A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

Last week my school was fortunate to have the NJ School Boards Association (NJSBA) visit to produce a live event called Learn@Lunch: Technology as an Engagement Tool. Yes, I was the Principal at that time, but my perspective and philosophy as to what constituted a 21st Century learning environment was vastly different than what it is today.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 2, 2016

I could reflect back on the previous year, examine what I had learned over the summer and plan for a better year coming up. Either way it gave valuable insight to how the students were learning but also could help shape the lesson for the next day. The students can respond via text message, website or even Twitter.

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WJU EdTech

MARCH 10, 2015

The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) is a leading proponent of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL). “Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. My strength is visual learning.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 21, 2017

For the next several weeks I’ll be sharing posts that you can use for your summer learning. School may be out for many but the learning we do as educators can last even outside the classroom. These posts will take us through Twitter chats and how you can participate in real time or whenever you want. Happy Learning!

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I wish my teachers had access to the digital tools and resources available in our classrooms today. There are so many ways that kids can creatively show you their learning in a timely and efficient manner, and ways teachers can conduct assessments that take away the testing anxiety that plagues so many kids.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

What I’ve learned over my years of teaching, however, is that starting with student interests in my planning actually reduces the workload—instead of being one more thing to think about, it is the place to start in order to make the learning process flow more smoothly and, most important, make it fun.

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