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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

Throughout the year they met to develop extensive binders to compile resources related to text complexity as outlined by the Common Core Standards. Math teacher April Millian has been exploring the flipped instructional approach and has begun to implement it on a routine basis with the use of Edmodo.

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Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Summer Learning with Ask a Tech Teacher

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A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. The classroom is a wiki.

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

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If you’re looking for Common Core, a selection of videos and quizzes are specifically designed to supplement Common Core instruction for grades 8-12. Provide course materials for a flipped classroom. Find course materials for a traditional classroom as an alternate way to explain complicated concepts.

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Bring Experts to Your Class Easily with Nepris

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Set up your class (optional, but this allows you to share out archived Nepris sessions with students, say, for a flipped classroom activity). These include Common Core, TEKS, Next General Science Standards, or California/National CTE Standards (optional but gives the experts better insight into your curriculum objectives).

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Even in the face of adversity in the form of education reform mandates, Common Core alignment, impending PARCC exams, new educator evaluation systems, loss of funding, and an aging infrastructure we have not only persevered, but proven that positive change can happen with the right mindset.

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Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin

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Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. For example, a unit on space is supported by a virtual chat with an astronaut from the space station or his Houston training facility. Digital books are aligned with state standards and Common Core.

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Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

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These are high engagement stories that inspire kids to ask, for example, “OK, how would I build a new corral for my sheep? One of the things that we looked at when we moved to fully remote learning was a flipped classroom. That’s the beauty of story-based learning. It’s not just, “Jane has a room that's 30 feet by 10 feet.