A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

A great deal has changed over the past few years not just in society, but also in education. Many of these changes are a result of the exponential advances in technology and the role these tools play in shaping both our personal and professional lives. As a result, innovative practices emerged in many shapes and sizes. To answer the call of disruption, new thinking had to emerge.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2019

Another phone call from Lapeer County Jail meant another $25 spent and a list of to-do items to assist my family. When my little sister was re-arrested in October, I worried about what her incarceration would mean for my family’s already limited emotional and financial capacity. They, especially my mom, were already spread thin, and I was only a few phone calls away from shattering myself.

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Adjusting Course

APRIL 28, 2019

I was recently watching a short video featuring a behind-the-scenes look at how the soundtrack for the Greatest Showman came to be. Since this is one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time, I was immediately drawn to the story. I'll let you draw your own conclusions from the video, but if you don't tear up (at least a little bit) we might not be able to be friends anymore. :) I wanted to share this video because it reminded me of a tension I've noticed in education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 28, 2019

In today's post, we are re-sharing with you one of our popular lists featuring 10 very good reads meticulously selected for teachers. These are books by leading educators, pedagogues and cognitive.

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Teacher Tech

APRIL 28, 2019

Use Control T and Control W I was showing a couple of teachers from my kids school some Google things and one asked me “How did you get that tab open?” KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS! Learning keyboard shortcuts helps us to blast through our digital teacher tasks faster. Control T Control T opens a new tab. I’m […]. The post Essential Teacher Keyboard Shortcuts appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 28, 2019

What if students could find a way to overcome their fear of speaking, learn storytelling, and become more confident public speakers? Teaching these skills to middle graders using stand up comedy can lay the groundwork for greater success, writes actor-educator Kevin Flynn.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 28, 2019

Innovative Educators will be excited to learn that Facebook has a mentorship program available to people within select groups with a focus on parenting, professional, or personal development. This means admins can offer this feature to members of their groups. Those who are members of groups using this feature, can offer or find support. Members can determine how much time they want to spend together and what goals you want to work towards.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 28, 2019

Thinking out loud so bear with me… An important question that we should ask often; What is the purpose of school? . Is it a means to an end or is there a bigger purpose? If you “teach to the test,” can some skills be learned in that process? Resiliency? Focus? Dedication? I have seen some posts on social media where the instruction is geared to how we do on exams and things like “pep rallies” getting students psyched up to do tests.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 28, 2019

Informative, inspiring, or just plain interesting education and digital technology content from across the web, posted on Twitter over the past week and collected here to share with our blog readers. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 28, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Let me tell you a story about a disengaged student who later became a teacher. I could tell the story of an anonymous child who had multiple diagnoses and was super disengaged in school, but later became a teacher and instructional coach, and then I could do a big reveal at the end — that student was me!!

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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