Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 24, 2019

We had the pleasure of having Zac Chase as a guest facilitator this past week in one of my principal licensure cohorts. Zac was amazing, which is no surprise to anyone who knows him. One of our activities with Zac was using the Question Formulation Technique to unpack teachers’ and students’ beliefs about school culture and climate. For instance, we can take an affirmative statement that represents a desired end goal such as “Nearly all of our students can be successful in a Tier 1 instructional

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2019

In 2017, at the end of our third year of implementing personalized learning at Dallas ISD, our central personalized learning team conducted a series of stepback meetings with school leaders. We wanted to learn their biggest concerns around implementation, along with what was and wasn’t working for them. One thing consistently bubbled to the surface in these meetings: The way we were exposing teachers to personalized learning was more focused on the what and less about the how.

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Teacher Tech

AUGUST 24, 2019

Create a Bingo Board with Google Sheets Use Google Sheets to create multiple, different, Bingo boards from your own list. Template alicekeeler.com/bingo As with all Apps Script coding projects you need to wait a minute for the code to load. Look for the “Bingo” menu to load up next to the Help menu. Choose setUp […]. The post BINGO!

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2019

Today we spent sometime going through iTunes App Store collections for high school students and curated for you the apps below. These are some good applications high school students can use to help.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

Research continues to show us that children who participate in a quality music program go on to see higher test scores and have a greater likelihood of postsecondary success, yet programs across the country lack support, commitment and funding. That’s why it’s time to change the conversation around music education. With cuts happening across all sectors of education, not just the arts, it’s vital that we take a different approach to showcase the value of music and focus on the

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 24, 2019

It’s the beginning of the school year. Many educational leaders have the same thing on their minds: how will we get people to change? Certainly not to change for sake of change. We are talking about professional growth, developing oneself toward a goal for improvement. Much easier said than done. We can encourage change, model it, write the planned change down, and show how our efforts will potentially impact student learning.

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