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What kind of principal are you? Trying to please everyone and solve all the problems in the building actually robs your staff the learning they neelearn solve their own issues. Delete the scoop?
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Educator and author Jessica Lahey reads Shakespeare and Dickens aloud to her seventh- and eighth-graders, complete with all the voices. Her students love bein
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Sometimes we think our children are to old to be read to. We don't want them themselves the can't read. If you start reading aloud at a very young age,don't stop. This will help in communication with your child easier. Delete the scoop?
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I walked away from that twenty minute conversation reflecting on my impact as a school leader. What I realized is that regardless of how much I believe I have learned over the course of my career as a school administrator, it is ...
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This article helped me step back and reflect on how I am supporting the staff, students, as well as, myself. 
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April 19, 7:32 PM
This is a good article. The line that stood out was the one about "the school does not belong to me." Despite this, many administrators I deal with talk like it does and the teachers are their personal lackeys. Delete the scoop?
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Some of the best websites for elementary educators are ones that save time, make you think, and inspire. Here's just a handful!
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A lot of resources all in one place. Great Delete the scoop?
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As we look at ways to create environments that allow teaching and learning to thrive, it's time to take a long, hard look at the critical role of recess in our schools. Recess has the potential to tr
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Great ideas on how to make recess more fun and conflict free Delete the scoop?
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Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner.
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This article will allow you to see how your school culture effects the culture and student achievement Delete the scoop?
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Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight: Well said! Kids will engage in their learning and thinking if done well: with some level choice, autonomy, relevance and purpose.
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It is important for teachers to know the students. Delete the scoop?
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Maddie Witter, author of Reading Without Limits, shares six kid-friendly strategies that can boost reading engagement in the middle grades. Delete the scoop?
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The purpose of the Tribes process assures healthy development of students so that each has knowledge, skills and resiliency to be successful in a changing world Via Mary Perfitt-Nelson 
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March 14, 1:33 PM
Students achieve because they: feel included and appreciated by peers and teachersare respected for their different abilities, cultures, gender, interests and dreamsare actively involved in their own learninghave positive expectations from others that they will succeed.How It WorksTribes is a step-by-step process to achieve specific learning goals. Four agreements are honored: attentive listeningappreciation/no put downsmutual respect, andthe right to pass
Students learn a set of collaborative skills so they can work well together in long-term groups (tribes). The focus is on how to: help each other work on tasksset goals and solve problemsmonitor and assess progresscelebrate achievements.Delete the scoop?
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This happened yesterday. One of our teachers came into my office and said, "I'm concerned about one of my students." When I asked why, he told me that the student had her head down in class and was...
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A caring teacher who seeks first to understand can have a real positive impact on a child. Delete the scoop?
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At Metcalf Junior High in Burnsville, students are using iPads to write, edit and record video book reviews for their peers in hopes of enticing more of them to crack a book
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Good article on iPad implementation. Delete the scoop?
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Collaborative leaders create communities where people unite around a common purpose and values, working collaboratively to accomplish a shared vision that makes a powerful and positive impact. Their job is to champion the vision, provide ...
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When you work together anything is possible.
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March 5, 9:03 PM
It begins as the article suggests with flattening the hierarchy. We no longer live in a world where one expert will solve all the problems, but in a world where collaboration, curiosity, and community fuel the conversation 
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The number 1 skill identified by a recent IBM GLobal CEO study is Collabroation!
Love the definition of collaborative leader, "Their job is to champion the vision, provide resources and remove roadblocks." and #12 Open boundaries while maintaining separateness. The need to collaborate with suppliers, customers, and even competitors respecting the boundaries of exisiting communities while building new cooperative communities. This is exactly what we are working on with the CPA Profession and the "big bang" of new technology - a collabroative community aimed at helping everyone figure this stuff out. Delete the scoop?
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Do you have students who rarely raise their hand when you ask a question? When I think back about kids in my classroom who didn't participate at first, I remember Jared and Maya (whose names I change
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This article contains some great strategies to increase participation and involves some movement to help motivate. Delete the scoop?
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This article reminds us of the power of words. Thank you for a great list!
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May 14, 7:38 PM
This is for those who do not like poetry. It speaks to the heart. Delete the scoop?
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Dr. Richard Curwin is the director of the Master's program in Behavior Disorder at David Yellin College in Jerusalem and the author of 20 books related to motivation and behavior, including Disc
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I like this article on consequences verses punishment. It works very well with PBIS. Delete the scoop?
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Thoughtful suggestions for those considering developing Culture of Thinking in their schools.
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I would love to be in a classroom like this. I agree students need to do more thinking and less rote memorizing. Delete the scoop?
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A close friend who works in a leadership role in a local school asked me an interesting question this week. "I just want to build something that teachers can buy-in to that will help kids," she sa... Via Rachelle Wooten, Mary Perfitt-Nelson
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This is helped me to remember what new programs/initiatives look like from the teacher's point of view 
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April 13, 8:44 PM
If you've ever wondered how to gain teacher buy-in you must read this.
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April 18, 7:17 PM
The three points, doability, sustainablity, and importance to teachers, make sense. I rarely ever see them implemented. The converse is more often the case. Delete the scoop?
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25 Tricks To Improve A Boring Lesson For Improved Student Engagement
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In all of the work I’ve done in management development over the last 20-plus years, if I had to pick the one thing that managers at all levels either won’t
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This article is an excellent template to support those difficult conversations. Delete the scoop?
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This post is actually a comment I left on Annie Murphy Paul's blog, on her post titled "Teens Are Choosing Books That Are Too Easy For Them". Where I agree with the concerns of this report is that ... Delete the scoop?
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Teachers need to choose their words carefully to help students have growth mindset. Effort is needed to succeed, your hard work does pay off in the end.
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March 14, 5:16 PM
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March 14, 5:20 PM
To achieve this hard task, WE as Educators need first to have the necessary knowledge (PD) and life experience, especially practice, to make OUR words believable to the students, learners! WE should show up with COMPETENCY, otherwise the learners wouldn't believe us ;)
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This a very thought provoking article. It helps leaders ask the right questions and supports the development of a new culture and mission.
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March 11, 6:53 PM
Every school should promote a culture of learning for adults and children. It rarely happens. Delete the scoop?
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Reflection is a part of lesson planning. Delete the scoop?
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Our words work wonders when we chose them well. Delete the scoop?
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Good list of habits.