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.PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP
Teachers share the things their principal does that make all the difference
We Are Teachers
This year has shown us that we need real systemic change in support of teachers and education. Better salaries, more mental health support and more compassion for the hard work that we do every day. But the little things matter, too. Below, teachers from our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook share the things their principals do for them that really make an impact.
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What new CDC mask guidance means for schools and educators
District Administration Magazine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance on masks and fully vaccinated individuals as well as updated guidance for summer camp programs that are of interest to education stakeholders and those planning summer programs for students to address learning loss due to COVID-19.
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3 ways to prioritize teacher PD as schools reopen
eSchool News
As schools make plans to reopen, it would be easy for school and district leaders to put teacher PD on the backburner. There are, after all, a lot of competing priorities — from managing first-days-of-school schedules to navigating new cleaning protocols to building culture and community.
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The real solution to learning loss: Valuing teachers and the teaching profession
EdSurge
The phrase "learning loss" has become as widespread as "you're on mute" in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commentators, politicians, parents, research firms, educational technology organizations and policymakers have decried how remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic caused students to fall further and further behind educationally.
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4 ways our district finds educational opportunities during the pandemic
eSchool News
The pandemic has created plenty of seemingly insurmountable challenges, but it has also presented amazing opportunities for school districts. Maybe the opportunity is the chance (or the necessity!) to try new tools that may have been too risky or training-intensive in more normal times. Maybe it's an attitude of goodwill and mutual aid that strengthens relationships among district stakeholders. Maybe it's a big injection of funding from the CARES Act that will let you make long-needed purchases or investments in your district that previously felt out of reach.
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Teacher pay raises, and 2 more COVID funding concerns
District Administration Magazine
The COVID pandemic's threat to rising per-student-spending and climbing teacher salaries remains unclear, say researchers who compiled the NEA's annual school funding reports. Classroom teachers earned an average $65,090 for the 2020-2021 school year, an increase of 0.9% over the past decade when adjusted for inflation, according to the NEA's Rankings and Estimates report.
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4 strategies this administrator uses to evaluate free resources
eSchool News
When school districts made the rapid shift to online learning due to the pandemic, many educators scrambled to find the right mix of learning tools, apps and platforms to support instruction.As a result, more and more companies began offering online learning apps and products for free — often for a limited trial period. While free online resources can be useful, if left unvetted they can pose data security and privacy risks.
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Teachers share what's keeping them in the classroom
We Are Teachers
Teaching in the best of years is a challenging proposition. But this past year? Whew! Recently one of our friends in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook asked colleagues to share what has kept them going during this difficult year. She wrote, "What is keeping you from quitting? How do you keep your love for teaching alive?"
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7 things great leaders do every day
Entrepreneur
Leadership is as much of an art as it is a science. Each experience is different and, therefore, will require unique skill sets to navigate. And yet, there are seven things, regardless of who you are and what you do, that a great Leader does each day.
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5 mistakes we make when we're overwhelmed
Harvard Business Review
When you feel overwhelmed, you may react in ways that not only don't help the situation, but that even make it worse. Maybe you're oblivious to these patterns, or you know what they are but struggle to do anything about them.
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Simplify your time management with the 'rule of 4'
Inc.
Simon Sinek has spoken about how much value he's gotten from studying the work of his long-time professional rival Adam Grant. Watching another person do very similar work but with his own unique strengths on display, Sinek claims, both frustrated him and helped him grow. For me the person who very often makes me feel that way is Oliver Burkeman.
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5 ways organizations can encourage employees to fight back against toxic leadership
Fast Company
Amidst recurring reports of workplace harassment, along with the by now predictable failures of many companies to respond appropriately, it's understandable when employees end up feeling helpless and prone to giving up — concluding that self-protection and silence are the smartest courses of action, at least for their own careers.
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Your leadership operating system: Ego or eco?
The Lead Change Group
We’ve worked with them and for them — individuals in leadership positions who prioritize profits over people, place a greater value on transactions than interactions and view themselves on a higher level than those around them. While their ego-driven ambition may be effective in generating short-term gains, attaining goals is different from achieving growth.
