This message was sent to ##Email## July 9, 2020       Home  |  Membership  |  Events  |  Advocacy  |  Careers  |  Academy Archive  |   Subscribe      ALAS UPDATES Present at the ALAS 17th Annual ALAS Education Summit! ALAS Do you have current data, research and results of structures and practices that make a positive impact on Latin/o/a/x students or leaders to present? This is your invitation to present at the 17th Annual ALAS Education Summit — "Equity Leadership in Action: When to Sprint and When to Pivot" PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS: Develop leadership skills to address the inequities in education Become more knowledgeable about research-based equitable structures and practices Demonstrate leadership efficacy at the local, state and national level Advocate for and inspire current and next-generation Latin/o/a/x leaders Submit your proposal to present at one of our 50-minute break out sessions. Click to view our summit strands and guidelines Proposal Deadline July 31, 2020 Submit the following information by the deadline: Completed proposal submission form 1-2 page proposal summary Presentation title and abstract Submission & Selection Process: Email RFP to: contact@alasedu.org Subject line: RFP 2020 — Include your name Notification Of Proposal Status You will be contacted via email upon receipt of your proposal. You will be notified by August 30, 2020, if your request to present has been accepted    SCHOOL LEADERS NEWS CDC will provide virus-testing guidance for schools as pressure to reopen grows Education Week Schools may be out for the summer, but the heat is on for them to reopen in less than two months. That was one big takeaway from a congressional hearing, in which several senators as well as federal health officials agreed that getting children back into classrooms next fall is vital for students, their parents and for the nation at large.  READ MORE Will climbing coronavirus cases derail school reopenings? Education DIVE In a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, health experts and legislators agreed sending children back to school should be a top goal for the country as states enter varying phases of reopening. However, with a number of states seeing a resurgence of cases, reopening in many places is still uncertain despite schools nationwide planning for some degree of in-person fall instruction.  READ MORE 10 anti-racism professional development books for educators We Are Teachers Creating learning environments in which every child can flourish, especially in regard to self-confidence and academic success, is a challenge on the best of days. Many educators already grappled with this during quarantine. Now it is even more pressing with weeks of protests addressing the stark racial disparities that continue to exist in terms of criminal prosecution, health care access and pay equity in the U.S.  READ MORE Increasing teachers' effectiveness — Without causing burnout Edutopia As responsibilities continue to mount on the already full plates of teachers, the amount of time needed to complete those duties has also increased. Unfortunately, the result is often that teachers use personal time — which should be used for enjoying family and friends, pursuing a hobby, or decompressing after a stressful day — to tend to work-related tasks, leading to burnout and high teacher turnover rates within schools and districts across the country.  READ MORE The coronavirus spring: The historic closing of US schools Education Week The coronavirus created mass disruption of schooling in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 school year. Acting to try to stop the virus' spread, principals, superintendents and then governors closed schools across the nation in a wave that began in late February. Eventually, 48 states, four U.S. territories, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity ordered or recommended school building closures for the rest of their academic year, affecting at least 50.8 million public school students.  READ MORE    TECHNOLOGY The IT investment priorities shaping today's school districts EdTech Magazine The coronavirus pandemic has forced school leaders to navigate a new normal in education defined by remote learning, hybrid classes and physically distanced classrooms. For many, the changes have either introduced new technology challenges or shined a spotlight on existing ones, from the digital divide to weak cybersecurity training. But as schools have re-evaluated their technology environments and planned investments, they have faced another hurdle: massive cuts in public education funding triggered by statewide economic decline.  READ MORE K-12 demand for mobile devices 'skyrocketing' due to COVID-19 remote learning Education Week The K-12 mobile device market is booming. A new report from market research firm FutureSource Consulting forecasts that shipments of laptops, tablets and Chromebooks to the U.S. education market could jump by 27% this year, the product of districts and private schools buying mobile devices in bulk for remote learning in a COVID-19 era.  READ MORE How to make remote learning easily accessible eSchool News When school starts again in the fall, it's likely that a significant number of students will still be learning remotely. To make classrooms less crowded and prevent the spread of the coronavirus, many states and districts are considering a hybrid approach in which some students attend school and some learn from home, such as by having students alternate between in-person and remote learning.  READ MORE    POLICY CORNER Congress urged to enact antiracist education policies Language Magazine In light of recent demands for racial justice, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, UnidosUS, and the National Women's Law Center along with hundreds of other civil rights and education organizations, have written to Congress to again urge decision makers to enact antiracist education policies. Such steps are needed to support the educational success of historically marginalized students, including Black students and other students of color, Native students, students with disabilities, LGBTQ students, religious minorities, sexual assault survivors and immigrant students, in p-K-12 and higher education spaces.  