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.PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP
6 ways principals can support teachers right now
We Are Teachers
Mark Hess, a 28-year veteran of Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Michigan, has seen a lot over the years, but nothing quite as disruptive as the pandemic. As a school leader, Hess has learned much as he has supported his teachers through the challenges and triumphs of the constantly changing school year.
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4 strategies for building trust among families as schools reopen
K-12 DIVE
As pandemic-related school closures near their one-year mark, reopening remains contentious within some communities. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a COVID-19 operational strategy for K-12 schools, many say reopening is more than a science-based decision informed by virus transmission and other factors — it is also a matter of trust.
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9 ways to promote equity in our schools
Edutopia (commentary)
Matthew X. Joseph, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "For the first time in my 16-year-long career as a school administrator, I feel like we're finally starting to get to a place of actually having real conversations across the country about figuring out diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism in education."
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The 8 questions to ask before making big curriculum decisions
We Are Teachers
If there was ever a year where we are second guessing ourselves, this is it. After all, no matter how long we've been in education, we've never led a school through a pandemic before! And yet, we have decisions to make. There are budgets to stick to, and standards teachers need to teach. A curriculum is our roadmap for how students will learn those standards, so it's important that we approach the planning process thoughtfully. Here are the 8 questions ask before making big curriculum decisions.
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How the pandemic has altered school discipline — Perhaps forever
The Hechinger Report
One Thursday this fall, a middle schooler in Florida's Brevard Public Schools received an in-school suspension. He had ripped off another student's face mask and blown into a peer's face. That same day, six other students across the district were written up for not wearing their masks correctly (including one who also faked using hand sanitizer), while an elementary school student was assigned three days of "private dining" for sharing food in violation of safety guidelines.
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What type of mask should educators wear?
Tech & Learning
We've reached the point in the pandemic where it's time to up our mask game. That's what many experts are saying, including Dr. Joseph G. Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health and chair of The Lancet's COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe Schools and Safe Travel. While it made sense at the start of the pandemic to prioritize any type of mask wearing, now Allen urges educators and other essential workers, to put more thought into mask quality.
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Educators are key in protecting student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Brookings Institution
American students were experiencing widespread mental-health distress long before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. A tragic expression of this distress, youth suicide has been on the rise for the past decade and is now the second leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds. Now, the pandemic is making matters worse. In a recent survey, over 80% of college students reported that COVID-19 has impacted their lives through increased isolation, loneliness, stress and sadness.
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MULTIBRIEFS EXCLUSIVE
Grade retention: Will it help?
By Howard Margolis
Retention rarely helps struggling learners, especially those with reading disabilities. I'll say it again: It rarely helps. It often backfires. Combinations of negative feelings abound: Humiliation, bewilderment, anger, despondency, resentment, despair, and so on. Magnify this by the widespread isolation and anxiety caused by COVID-19 and you have a formula for continued despair, resentment and turmoil.
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One year into pandemic, far fewer young students are on target to learn how to read, tests show
The 74
Kindergartners are nearly 20% less likely to be on track to learn how to read than their peers were at this time last year, and most haven't made much progress since the fall, according to new assessment data. Thirty-seven percent of this year's kindergartners are on-track in early reading skills, compared to 55% during the 2019-2020 school year, just prior to the pandemic. Among first graders, 43% are on target, compared to 58% last year.
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3 ways your brain actually improves with age
Inc.
Our culture is not, to put it mildly, very positive about aging. We're fascinated with those, like Jennifer Lopez and Tom Brady, who seem immune to the years, obsess about appearing youthful, hide away our elders, and hail young wunderkinds from rock musicians to dorm room founders. And the world of entrepreneurship is particularly obsessed with youth, despite a pile of data showing that most successful founders are well into middle age.
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5 critical steps leaders must take to be prepared for the future of work
Fast Company (commentary)
Shawn Casemore, a contributor for Fast Company, writes: "There's a light at the end of the tunnel. At least that appears to be the common belief among many of the business owners I've spoken with. The pandemic and resulting challenges have created a steep hill for many businesses to climb. For some, the last 12 months have been a struggle to sustain their business."