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6 leadership paradoxes for the post-pandemic era
Harvard Business Review
The pandemic has accelerated a trend that has been unfolding over the last decade. As the world has grown more digital and complex, the range of decisions that leaders need to make has broadened, spanning from big picture strategic thinking to careful execution, to advancing technology roadmaps and upskilling and engaging employees.
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Different stories help us understand a student’s whole story. That’s why dual perspectives are so important when assessing a student’s social-emotional behavior skills. In this on-demand Master Class, Dr. Nathaniel von der Embse delves into how dual perspectives and discrepant data help provide more targeted SEB supports. Watch the video.
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.EDUCATION POLICY
4 ways Biden's American Families Plan would matter for schools and children
Chalkbeat
President Joe Biden proposed a massive package of policies Wednesday designed to reduce child poverty rates and make preschool and higher education more accessible. The $1.8 trillion proposal, called the American Families Plan, includes at least two dozen new programs or policy shifts. And while the most ambitious elements aren't directly connected to K-12 education, if it becomes law, the proposal has the potential to substantially alter American students' educational journey, starting at a very young age and continuing through post-secondary education.
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USDA moves to feed millions of children over the summer
NPR
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new effort to feed millions of children this summer, when free school meals traditionally reach just a small minority of the kids who rely on them the rest of the year. The move expands what's known as the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT, program into the summer months, and USDA estimates it will reach more than 30 million children.
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.SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
National standards are critical to get cybersecurity education to more kids
District Administration Magazine
With millions of children across the country learning online, schools have been a top target of cyber-attacks this year. A report from The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center indicates that during 2020 there were more than 400 school cybersecurity incidents including student and staff data breaches, ransomware and phishing attacks, malware outbreaks. This uptick in cyberattacks on education infrastructure makes now a critical time for increased cybersecurity education at all levels.
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Why we can't drop the ball on ed tech now
K-12 DIVE
While we've long known access to internet and technology in and out of the classroom is important for education, the pandemic forced us to confront the need and existing inequities with greater urgency than ever before. Many worried about the harm school closures would cause for students who did not have sufficient access to technology and internet access.
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4 lessons the ed tech industry should take from the pandemic
eSchool News
It happened slowly, then all at once. Vague news from Wuhan, stories from Seattle, then a run on hand sanitizer and paper towels. Within a few weeks, districts nationwide had canceled in-person classes, Chromebooks had sold out and ed tech companies were inundated as educators were forced to reinvent school in the digital space.
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What is Wizer and how does it work?
Tech & Learning
What is Wizer can be answered quite simply with: a worksheet. But it is so much more, and as such, makes for a powerful teaching tool both in the classroom and for remote learning. Wizer is a digital worksheet building tool that can be used both by teachers and by students. It allows for the use of questions, images, videos and recording directions, and teachers can set specific tasks, such as getting students to label images or answer multiple choice questions.
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One teacher's must-have ed tech for teaching online school
EdTech Magazine
Few were more prepared than Neria Sebastien when schools across the country went fully online last March. Sebastien has been teaching remotely since he started his job at Alpha Omega Academy, a fully online school based in Iowa. In fact, Sebastien says he saw his class size grow over the past year as more families began looking for permanent online solutions. He teaches "everything under the sun" to his fifth and sixth grade students, who log in from all across the country.
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.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
When teachers overcome math anxiety, students benefit
Edutopia
For many students (and many adults), just hearing the word math can send a chill down their spine. Suddenly there are vivid flashbacks of being embarrassed in front of classmates, of having questions that no one answers hanging in the air, or feeling like a complete failure for not knowing an answer immediately.
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May the 4th be with you: Best star wars teaching ideas
Tech & Learning
With Star Wars Day, May 4th, just around the corner, it's a great time to turn the magical allure of the Star Wars movie franchise into fun and fascinating lessons in the classroom. Using the free and modestly-priced Star Wars ideas and tools below, teachers of any galaxy will easily engross Padawans of any age in instruction on any topic. Enjoy!
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Virtual teaching practices with staying power
Edutopia (commentary)
Joanna Schwartz, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "Like so many other teachers, I've found that keeping my third-grade students engaged in virtual learning has been a bit of an uphill climb. Along the way, I've experimented with new strategies that worked so well in my virtual classroom that I will use them in my physical classroom. Not only do they engage students, but also they promote feelings of inclusion and belonging, both of which are so central to social and emotional learning and a positive classroom climate."
