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How co-teachers can support meaningful student engagement

What Is Your Classroom’s Learning Foundation?

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two_teachers-nobord-210 Teachers, what do you consider to be the…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 5, 2016 at 9:06am — No Comments

Is it Political Correctness or Simple Kindness?

We must be careful, as educators, not to allow being 'politically correct' be interpreted as weakness.  In our business, neither strength nor bravery can be associated with demeaning or deriding others. Both in children and adults, labeling and name-calling allows the speaker to express hostility, vitriol, or mockery.  Name-calling is brutal and hurtful and inflammatory.  For some, the shell of defense may be so hard that the receiver does not note the expression as immediately…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on February 4, 2016 at 6:50am — No Comments

One of the Most Difficult Things a School Leader May Have to Do



Mastering The Eulogy

by DRJIM on JANUARY 26, 2016

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Added by Michael Keany on February 3, 2016 at 11:28am — No Comments

My Journey in Blogging By Maria Perryman

My Journey in Blogging

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Added by Michael Keany on February 3, 2016 at 11:16am — No Comments

There's Nothing Soft About These Skills BY JEFF WAGENHEIM

There's Nothing Soft About These Skills

BY JEFF WAGENHEIM, ON JANUARY 10, 2016 12:00 PM…
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Added by Michael Keany on February 3, 2016 at 10:48am — No Comments

Mistakes Were Made. And when they’re made in a classroom? Even better. BY LORY HOUGH

Mistakes Were Made

BY LORY HOUGH, ON JANUARY 10, 2016 11:00 AM
And when they’re…
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Added by Michael Keany on February 3, 2016 at 10:44am — No Comments

HOW TO RAISE RESILIENT KIDS BY JONATHAN STERN,



HOW TO RAISE RESILIENT KIDS

NO, YOU CAN'T ELIMINATE EVERY SINGLE TANTRUM, BUT YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN TO BOUNCE BACK FROM LIFE'S BIGGER DISAPPOINTMENTS.



When you're a kid, everything is a tragedy. Somebody cut the waffle in half and not quarters?…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 2, 2016 at 10:37am — No Comments

How peer video coaching is completely changing how our teachers teach BY DIANE LAUER



How peer video coaching is completely changing how our teachers teach

BY DIANE LAUER
February 2nd, 2016…
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Added by Michael Keany on February 2, 2016 at 10:14am — No Comments

What makes a great education tweet?



What makes a great education tweet?

How to write an education tweet that adds value and gets noticed

Since getting its start less than a…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 2, 2016 at 10:07am — No Comments

10 Surefire Ideas to Remove Writing Roadblocks

10 Surefire Ideas to Remove Writing Roadblocks

regieroutman-03 By Regie Routman

So you want to teach writing well. It’s not as hard as you think. Yes, it’s a challenge, but it can be exhilarating.

I believe writing – more than…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 2, 2016 at 9:57am — No Comments

Redefining Learning: The Goochland Journey Towards Deeper Learning, Anywhere, Anytime

A few years ago, we were asked to join Leadership360 to tell Goochland's story about Values-Based Leadership. Since that time, we have seen phenomenal enhancements to and recognitions for our school division; however, we believe it was that initial focus on placing values at the center of our work that has brought us to…

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on February 2, 2016 at 7:18am — No Comments

A Healthier Set of Values for College Admission

A Healthier Set of Values for College Admission

In this Education Week article, Richard Weissbourd (Harvard Graduate School of Education) reports on the Making Caring Common project, one goal of which is to make the college-admission process less of a rat-race. The project’s report, “Turning the Tide,” contains a set of recommendations for de-escalating the intense “arms race” that is making adolescence a…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 1, 2016 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Maximizing Wonder and Creativity

Maximizing Wonder and Creativity

(Originally titled “The Wonder Years”)

In this Education Update article, Kathy Checkley suggests ways to spark students’ curiosity and creativity in the classroom:

• Have students maintain a Wonder Journal. Students jot down a question a day about things that intrigue them, and then select one…

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Added by Michael Keany on February 1, 2016 at 2:33pm — No Comments

The Power of Transcending Differences

The success of leaders depends, maybe more now than ever, upon the ability to know one's self, be one's self, and stay true to the purpose that guides one's life. If that ability can be paired with the ability to extend open minded and open hearted welcome to others, then break through moments can happen.  For a few, these seem to be naturally occurring co-creative, innate gifts. They inspire us but we cannot depend on those with natural gifts, only.  …

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Added by Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers on January 31, 2016 at 7:06am — No Comments

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