A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 2, 2019

The dreaded zero. For many students, this number elicits a certain amount of fear and anxiety that all assignments are turned in on time. I, for one, felt this way and made sure that everything was turned in when it was due. Compliance and following rules, even if I didn’t agree with them, were just natural parts of my view of school. Unfortunately, the effect does not transcend to every kid.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2019

Editor’s note: This article has been edited from the original post, “ Teach Slower to Teach Better ” and republished with permission. Over the last decade, as a rejection to a tired model of traditional higher education, new educational programs and structures have emerged. Many of these are in the fields of design, digital product development and programming.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 2, 2019

Sutori (formerly Hstry) is a good tool for creating interactive multimedia projects such as presentations and timelines. It's an ideal tool for digital storytelling. Students can use their.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2019

Visitors didn’t trek to this exhibit to view famous works of art or historic artifacts. They were at Boston University to visit “ The Wonder of Learning ,” a traveling exhibit highlighting a pedagogical approach to early childhood education known as “ Reggio Emilia.” Named after the city in northern Italy in which it emerged after World War II, Reggio Emilia is an educational philosophy that prioritizes play-based, hands-on learning over a prescribed curriculum.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 2, 2019

Student art featured at the NYC DOE Inclusion Expo Victor Calise , Commissioner at the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities and Haben Girma , the first deaf-blind person to graduate from Harvard Law, shared several lessons about the world's largest minority group with attendees at the NYC Department of Education's Accessibility Expo. The Expo was held at Brooklyn Law School on May 31st.

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 2, 2019

What a difference a year makes! Rita Platt reflects on takeaways from her first year as a principal with observations that may buoy other new and aspiring school leaders: avoid your office, encourage laughter, recognize that all staffers play essential roles, and much more.

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MindShift

JUNE 2, 2019

Many teachers are working to modify their classrooms and schools to offer a more supportive environment for students who have experienced trauma in their lives. They’re taking heed of research showing that adverse childhood experiences like poverty, neglect, and exposure to violence affect children’s brains and may have a negative impact on learning and behavior. “For me being trauma-informed has so much to do with mindset, accepting that different people come into a school set

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Hansen's Link to Tech

JUNE 2, 2019

Over the past few years dark mode has significantly made strides for application and device displays. From assistive tech to cool look to battery saver to display standard… get ready for dark mode as a staple with devices and application displays. What is the importance of dark mode? There are varied reasons why dark mode is emerging here is a list of reasons why implementing the display mode will be helpful.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 2, 2019

This month, myViewBoard for Windows gets several new improvements. New features to manipulate objects: You can now assign a fade-out animation to selected objects in creation mode. Then in presentation mode, tapping these objects causes them to fade out. Can’t find the shape you need? Combine multiple selected shapes into a single shape. Divide an into ellipse to multiple pies.

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