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Are you teaching your team bad habits? 3 steps to break the cycle
Training Industry Magazine
Dr. Scott Gregory and Jackie Sahm, contributors or Training Industry Magazine, writes: "Adrian was a successful vice president of sales in a Fortune 100 company when the company hired me to deliver a team development session. I flew in the day before the session and met with Adrian to interview him about the team and his goals for the session. He struck me as bright, passionate and energetic, and h e spoke quickly, with a kind of nervous intensity that was equal parts captivating and intimidating."
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5 ways successful people are proactive at work
Forbes
You may find yourself reacting to situations at work more than being proactive, noting that you don't have the time to get in front of issues. Being proactive may not eliminate all issues, but it can help you resolve issues more effectively and efficiently and, in turn, better manage the company's reputation. Reputation is money, so carve out time to think proactively. Be intentional.
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.EDUCATION POLICY
Schools must still give standardized tests this year, Biden administration says
Chalkbeat
The Biden administration said that states must administer federally required standardized tests this year, but schools won't be held accountable for the results — and states could give shorter, remote or delayed versions of the exams. The decision means that schools will have to find ways to safely administer tests to tens of millions of students, many of whom are still learning remotely.
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Ed Department: Schools serving more students under IDEA
Disability Scoop
An increasing number of American schoolchildren are receiving special education services and nearly all of them spend at least some of their day in class with their typically-developing peers. New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that over 6.3 million children ages 6 to 21 were served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 2018, the most recent year for which information is available. That accounts for 9.5% of all students, up from 8.5% in 2009.
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Latest federal guidance on assessments: What you need to know
Tech & Learning
States will not have the authority to cancel federally mandated standardized exams this year but will have wide-ranging discretion in when, where, and how the tests are given, the U.S. Department of Education announced recently. The news came as part of a letter the department sent to Chief State School Officers, announcing a new guidance on assessing student learning during the pandemic.
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.SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
Closing the professional development gap for K-12 teachers
EdTech Magazine
Professional development has never been more critical for educators. Last year's rapid shift to remote learning intensified challenges for educators in the digital landscape. The transition also put existing professional development standards and practices to the test. After all, without a clear focus on building technology skills, many training programs could fall short and leave teachers ill-equipped for a more digitally driven future — especially a future in which the unexpected happens.
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Here's why ed tech is enhancing the education experience
eSchool News
As we embark on a new year against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to live in an extraordinary age of mass school closures and distance learning. Despite the challenges that remote learning has presented for students, educators and parents across the globe, the learning community has demonstrated great resilience and innovation in the face of disruption. Education technology has emerged during this period as an indispensable tool for many schools, enabling students to not only continue their education, but thrive with the additional flexibility and personalized support that many online learning platforms provide.
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Learning with Google updates could affect your teaching, here's how
Tech & Learning
Learning with Google has announced a host of new updates that will affect teachers, institutions and districts internationally. G Suite for Education has been renamed Google Workspace for Education and now offers more controls. Google Classroom has had an overhaul, adding lots of useful tools for teaching including powerful third-party app inclusion.
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CoSN2021's virtual conference promises to be 'Brave and Bold'
EdTech Magazine
For the second year in a row, the Consortium for School Networking will hold its annual conference fully online in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This year's event, to be held March 2-4, will be packed with interactive exhibits and digital-first presentations. Keeping with its theme of "Brave and Bold," CoSN2021 will celebrate tech leaders and educators who have taken courageous action to accomplish their goals in the face of the past year's shift to online learning and technological adaptation. Conference sessions will also highlight ways to embed technology into the workflow and make it accessible to all.
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.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The 10 Zoom commandments for elementary school teachers
Education Week
Remote learning can feel like trying to play soccer on the moon, but the kids are still kids, and teaching is still teaching. We can’t throw out everything we know about the world of the classroom: the importance of building relationships, the value of one-on-one and small-group time, the sheer insanity of expecting young children to listen to an adult talk for longer than 10 or 15 minutes.
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The key to better student engagement is letting them show you how they learn
EdSurge (commentary)
Jacquelyn Whiting, a contributor for EdSurge, writes: "A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts. As you might expect, the students calculated the area, perimeter and volumes of their forts. What was surprising was that for days after this lesson these students logged into class from inside their blanket sanctuaries."
