Lessons List. Mathigon | The Mathematics Education Project. WritingFix: prompts, lessons, and resources for writing classrooms. LeaderTalk Blog. Student Led Conferences (SLC's) might seem to be new but they've been around for awhile, at least 18 years - that's when I first encountered them as a newbie teacher. Since that beginning, I've had the professional pleasure of working with a number of school staffs and communities in adopting and growing SLC's. In my current position, this was our 3rd year with SLC's. Our school, a newly amalgamated K - 12 facility in a rural community, has an evening conference time and a morning conference when parents and their children can come to the school for the SLC.
In my opinion, the best way to facilitate the SLC is to have them in the evenings/after school when both parents will be able to attend - as many families have both parents working. Contrary to what many people seem to believe, SLC's are much more time intensive and require a great deal of preparation on the part of the student and the teacher. SLC's need to be discussed beginning in September. {*style:<i><b> SLC's are not new. Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. 5 Traits of 21st Century Educational Leadership {Educational Leadership, Educational Administration} - Developing Education. The Positive Classroom:What New (Young) Principals Need to Know. The youth of the participants in our annual seminar for aspiring principals caught me by surprise.
Most had been college students when the World Trade Center was attacked in 2001, and few understood schooling outside the aegis of No Child Left Behind. All were first-career teachers with just a few years of classroom experience. Some of the aspiring principals I met in that seminar have found jobs; this September, they will step into the shoes of retiring baby boomer principals. The challenges facing these young educators are unparalleled. Facing accountability for student achievement, implementing complex special education policies, providing for diverse student populations, and dealing with parents who have misgivings about public education are only a few of these challenges. Yet many of these highly motivated young people have not acquired the skills that come primarily from experience. Build Relationships Listen! Both experienced principals and teachers called for listening.
Educational Leadership - Articles, Resources for Educators. Ten Big Ideas of School Leadership. Middle school principal Mike McCarthy shares 30 years of wisdom on how to run a school well. Principal Mike McCarthy. Credit: Michael Warren During my senior year of college, I taught math to 26 inmates, none of whom had finished high school. What I faced was 26 examples of the failure of American education. What I did not realize is the profound effect this would have on my career as a school leader. After teaching for five years, I became a principal because I felt that I could help underserved kids better in that role. Here are ten ideas I have learned in the 30 years since I became a principal. 1) Your School Must Be For All Kids 100 Percent of the Time If you start making decisions based on avoiding conflict, the students lose. 2) Create a Vision, Write It Down, and Start Implementing It Don't put your vision in your drawer and hope for the best. 3) It's the People, Stupid The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from those who are still undecided.
PISA. This years focus is mathematics with an additional test in creative thinking. The new PISA 2021 mathematics framework was recently launched. Preparations for this test are underway with participants from 36 OECD members and likely 50+ non-members involved. The PISA 2024 innovative domain, Learning in the Digital World, aims to measure students’ ability to engage in self-regulated learning while using digital tools. The tasks measure students’ capacity to monitor their progress, use feedback and stay engaged while they build models and develop solutions with digital tools.
These skillsets are essential in preparing students to learn autonomously in an increasingly complex and digital world. Want to join PISA?