A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

The advent of social media introduced yet another responsibility into my already packed schedule: digital leadership. For example, elementary will conduct walks in secondary to provide feedback and vice versa. We then share collective insight while processing the feedback.

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Personal Learning Network Strategy Conference Assessment 505

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Blended Learning Cohorts for Powerful and Sustainable Professional Development - Chad Fairey, Head of School The Easy and Hard Problems in the Transformational Use of Digital Media in Schools - James Bosco, Professor Emeritus What are the traits of an effective Elementary Physical Education program in today''s world - Francis J.

Common Core 71

Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

Waterford

DECEMBER 3, 2019

8] Your Gen Xers are most likely the parents of older elementary or middle and high school students. They are generally comfortable with technology and navigate smartphones or social media platforms with little trouble. If you teach elementary school, many of your students’ parents will belong to Generation Y.

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Social Media Smartphone Elementary Facebook 228

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Previous research indicates that students who report positive teacher-student relationships were more likely to report high engagement with their learning, and strong teacher-student relationships have been associated with higher academic performance, feelings of competence, greater attendance rates, and pursuit of secondary education.

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Student Engagement Strategy Survey Blended Learning 109

Insight Education Group

DECEMBER 13, 2022

While some districts continue to struggle with “tough to fill” positions, all have experienced a dramatic drop from their vacancies which were reported to us in July! One of our districts reported 50 openings in July, dropping to 17 in September, and currently down to only 5! Follow Jana on Twitter, here.

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Strategy Social Media Secondary Facebook 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The system is a little weird, since you can''t see all of the proposals in one area (they are categorized into primary, secondary, and tertiary blocks based on arbitrary ordering of session submissions by one individual), but here are direct links to panel proposals I made: "School 2.0: November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

iLearn Technology

JULY 10, 2016

It seamlessly integrates into social media and Open Badge compliance and has an Open Credit API. As a student with learning needs, he often received a report card that revealed all of the places that he was failing within his education. Reports and certificates show a very narrow view of what it means to be human.

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Digital Badges Assessment Libraries System 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

This event is brought to you by GlobalEd Events and TakingITGlobal. URL/LINK TO JOIN: [link] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: HOST SCHOOL: Ste Genevieve High School and Middle School - Central Standard Time ORGANIZED BY: Rhett Oldham, An educator or educators at a non-profit school - more contact information in calendar event Alert!

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Secondary Conference Survey STEM 73

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. They sometimes only focus on social media or TV.

Libraries 93

Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. ” And, I also (unfortunately) needed to update my post on the W-2 phishing scam victimizing school districts across the country.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Karen has presented at conferences around the country about teaching students to navigate social media and working with teachers to develop digital projects that embrace new media literacies. Julene also works with Suumu Secondary School and Roots & Shoots in Tanzania.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

–Michele Dick, Education Specialist, Wacom With the release of the Nation’s Report Card and ongoing school staffing shortages, states and professional organizations will need to rethink the benefits of technology in supporting students in special education programs. . It is all about the balance.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Lisa Grant, superintendent for the Centralia school district, makes her monthly rounds in a fifth grade class at Fords Prairie Elementary School on Dec. The school district welcomed all elementary students back for in-person learning in early December. Credit: Katie Cotterill for The Hechinger Report.

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Elementary Report Policies System 107

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When it comes to reading for pleasure, students have so many other competing interests available to them – movies, games, social media, and TV shows – that we need to aim to make it an attractive, conscious choice. Holzweiss said she avoids outdated book report questions and formats.

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 93

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As a set of policies, accountability was instantiated in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002, and reinforced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. ” Reuters has led the way with investigative reporting on this.

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Data Technology Education Software 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Just as Covid vaccines don’t end up magnetizing people , and what actually constitutes critical race theory has never been taught in primary and secondary schools, there is no agenda to create a parenting permit — an idea that would be as anathema to the left as to the right. There never has been. Acknowledge the Fear.

Education 142

Education Social Media Policies Guidelines 142

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Indeed, the job prospects for those with just a high school diploma but no additional schooling are pretty dismal , even for positions that once did not demand any sort of post-secondary education. Student teachers are getting trained with VR, Education Week reported this fall. weird that, eh?) .” The Business of Hiring.

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59