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.PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP
The pool of future teachers is dwindling. Can it be refilled?
Education Week
Heather Sparks has spent her nearly three-decade career in Oklahoma in K-12 education, starting as a public school teacher in Oklahoma City, advancing to administration, and currently serving as director of teacher education at Oklahoma City University.
During this time, Sparks has witnessed a significant decline in fellow Oklahomans committing to the teaching profession.
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Teachers often cancel recess as a punishment. A growing number of states want to change that.
NBC
Amid long, structured school days filled with academic demands, recess serves as a critical outlet and break for kids, according to pediatricians and child development experts.
But, on any given day, an untold number of children in elementary schools nationwide have all or part of their recess revoked for infractions such as failing to finish their work, talking out of turn or not following directions.
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How staff absences impact educator burnout
eSchool News
Research on school staff absences in the past has focused primarily on the impact on students, and the facts are clear that students suffer setbacks when facing chronic staff absences. These absences have been shown to be more prevalent in low income schools, a scary prospect when compounded with the other areas of disparate impact through the pandemic seen in reduced educational progress and increased mental health challenges in low income schools.
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One-size-does-not-fit-all in education
Deborah Sas via Multiview
With the belief that all children have the right to equal access to education no matter their race, ethnic background, religion, sex, or socioeconomic status, the public school system was established. Fashioned into eight-hour days, standardized tests, bulky textbooks, and block schedules, this model has been passed down for generations. Unfortunately, hand-me-downs are never an exact fit.
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As bilingual programs expand, let's keep an eye on equity for English learners
EdSource (Commentary)
Teachers are highly influential in creating inclusive bilingual classrooms, so it’s critical they understand how their own beliefs and practices affect their students. But, too often, educators lack the professional support, resources and structures to be as effective as possible. By learning how to recognize the dominant beliefs held about their English learner students, they can better identify the harmful mindsets we are all deeply immersed in and that are still alive today.
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A holistic approach to absenteeism in schools
New Hampshire Union Leader via Yahoo
Students risk setbacks if they miss too much school, which could compound the "learning loss" many students experienced during the pandemic. So teachers, counselors and coaches have been working overtime over the past year to do what they can to keep kids coming to class, getting the rhythm of school back and continuing to learn.
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Transforming summer school with high-dosage tutoring
eSchool News
The old model of summer classes in school buildings every day from 9 a.m. to noon stopped being convenient decades ago, when stay-at-home parenting stopped being the norm. Even if families manage to find transportation for their kids to and from school at those hours, there remains the question of filling in the remaining hours with part-time child care — never a cost-effective option even when it is available.
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Homework hotline gives K-12 students support for tricky assignments
K-12 Dive
While many of these college-run homework assistance programs got started before the pandemic, there’s a renewed focus on the various resources available to elementary, middle and high school students as they recover from pandemic-related academic setbacks or even seek to accelerate their learning.
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Why English learners see this mandatory exam as an 'unjust' barrier to graduation
PBS
It’s testing time again for public school students in Louisiana. For many who did not learn English as a primary language, it’s also an anxiety-inducing reminder that a single test could impact their futures.
Louisiana is one of 11 states that require high school seniors to pass a standardized test to graduate, even if they have a 4.0 grade-point average and perfect attendance.
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3 key roles of school librarians
Edutopia
Librarians wear many hats, but their role can be broken into three key parts: literacy advocate, resource manager, and research specialist. In the event that your school doesn’t have a librarian, there are ways educators can try to fill in the gaps.
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FAFSA completion falls about 9% from previous year, report says
K-12 Dive
About 9% fewer students completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms as of the end of March than had done so at the same point last year, according to new data from the National College Attainment Network. This amounts to 873,489 fewer students filing a FAFSA.
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Freshmen, held back during pandemic, fuel 'bulge' in 9th grade enrollment
The 74
The new data, from 35 states and the District of Columbia, adds to the complicated picture of students’ comings and goings during the COVID era. With many young children who delayed pre-K and kindergarten during school closures now flooding back into the education system, an enrollment surge in the early grades was expected.
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Students need summer learning that doesn't feel like school
EdSurge
According to the Center for Reinventing Public Education, more than half of districts plan to use federal recovery dollars to support summer programming. Beyond learning loss—or what some now call “unfinished learning”—these decision makers must consider the longer-term recovery needs and realities of students and staff. For many, last summer focused on lost learning; this summer should focus on making sure kids are ready and well when next year starts.
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Flexible grouping, a promising practice
Center for Teaching for Biliteracy
Flexible grouping refers to the process of mixing all students from across a certain grade level and creating small guided groups that have similar strengths and needs in terms of academic skills. Grade-level teammates and support staff, each deliver small group instruction to two to three groups within an agreed-upon time frame.
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.EDUCATION POLICY
Ed Department to update 45-year-old federal law protecting children with disabilities from discrimination
The 74
The department this month will begin collecting public comments on what is known as Section 504, which applies to students with physical or mental health needs who might not qualify for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Special education experts say there’s wide variation in how school districts accommodate students’ needs in the classroom and that parents are often in the dark about their children’s rights under 504.
