K-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education

Sometimes the biggest mistakes we can learn from are all inside our head.

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I am currently the building principal of Brookfield Elementary in Haddon Heights, NJ. Our school specializes in providing a therapeutic approach to students with behavioral and emotional disorders. We pride ourselves in being innovative, practical, and effective in our approach to education and behavioral management. Prior to that, I spent six years teaching middle school science in Hoboken, Camden, and Millville, all in NJ.In addition to my role as a principal, I have received approval of a patent for a student-centered teacher feedback system.

Tune in and walk away with a rich list of ways to support, encourage and empower teachers to lead.

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Bill Sterrett is an associate professor and program coordinator at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Previously, as a principal in Virginia, Sterrett received the 2008 Milken National Educator Award. He is the author of three ASCD books, including Igniting Teacher Leadership and Short on Time. Host Jusmar Maness is principal of Balfour Elementary School in Asheboro, NC, and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

Learn more about why reflection is so essential to mastery and how to successfully bring reflection into your classroom.

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Starr Sackstein is an English and journalism teacher at World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing, New York, where she also directs students in running a multimedia news outlet at WJPSnews.com. She writes the Education Week Teacher blog, Work in Progress, and is author of the ASCD Arias, Teaching Students to Self-Assess: How do I help students reflect and grow as learners? Robert Pennington, middle school social studies teacher & lead tech coach, and ASCD Emerging Leader.

Our guest tells us that happiness is more important to teaching and learning than we realized. Join us as we discuss five habits that support happiness and drive teaching and learning.

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Shawn Achor is considered a leading expert on the connection between happiness and success in business and education. He spent 12 years at Harvard, winning over a dozen distinguished teaching awards His research has made the cover of Harvard Business Review and his TED talk is one of the most popular ever, with over 12 million views. He is the author of New York Times best-selling books, The Happiness Advantage and Before Happiness,and the popular parable The Orange Frog.

I still can't believe how the day unfolded. One moment everything at school was fine, the next moment a student pushed my button and I lost it. Join me as we talk about lapses of self-control.

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Todd Whitaker is a professor of educational leadership at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. He has written over 30 books including the national best seller, What Great Teachers Do Differently.

Join this fascinating discussion on creative assessment strategies to document and show student learning.

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Todd Finley, PhD, is a tenured professor of English Education at East Carolina University and a staff writer and assistant editor for Edutopia. He has taught elementary and 7-12th grade English and co-developed the Tar River Writing Project. He is the author books, Dinkytown Braves and Rethinking Classroom Design.

Despite all of the talk about innovation and risk taking, many educators feel that innovation and risk-taking are tacitly discouraged. What is require for teachers to feel free to innovate?

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As a fourth grade teacher and facilitator of professional development, Elisabeth Bostwick avidly seeks alternative methods to innovate in the classroom, and support systemic change and is co-host for #Leadupteach, a part of LeadUpNow.com. Dr. Brad Gustafson is the principal and lead learner at Greenwood Elementary in Minnesota. Ben Gilpin is currently the principal at Warner Elementary School in Spring Arbor.

Our guest offers three strategies to create more exciting and engaging lessons plans. Join us as we ditch those stale lesson plans and replace them with creative learning experiences.

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Michael Fisher is an instructional coach and educational consultant specializing in the intersection between instructional technology and curriculum design. His books include .Ditch the Daily Lesson Plan: How do I plan for meaningful student learning? (ASCD) and .Digital Learning Strategies: How do I design and assess 21st century work? (ASCD) with host Brian Smith, ASCD Emerging Leader and RtI/PD Facilitator for Newton-Conover City Schools.

Our guest is committed to teaching beyond the textbook. In this segment, we explore how he engages and effectively teaches using other resources.

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Matt Miller is a Spanish teacher at Turkey Run High School. He has infused technology and innovative teaching methods in his classes for more than 10 years. Matt is a Google Certified Teacher, PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator and Bammy! Awards nominee. He writes at the Ditch That Textbook blog about using technology and creative ideas in teaching. Reach him at [email protected]

Join us as we debunk some inaccurate, but commonly held beliefs about education technology.

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Matt Renwick is an elementary school principal in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and the author of the ASCD Arias, 5 Myths About Classroom Technology. Matt regularly posts on his award-winning blog Reading by Example. ASCD Emerging Leader Dr. Rachael George is Principal of Sandy Grade School-Oregon Trail School District.