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School Leaders Now (commentary)
Amy Lynn Tompkins, a contributor for School Leaders Now, writes: "My administrative assistant was hired by my predecessor, and I'm having some difficulty managing her. She means well and is usually good with the students, but sometimes she can be so inappropriate. One day, she told a student not to pee on the seat when he came in to use the bathroom! It was embarrassing for people in the office, but most importantly for the child."
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eSchool News
Several years ago, my school adopted a Positive Behavior Support Program program. Solutions to persistent problems pointed school climate in the right direction, reduced disciplinary referrals, and tackled bullying incidents (suspensions decreased by four times, and bullying incidents by three times). PBSIS and programs like it are replicable, if school communities and their leaders are patient and sustained in adoption. Resources are available for free. Part of implementing such a program includes a schoolwide identification of problem areas in the school.
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MindShift
Many of today's parents and teachers came of age in the 1980s and 1990s — a time when the self-esteem movement was in its zenith. Self-esteem was supposed to be a panacea for a variety of social challenges, from substance abuse to violent crime. The research, however, did not support such broad claims.
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Education DIVE
As the education space continues to evolve, transformations, disruptions and trends are shaping districts and schools across the country. The widespread adoption of technology has put some districts on the cutting edge of innovation while placing others further behind their counterparts. Heightened school safety concerns, combined with recent incidents of violence, have thrown certain school systems into a growing dialogue on how to shift the narrative. And as issues including low teacher salaries and insufficient funding persist, some districts are forced to deal with the educators who are begging for something to change.
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Leadership Freak (commentary)
"Time pressure is a symptom of technology, ignorance and arrogance. The promise of more time and shorter workweeks is a fantasy for the leaders I work with. Technology shrinks time and expands a leader's workweek. Time management is self-management. The ability to manage yourself begins with managing your time. If you can't manage time, you can't manage anything."
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Harvard Business Review (commentary)
Joseph Grenny, a contributor for Harvard Business Review, writes: "I was in denial for about a year and a half before I admitted that I needed to fire Randy. His work performance had made the conclusion inescapable for years, but he was so darned nice and likeable that I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Not only did I like him, I also knew his income was crucial to his family. Furthermore, over the nine years he worked for me, his income had grown to the point that he would find it difficult to get comparable compensation."
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The Lead Change Group (commentary)
Danise DiStasi, a contributor for The Lead Change Group, writes: "I adopted my dog, Louie, five years ago and embarked on a journey that I was unprepared for. Admittedly, our journey was not an easy one. I wish I could say it began with warm fuzzy feelings and puppy kisses, but that isn't true. The truth is that when I first adopted Louie, he displayed many challenging behaviors that made me question my decision to adopt him, yet something incredible happened once we engaged a dog trainer. I wasn't only learning dog-training techniques; I was experiencing leadership development through an entirely unconventional method that proved to be beneficial to Louie and me — and even more so for my clients."
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HR DIVE
Employee engagement has been top of mind for employers and L&D as they work hard to attract and retain top talent. The need to recognize employee achievement at all levels drives ownership of the work and loyalty to employers. Before the first day on the job, however, a poor candidate experience can color an employee's potential for engagement. Employee expectations of the onboarding process have shifted, with talent wanting more than just rules and regulations.
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Harvard Business Review
Toxic bosses harm employees in countless ways — for instance, by lowering morale, diminishing well-being, and increasing work-family conflict. Estimates suggest abusive supervision costs organizations millions in lost productivity, employee turnover, and litigation each year. Although prior research has found that leader behaviors can "trickle down" to affect the actions of employees at lower organizational levels, surely not all abused supervisors abuse their own subordinates. So when do supervisors perpetuate abuse in organizations, when don't they, and why?
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School Leaders Now
You know who they are. When you see them, you probably inwardly groan at yet another sighting of a kid addicted to a device. And when they see you, they try to put their device away quickly. Or they tell you it's not a big deal when you admonish them for having their phone out — again. They're the kids hunched over, often surrounded by a huddle of other kids, playing esports in school during any free moment they can get.
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Education Week
Almost every state is rating schools in part on student growth in test-scores under the Every Student Succeeds Act. (The exceptions: California and Kansas). But that doesn't look the same everywhere and the differences matter to parents and policymakers, says the Data Quality Campaign, a research and advocacy organization.
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EdTech Magazine
In order to use technology properly in the classroom, teachers need to take a back seat and allow students to spend more time as the drivers of their own education, says educational consultant and public speaker Adam Welcome. One of the main draws of technology integration is finding new ways to engage students. However, many educators struggle with finding creative ways to introduce new classroom tools.
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EdScoop
The risk of attacks on education networks increases as they become more reliant on open environments and the use of mobile and "internet of things" technology. By knowing the top threats to their networks and then applying the right tools and strategies, educational institutions at all levels will be better positioned to protect the sensitive data of students, faculty and other employees.
