Do Things Differently This School Year

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The 2016-2017 school year is upon us. Deep down inside everyone is ready to get back into the groove and move forward in a positive direction. With a new school year comes an opportunity to try new things that can compliment your existing culture. Some food for thought...

Maintain Faculty Handbook on Google Docs 

Create an Adobe Spark Video Welcome Back Message

Post Faculty Meeting Resources in Google Classroom

Participate in a Hashtag Celebration 

Use Google Forms to Survey Students 
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Post Daily Announcements on YouTube channel 

Push out important reminders to stakeholders utilizing Remind

Play music for students during lunch with Pandora

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Brad Currie is the author of the newly released 140 Twitter Tips for Educators. His other books include All Hands on Deck: Tools for Connecting Educators, Parents, and Communities and Personalized PD: Flipping Your Professional Development. He is one of the founding partners of Evolving Educators LLC. Brad is a 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader and Google Certified Trainer. Brad currently serves as a K-8 Supervisor of Instruction and Dean of Students for the Chester School District in Chester, NJ. He speaks and presents nationally about technology integration. Learn more about Brad by following him on Twitter @bradmcurrie or visiting his website at www.bradcurrie.net.