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.PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP
Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts
NPR
At the time, I spoke with several experts in the field of research known as "education in emergencies." They gave their predictions for the long-term implications of school closures in the United States based on the research on previous school interruptions caused by war, refugee crises, natural disasters and previous epidemics.
Two years on, schools are open and masks are coming off in most places, restoring a feeling of normalcy.
So, how have these predictions played out? Let's take a look.
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Retention through mental health resources and employee surveys
HR Exchange
School staff are experiencing high levels of job-related stress prompting districts to examine ways to do more to support the mental health and well-being of employees to prevent losing them.
Surveys by the RAND Corp. found approximately one in four teachers are experiencing depression. Furthermore, most secondary principals who reported experiencing frequent job-related stress identified supporting teachers’ mental health and well-being as a major component of their own job-related stress.
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Effective induction programs are key to retaining new teachers
EdSource (Commentary)
The purpose of induction is to provide new teachers in their first and second years of teaching with mentorship so that they are more effective in their classrooms and get support in those most challenging years. Unfortunately, when teachers delay induction because they don’t have access to induction programs in their district and must pay to participate in a program, or put it off for several years for other reasons, the program can begin to feel more like a hurdle than a support.
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Could Abbott Elementary fix our schools?
New America
All over the country teachers are raving about how real, relatable, heart-warming, hilarious, and honest the show is. Quinta Brunson, the show’s creator, is surely happy to hear it. She modeled the show on the experiences and work of real teachers like her mother, who taught in Philadelphia public schools for 40 years.
But Brunson’s ambition is to do more than give teachers a love letter. She told EdWeek that she hopes the show will lead us “into a better place in this country with our treatment of education, specifically public education.”
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High school sports help all students grow. Here's how to make the idea more appealing.
District Administration Magazine
One of the best ways for students to continue to build social-emotional skills is to participate in some form of high school sports, a growing number of education experts now say.
The benefits extend from formally organized athletics department programs to more causal fitness activities yet, prior to COVID, fewer than four in 10 public high school students played sports. Only 23% get the recommended level of daily physical activity, according to Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program. Still, most students who play a sport do so through their school.
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How to better serve students with disabilities
Hechinger Report
We need to rethink school systems and environments if we are going to better serve students with the highest levels of need. Traditional systems, practices and policies in many cases cater only to general education students.
Ask yourself: What is your current system for helping students with disabilities fill skill gaps? If these students are only receiving remedial instruction, will you close those gaps?
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How the pandemic made social-emotional learning more accessible
K-12 Dive
In the two years since the pandemic began affecting American life, some states and districts began touting the value of SEL for student success, and committing to new investments and strategies for meeting the social and emotional needs of students.
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3 actions K-12 leaders should push for to better fund English learners
District Administration Magazine
The report focuses on English learner funding in nine southern states that are home to 710,000 English learner students who speak about 400 different languages. Overall, funding is not keeping up with the learning needs of these students, say Dammu and co-author Bonnie O’Keefe. The analysis, which includes a state-by-state data dashboard, sheds light on the resources and policy changes K-12 leaders should be seeking from their states. At the top of the list: revamping funding formulas so they are more heavily weighted toward the needs of English learners.
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Should kids get homework?
U.S. News and World Report
How much homework students should get has long been a source of debate among parents and educators. In recent years, some districts have even implemented no-homework policies, as students juggle sports, music and other activities after school.
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How districts can make summer school more like summer camp
District Administration Magazine
Here’s an idea for K-12 educators now designing their summer school programs: You can teach literacy through fishing.
That, along with dozens of other integrated activities, is what Washington County Public Schools in Maryland has in store for summer. The camp-like atmosphere was a big success last summer as administrators looked to help students reengage and rebound from a year of heavy disruptions, says Gary Willow, the district’s associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
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Chiefs for Change resource aims to strengthen states' student mental health responses
K-12 Dive
The district- and state-level tools take a holistic approach, meaning solutions aren't based on adding a specific intervention, such as a certain number of school counselors. Instead, the tools encourage deep understanding and reviews of data, coordination among partners, and evaluation of whether new or existing supports can or will be effective.
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Food and staff shortages are still vexing school lunch programs. Costs may keep rising, too.
Chalkbeat
School meal programs have faced a host of challenges this year. Food deliveries often arrive late, or not at all. There’s still a shortage of cooks and drivers. Inflation is pushing costs up.
Schools may be faced with another test: the end of federal waivers that have kept meal costs down and made it easier to serve students food during the pandemic. Their omission from the latest federal budget deal has schools bracing for costs to increase next year and scrambling to plan their summer meal programs.
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As school communities have struggled to address the mental health needs of their students, the focus has been on treatment. Understandable.
However, we can start proactively helping our students in elementary school. Brain-based mental health literacy & resilience training provide strong Tier 1 support.
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.EDUCATION POLICY
.SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
Could technology help attract and retain teachers?
EdTech Magazine
Experts say a number of key technologies have proved crucial in supporting teachers’ efforts in the classroom. These include robust laptops, learning management systems, Wi-Fi access points and interactive whiteboards.
Due to limited funding, some districts can’t keep pace with evolving teacher technology.
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Immerse raises $9 million to ramp up language learning app in the metaverse
Pulse 2.0
Launched in 2017, Immerse disrupted the language education industry and pioneered social VR language learning with the first synchronous VR language teaching and learning platform. The commercial platform is used in partnership with the world’s top language schools to deliver VR English language learning experiences to students in the Asian, European, and Latin American markets.
