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The Point of a Lesson

A Principal's Reflections

I am not a huge fan of collecting lesson plans and have not been for years. It is my opinion that you can learn a great deal more by collecting and looking at assessments. Regardless of where you stand on the whole lesson plan debate, the intent is what really matters. For all of us who have taught or have been in a leadership position that supports teachers, I think we all agree that the point of any lesson is to help students learn.

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5 Tips to Help Students Feel Valued in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Crystal Willis on episode 476 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Students need to feel valued. Today’s featured educator Crystal Willis from Instagram and TpT as “SunflowersandSped” shares five important tips to help students feel valued. From noticing strengths to not making a simple mistake that makes people feel dumb — Crystal has practical tips to help all of us better make children feel loved.

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Your Educational Digital DNA - Get Ready for EdTech Innovation

ViewSonic Education

Quick Take: Getting an accurate view of where your school is in terms of readiness for EdTech innovation is important. Understanding your school’s Digital DNA will help you identify the technology you need today and for tomorrow. Is your school ready for the EdTech revolution? Edtech promises to bring learning from chalkboards to slick computer screens and more.

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3 Education Options To Choose From If You Dropped Out Of High School

EdNews Daily

If you did not graduate from high school, you may believe that your future employment will be forever stunted. Although it can take more effort and time to advance economically, you still have learning and employment options. With determination, research, and planning you can still achieve your educational and work goals. On-The-Job Training. If you do not have immediate plans to gain a more formal education, then becoming employed at a job that will gain you marketable skills is an option.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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10 G Suite Easter Eggs

Teacher Tech

10 Hidden Features of G Suite Not everything can be found in a menu. Here are 10 features of G Suite that you have to know to use. 1) Google Sites In Google Sites double click to reveal a wheel to insert content. Try making a Google Site by going to [link] 2) Force a […]. The post 10 G Suite Easter Eggs appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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3 Alternatives To The Traditional Classroom

EdNews Daily

The world is constantly changing with the development of new technology. Technology has also had a significant impact regarding the way many people view learning. There are many alternatives to the traditional classroom today that weren’t available even 10 years ago. . Here are three of the more popular alternatives to the traditional classroom: Online Courses.

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What Should Middle School Look Like?

Tom Murray

Dr. Neil Gupta joins Tom for this #LeadershipMinute.

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Let’s Talk Website Strategy: Should You Be Building A Website … A Podcast … Or An Educational Brand?

TeacherCast

For many teachers, the arrival of warmer weather brings thoughts of the summertime. We begin to think about how we can work on our websites for summer conferences and presentations. With these thoughts comes several major decisions: Should we update our website or start over complete? Am I creating a website for my blog or am I creating a website to promote my resume?

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My best advice on 10 sticky situations in schools

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Today we’re talking about tricky topics that teachers face. These are issues that it’s difficult for me to offer detailed advice on without knowing a whole lot of specifics. So I’m going to stay big picture, and give you my best piece of advice – the one thing, the most important thing – that I can say about topics such as: leadership that plays favorites. working with student teachers. supporting colleagues when morale is low. lack of student motivation. kids who can’t handle choice

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Let’s Talk Website Strategy: Should You Be Building A Website … A Podcast … Or An Educational Brand?

TeacherCast

Are you looking to build your EDU Brand but don't quite yet have a solid website strategy? Learn how to take your simple website and transform it into the next globally recognizable EDU brand today with these simple steps. The post Let’s Talk Website Strategy: Should You Be Building A Website … A Podcast … Or An Educational Brand? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Vermont’s ‘all over the map’ effort to switch schools to proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Senior Remi Savard is part of the last class at Montpelier High School that experienced the system before the school’s switch to a proficiency-based model. “It’s better than it was.” Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. MONTPELIER, Vt. — Remi Savard is one of the last students at Montpelier High School who remembers what class was like before the school switched to a proficiency-based model three years ago.

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The Core of Innovative Teaching and Learning #InnovatorsMindsetUDL

The Principal of Change

The above image is a draft visual that is the basis of my next book, “The Core of Innovative Teaching and Learning” (working title) which connects “ The Innovator’s Mindset ” and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). I am blessed to have Katie Novak writing this book with me as her brilliance and expertise is something that I know so many people will benefit from in reading the book, as I have benefitted tremendously in writing alongside her.

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OPINION: States let school districts leave needy kids behind

The Hechinger Report

What school district are you in right now? It shouldn’t be a trick question. But for many students, it’s not as simple as checking the map. The map is changing around students as influential adults — usually in wealthy, largely white communities — redraw borders to suit themselves. And state laws let them do it. Even, in most cases, if they’re leaving needy students behind.

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How Your Teacher-Librarian Can Be An Ally When Teaching With Inquiry

MindShift

This article was originally published by Canadian School Libraries , a registered non-profit charitable organization dedicated to professional research and development in the field of the school library learning commons in Canada. It is republished here with permission. By Trevor MacKenzie. We teachers are constantly reflecting on our practice and professional growth.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Teaching and Tech From Across the Web, w/e 04-20-19

EmergingEdTech

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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