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The Ascent to Growth

A Principal's Reflections

I genuinely believe that most people want to get better in their professional role and they find comfort in growth. Who doesn’t want to make a difference while moving up the career ladder? However, I say most because complacency, lack of motivation, or not being passionate about the work or the job can inhibit a drive to seek ways to improve. Since the minority falls in this category, let’s focus on the majority.

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OPINION: What’s missing in music education? Cultural and social relevance

The Hechinger Report

I was trained and licensed to be a music teacher in the traditional American way. My classes included all varieties of instruments. I sang and learned to conduct bands, orchestras and choirs. I played in ensembles. I took multiple semesters of musical technique, history and theory as well as music education methods. Almost all of what I just described was traditional.

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5 Great Android Apps to Help Students with Their Math Homework

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A few weeks ago we shared with you here in EdTech and mLearning a list of 10 good iPad apps to help students with their homework. Here is another list of equally important apps for Android users who.

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Blending SEL Practices into Writing Communities

MiddleWeb

By blending social emotional learning into writing workshop, we can spark student confidence and commitment. Author and ELA educator Lynne Dorfman describes a class where students feel safe to express themselves, celebrate writing achievements, and self-identify as writers.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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5 Good Reads Debunking the Homework Myth

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Homework has always occupied a central position in the culture of schooling over the last decades. However, there is now a growing trend within the education community that advocates a 'no-homework'.

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9 Platforms & Techniques for Successful Team Learning

The Innovative Educator

The logo for our buttons and hashtag for the work. There are many benefits of attending events as a team and learning together. Doing so successfully takes preparation, planning, and the right tools. If you are coordinating an event for you and others, the strategies, tools, and platforms below may help you do so successfully. Facebook event A Facebook event allowed those across New York City schools to find and/or inspire other colleagues to attend.

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The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 172 The Complexity Of Shortcomings In Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 172 The Complexity Of Shortcomings In Education Drew Perkins talks with Glenn Loury, economist, academic, author, and professor at Brown University, to get his thinking on education topics like school choice and competition and social justice issues like racial equality. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: glennloury.com @GlennLoury bloggingheads.tv – […].

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Social Justice With Young Learners: Using The Read Aloud To Promote Empathy

ASIDE

Source: ASIDE 2019 Tackling social justice with young learners is more important now than ever before; it is also a lot easier to bring into the classroom than educators might think. So many picture books published in the last few years addressing empathy issues make integrating social justice into the learning process less complicated. When we read books with children, it offers an opportunity to use the character as a vehicle to identify negative feelings or to wrestle with different points of