Let’s Let Our Children Play
More proof that play is an essential learning tool for young children. I hope you enjoy! tlb Related Articles from principalaim: Summer Fun and Nature Nature and Play Creativity … Continue reading
Read This Now!
In this week’s Read This Now entry, I would like to share a video series from Edutopia that will take you directly inside the classrooms of talented educators who are actively using … Continue reading
The Death of Creativity
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Like Robinson, I think more and more educators are … Continue reading
Great Teachers Can Break Through Any Barrier
A picture is worth 1000 words. This safe has been through a lot. What do you think is its story? If I had to tell its story, I’d say it … Continue reading
Tech Isn’t Everything – Teachers Are! Applications to Better Prepare Educators for the Digital Age
Here is an article that I discovered that I thought I’d pass along to anyone looking for interesting apps during the summer relating to technology and the classroom. Happy Summer! … Continue reading
Read This Now: Leadership and Capacity
In this week’s Read This Now, I ‘d like to not only spotlight a great article about leadership but to also share a wonderful resource that I recently discovered called Connected Principals. … Continue reading
Reading: Method to Avoid Summer Brain Drain
For years, teachers have suggested lists of the best books for children based on their grade and reading level. However, parents should also make sure they have a variety of … Continue reading
Creative Solutions to Help Avoid Summer Brain Drain
Preventing summer brain drain is the number one goal of educators and parents across the country each summer. Like many educators, my first impulse is to suggest a trip to … Continue reading
Student Success & Cooperative Learning
It is becoming more and more difficult to motivate student success because so many of our students come to the classroom with varying abilities and lack of interest in learning; … Continue reading
Collaboration, Teamwork, and Leadership
Five years ago, I participated in a discussion group where the merit of 21st century learning was a major topic of discussion. After the discussion, I was struck by the … Continue reading
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