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Merriam-Webster defines a goal simply as “the end toward which effort is directed.” But in education, we spend an enormous… Read more.
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We’ve been working with Dr. Kristy Andre, principal at Peters Canyon Elementary School, for the past 2 years. She is… Read more.
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Responsive Teaching Begins with Learning from Students When we talk about ambitious teaching, we often emphasize the importance of being… Read more.
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As a principal, you spend a significant portion of your week talking with teachers, before school, after observations, in the… Read more.
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When teachers collaborate in meaningful, generative ways — digging into and questioning their own teaching practices to better support students… Read more.
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In classrooms, we talk about what high-quality interactions between teachers and students look like, knowing the quality of those interactions… Read more.
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When we think about access in education, we often focus on students. We ask whether every learner has access to… Read more.
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School systems are constantly working to improve. Whether it’s adopting new instructional materials, strengthening professional learning, or redesigning multi-tiered systems… Read more.
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In our work with schools, we interact with instructional coaches every week. But what, exactly, is a coach? In the… Read more.
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Elementary principals’ instructional decisions shape students’ experiences in mathematics. They influence what gets prioritized in classroom walkthroughs, what professional learning… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
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