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Leadership /First Year of Teaching
Leadership / First Year of Teaching To renew or not to renew? That is the question. Although the weather in the northeast today might belie the fact that spring is a week away, when the calendar reads mid-March, it signals the creation of the upcoming year’s school budget. This process also signals the renewal or…
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Leadership / First Year of Teaching / Best Practice
Leadership /First year of Teaching / Best Practice Giving Feedback Grant Wiggins describes feedback as more than just hearing comments made after the fact, namely: advice, praise, and evaluation. He asserts that feedback is the information we receive about how we are doing to reach a goal. (Wiggins, 2012 ) Usable feedback followed by advice…
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Leadership / First Year of Teaching / Best Practice
Leadership / First Year of Teaching / Best Practice The Importance of High Expectations The pursuit is the journey, and excellence is the destination. I strongly believe in that statement. My work and my writing reflects this thought. The journey to excellence will become derailed if you do not set high expectations for yourself and…