This message was sent to ##Email##
|
|
|
|
|
Education DIVE
The teacher hiring process in one of the most important responsibilities of district leadership. Not only can bad or ineffective teachers cause harm in the classroom, the cost of replacing teachers adds up. Teacher turnover costs school districts about $2.2 billion each year as the cost of recruiting, hiring and processing a new teacher ranges from $4,300 to more than $17,000, depending on the area of the country.
READ MORE
District Administration Magazine
Faced with tight budgets and the expanding use of electricity-hungry technology, districts are turning to energy efficiency solutions that don't sacrifice learning power. "Academic achievement is always foremost in everyone's mind, and parents, teachers and administrators all want to be first in that space where you're providing the latest tools — the tablets, laptops and phones that students use to do homework," says Anna Ferrera, executive director of the School Energy Coalition, a public school-based energy advocacy organization.
READ MORE
Training Industry Magazine
Leadership skills are like creativity. Historically, they have been considered in terms of "have" or "have nots." You were either leadership material or your weren't. You could think creatively, or you couldn't. But we now know that this can’t be the case, because at the level of your brain, leadership is a multifaceted concept. It spans from having expertise to showing dominance to rising to a challenge, with many stops in between.
READ MORE
Harvard Business Review
There is a paradox when it comes to what we expect in leaders. On the one hand, we believe that effective leaders display humility — they bring out the best in others, are open to admitting their shortcomings and mistakes, and give appreciation and credit to their followers. Recent public scandals demonstrate what lack of humility can do in a public setting. Take United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, whose initial response to the violent removal of a fare-paying passenger from one of the company's planes led to a public backlash.
READ MORE
|
Promoted by
|
|
|
|
 |
School Leaders Now
There is something awesome about a flash mob that includes any combo of teachers, students, and community members. Here are some of the best school flash mob videos we've seen that will lift your spirits, give you warm fuzzies and might make you shed a tear (or a thousand). Save this post for your staff meetings or just to remind you of the joy that's out there.
READ MORE
Leadership Freak
Feeling superior comes in many forms. All of them are justifications for looking down on others. You can't inspire those you look down on. Manipulate yes. Inspire no.
READ MORE
Education World
When you have people together for any amount of time, a culture emerges that consists of a set of customs, beliefs, values and norms. This culture can either create a sense of mutual purpose, a mission, a vision, values and goals or perpetrate discord. Every school has a culture whether you work on the culture or not (Barth, 2003). Culture cannot be seen but it is there. It is an important aspect of school.
READ MORE
 |
|
The NIGHTLOCK® Lockdown uses the strength of the floor to withstand tremendous force, and works on any outward- and inward-swinging doors. The NIGHTLOCK unit is installed at floor level, and remains out of reach to anyone attempting to enter by breaking window glass on conventional classroom and office doors.
|
|
The Atlantic
One demand of the striking Oklahoma teachers has gotten a lot of attention: They want higher salaries. Superficially that demand may seem like a somewhat selfish concern — a question of their own bank accounts, not students' needs. But the teachers' complaints go far beyond compensation, and when viewed in the context of their other demands, it's clear that the strike gets at the heart of some of the biggest issues facing America's children: access to effective teachers, high-quality learning materials and modern facilities.
READ MORE
Training Industry Magazine
As training professionals, we are seeing increasing pressure to offer online training options to support our organizations' and clients' need for flexibility and to provide cost-effective solutions. We know from recent research that several factors are required to deliver effective leadership education: A recent McKinsey article references four key themes.
READ MORE
Education Week
Remember when we said President Donald Trump wasn't totally thrilled about signing a spending bill that included a $2.6 billion increase for education? Apparently, it's bugging him so much that he's still trying to find a way to make cuts. Trump has reportedly discussed with House Republican leaders the idea of effectively cutting some spending out of the $1.3 trillion omnibus bill he signed, according to recent reports in both Roll Call and the Washington Post.
READ MORE
|
|
EdTech Magazine
The Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, has brought the heart-wrenching issue of school safety to the forefront again. Congress and several state legislatures are introducing measures that would beef up security in schools, not only with teacher and student training and physical improvements to school grounds, but by using federal and state funds to purchase alarm systems and security cameras.
READ MORE
The Associated Press
Cellphones are still absent from most U.S. schools but new data shows them steadily gaining acceptance as administrators bow to parents' wishes to keep tabs on their kids and teachers find ways to work them into lessons. The percentage of K-12 public schools that prohibited cellphone use was about 66 percent in 2015-16, down from more than 90 percent in 2009-10, according to data from a survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. Among high schools, the shift over the same period was especially striking — dropping from 80 percent with bans to 35 percent.
