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.PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP
4 principals to watch in 2021
K-12 DIVE
Over the past year, the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and the nation's reckoning with systemic racism have presented school leaders a bevy of challenges to contend with. Roughly two weeks into a new year, those challenges persist as principals seek to maintain positive school culture while keeping students and educators alike engaged in learning environments that remain largely remote due to ongoing school closures.
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How to ease back to in-person learning
District Administration Magazine
The unpredictability of COVID-19 means that while many districts have returned to full in-person learning, many also have retained either a fully remote or hybrid learning schedule. Still others returned to in-person learning and then had to pivot to remote learning due to positive cases in the building, and then pivot back again.
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Virtual learning will stick around after COVID fades
eSchool News
About two in 10 U.S. school districts have already adopted, plan to adopt or are considering adopting virtual learning after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The survey of district leaders indicates that virtual learning was the innovative practice that most district leaders anticipated would continue, citing both student and parent demand for continuing various forms of online instruction.
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4 steps to creating a post-COVID district improvement plan
Tech & Learning
The pandemic rainbow has finally arrived with the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. Now is the time to begin putting COVID in the rearview mirror and start thinking about what school can and might look light when we can all be together in person again. But where do we begin? We've been in a state of reaction for so many months; how can we get back to strategic visioning and planning?
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Caught in a financial 'triple squeeze,' districts could see annual costs of $2,500 per student to address pandemic-related learning loss
The 74
Getting students to where they'd be academically if the pandemic hadn't occurred could cost schools an average of $12,000 to $13,500 per student over the next five years, according to a new estimate that assumes most will need some additional learning time. Conducted by Education Resource Strategies, a nonprofit consulting firm that works with districts on financial issues, the projections account for the kind of "high-dosage" tutoring needed for students who have fallen the furthest behind and hiring more staff devoted to schoolwide social-emotional learning efforts.
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How schools are rolling out on-site COVID testing
District Administration Magazine
High COVID positivity rates in its high school and in a Massachusetts community drove Ashland Public Schools leaders to seek the state's help to expand testing. The district in Boston's outermost suburbs is hoping to resume hybrid instruction in its high school by Jan. 19. Shortly after the new year, 25 of its 780 high school students had tested positive, Superintendent James Adams says.
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Will outdoor classroom momentum persist beyond COVID-19?
K-12 DIVE
The idea of an outdoor classroom is something districts and schools pursued even before the pandemic upended the way students learn. From a preschool's use of a community garden to learn about healthy eating habits to beehives on campus at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, schools have long tapped into outside space, whether it's on their own grounds or even a child's own backyard, expanding the very concept of a classroom.
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We've got to talk about remote student absenteeism
Education Week
At this time halfway through the school year, with all the deadly dull scheduling and paperwork squared away, school administrators' jobs usually begin to resemble what most people already think we do all day: shaking down passless students in the hall, scowling through a teacher's lesson from the back of her room, or imperiously directing a fire drill. But if other assistant principals' first semesters have been anything like mine, they've spent countless hours in their offices with their masks pulled down to their chins, squinting at spreadsheets, managing what used to be a routine, hum-drum task: taking attendance.
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11 pandemic changes that teachers say are here to stay
We Are Teachers
The pandemic has drastically changed many things we do as a society — especially in education. Teachers and administrators scrambled for creative solutions. And, despite the steep learning curve, they've found that many practices we've put into place are worth keeping.
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January forces some schools to extend remote learning, others to reopen classrooms
The Wall Street Journal
School districts across the country are changing their plans with the new year, with some deciding to prolong remote instruction and others moving to reopen classrooms. Tenuous schedules are expected to remain fluid as districts weigh rising coronavirus cases in much of the country against concerns about student learning loss and when teachers can be vaccinated.
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The most powerful words you hear
Leadership Freak
People may notice your strengths, but until your inner voice agrees, you reject affirmations. Your inner voice is more powerful than external voices. Words aren't magic, but they are rudders. Words set the direction of your attitudes, actions, relationships and leadership.
