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Strategies to Accelerate Family Engagement

A Principal's Reflections

Right now, time is of the essence, which is why leaders need to critically reflect on their actions in order to improve the outcomes of any messaging strategy. Below is a quick list of ideas to consider: Social media Video streaming (i.e., Below is a quick list of ideas to consider: Social media Video streaming (i.e.,

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Methods and tools to strengthen teacher collaboration and raise student achievement

Neo LMS

In the absence of being together in the same physical space, finding a tool or tools that we can rely on whether it’s social media, a voice message, jumping on a quick video call, or having a collaborative space and posting a question, there are tons of options. Social network communities. Use messaging tools.

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Why Connect?

A Principal's Reflections

I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). When and why did you decide to get involved on Twitter? How long does it take to develop a strong network on Twitter or other digital platforms?

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Additionally, I made of point of consulting with other teachers around the nation via Twitter on their experience with the platform. Finally, once purchased, I followed social media posts on the product’s upgrades, especially if the product incorporated some type of social-emotional component.

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Backchanneling: The Why, How, and What (Best Tool)

A Principal's Reflections

So why and how should one incorporate backchanneling during workshops, presentations, faculty meetings, after hours, or in classrooms? Backchannels or back-channeling is common at conferences where attendees use tools like Twitter to discuss the various presentations in near real time. In this case, it is the backchannel experience.

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Become the Storyteller-in-Chief

A Principal's Reflections

Schedules will be finalized, lessons developed, assessments graded, observations completed, meetings attended, and this basic routine in some slightly altered format will continue throughout the year. Social media allows us to take sole control of our public relations and tell our school stories consistently, accurately, and transparently.

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The Challenges Educators Face

A Principal's Reflections

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. As much as this has been a game-changer for so many, we now have better access to research and evidence of improved student outcomes to really hone in on the types of changes that are needed in classrooms, schools, and districts across the world.

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