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Using read-alouds to improve older elementary students' literacy skills
Edutopia
Reading proficiency is a national crisis that our profession continuously tries to address, yet educational leaders are often divided on the best approach to solving this problem. Some elementary teachers believe there should be more focus on phonics instruction, while others advocate teaching comprehension strategies. Some advocate for a balanced-literacy approach.
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The best school options for students with ADHD and LD
ADDitude Magazine
Parents of students with special educational needs have many options today, including public, charter, magnet, private, homeschool and specialized schools. Here's a comparative overview to help you find the learning environment that's right for your child.
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When young children return to the classroom
Edutopia
What day is it? What's the schedule? Are we doing remote, hybrid, or in-person school this week? For some of us, the way school looks has changed frequently this year, to the point where our heads are spinning. Our routines, schedules, ways of teaching lessons, and expectations — of both our students and ourselves — are in a constant state of flux; any day can feel like the first day of school, over and over again. This can be particularly challenging for those of us who teach young children, who thrive on consistent structure and routines.
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EL assessment challenges remain despite testing flexibilities
K-12 DIVE
Flexibilities provided by the federal government and states for annual English learner proficiency assessments have been useful during the pandemic, but some EL experts say obstacles for in-person testing mean fewer students will be assessed and that the data collected may not be reliable. Specifically, districts are struggling to coordinate staff time, student transportation, adjustments in class schedules, pandemic precautions and more in order to conduct in-person, multi-day EL proficiency assessments.
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5 character development strategies for a dual immersion classroom
eSchool News
It's important for teachers to find ways to teach social-emotional learning and character development to help their students build the skills necessary to process the events of 2020 and to persevere and succeed in (for many students) a distance learning or hybrid environment. This can be challenging, especially for ELL teachers.
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Helping our students think about thinking
MiddleWeb
Reflecting on their work gives students an opportunity to look back at what they have done, to examine the processes and strategies they used, and to think about the importance of their effort and growth. We want learners to understand that being reflective means to be curious about our own thinking and to come up with ways to express or name the thinking so others can learn from this. Reflection offers students the chance to slow down, consider the important work they have been doing and see themselves as the authors of their own learning.
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.EDUCATION RESEARCH
CDC investigation: Educators 'central' to in-person coronavirus transmission at schools
U.S. News & World Report
Teachers played a significant role in in-school transmission of the coronavirus, according to the results of an investigation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention published Monday – the latest findings in the controversial school reopening debate that come as school staff demand prioritization for the COVID-19 vaccines.
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.IN THE STATES
Electric school buses to add WiFi
THE Journal
Starting now, electric school buses from IC Bus, a subsidiary of Navistar, will be adding WiFi as a standard feature, in a new agreement with Kajeet, a company that produces devices for internet access in education. Under the deal, Kajeet's SmartBus WiFi service will be made available to customers for a year; after that, they need to pay. Districts running IC Bus vehicles currently will also be able to buy the service too, as an add-on option.
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Lawmakers and parents push Michigan districts to reopen
Chalkbeat
Michigan lawmakers, parents, and doctors argued during a hearing that schools should be open. With most districts in Michigan now offering some in-person instruction, they aimed their frustrations at the dwindling ranks of school districts that still don't have a plan to offer some face-to-face instruction.
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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Vote in the 2021 NAESP Vice Presidential Election
NAESP
The NAESP Vice President Election is open from Feb. 23 - March 5, 2021. On Feb. 23, eligible voters should have received an email with a customized link to cast their vote. Click here for more information on the voting process and candidates.
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Being an effective Pre-K-3rd grade principal
NAESP
This webinar will provide an overview of NAESP's newly released and updated Leading Learning Communities: A Principal's Guide to Early Learning and the Early Grades (Pre-K—3rd Grade). This guide is intended to encourage elementary principals to deepen their own knowledge and skills related to Pre-K-3rd grade, and to provide specific guidance for principals to become more effective leaders on behalf of young children. Effective leadership of Pre-K-3rd grade requires substantive expertise about child development and instructional practices that support young learners.
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