School Systems Blog
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Successful Schools: First Impressions are Lasting Impressions
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First impressions are lasting impressions, so how can you make your school’s an accurate and good one? This is an important step to becoming a successful school; one that is distinctive and memorable. But why is it so crucial?
Often times, both parents and teachers choose a school based on their own judgments, and it becomes very difficult to change those judgments made from a first impression. So as you can see, having a positive one is critical to the very well-being of a school.
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How to Measure Your Effectiveness as a Teacher
Effective teachers matter, and they matter quite a bit. In a study done by three Harvard and Columbia researchers, it was found that “students with highly effective elementary- and middle-school teachers were more likely to go to college, had lower teenage pregnancy rates and earned more as adults.” (Source)
But how do we measure educator effectiveness? Finding the answer to this question has been known to cause intense, passionate discussions; however, the move toward more structured educator effectiveness systems is actually a good thing. It shows that we care about empowering … -
Brain-based learning: Teaching to the Brain
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Brain Awareness Week is a worldwide campaign that brings schools, families, and communities together to celebrate the brain—and it begins next week (March 11-17). So in honor of this celebration, I plan to focus this post around a teaching technique known as brain-based learning.
You may ask, isn’t all learning brain-based? Not exactly. With brain-based learning, specific methods are brought in that allow the brain’s natural learning processes to function. Its core principles state that (from HERE):Each brain is unique
The brain can perform several activities at once
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Implementing a Successful 1:1 Learning Environment
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1:1 learning environments provide students with anywhere, anytime portable devices to enhance their learning experience. While this may seem like an inaccessible goal for some, the rise in mobile technology (iPod, smart phones, tablets, etc.) is making it much easier for classrooms and schools to access it.
In fact, many educators have even encouraged students to “bring-your-own-device” (BYOD) into the class to use for an assignment, which is one cost-effective way for schools to do 1:1 learning.
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New Database for National Transcript Center
New Database for National Transcript Center
Good for You, Good for Pearson
National Transcript Center (NTC) is the intuitive web-based system that allows member institutions to send secure records and transcripts to more than 151,000 academic institutions, employers, licensure agencies, and scholarship organizations.
High school students use it to order and track official transcripts. Schools and districts use it to exchange student records, enabling students to receive the placements and services they need on day one. Colleges and universities use it to reduce paperwork and application processing times. States depend on it to …