READ MORE States move toward waiving standardized tests for 2020-2021 Education DIVE As schools plan for the fall, state education departments and lawmakers are gearing up to suspend another round of federal and state standardized tests, saying instruction should take priority for the 2020-2021 school year. On June 18, Georgia became one of the first states to seek an assessment waiver. Gov. Brian P. Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods jointly announced their decision to apply for suspension of standardized testing to the U.S. Department of Education.  READ MORE    EDUCATION HEADLINES Can teachers really do their jobs in masks? Education Week There's a lot of uncertainty about how schools will eventually return to in-person instruction. But in many places, teachers will likely be encouraged — or required — to wear masks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all school employees wear cloth face coverings, and many school and district leaders are incorporating that guidance into their reopening plans. Some states, including California and Texas, are providing millions of masks for teachers in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 when school buildings reopen.  READ MORE Using a historical document as a teaching tool By Douglas Magrath (commentary) This article, featuring Elbert Hubbard's "A Message to Garcia," may be of interest for instructors teaching higher-level students who need some encouragement to stay on task. It is a great lesson on ethics and loyalty set in a historical time frame over 100 years in the past. It is also a good example of journalistic writing of the period and appeals to a broad audience. The passage may be used as a reading or a listening comprehension exercise for ESL or as part of a sheltered ESL for history course.  READ MORE Inspirations: How educators are transforming the education process eSchool News The COVID-19 crisis has made one thing clear: Teachers and administrators have used unique and innovative ways to reach students online as remote learning became the only type of learning across the nation. Most educators are certain that if they don't begin school online in the fall, they'll eventually have to move to online and at-home learning if a second wave of the virus hits the nation, or if social distancing and other precautions aren't possible in often-overcrowded schools.  READ MORE Washington's 134,000 English learners depend on support from teachers. That didn't translate online. The Seattle Times Estefanía Romero Vicencio expected to finish her first year of high school strong. The 14-year-old freshman from Yakima was working her way through challenging courses like algebra. She's also learning English as a second language. At home, her family speaks Spanish. But in mid-March, when the Davis High School campus in Yakima closed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, she felt her progress was upended.  READ MORE Summer school looks different during the pandemic By Brian Stack (commentary) Summer school is underway in my New Hampshire high school, but it looks a little different from what we have offered in years past, although we have always offered a remote platform. For my school, an in-person summer school is just not practical due to our size, limited staffing resources, and lack of public transportation for students. For years we have relied on online platforms to provide content and, in some cases, instructors. This year, we took a slightly different approach for summer offerings.  READ MORE Early learning programs stretched by pandemic Language Magazine Early Edge California and the American Institutes for Research released their research brief, California's Early Learning and Care Providers: Essential Workers Who Need Support, which shares results from seven focus groups* conducted with Early Learning providers across the state about their needs and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research shows that the crisis has taken a significant toll on Early Learning providers, including those serving the state's large and growing population of dual language learners; and that early learning programs need more resources to continue serving families.  READ MORE     CAREERS New Postings Every Week on ALAS Website! 07/07/20 — High School Principal, South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, King City, CA 07/06/20 — Assistant Superintendent for the Office of English Language Learners, Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA 07/01/20 — Safety, Security, and Environmental Coordinator, Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA 06/30/20 — Deputy Chief of The Office of Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL 06/30/20 — Director of Leader Support and Development, Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC), Regional and Remote 06/30/20 — Executive Director, American School Counselor Association, Alexandria, VA 06/30/20 — Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Digital Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL 06/29/20 — Superintendent of Schools, North Little Rock School District, North Little Rock, AR 06/25/20 — Principal — Carlin Springs Elementary School, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington County, VA 06/24/20 — Assistant Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA 06/24/20 — Chief Equity & Academic Officer, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA 06/24/20 — Executive Director, Secondary Learning, The School District of Springfield R-12, Springfield, MO 06/16/20 — Elementary Principal, Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA 06/16/20 — Secondary Principal – High School, Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA 06/15/20 — Superintendent, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, NC VISIT ALAS WEBSITE FOR MORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & INFORMATION! 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