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The metaverse and language education
Language Magazine
Researchers in the field of second language acquisition have long questioned the potential role such apps and games can play in acquiring a second language. Language-learning apps have seen a large increase in popularity over the last couple of years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Techquity: Why access is only one part of achieving edtech success
District Administration Magazine
Educator, consultant and speaker Ken Shelton says there is far more to achieving equitable outcomes for students than simply providing them access to technology, devices and apps, although that is still very important. The other piece, which he defines above as “techquity,” is that what they are learning must be immersive, inclusive and culturally applicable.
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K-12 cyber incident report calls for more public disclosure of cyberattacks
K-12 Dive
Interestingly, the K-12 and higher education sector outperformed most other industries in simulations for cybersecurity readiness, according to a recent report by Immersive Labs, a U.K.-based cyber threat preparedness company. However, the education sector was still the most likely to pay ransoms in hypothetical situations, with 25% of teams giving in to ransom demands, the Immersive Labs report found.
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PeopleLens: Using AI to support social interaction between children who are blind and their peers
Microsoft
The PeopleLens is a new research technology that we’ve created to help young people who are blind and their peers interact more easily. A head-worn device, the PeopleLens reads aloud in spatialized audio the names of known individuals when the learner looks at them. That means the sound comes from the direction of the person, assisting the learner in understanding both the relative position and distance of their peers.
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Satellite internet positioned for rural students
Government Technology (Commentary)
One of the biggest takeaways from schools’ recent dive into remote learning was how many millions of students have inadequate, if any, home Internet access. As a result of the country’s awakening to this persistent issue, federal and state funds are being allocated to help fix the so-called “homework gap.”
But even with the influx of new money, rural and tribal areas of the country will remain underserved.
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The telehealth transformation: An opportunity to improve mental health care for students in rural areas
New America
Prolonged periods of isolation and virtual learning have made it more difficult to identify warning signs in students to ensure that they are getting the mental health support they need. However, the grim reality is that even when students are referred for emotional and behavioral support services, many schools, especially in underserved communities, lack the infrastructure and staffing to provide adequate assistance. For example, some districts have a single counselor spread out across multiple schools or lack access to a counselor at all.
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.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Low prep and no prep vocabulary activities
MiddleWeb
Recently I’ve had a few Grade 6 students ask me to define words I took for granted they would know by the beginning of middle school.
This soon had me reflecting on my teaching practice.
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To find joy in teaching again, I needed to grieve
Chalkbeat
I tried to absorb the hopeful messages, but it wasn’t easy. This school year has been hard and strange in previously unimaginable ways. Even as routines become more normal, I don’t feel normal. Many days have felt like a slog.
I wondered how I could reclaim my spark and even contemplated switching careers. I knew if I was going to continue to teach, I needed to find a way to heal my mind and rediscover the joy that teaching had long brought me.
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4 ways to reclaim your love of teaching
eSchool News
If you feel like this year has been more stressful, more overwhelming, and more difficult to find the joy of teaching than ever before, you’re not alone. With pandemic protocols, political unrest, and increasing workloads and responsibilities ravishing the classroom, the heart of teaching can at times feel lost.
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5 things to ask about during a job interview (and 2 to ask yourself before you apply)
Edutopia
In this era of teacher shortages and ever-increasing differences in pedagogical approaches between traditional public, charter, and private schools, it’s more important than ever to be sure that you’re applying for — and accepting — the right job for you. Knowing your nonnegotiables in a teaching job is important, but so is knowing what questions to ask and why.
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.EDUCATION RESEARCH
Do masks in school affect kids' speech and social skills?
NPR
Masks do pose a challenge for deaf or hard-of-hearing students who aren't already fluent in American Sign Language or ASL, says Tyrone Giordano of the Clerc Center at Gallaudet University. The center offers elementary and secondary schools for children who are deaf or use hearing aids or cochlear implants.
Facial expressions and mouth movements are an integral part of signing, and masks covering up the face means the brain needs to work harder to process what is being said, especially for those who are acquiring ASL, says Giordano, who is deaf.
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New report highlights violence against educators, school staff during pandemic
NBC
The American Psychological Association's survey of nearly 15,000 teachers, administrators, psychologists, social workers and other school staff members across the country also found that more than 40 percent of school administrators reported verbal or threatening violence from parents during the 2020-21 school year, when the survey was conducted.
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.IN THE STATES
How did states use American Rescue Plan funds for career technical ed?
Government Technology
The department noted in its release that states used the funds with a CTE focus to help students and localities recover from the pandemic and guide students toward studies beyond high school. The CTE studies, with states showing improvements in kids who integrate those fields, are an emphasis of Cardona’s plan, which he highlighted earlier this year in a public statement explaining his vision for education in the U.S.
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How this arts nonprofit offers free, bilingual arts education to southeast L.A. kids
PBS SoCal
As one of the only Black-founded and people of color-led childhood arts nonprofit organizations in the "vibrant and resilient" southeast Los Angeles community, Budding Artists serves more than 2,500 children and adults who, McMahand says, deal with poverty, food insecurity, health disparities, the digital divide and little to no arts programs for young children.
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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
President's Education Awards Program (PEAP) ordering now open
NAESP
Celebrate achievement in your school with the President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP). Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with NAESP and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, PEAP offers principals a way to recognize and honor students’ dedication to learning.
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Leading for the Early Years
NAESP
Over the last 20 years, local, state, and federal officials have gradually come to recognize that early childhood education matters. In 2018, Congress passed a bipartisan spending bill that increased funding for early childhood education to the tune of $2.4 billion, and new federal funding proposals promise to create universal access to pre-K throughout the country. Such funding allows states to expand access to early learning, support families, and invest in the early childhood education workforce.
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