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.PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP
How schools can build a culture of support for educator mental health
EdSurge
Considering the ongoing traumatic upheaval on school communities in recent years, and the unrelenting pressure on educators to work under difficult, uncertain and constantly vacillating circumstances, it is not a matter of if educators will experience the corrosive effects of prolonged and extreme stress, but rather when. The question is, what can schools do to prioritize and support the mental health and well-being of the invaluable educators at the heart of their school communities?
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Including AAPI Heritage in classroom learning
MiddleWeb
In 1978 a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week to highlight AAPI contributions to US culture and the history of their experience in the country. In1992 Congress expanded the observance, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrated during the month of May.
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The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise
NPR
By wide margins – and regardless of their political affiliation – parents express satisfaction with their children's schools and what is being taught in them.
The nationally representative poll of 1,007 parents of school-aged children follows up on a similar survey NPR and Ipsos conducted about a year ago. In both polls, parents answered questions about the impact of the pandemic on their children, academically and socially, and about their schools' performance during this time.
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Fill personnel gaps with federal grants
eSchool News
Hiring additional reading and math coaches, counselors, school psychologists, and other support staff is a key strategy for meeting students’ academic and social-emotional learning needs.
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6 steps school leaders should take to reduce teacher turnover
THE Journal
The near-instant switch from in-person to remote learning in 2020 forced many educators to adopt new technologies that they had little to no experience with previously. Instead of forcing your teachers to face the overwhelming task of determining what platform to implement, school leaders should identify and provide them with resources that will save them time, while also meeting the needs of their students.
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Where are your stakeholders? Many want to hear from you on social media
District Administration Magazine
A presence on Twitter, Instagram or another social media platform can help educators and their districts grow their following and spread their messages further and with more impact. Those messages can cut across generation gaps, as just about everyone looks for information on their smartphones nowadays.
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3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections, CDC estimates
Education Week
The researchers examined blood samples from more than 200,000 Americans and looked for virus-fighting antibodies made from infections, not vaccines. They found that signs of past infection rose dramatically between December and February, when the more contagious omicron variant surged through the U.S.
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Keeping disruptive students in the classroom
Edutopia
When an administrator is called in to deal with a disruptive student, the situation is serious. This is a model for helping the student calm down so they can remain in class.
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Formative assessments that fulfill their promises
New America
Teachers use formative assessments, like asking questions, evaluating journal entries, or collecting response forms at the end of a class period, to get information about student learning as it happens. Formative assessments usually take place during instruction, as opposed to summative assessments, such as final exams or standardized tests, which take place separately from instruction. In theory, formative assessments provide data quickly, so teaching can be adjusted to serve each student’s needs.
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Time for a new normal
New America
Administrators and teachers now deserve clear direction and resources to meet the needs of their school communities. At the same time, to ensure public-health plans are equitable and comprehensive, decisionmakers must recognize that immunocompromised staff, students, and family members bear a nontrivial risk that must also be addressed.
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Transforming education through the ingenuity of communities
eSchool News
If there is one opportunity that emerged from the political, racial, and pandemic-centered strife of the past two years, it is the recognition that communities are the heartbeat of our education ecosystem.
While schools are embedded in communities, the education that occurs within communities has largely been framed as separate from school—after-school, out-of-school, and informal learning.
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12 picture books to motivate young makers
Edutopia
Construction activities are a standard in early childhood classrooms. Each day, children build with blocks, assemble puzzles, and explore manipulatives. Most construction sets, however, are not designed for fully open-ended investigations.
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Establishing reading foundations for English learners
Language Magazine
Educators are often left unprepared to meet the unique needs of the increasing number of English learners (ELs), especially when it comes to literacy. As their number continues to grow, it is critical that teachers are equipped with the proper resources they need to connect with EL students. There is also a need for schools and districts to provide additional means and resources for the students and their families.
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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
4 supreme court cases that matter for public education
NEA
Just weeks ago, educators celebrated the inspiring confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, they are bracing for a series of rulings from the high court on topics of great consequence for public schools.
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.SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
The balancing act between eye health and increasing technology in classrooms
AJMC
The COVID-19 pandemic has had implications for many areas of daily life, including the increased use of virtual learning for children in school. With up to 94% of children’s screen time use coming from virtual classes, it has become more important than ever for educators and eye doctors to consider a balance to avert long-term implications for developing children.
