Buzz words and fads in education come and go through the years. There are few that remain constant overtime and one of those is engagement. It’s the focus of numerous books, articles, workshops, and initiatives in our ever demanding quest for real-world learning opportunities in schools. *I’ll go ahead and put a disclaimer out here for thisContinue reading “Engaging Students From The Start”
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Improving PD: A Glimpse Into The Atlanta K12 Design Challenge
Recently, I was interviewed on behalf of The Teachers Guild regarding my experiences and involvement with the Atlanta K12 Design Challenge. The Teachers Guild is an online forum for educators all over the world to collaborate and utilize the Design Thinking process to tackle challenges in education. My interview was related to a challenge regardingContinue reading “Improving PD: A Glimpse Into The Atlanta K12 Design Challenge”
Student-Driven Learning Stations
There is no doubt that instructional design is at the forefront of research and discussion concerning student achievement. Much of the research I studied in my graduate program at Columbia University continuously pointed to the quality of the teacher as being the single most important factor affecting student achievement. The quality of the teacher is a specific focus point, yetContinue reading “Student-Driven Learning Stations”
An Experiment With Mindfulness
Recently, I graduated with my Ed.M in Education Leadership from Columbia University. When researching various leadership programs, one aspect (among many) that drew me to Columbia’s program was the intentional infusion of emotional intelligence and self-awareness (also known as mindfulness) training into the 14 month program. There is a large amount of research and publicity circulating theContinue reading “An Experiment With Mindfulness”
Batter Up! Tips To Keep You From Striking Out AT the Beginning Of The School Year
It’s here! Dreams of seating charts, bells, lesson plans, bulletins boards, and pre-planning agendas have started creeping their way into your brain again! The beginning of the school year is always an exciting time, but it can also go down as the most stressful time of your year. Yes, you receive a new set ofContinue reading “Batter Up! Tips To Keep You From Striking Out AT the Beginning Of The School Year”
Alex C. Bragg 