READ MORE
eSchool News
Without proper guidance and support, it is easy for teachers to feel overwhelmed and anxious about integrating technology into their classrooms. An Education Week report revealed that only about 50 percent of educators are comfortable with technology and an even smaller number use it for activities other than testing. Another study from Harris Interactive revealed that 89 percent of teachers think edtech improves student outcomes but only 14 percent of teachers use digital curricula weekly.
READ MORE
By: Sheilamary Koch (commentary)
 Children love playing games, particularly during school hours. Yet there's no need for alarm — playing is a good use of students' time. Fun experiences are memorable to the brain, which has been shown to help information stick — an especially important component to ESL learning. The power of games became evident when I worked with teens whose traditional education consisted of book learning, copying information, worksheets and tests.
READ MORE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Science Daily
Student bullying on the internet could be headed for a showdown with a 50-year-old U.S. Supreme Court case that granted expansive First Amendment rights to kids in public school. When it does, one expert is ready to make the case for challenging the offenders, arguing for new standards under which school officials can punish cyberbullying.
READ MORE
Edutopia
In many schools, educators are using connected devices to support personalized learning and collaboration. But when students are asked to use these devices for homework, new challenges arise. Parents often find themselves unprepared — or at least underprepared — for the new edtech landscape. After all, homework time already has its traditional, time-honored challenges. Layer on a digital component where kids may be tempted to use homework as a way to bargain for more connected device time, and parental anxiety is compounded.
READ MORE
|
Promoted by
|
|
|
|
 |
EdTech Magazine
Teachers in the U.S. have an overabundance of responsibilities, not the least of which is educating hundreds of eager minds each year and then sending them out into the world. But, are the students ready for what awaits them? According to Project Tomorrow's 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning, 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn't learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. They may be on to something.
READ MORE
By: Susan Winebrenner (commentary)
 Is this a trick? A joke? Wishful thinking? No, I am completely serious about this. My decades in education have taught me this one inescapable truth: If a student is not learning the way we are teaching her, we must try other strategies. At this time of the school year, for students who have not been successful, the one thing we know for certain is that something about the ways we are teaching them is not connecting with their preferred "style" of taking in information.
READ MORE
By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 The Iowa House of Representatives recently voted, 94-3, to bring their K-12 testing services in-house or, rather, in-state. Last year, the contract was awarded to Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes of Research instead of the University of Iowa testing services, but the bill seeks to bypass this process by using only state-run programs. Choosing "local" has its advantages. A state-based service would understand the needs of each district or region.
READ MORE
 |
|
No more notes! Office dashboard with convenient parent mobile app. Saves time, reduces classroom interruptions, compiles end-of-day lists. Easy setup. Start your FREE PILOT today!
|
|
The Washington Post
In the weeks since a mass shooting at a Florida school claimed 17 lives, debate has been heated about arming teachers in the nation's classrooms. But in the Washington region, many school leaders are speaking out against the idea. Montgomery County's school board passed a measure last month objecting to President Donald Trump's proposal to encourage states to train teachers and other school staff to carry firearms, saying it diverts educators from their core purpose and is potentially dangerous.
READ MORE
U.S. News & World Report
Hunter Swensen loves getting up in the morning to go to school. That may be a rarity for teenagers, but the 19-year-old — who has ataxic cerebral palsy and a visual impairment — enjoys socializing with his classmates and having a set schedule. "We've been blessed and fortunate," said his mother, Terri Swensen, citing Hunter's teacher and paraprofessionals at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls. "A lot has been having that certain someone to guide him through."
READ MORE
District Administration Magazine
Dallas ISD's morning drop-in centers for homeless high school students provide necessities such as take-home food, hygiene products and a place to wash clothes. The program's managers say they also strive to offer an equally important, if less tangible, resource: trust. Homeless teens rarely tell anyone about their predicament because they're afraid of "a multitude of things," such as being turned over to foster care or reported to the police, says Mark Pierce, manager of the drop-in program.
READ MORE
NAESP
NAESP celebrates National Assistant Principals Week April 9-13, as we recognize the significant role APs play in the overall academic achievement of students, nationwide. In collaboration with the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the American Federation of School Administrators, we will honor the impact assistant principals have on the success of schools around the country. Click here to learn more.
READ MORE
NAESP
Schools are experiencing a tidal wave of student activism in response to the shooting in Parkland, Florida. Practically overnight, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students have become the new face of gun control and school safety — challenging lawmakers, tweeting out their views, and organizing marches, boycotts and walkouts for stricter gun laws.
READ MORE
|
|
|
|
7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
|
