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The Path to Efficacy

A Principal's Reflections

Organizations, schools, and districts that are successful all lead with efficacy in mind. The same can be said for teachers and administrators who can effectively implement ideas and strategies in ways that result in improved learner outcomes. To put it simply, efficacy can best be defined as the degree to which set goals are achieved. The path to achieving it begins with a belief in oneself.

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5 Ways to Step Back from Teacher Burnout

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Tired teachers need strategies to stay refreshed and feel good. Today, we talk about battling burnout. This week we are counting down the top episodes of 2019. Today’s show is 5 Ways to Battle Burnout with Mandy Froehlich and it is the number four episode of season five.

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What does ‘career readiness’ look like in middle school?

The Hechinger Report

Juliet Basinger, a rising seventh grader at Laing Middle School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, demonstrates the capabilities of a drone she built in the school’s Fab Lab. Photo: Stephanie Strom for The Hechinger Report. PLEASANT, S.C. — Juliet Basinger pressed a button on a remote control, and the drone she built did a somersault, first in one direction, then in another, before taking off around the room, cheekily snapping photos of the adults looking on.

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A Very Important Computer Science Resource for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Here is a great computer science resource we discovered through Tim Bell's post “ Three Ways to Get Started with Computer Science and Computational Thinking”.

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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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OPINION: Higher education must not leave working families behind

The Hechinger Report

The promise of education in America is a promise of opportunity. A promise that education — especially higher education — can offer a pathway to the middle class and an opportunity to build a successful life for yourself, your children and your grandchildren. The unfortunate reality, though, is that our higher education system isn’t delivering on that promise of opportunity for far too many families, particularly those who choose to pursue career-focused learning in fields that require less than

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Everything Teachers Need to Know to Make The Best of Google Drive in Their Instruction

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A huge number of emails we receive from our readers are queries about different features in Google Drive. And while we have extensively covered Google Drive functionalities in several posts in.

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Let’s Be Summer Rested, Fall Fresh Co-Teachers

MiddleWeb

Teaching coach and NBCT Elizabeth Stein shows how to create a space that will keep co-teachers learning together throughout the rest of summer, concentrating on what we can do to refresh ourselves AND continue improving and learning in preparation for a productive fall.

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What Does ‘Career Readiness’ Look Like in Middle School?

MindShift

This story about career readiness was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. PLEASANT, S.C. — Juliet Basinger pressed a button on a remote control, and the drone she built did a somersault, first in one direction, then in another, before taking off around the room, cheekily snapping photos of the adults looking on.

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To smooth transitions from home to prek to kinder, states must invest in every aspect of early ed

The Hechinger Report

(Left to right) Shenandoah Cochran, 34, and her children Shenabelle Pearson, 3, and Daniel Pearson, 5, welcome Daniel’s preschool teachers Audrey Persinger and Terri Webb for a home visit. Photo: Peggy Barmore for The Hechinger Report. LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Shenandoah Cochran, 34, greeted the two teachers at the front door of her elevated house in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, like family friends.

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