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Bergmann, Jonathan – Educational Leadership, 2022
In his high school science classes, author Jonathan Bergmann employs "flipped-mastery learning," an equity-driven method that empowers students to master core material at variable paces and develop skills of self-directed learning. As schools face pandemic-related learning loss, Bergmann streamlines the logistics of an approach that…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, Science Instruction
Hattie, John – Educational Leadership, 2021
Perhaps the greatest tragedy to come from COVID-related distance learning would be "not" learning from this experience to improve teaching when teachers and students physically return to classrooms. A robust discussion of the evidence of success during this pandemic school could be a major boost to the process of teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, School Closing
Richardson, Will – Educational Leadership, 2019
When student agency is amplified by the integration of modern technologies, students have great potential to solve real-world problems and learn in a deep and engaging way. And yet often schools are hesitant to provide students with true agency. Richardson looks at some powerful student projects and inventions that were possible through agency and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Participation, Student Role
Pollock, Jane E.; Tolone, Laura J.; Nunnally, Gary S. – Educational Leadership, 2021
Innovative teaching means the teacher is the creator, but unfortunately it does not necessarily mean the same for the students. Innovation is not just "doing" something new; it is "thinking" of new ways to improve a product, a method, or an idea. How can educators teach students to become better innovators themselves? This…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Lesson Plans, Planning, Thinking Skills
Marsh, Valerie L.; Nelms, Shaun – Educational Leadership, 2020
On the world stage, youth are using their voices to effect change. Shouldn't we also listen to them in our schools? University of Rochester's Valerie Marsh and Superintendent Shaun Nelms describe what happened when a struggling urban high school, on the brink of closure, put student voice at the center of its turnaround.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Urban Schools, High Schools, School Closing
d'Erizans, Roberto; Jung, Lee Ann; Bibbo, Tamatha – Educational Leadership, 2019
The overwhelming majority of disabilities (such as anxiety, depression, autism, learning disabilities, and autoimmune disorders) are not visually apparent. Despite the known risks of isolation, little attention has been paid to how students with "invisible disabilities" develop a sense of belonging in our schools, and what actions we, as…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Student School Relationship, Self Advocacy
Borba, Michele – Educational Leadership, 2018
American teens are 40 percent less empathetic than they were three decades ago. Recognizing that students need more than academic rigor to succeed, a growing number of schools are turning their focus to social-emotional qualities like empathy. But which practices enhance empathy and how will principals know if teachers are implementing them…
Descriptors: Empathy, Social Development, Emotional Development, Perspective Taking
Hammond, Zaretta – Educational Leadership, 2020
Structured protocols can help teachers ensure equitable participation and create more culturally responsive discussions. Zaretta Hammond, author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain," shares five steps for incorporating protocols in your classroom so that every student is heard.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Student Participation, Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods