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5 Questions Every Instructional Coach Should Ask Their Princpial This Summer.

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Prepare for your summer meeting with your principal by asking strategic questions that align your coaching goals with the school's vision, share past successes, and ensure support from the entire leadership team for a successful start to the school year. The post 5 Questions Every Instructional Coach Should Ask Their Princpial This Summer.

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5 strategies to get your students talking

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Students generate research questions, or inquiry questions, and look across a variety of multimodal resources to find answers to their questions, pinpoint where resources align or don’t align, and discuss why the resources are saying different things. The questions are: What surprised me?

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You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us

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The question is: Are we helping them use it safely, ethically, and effectively, or are we leaving them to figure it out on their own? Many schools haven’t clearly communicated guidelines for AI use in classrooms. Model transparency: Demonstrate how to ask the right questions, check for accuracy, and reflect on results.

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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

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It got to the point that whenever I assigned anything new–comprehension questions, reflection prompts, even personal narrative assignments for crying out loud–I would brace myself for the imminent and disheartening detective work I knew would follow. Happens to the best of us.) I welcomed all of it.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

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From personalized practice questions to interactive explanations, many education-focused AI tools are designed to aid, not undermine, student learning. It guides students through challenging subjects–from math to coding–by asking questions, offering hints, and breaking problems into manageable steps.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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Tell me indicates that I, the teacher, have asked a question and want an answer. I want to start a conversation, but I also want the student to look at their classmates and communicate the information to them directly. It is also an invitation for the speaker to be attentive to communicating with the entire class.

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Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction

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The objective process lens encourages teachers to ask key questions when designing instruction: Do students have a clear idea of how to execute the formal need? What instruction in strategies is necessary to help students communicate their desired message effectively? Do they have access to the tools necessary to be successful?

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