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.SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
Rethinking talent, technology, and the shape of post-pandemic schooling
Education Week
Despite new technologies, ever-increasing outlays, and wave after wave of reform, the rhythms and routines of America’s schools were little changed. Students set out from their homes to school in the early morning, sat in front of a teacher in primary school or a series of teachers in secondary school, sporadically used the latest technologies, and then headed home. Dress codes, popular pedagogies, the number of adults in the building, and the technology may have changed, but what students and teachers actually did had not.
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How schools are managing new devices with Microsoft
Government Technology
Technology in the classroom has been in a constant state of evolution, from slate and chalk to modern technology such as laptops and smartboards. Teachers and administrators are seemingly always on the lookout for the most interactive, accessible and affordable tech to help students learn.
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Data rich, information poor: Untangling the web of student information
NASSP
You work in a world that runs short on a lot of things – time, money, staff, resources.
One thing you’re never in short supply of? Data. From student enrollment, attendance, grades, test scores, discipline referrals, and so much more, it can become overwhelming to keep it all straight.
Districts often find themselves data rich but information poor, meaning they have access to more student data than ever before, but often aren’t well-positioned to take advantage of this wealth of knowledge.
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How mixed reality glasses can help struggling readers
eSchool News
The HoloLens is a mixed reality technology — it merges the real and virtual worlds to produce something entirely new. Young readers wore the mixed reality glasses and then looked at a page of scientific text in the real world. But we programmed the HoloLens to deliver supplementary content in the virtual world that could only be seen and heard within the glasses.
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Educators personalize learning plans for K-12 students
EdTech Magazine
Educators have always had access to student data because student data is simply information about students. The difference between the analog student data of the past and the digitally curated student data of today is the ability to see trends and anomalies more easily. Data in today’s education environment is curated by learning management systems and other software tools that allow educators to analyze students’ progress at a glance.
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.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Here are principals' 9 most effective strategies for boosting teacher morale
District Administration Magazine
Some 70% of administrations named shortages and 58% ranked morale as top concerns, while 57% mentioned learning loss and 21% cited test scores. So how are building leaders boosting teachers’ morale, particularly with Teacher Appreciation Week coming to an end? Here’s a surprise: Pay raises are not even in the top five in this particular survey.
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4 steps for creating stronger, more collaborative teacher teams
ASCD
Collaboration, when done well, is one of the most powerful professional learning practices available to educators today. And we’re not talking about “collaborative” meetings where teachers check off boxes and have surface-level discussions about tasks related to teaching and learning. We believe in collaboration that moves the needle on both teaching practice and student learning.
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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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.EDUCATION RESEARCH
New study highlights integrating spelling instruction
Psychology Today
Could the antidote to an epidemic of reading failure in American schools be to start teaching spelling explicitly? There is growing evidence from neuroscience and cognitive psychology that that’s the case.
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Student satisfaction in flipped classroom is built on guidance, pedagogy, and a safe atmosphere
ScienceDaily
Students are satisfied with flipped classroom when they have systematic guidance on the teaching approach in use, comprehensive understanding of both the content being taught and the discipline more generally, and a safe learning atmosphere conducive to conversation. Teachers also need to pay attention to the students' technological skills and their own contact teaching skills, according to a new study.
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.IN THE STATES
As pandemic wanes, Denver looks to make up missed special education services
Chalkbeat
Advocates have praised Denver Public Schools’ proactive approach to what’s known as compensatory services, evaluating students to see if they qualify rather than waiting for parents to file complaints. The district set aside $12.1 million of its roughly $205 million in federal COVID relief funding, which must be spent by the spring of 2024, to pay for providing the services.
But Denver is leaving it up to each school to figure out the best way to deliver the services and when.
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Bill to add dysgraphia information to OSDE's Dyslexia Handbook signed into law
KTUL
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that makes it difficult for one to spell, write numbers or certain letters, or writing by hand. There are multiple techniques that can be used to help children who struggle with dysgraphia to succeed in school, but it commonly goes undiagnosed.
Randleman said adding information about dysgraphia to the dyslexia handbook would help educators to recognize dysgraphia in their students and begin the process of address it.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott ready to challenge schooling of migrant children
New York Times
With the Supreme Court signaling a willingness to reverse decades-old precedents like the Roe v. Wade decision on abortion, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said on Thursday that he would seek to overturn a 1982 court decision that obligated public schools to educate all children, including undocumented immigrants.
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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
FY23 Budget Released
NAESP
The release of the administration’s budget is the first step in passing a new funding bill. The current FY22 funding bill expires Sept. 30, 2022. Over the next few months, committees on Capitol Hill will hold hearings on the budget, hear from experts on program funding needs, and ultimately, vote on a bill that includes funding for federal education programs.
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Being a Bias-Conscious Leader
NAESP
With teacher shortages and dwindling numbers of undergraduate students in education preparation programs, working to minimize biases in decision-making is critical to any improvement initiative. In March, NAESP hosted a webinar featuring Amy Jin Johnson, executive director of Project Implicit, to help educational leaders revisit and address implicit biases. Johnson listed the “Big 8” cognitive biases, how to recognize them when they arise, and how to mitigate them.
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