The Age of School Shootings: The New Normal?
This week, school officials across the country monitored computer screens, smartphones, and televisions waiting to hear more details after a 12-year-old middle school student walked into his school with a … Continue reading
True Grit: The Best Measure of Success and How to Teach It | Edutopia
No matter how often you visit principalaim, there is one concept that I hope you consistently find in my work, and that is the notion that Grit is an essential … Continue reading
The Minecraft Cell: Biology Meets Game-Based Learning | Edutopia
Like so many educators, I have been watching the evolution of technology in education for over 20 years. From the desktop to laptops to iPad technology, I have been watching … Continue reading
Kindergartners Explore Through Project Learning | Edutopia
As many schools grapple with the question of student centered (or learner centered) education, Auburn Early Education Center, in Auburn, Alabama has decided to put words into action. Using a … Continue reading
Creating Resilient Children
Resilience is such a crucial skill set to teach in schools and at home. tlb
Necessary Mistakes
Real learning takes place anytime mistakes are made. Let’s help our students learn from their mistakes. tlb Source
Reconsidering Zero Tolerance in Schools
Education Secretary Arne Duncan shared a New York Times editorial this morning via Twitter praising several schools across the county “rethinking “zero tolerance” discipline policies under which children have been … Continue reading
8 Trends to Watch in 2014
Just five days into the New Year, there are lots of predictions about what will happen in 2014 in business, the stock market, technology, and yes in education. While not … Continue reading
Understanding Leadership
I love using principalaim to highlight an educational perspective that I share or that I am wrestling with. Today’s “Read This Now!” features a great post about leadership by Liz Ryan CEO and … Continue reading
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