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COVID-19: Lowering our resistance to change
Training Industry Magazine
It's hard to believe just how different the world became over the past year, from wearing masks in public places to working from home to self-isolation. No doubt 2021 will bring more change. But what's most remarkable has been our ability to accept and adapt to these changes. Viewed from that perspective, COVID-19 has created a larger phenomenon: a lowering of our resistance to change.
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The power of leadership coaching with nature
The Lead Change Group
Given the challenging times that we have all been through this year now more than ever, people need to be able to get out into nature and learn to reconnect with themselves. There is just something about being outside in nature that activates the soul and helps us feel more grounded and present. Maybe it is because we often pause and marvel at the great beauty that exists around us, and in that moment we slow down and become really present and grounded. We get out of our thinking brain that is racing around at a thousand miles an hour and for a moment just stop, reflect, and appreciate everything that exists outside of us.
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People who adopt these 7 verbal habits in 2021 have very high emotional intelligence
Inc.
If there's one area of self-improvement readers have told me they'd like to work on during 2021, it's emotional intelligence. So here are some very simple resolutions for 2021 designed to help you do just that. They're easy, really: just a series of short phrases to memorize that will improve your conversations and make it more likely you'll achieve your goals with others this year.
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Employee retention: 4 tips to help keep your top talent
Entrepreneur
Decent employees might be a dime a dozen, but all-star employees are worth their weight in gold. The talent you keep on your roster has a major impact on your ability to scale your SaaS business effectively and make customers return again and again. Once you find a team that meets and beats your expectations, they're worth every attempt to get them to stay around.
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The important leadership question in 'Alice in Wonderland'
Training Industry Magazine
Leadership is a journey, not a destination. However, few leaders embark on the type of journey that leads to greatness. That journey is best described as a pilgrimage — a leadership pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is a journey with a purpose that requires vision, focus and perseverance. During a pilgrimage, each pilgrim shares a common experience: enlightenment through solitude and sacrifice.
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Covid-19 spreads indoors via microscopic droplets in the air. Therefore, increasing the rate of ventilation in your classrooms is critical.
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.EDUCATION POLICY
Biden team's multibillion-dollar school testing plan takes shape
Politico
President-elect Joe Biden is weighing a multibillion-dollar plan for fully reopening schools that would hinge on testing all students, teachers and staff for Covid-19 at least once a week, according to four people with knowledge of the discussions. The proposal under consideration calls for the federal government to cover the cost of providing tests to K-12 schools throughout the country. These could then be administered regularly by staff at each school, providing results in minutes.
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5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration
eSchool News
The incoming Biden administration and Congress should focus on innovation, flexibility and more relevance to teaching and learning when it comes to assessment policy, according to NWEA. Following the release of NWEA's research on the impact of COVID-19 school disruptions on learning, the nonprofit research and assessment provider announced K-12 assessment policy recommendations for the incoming administration.
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.SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
The evolving role of IT in remote education
EdTech Magazine
K–12 IT staff handle much more than computing and networking. That's something IT professionals have known about themselves for some time. But for those outside of their circle, expanded remote learning has shown — or should show — that IT is a key part of education, from daily operations to academic success in the classroom. IT staff have been crucial to efforts to secure computing devices for students and teachers during the pandemic. They help with ensuring families have access to reliable Wi-Fi.
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Surveys find districts are using more edtech tools — And teachers are bearing the costs
EdSurge
A new survey on corporate skills training forecasts that a lot more companies will try doing it using virtual reality environments in the next two years. The human resources advisory firm Future Workplace and Mursion, which provides VR simulations, commissioned a survey of more than 300 corporate learning leaders in organizations with at least 1,000 employees.
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Stronger together: How collaboration leads to better remote learning outcomes
EdTech Magazine
With the rush to virtual schooling, districts nationwide have been looking for ways to expand student connectivity. Officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., called in the cavalry to help. The School District of Palm Beach County is driving the creation of a civic Wi-Fi mesh network that will bring broadband to some 25,000 students. To make it happen, district leaders are working in partnership with local government, nonprofits, vendors and other stakeholders. "Those partnerships are key to making this possible," says Mark Howard, chief of performance accountability for the district.