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EdTech Magazine
Many K–12 educators are pushing back against traditional education models, advocating for learner-centered education, which puts study into the hands of students. One way educators are introducing student-centered education into the classroom is through meaningful integration of educational technology. As experts at this year's ISTE and ICE conferences have noted, the transformation to learner-centered education is crucial for K–12 schools, and educators have been using technology solutions to make it a reality.
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Education Next
Recently, more than a few education headlines have focused on the concerns surrounding the shaky meaning of personalized learning, oftentimes highlighting the anxieties posed by critics that personalized means the use of technology at the expense of student's social-emotional development or that personalization is the agenda of Silicon Valley titans. To understand the nuances of personalized learning — and why it's not solely tech-centered, though technology may be a critical lever for scale — it's important to define what personalized learning is ... and if it's different from blended learning, it's often interchangeably applied concept.
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Edutopia
Student engagement is the Mega Millions of education: When you hear about it, it seems so easy to win — and then you read about the odds. The good news is that there are effective strategies for boosting student engagement, and they're considerably more likely to pay off than playing the lottery. A growing body of research in education and the social sciences suggests that students' curiosity can be stimulated in ways that strengthen their connectedness to lessons, interactions with each other and willingness to commit to learning goals.
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eSchool News (commentary)
Tim Hire, a contributor for eSchool News, writes: "Exeter Unified School District is a small, rural district with approximately 2,800 students, 61 percent of whom are Hispanic and 62 percent of whom are socioeconomically disadvantaged. Approximately one in seven of our students are English language learners. When we looked at our reading and math scores a few years back, we found that we weren't seeing the growth we were hoping to see. With a renewed focus on the basics of literacy and math, a technology infusion, and a dedication to dialogue over rote memorization, here's how we helped our students find the success and achievement they deserve."
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Michelle Russell, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "Recently I have seen articles discussing the connection between teacher likeability and student achievement. This is something I have thought a lot about since I started teaching. I believe if students like their teacher they will be more motivated and will try harder."
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eSchool News
No matter how we discover them, the best films move us in ways we've never imagined. No matter how old we are, they can make us both laugh and cry, and they help us learn more about ourselves and how we relate to others. Of course, many popular movies deal with social and emotional issues, and these can be great for teaching SEL in our classrooms.
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Edutopia
Graphic organizers are a helpful learning tool for students of all ages to organize, clarify or simplify complex information — they help students construct understanding through an exploration of the relationships between concepts. Teacher-generated organizers are a useful scaffold to support student learning. They provide students with a means to categorize cumbersome amounts of information, introduce a more refined lens to analyze a complex text, and enable students to recognize patterns and compare perspectives.
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Education World
There has been a flood of research pointing to the advantages of social and emotional learning and its benefits for developing the whole child — and even specifically their academic skills and ability to make good choices. But what about its connection to leadership? According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, good SEL skills can be developed in schools and classrooms in a number of ways, including through leadership opportunities.
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Edutopia
With the publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics' recent report "The Power of Play", early childhood educators may be more eager to include play in young children's experiences due to its cognitive and social and emotional benefits. While the report targets pediatricians, it provides research about how play benefits children's learning, peer engagement, physical growth, and health, and offers insight into how play can be integrated into early childhood programs.
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Education Week
To enlist parents in their children's education, schools are increasingly sending text messages home. There's evidence to suggest parents appreciate the trend. But can such an approach actually help young children develop concrete literacy skills, such as building vocabulary? A new project out of Temple University in Philadelphia, dubbed Text to Talk, is showing promising early results. Funded by the William Penn Foundation and tested in 49 pre-K classrooms along with the School District of Philadelphia, Text to Talk relies on carefully crafted messages with tips for parents on talking about the new words their children are learning in school.
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NPR
Preliminary numbers show that a "vast supermajority" of union members in Los Angeles have voted to approve a deal with the city's school district — ending the six-day teachers strike. The decision means teachers will head back to class on Wednesday, Jan. 23. "Those are preliminary results but they're so overwhelming that we know what the result is going to be. The counting of those ballots is going to continue tomorrow, " said Alex Caputo-Pearl, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, at a news conference Tuesday evening. "I couldn't be prouder to be a teacher tonight."
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NAESP
When the student becomes the teacher, a whole new world of learning opens. Near-peer mentoring, in which a student provides advice and insights to a protégé who is one or two years younger, is a wonderful opportunity for students to grow and learn together.
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NAESP
Middle school is a time of transition. Not only are students undergoing many confusing physical and hormonal changes, but they are also coming into their own intellectually and exploring new interests — really starting to find out who they might be. It's an exciting (and sometimes challenging) time for students and educators alike.
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