A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2013

I often tell educators to be the change they want to see in education. In education we often quip that our voices are not heard, opinions not valued, and our presence at the table when major decisions are made is absent. The tweet I read blasted this anti Common Core and PARCC decision.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2015

One lawyer defends the practice of monitoring students on social media sites after high-stakes testing. A storm of criticism recently rained down on test publisher Pearson Education after the revelation that it regularly monitors social-media sites for public posts that contain secure content from standardized tests it publishes.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 15, 2014

New Milford High School teachers Jessica Groff and Joanna Westbrook created a Common Core aligned English Language Arts (ELA) task that incorporated Twitter into their unit on Julius Caesar and built on content authentic to the Shakespeare''s history play – i.e. social media re-purposed with and for academic discourse.

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User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

As noted in USC Rossier Online, “ In order for your school and students to be fully invested in maker education, it has to be integrated into your curriculum, not squeezed in” ( [link] ). Maker education can be a tool for teaching the curriculum that you already have, At a glance, maker projects may appear disconnected from the curriculum.

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techlearning

MARCH 20, 2018

From Instagram to Twitter, social media has a powerful way of connecting users from around the world. But how can you start using social media platforms to tell your school’s story in local and global ways? Use your school colors and fonts consistently across all social media platforms.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

This was originally posted at Common Sense Graphite. As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. Tap into digital literacy and civic education skills at the same time!

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. We adapted the Design Thinking Process to include additional phases based on our own experiences in schools with educators and kids. The educator can assist learners in the interview process including how to develop interview questions.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 17, 2015

As educators, we have an opportunity to teach students how to be successful and responsible communicators regardless of the mode of communication they use. In addition to formal writing, our students need to know how to articulate their ideas in 140 characters or less and engage with a global audience using social media.

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Reflections

DECEMBER 14, 2015

A collaborative post by Lisa Meade and Tim Dawkins The release of the Common Core Task Force Report from Governor Cuomo’s office has created some interesting news and even more interesting social media posts. That’s one of the things that makes jumping on “ throw away all things Common Core bandwagon ” difficult.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This vibrant educator community hosts teacher-authors who wish to sell their original lessons and ideas to other teachers, district administrators, homeschoolers, and unschoolers. A favorite phrase was “That’s OK” Rarely was Common Core mentioned and never did politics come up (thank goodness!). copyrights.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

. “Interactive Middle School Math 7” This middle school math online textbook aligns to the Common Core State Standards. It includes interactive media, such as videos, and hands-on activities that are also interactive. The textbook starts with the digital world and asks learners to analyze social media and rhetoric.

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My Island View

JUNE 16, 2015

If educators can count on one sure-fired outcome of the largest national education conference in America, it is the information feeding frenzy that accompanies it. I think there might be more social media interaction with east coast events because of the time zones. This year it is Philadelphia. Conferences are not cheap.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 19, 2014

Over the years, and in my latest book , I have written about how social media has presented me and my school with numerous opportunities that I never could have imagined would be possible. I have not shied away from sharing my opinions on educational technology, leadership, politics, policy, and reform.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Both of my parents were public educators; my father an elementary principal in Hackettstown and my mother an elementary teacher in Flemington. They both touched lives and impacted kids like countless other NJ educators. Educators are, and have been, the cultivators of virtually every other profession.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

However, the mounting pressure from ridiculous mandates as a result of the current education reform movement and massive budget cuts across the country, have made it a challenge to learn through traditional pathways. Without funding, many districts no longer allow leaders to travel to national/state conferences or even attend local workshops.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2013

A rubric as well as the Common Core Standards that are to be assessed can be found HERE. educational technology Innovation Instagram New Milford High School Social Media' For example, “Hard work is not enough for us to reach our dreams….” So what do you think of this project?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Getting through the curriculum aligned to Common Core has become the driving force in many schools as pressure is mounting with high stakes testing looming right around the corner. Education had become more about schooling than learning. Little did I know that this moment in time would totally redefine my purpose in education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Brought to you by USC Rossier’s Doctor of Education online (EDd). This session is aimed at all teachers K-12.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. Feature chat sessions combined with some basic social media training.

