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the building of professional capacity to from nine states and 19 high schools designs to support their learning.
utilize 21st century pedagogies in the with 21st century designs, reported Upgrading school designs is not
newly designed spaces, especially at significant agreement to the notion like the upgrades we experience
the high school level. of the school designs supporting, with our phones, but with the vision
Evidence supporting the important fostering, and promoting 21st century of knowledgeable school leaders
role of school design in fostering and pedagogy (Snyder, 2019). promoting effective school designs
promoting 21st century pedagogy The year is 2020, our students have and building professional capacity for
is growing. In a recent study of high only lived in the 21st century and 21st century pedagogy, we can make
school teacher perceptions, using a deserve to enter a school house the needed upgrades.
survey and interviews of participants constructed with contemporary

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About the Author

Dr. Gary Snyder, a former New Jersey high school principal, is active serving aspiring school leaders
as an Instructor and E-Mentor in the NJEXCEL program. He is also Adjunct Faculty in Educational
Leadership graduate programs. Dr. Snyder has recently presented his research on school designs at
the Conference for Academic Research in Education and his work is accepted for presentation at the
International Conference on Design Principles & Practices.

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