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TPC Membership Webinar | May 16, 2012

The Behavior Code: Practical Tips for Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students

The Principals' Center is pleased to announce the next members-only webinar with the authors of the groundbreaking new book, The Behavior Code, on May 16, 2012.

During the session, Jessica Minahan and Nancy Rappaport—a behavioral analyst and a child psychiatrist—will detail their systematic approach for deciphering causes and patterns of difficult behaviors in students, and how to match them with proven strategies for getting them back on track to learn.

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Three New Professional Development Programs Focus on Teacher Development

Cambridge, MA, March 26, 2012—Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, known for its leadership development programs tailored to K–12 educators, announced three new programs designed specifically for teachers. Teachers—the main connection to schools for many students and parents—play a pivotal role in promoting academic achievement as well as holistic growth. Teacher Teams will build strategies for teachers to leverage peer expertise and collaborate with principals to reach common goals. Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness in High Schools will hone in on the theories, knowledge and practices that bolster teacher effectiveness. The Arts and Passion-Driven Learning aims to examine the power of the arts in education as a channel to facilitate learning in all subjects. All programs take place on the HGSE campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Upcoming Principals' Center Programs Focus On Leadership

The Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for its summer premiere series of leadership development programs designed for K-12 leaders, taking place summer 2012. All programs feature discussions with HGSE faculty and experts in the field, (small group breakout sessions, and the ability for attendees to leave with an action plan fleshed out specifically for their institution.) Each program aims to reach a particular audience offering distinct curriculums discussing strategies relevant to attendees at different stages of their professional careers. Whether you're just getting started and finding your way, honing a well-developed mission, or trying to scale efforts that have proven successful, there is a program that is built to support you and your districts goals.

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Dede Receives AECT Distinguished Development Award

Professor Christopher Dede recently received the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Distinguished Development Award. Dede’s research focuses on the expanded human capabilities for knowledge creation, sharing, and mastery that emerging technologies enable. His teaching models the use of information technology to distribute and orchestrate learning across space, time, and multiple interactive media. His research spans emerging technologies for learning, infusing technology into large-scale educational improvement initiatives, policy formulation and analysis, and leadership in educational innovation.

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PPE Institute Focuses on Mindfulness

Being an educator today can often be stressful. For the 54 education leaders who attended Inner Strengths of Successful Leaders — a new interactive workshop offered by Programs in Professional Education (PPE) on the growing practices of mindful leadership — it was time to find new ways to manage the daily challenges of the job.

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Harvard Institute for School Leadership Faculty Member Robert Peterkin Releases New Book on District Wide Change

The newly released book, Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality, edited by HGSE Professor Deborah Jewell Sherman and Professor Emeritus Robert Peterkin, features case studies on urban school districts where efficient change has been made to promote student achievement. From Seattle to Richmond to Baltimore, these districts have implemented strategies revolutionizing a range of areas including community engagement, instructional improvement and realigning resources.

The 2011 session of the Harvard Institute for School Leadership will focus on case studies from this new book.  During the Institute, teams will work directly with the leaders from the case study districts to craft blueprints for their own districts.

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Harvard Institute for School Leadership Focuses on Developing Tailored Blueprints for Districts

An effective theory of action stems from the diverse perspectives provided by different members of a district team. The Harvard Institute for School Leadership enables teams to attend together and collaboratively engineer a strategic plan for their districts moving forward.

Attendees will focus on case studies from the new book Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality by HGSE Professor Deborah Jewell Sherman and Professor Emeritus Robert Peterkin. The book illustrates successful tactics utilized by urban school districts across the country to target issues like community engagement, instructional improvement and realigning resources. During the Institute, teams will work directly with Harvard faculty and the leaders from the case study districts to craft blueprints for their own districts.

The Harvard Institute for School Leadership takes place on the HGSE campus July 9–15, 2011.

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Howard Gardner to speak at the Connecting the Mind, Brain & Education institute, June 20-24

Howard Gardner, Professor of Cognition & Education at HGSE, will lead a session on multiple intelligences as it relates to the work of MBE during the Connecting the Mind, Brain and Education institute taking place June 20-24 at Harvard. The institute is a week-long professional development program for both higher education and K-12 administrators.

Participants will gain a firm understanding of the links between cognitive science, neuroscience and educational practice and apply current research to challenges in their teaching, research and curriculum development.

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New Leadership Development Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Focuses on Mindfulness and Leadership

Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced a new leadership development program titled: Inner Strengths of Successful Leaders (ISSL). The program focuses on the growing practice of mindful leadership as applied to the field of education.

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PPE Institute Attracts Houston Educators

When it comes to professional development, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) educators find strength in numbers, especially for principals who often work alone with little time for reflection.

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Educator Makes Return Visit to PPE Institute

Ivelisse Caraballo has traveled all the way from the Dominican Republic -- not once, but twice -- to participate in Harvard Graduate School of Education's Improving Quality in Education Systems: Managing Quality Schools professional education program.

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PPE Honored for New Marketing Campaigns

Harvard Graduate School of Education's Programs in Professional Education won three awards this year from the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) for its new marketing campaigns: a bronze award in "Interactive Marketing: E-communication" for its e-mail campaigns, a silver award in "Print Advertising, 1 or 2 colors," for its "Join our Community of Learners" newspaper ad, and a gold award in the category "Campaign: Print" for its new print brochures. The UCEA seeks to advance university professional and continuing education.

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Recognizing and Managing Novelty: A Key to Effective Emergency Response

A leadership development program  presented by Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education (HIHE) will better prepare college and university leaders to recognize, respond to, manage and recover from campus emergencies and other crisis events. Crisis Leadership in Higher Education (CLHE) will be held at Harvard University from March 1 to March 4, 2010.

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Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Offers Innovative Programs on Improving High Schools and Charter Schools

Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) will hold a series of innovative summer institutes aimed at improving America’s schools. These programs address critical issues facing school leaders and teachers and are taught by Harvard faculty, leading practitioners and the world’s foremost education experts.

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Bringing “Brain” Science to The Classroom

A new program offering from Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) aims to inform and improve educational practices through greater understanding of cutting-edge neuroscience. The Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education institute will demonstrate that advances in our knowledge of the brain and how it functions can improve the educational process.

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Harvard Summer Institutes to Spotlight Improving Classroom Experiences of Diverse Learners

Programs in Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) will hold two institutes this summer focused on bringing effective strategies for teaching to diverse student populations.

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