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SEL takes center stage in roadmap to reopening
Tech & Learning
Social-emotional learning experts are applauding the U.S. Department of Education's decision to put SEL and the mental health of both educators and students at the heart of its recently released COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs.
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Building bridges between reading and writing
MiddleWeb
It never fails. With some students, you can have the best time analyzing and talking about an informational source, but when they go to write a short response, they lose their grounding and start to fall. How do we help students bridge the gap between reading and writing? In our practice, making a plan for a written response is an essential scaffold for bridge building.
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Don't avoid discussing race with your students
The Hechinger Report (commentary)
Jennifer Magee, a contributor for The Hechinger Report, writes: "As teachers we are often nervous about discussing current events with elementary school students. As a white teacher, I am especially nervous about discussing racial tension because I am afraid of making microaggressions or accidentally reinforcing stereotypes. I have learned, though, that to not talk about race and current events is negligent to our students, their families and our society. Racism is real. Current events happen."
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'The best teacher my child ever had'
ADDitude Magazine
The best teacher for a child with ADHD is one who celebrates and works with their students' creativity, energy and curiosity. One who not only follows but improves classroom accommodations. And one who goes above and beyond to help their students feel smart, successful and appreciated. Meet a few of them here.
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Eric Litwin, the original author of the best-selling Pete the Cat series, and Dr. Gina Pepin, an award-winning teacher, share practical tools and strategies to transform your classroom into a “reading playground”—a space where children read, sing, dance, and celebrate words and texts. The Power of Joyful Reading provides research-based solutions to implement successful shared reading experiences in daycare, preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary classrooms. These tools build students’ foundational literacy skills and help them learn to love books and see themselves as successful readers.
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Distracted? These 4 learning strategies can help
MindShift
If teaching were like following a recipe, it would be a much easier job. Unlike the reliable and straightforward process of baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies, practices that work in a morning class may not work the same way in the afternoon. Instead, teachers have the extremely complicated task of figuring out how to help students learn in classrooms that are uniquely composed of children with different relationships to learning.
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3 tools that improve long-term behaviors
MiddleWeb (commentary)
Sara Johnson, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "At the beginning of my education career, I didn't think a lot about discipline. I focused on creating a community of readers and writers. In fact, I didn't see a lot of misbehaviors, so why spend much time researching how I might address my more challenging students? If my classroom management and a call home didn't stop the problem, I'd write a detention or office referral and move on."
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.EDUCATION RESEARCH
Study: Later school start time gave small boost to grades but big boost to sleep
The Hechinger Report
The physical and mental health benefits of getting a good night's sleep are indisputable. What's less clear is whether starting school later in the morning will prompt kids to sleep more and consequently learn more during the school day. Fewer studies have looked at academic achievement after a later morning bell. Some have found improved student performance. Some haven't.
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.IN THE STATES
Addressing mental health: NYC to screen students at all schools, add 500 social workers
Chalkbeat
New York City teachers will screen their students for mental health needs this coming school year. The city also plans to hire about 500 new social workers to help schools address possible trauma and isolation during a year of disrupted learning, officials announced. That means all schools will soon have at least one full-time social worker or a school-based mental health clinic, according to the plan.
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At least half of New Mexico students take in-person classes
The Associated Press
At least half of New Mexico's K-12 students ventured into a classroom for at least one day last week, as vaccinations become easier to get for people 16 and older, state officials said. About 160,500 students were recorded as attending school in person, or about half of the state's total K-12 enrollment, according to state data made public. With only 80% of districts and charters reporting, the number was probably higher.
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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Trials of a first-year principal: Living in two worlds
NAESP
If ever there were a time for a pulse check, it would be now. We are heading into the homestretch of the end of the school year that, for most, has already lasted longer than the previous year. Staff fatigue and student behaviors tend to skyrocket this time of year, as our focus begins to shift to preparing for next school year. As administrators, this presents a tricky dance of how to be fully present in meeting the immediate needs of students and staff while developing the vision for the next school year.
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Register for webinar, 'How to Achieve Educational Equity'
NAESP
Educational equity is more than being able to watch a baseball game while standing on boxes. To frame it as such oversimplifies the complexities in education. In this presentation, an actionable definition and helpful resources will be provided to leaders.
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