

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Tech-less teaching methods could alienate tech-savvy Gen Zs

eSchool News

Technology improves learning outcomes in the classroom Of course, there are many reasons as to why people believe that banning phones in the classroom is the right approach. Economic and societal factors, such as mental health concerns over social media use, present significant challenges. This has been known for many years now.

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?Online Communication Will Open New Doors For Community in 2018

Edsurge

Continuing this trajectory, I expect that we will see a significant re-design of community in 2018 and beyond as we open up silos in nearly every sphere of our lives and break open new channels of communication. But the more interdependent the world becomes, the more it needs great collaborators and orchestrators.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

After nearly two decades of the No Child Left Behind Act and standards-based, testing-oriented educational reform – and almost 40 years after the A Nation at Risk report – the 2018 and 2019 NAEP results showed that the bifurcation of American student performance remained “stubbornly wide.”

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What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 11/12/2018 - 13:21. As K–12 schools continue their E-rate processes for 2019, districts should be considering what tools are worth investing in to provide their students with the best outcomes in the coming year. . What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

Between 2018 and 2019 the number of leagues that facilitate esports in schools nearly doubled. In 2018, the Pew Research Center reported that 97% of teen boys and 83% of teen girls played video games. For one thing, strong social connections boost immune function. Esports in Schools Brings Success to More Students.

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Colonial School District and Frontier Recognized by 2018 Learning Impact Awards

eSpark

Colonial School District’s implementation of Frontier’s writing solution has been recognized by the 2018 Learning Impact Awards. Colonial teachers use Frontier to consistently lead strong writing lessons that ask students to research and write about relevant, engaging topics like self-driving cars, climate change, and social media.