Middle school is a time for students to experiment, improvise, innovate, and create. Likewise, middle school should be a playground for imperfection, a menagerie of mistake-making, and a laboratory for learning.
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As a division director, it’s not always easy to get in the arena alongside faculty. The decisions I make impact teachers differently than they impact me. Setting policies is one thing, but living out those decisions daily, as my teachers do, is quite another.
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For their third session in their Catalyst23+ webinar series, the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals invited Dr. Zak Cohen to share practical strategies to leverage the transformational potential of ChatGPT.
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Zak Cohen joins host Steve Barkley to discuss his belief in "leading by example." He explains his process for collecting feedback from teachers regarding his leadership as a middle school principal.
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What I Need (WIN) time is a dedicated one-hour session that occurs weekly and offers students opportunities to reflect on their needs and set purposeful goals like working independently, collaborating with other students, or conferencing with teachers. WIN’s value lies in intentional structure, not unbounded freedom.
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Schools are more than just institutions of learning; they’re dynamic ecosystems where bonds are forged—not just among students, but also among parents and guardians. Recognizing their role is pivotal in rethinking the purposes of, and possibilities for, school events.
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The toothpaste is out of the tube! ChatGPT is here and, whether we like it or not, we can’t go back to a time before its arrival. The question now is how do we, as educators, move forward and leverage ChatGPT to improve teaching and learning.
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Dr. Zachary Cohen talks about the WIN (What I Need) Time program, and how it balances time for academic support with student choice, and helps students develop important executive functioning skills.
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