A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

Education will not be the same. Now before you think that this is a “doom and gloom” outlook, let me elaborate. The COVID19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our world more than we could have ever imagined. In the case of schools, there has been a dramatic shift to remote learning that has allowed all of us to reflect on where we are, but more importantly, where we want and need to be in the near future.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

First graders work on a coding assignment. They will send their answers to student mentors at a nearby university who will review the work. Credit: Gail Robinson for The Hechinger Report. MINEOLA, N.Y. —Earlier this school year, the first graders at the Hampton Street School were about to take a coding class, something they’ve been doing since kindergarten.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 10, 2020

The current lockdown has tremendously restricted our physical movement but we still can do a lot virtually. We can still travel virtually and discover new places and learn about their cultures.read more.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 10, 2020

I want to share some thoughts about closing out your school year virtually, for those whose schools aren’t reopening this spring. . I’ll share some virtual end-of-year activities to create closure for the year even when you can’t be face-to-face with your students. First though, let’s talk briefly about the classroom closeout process. If you’re being given a few hours to get back in your room and prepare it for the summer shutdown, I have some ideas to help with that also. .

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 10, 2020

As I was going through the resources provided by Zoom to help parents and teachers cope with the current pandemic, I discovered these two interesting websites I want to bring to your attention. The.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 10, 2020

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 209 Exploring The Power Of Making Thinking Visible. Drew Perkins talks with Ron Ritchhart, Author of The Power of Making Thinking Visible and Creating Cultures of Thinking & Making Thinking Visible and Senior Research Associate at Harvard’s Project Zero, about his new book co-authored with Mark Church. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ronritchhart.com @RonRitchhart Project Zero Book: The Power of Making Thinking Visible: Using Routines to En

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MAY 10, 2020

The achievement gap between low- and high-income students is expected to increase by as much as 18% for students from low-income schools by the end of this school year.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 10, 2020

Toltemara / Shutterstock Despite the fact that any state or district can run their own virtual learning program, until now, many never offered this as a public school option to families. Of course, some did. Florida opened their virtual school in 1997. K12 online school began offering their full-time virtual school to states in 1999. Today they serve 29 states.

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MiddleWeb

MAY 10, 2020

As schools enter another month of virtual learning, Megan Kelly has implemented elements of The EduProtocol Field Guide by Hebern and Corippo. Many of the free tools and activities translate easily into online practice, allowing her to create time-efficient new routines.

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 10, 2020

TeachVid is an amazing online tool for learning foreign languages that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. TeachVid reminds me a tad like EDpuzzle where educators use interactive videos to assess student's learning. Also, educators can create a "virtual" classroom and create assignments that contain: videos, worksheets, etc. Finally, TeachVid makes it easy to flip a classroom or lesson and let student's learn at their own pace.

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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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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

I’ve been in isolation for over a month and, for the first time in that stretch, I have come to terms with doing nothing. I make my way over to the piano and start playing like I’m 9 years old again — and I feel years of conditioning, judgment and insecurity evaporate. There’s still a voice in my head that desperately tells me I need something tangible to show the world when this is over.

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 10, 2020

Peergrade is an all-in-one peer assessment platform. The way this works is an educator creates an assignment and rubric while students upload their work to Peergrade. Peergrade then automatically and distributes that work to other students. The students then anonymously evaluate and assess their peer's work while providing constructive feedback. This helps students learn by "grading" and become effective communicators.

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 10, 2020

30hands Pro is the excellent iOS app for project based learning, flipping a classroom, and digital storytelling. Educators are using 30hands to integrate technology in a easy and seamless way. • New Features in Pro: — Enhanced Drawing with Editing, Adding Images to canvas, Layering Images, more! (Basic Drawing is still there, too) — Share-a-Slide to create a single slide video — Stop Motion is easier with settings and Enhanced Drawing — Storyboarding is faster and easier • New icons from Font Aw

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