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With artificial intelligence, learning habits will be more important than ever
District Administration Magazine
With AI, everything is personalized to the user, so that it sparks neurotransmitters’ reactions in your brain, such as dopamine. Essentially, by playing to those neurotransmitters, AI kidnaps your attention, which is why so many people keep being drawn back to social media even when they feel it’s wasting their time.
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Why some special ed services worked, and some did not, during remote instruction
District Administration Magazine
On the one hand, the move to remote meetings increased parent participation. But special educators had a harder time providing intellectual and academic assessments, counseling and other interventions, according to a new analysis from the University of California, Riverside’s school of education.
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State of ed-tech: These challenges threaten big advances in K-12 technology
District Administration Magazine
Home internet access is still not universal two-plus years into the pandemic that revealed a gaping digital divide and homework gap, school IT leaders say.
Only 5% of respondents to CoSN’s 2022 State of EdTech Leaders survey reported that all of their students had adequate broadband access at home and only slightly more IT leaders said most of their students had a sufficient internet connection.
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Improving feedback and fostering collaboration with technology
Edutopia
Teachers know that giving frequent, timely, and useful feedback can positively affect learning in their class, but the enduring power of feedback stays with a student who knows how to seek, give, and use it in order to enhance self-efficacy. For the teacher, feedback is an essential part of formative assessment that guides adapting instruction to meet learner needs. For a student who leads this process, feedback shapes growth and builds up confidence in their competency.
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How to recession-proof your school technology department
Tech & Learning
While student learning may not be affected directly during a recession, non-instructional services often are notably impacted, including transportation, utilities, student services, student activities, and technology.
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.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Making schools safe and just
NEA
Over the last two decades, schools in the U.S. have increasingly employed school resource officers (SROs), often from the local police department. Their numbers have grown dramatically, driven by school shootings and a sense that students are too unruly. research shows that SROs do little to reduce on-campus violence or mass shootings, and their presence is often damaging to students of color and students with disabilities.
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Vaping: Know the truth from Truth Initiative is a free vaping prevention curriculum and quitting resource available in the U.S. for use among middle school students that gives young people the facts about e-cigarettes and tools to help those vaping quit through the first-of-its-kind text message program, This is Quitting from truth.
Youth e-cigarette use remains an epidemic with more than two million middle school and high school students vaping nicotine in 2021. Vaping: Know the truth engages young people through its peer-to-peer voice and self-led digital instruction. Learn how to get this free program for your school.
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How to create a multi-layered approach to ADHD treatment
eSchool News
With nearly one in 10 kids struggling with some form of ADHD, it can put a strain on teachers in the classroom. For teachers and school systems, often the best way to manage ADHD in the classroom is to form a partnership with parents to develop a consistent strategy that can help children manage their ADHD behaviors. Consistency of care between a child’s home life and their school activities can provide the best support and least amount of disruption for the child as they transition between school and home.
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Tips for teaching in an elementary dual language immersion program
McGraw Hill via Medium
A stack of laminated notecards with a term and picture accompanied my verbal directions, for a visual cue on the book, folder, journal, or binder that students asked to take out.
Why so many visuals?
To start, it’s a secondary point of entry for learners. While some are auditory learners, others will benefit from the reference by sight.
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Incorporating montessori practices in station rotation
Edutopia
Dr. Maria Montessori believed that children learn better when they feel comfortable with what they are learning. She created unique learning materials for children that are still used in many Montessori classrooms and help students develop calm, cooperative behaviors. Montessori believed that when students experience and develop independence, they learn how society is organized and develop the skills needed to meet future challenges in a positive way.
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.EDUCATION RESEARCH
Can the metaverse improve learning? New research finds some promise
EdSurge
The metaverse is the latest tech frontier, with Facebook (now called Meta) and other tech giants rushing to build a parallel social and professional universe in virtual and augmented reality. And plenty of schools and colleges are wondering: Will this new realm work for education?
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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Helping Kids Cope on Mother's Day and Father's Day
NAESP
For many students, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day will be different this year after an estimated 167,000-plus children in the U.S. have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. Parent-focused holidays have always had the potential to trigger grief responses in children who have lost a parent or caregiver. This year, with more children grieving and many experiencing greater anxiety generally, it is especially important for educators to be mindful of the ways they introduce activities about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
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NAESP Twitter Chat: Creating a Culture of Support for Teachers
NAESP
As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week May 2-6, we acknowledge just how much teachers do for their school communities. In this #NAESPchat, we’ll discuss ways to lift up the teacher voice and build a community of support to ensure they grow in their role and students succeed. Join us at #NAESPchat on Twitter on Wednesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. ET.
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