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My Island View

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The burning question should be however, which is the best way to affect the greatest education reform? The focus for change in education seems to be in finding a way to best teach our students. That assumes that once that method is found all will be right with the world of education and PISA be damned. Teach adults as adults.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2020

Such is the disappointment and frustration that many students—and their parents—are sharing across social media , after learning that their submissions for the online Advanced Placement exams , happening this week, were not accepted due to technical difficulties. million students will take the exams from home this year.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

For over a century, the industrial model of education did a fantastic job of preparing students for careers. With obvious remnants of this system still in place, new changes are being pushed through under the guise of education reform. This control will be the demise of our education system.

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My Island View

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The burning question should be however, which is the best way to affect the greatest education reform? The focus for change in education seems to be in finding a way to best teach our students. That assumes that once that method is found all will be right with the world of education and PISA be damned. Teach adults as adults.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Heck, our education system has become so good at maintaining the status quo and enforcing compliance throughout that we and many others have been brainwashed into thinking any other course of action would be foolish. If education is good for one thing it is making excuses not to move forward.

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My Island View

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The burning question should be however, which is the best way to affect the greatest education reform? The focus for change in education seems to be in finding a way to best teach our students. That assumes that once that method is found all will be right with the world of education and PISA be damned. Teach adults as adults.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Fennell, a current professor of education at McDaniel College, has provided his endorsement of hand2mind’s Hands-On Standards product line, which helps K-8 educators and parents teach math with manipulatives to build problem-solving skills. Bush, where he helped bring attention to important issues in the education field.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2016

And most of all, technology has invaded the classroom in the form of equipment, tools and video educational lessons. . Does technology enhance my child’s educational experience over the pre-technology experience? The new curriculum being taught under STEM and Common Core systems are programs designed to improve how lessons are taught.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Instead of focusing on a practical method of teaching that enables students to speak and understand English, the country’s education system strongly emphasizes rote memorization of grammar rules and vocabulary. listed Chinese online education company. To compound this error, students are hardly ever given a chance to speak.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2015

It uses a simple statement that will turn all the social media mavens into engineers—IF THIS THEN THAT. It quickly became a favorite of lots of tech-savvy educators because it offers a growing number of ways to automate daily tasks that suck the minutes out of already-busy lives. Educational Applications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

You have to pay attention to proper writing skills, be careful to not plagiarize content or media, be a friend to your ebuddies, be constantly and brilliantly inspired, and be a tech genius who can fix all those geeky things that make social media work. 13 Ways Blogs Teach Common Core.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

As educational technology continues to proliferate, and as today’s careers demand tech-savvy job candidates who already know how to use devices, the argument over the right amount of screen time is getting louder. To gain some consensus on the issue, EdSurge reached out to a handful of education and industry experts for their opinions.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 24, 2013

Each of these books forced me to examine and challenge fundamental assumptions I had about teaching, technology, leadership and education. In other words, educators learn from the communities to which their are connected, and having the tools to make those connections are truly vital in the digital age.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

As social media embracement was not even a blip on the radar at this time, these teacher leaders were quite skeptical about the alleged benefits I described. PGP time for the past two yeas has been dedicated for my staff to become better educators and learners.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

KQED Teach , which launched on July 11, provides a series of free, self-paced courses to help K-12 educators develop the media skills necessary to bring media production and communication to their learning environments. KQED Teach will improve educator media literacy and help busy teachers leverage media in their classrooms.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Connecting leaders across the learning lifecycle and around the world, SXSW EDU serves as a melting pot for the latest approaches to education. At a high level, this year’s trends represent a human-centered approach to empowering both the educator and student to define their own learning pathway. Culturally Responsive Educators.

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