What is #leadership? According to @jimknight99, leadership based on the Partnership Principles involves helping others identify for themselves what they need to do rather than getting them to do what the leader has decided they should do.
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This action plan, from educator @Catlin_Tucker, can help you uncover what isn't working in your classroom – and come up with a plan to improve it:
#AlwaysLearning
As a leader, I discovered that the more I genuinely cared about my staff, the more they cared about our students. By fostering strong relationships and showing compassion, we create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. #FindingyourLeadershipEdge
Here’s a useful tip to help students improve their writing. ✍️ 🤩
Ask them to read their work aloud. While it may not feel as natural—or modest—as reading silently, it can help them catch often-overlooked errors, a 2022 study found.
One of the principal's roles is to remove barriers for those working closest to students, not add them.
Teacher Abby Ramos-Stanutz shares how her principal did this for her and empowered the staff in #WhatMakesAGreatPrincipalbuff.ly/4db67LF
PBL, when designed intentionally, holds great potential for advancing educational equity. By embracing PBL, schools, and classrooms can foster a more inclusive and equitable learning environment.
7 Equity Moves for PBL ⬇️
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🍎 Teachers, want to dip your toes into the world of AI?
🤖 These tools can assist you in lesson planning, feedback, and collaboration.
🌱 Experiment and see what works for your classroom!
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"More than 25% of jobs open now require data science skills... And that's only going to grow," says Director Steve Dackin, leader of @oheducation#ohioinnovates
If you haven't heard, Microsoft Flip as we know it is being retired.
So many emotions. Sad. Grateful. Disappointed. Thankful.
I've seen EdTech tools and companies come and go for the last 12+ years.
Flipgrid was different. (Yes, in the end it was called Microsoft Flip, but to many of us, it'll always be Flipgrid.)
The product was unique ... But the community was INCREDIBLE.
Educators rallied around Flipgrid not for the product but for the mission: empower student voice. Or, as Flipgrid cofounder @design2research said, bringing the back row of the class to the front row.
I made lifelong friends because of Flipgrid.
The tool was incredible. (I could say "is" because "still in Microsoft Teams" and all, but that'll disqualify lots of us ... and today's Microsoft Flip is NOT the best version of itself.)
Flipgrid did elegantly what other tools tried to do -- and just didn't do as well.
(And I'm on team @HollyClarkEdu -- don't come at me with "x tool can record video." Nothing else does what it did in the way it did.)
I'm grateful and thankful for the people that made Flipgrid special ...
... but mostly I'm just disappointed.
If you stay around for a while, you see this happen. A product that was someone's passion / pride and joy ... gets acquired by a company that doesn't care as much. And something special gets lost from the world.
Students and teachers lose in this decision.
All in the attempt to make Microsoft profitable and efficient.
My heartfelt thanks to those that made Flipgrid special, including @Taralson, @Savvy_Educator, @jessxbo, @GridPalGeorge, @FelyTeachnology, @annkozma723, @MrCoachK15 and so many more.
I'll try to find new tools. (Please don't recommend any here. Not ready for that yet.) But for right now, I just need to settle my emotions and say ...
To my #FlipgridFam ... Thank you 💚
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