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.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Using technology to support young English language learners in a hybrid classroom
Edutopia (commentary)
Katie Gardner, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "Since late August, I have been teaching hybrid, early elementary students who are learning English. Transitioning into a hybrid environment has been challenging and created a new learning curve for both educators and students. Within our hybrid setting, students are split into two groups. They attend school for in-person learning two days a week, and teachers and students all have virtual learning one day a week."
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Reading logs for kids (and more easy ideas to support kids' literacy)
Book Riot
There are lots of reasons you might be looking for a reading log for kids. Maybe you want to encourage your child to read more. Perhaps your child really enjoys keeping track of their progress and the reading log is almost like marking their height on the wall. Most likely, however, you or your child's teacher want to hold your child accountable for reading.
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The case for (quality) homework
Education Next
Any parent who has battled with a child over homework night after night has to wonder: Do those math worksheets and book reports really make a difference to a student's long-term success? Or is homework just a headache — another distraction from family time and downtime, already diminished by the likes of music and dance lessons, sports practices and part-time jobs?
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The best interactive online calendars for morning meetings and more
We Are Teachers
Calendar time has long been a staple of pre-K and kindergarten classrooms. It teaches little learners the days of the week, months of the year, weather concepts and even basic math skills. Many teachers incorporate it into their morning meetings as they gather kids in front of the calendar bulletin board to start each day. If you're working virtually this year, or just want to explore fresh new ways to make calendar time fun, check out these interactive online calendars created by other teachers. They're sure to engage your students and start the day off right!
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Try a game strategy to engage kids in history
MiddleWeb
How do children really learn best? And, what can these experiences teach us about how to best assess and connect with students of all ability levels in a virtual learning world?
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Stop overlooking English learners
Language Magazine (commentary)
Deborah J. Short outlines a plan to invest and engage in English Learner education: "In the past six months, we have heard the cry "DEFUND" in varied contexts, often as a call for social justice, always engendering public controversy. But when the action is the gradual defunding of one area of education, we hear nothing: no controversy, no public outcry. In the past decade, the slow disinvestment in English language teaching and learning has relegated and disempowered our profession and set back the diverse communities that represent the future of our country."
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How to help students know when it's time to quit — And when it's not
Education Week
When is it the right or wrong time to quit something — and how do I help students figure that out? There's a big difference between thinking you can't do something and deciding whether or not you want to. Eminent psychologist Albert Bandura wrote about the importance of self-efficacy for Education Week last year, which inspired me to write about it for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week.
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.EDUCATION RESEARCH
4 takeaways from new study on impact of in-person school on covid hospitalizations
Tech & Learning
Recently, researchers at REACH, the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice, at Tulane University, released a study examining the relationship between school reopenings and local hospitalizations for COVID-19 nationwide. The study found that the U.S. counties in which Covid-19 hospitalizations were already low, reopening schools was not associated with increased hospitalizations. However, as hospitalizations increased it was impossible to tell what impact reopening schools had.
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.IN THE STATES
Northam announces committee on inclusive education
WWBT
Gov. Ralph Northam announced the 38 members of a new advisory committee that will make recommendations on culturally relevant and inclusive education practices in Virginia's public schools. The Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee was established by House Bill 916 and Senate Bill 853 during the 2020 General Assembly session.
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Even after COVID-19, North Texas districts expect a demand for some virtual learning options
The Dallas Morning News
Charles Lachman, 16, opens his laptop and flips his phone to do-not-disturb when it's time for class to start each morning. His desk in the game room holds the essentials: A copy of "Of Mice and Men," headphones and notebooks. Otherwise, there are limited distractions — no fellow students tapping their feet, no whispers flowing around the room.
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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Celebrating 100 years of NAESP
NAESP
Advocating for principals. Fostering school leadership. Supporting children. These are the core principles NAESP was founded on 100 years ago, when 51 elementary school principals formally established the then-Department of Elementary School Principals under the National Education Association. Our mission hasn't changed since 1921, but the profession certainly has.
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