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Harvard Business Review
We know that controlling what we pay attention to is the key to living an intentional life. According to an informal poll of my clients, one of the biggest impediments to attention management is "O.P.P." — other people's problems. This is a particular problem for my clients in leadership who find it difficult to disconnect from their team, even for short periods. The primary reasons they give for this constant availability are that they "don't want to be the bottleneck that holds up important work," and they want to be available to make decisions and mentor their staff through problems.
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Education DIVE
As districts continue to reimagine the role of principals to support effective instruction, the lessons from this diverse mix of districts will be helpful. The six participating districts were Broward County Public Schools in Florida, Baltimore City Schools, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in Ohio, the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, the Long Beach Unified School District in California and the Minneapolis Public Schools.
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School Leaders Now
To allow a test retake or not to allow one? That is the question! When I was in school, there was never a question about being allowed to retake a test or rewrite a paper for a better grade. The score you received was the one that permanently stayed in the grade book. However, in recent years, many educators have made a strong case for allowing retakes because of how it benefits students. It has created a debate that can divide teachers and administrators.
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Education DIVE
While it may seem like common sense that students have to be in school to learn, chronic absenteeism persists in K-12 schools, impacting as many as 7.5 million children a year. Students who are chronically absent — meaning they miss 10 percent or more of the school year — are at serious risk of falling behind in school. While chronic absenteeism rates are highest in high school, the problem occurs at every grade level. In the early grades, poor attendance can delay social and emotional learning.
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Inc.
One danger of having a strong company culture is that it can be far too easy to perpetuate a culture of sameness where culture "fit" is an excuse to hire people who look, think, act and build products just like you do. The truth is, diverse organizations and teams are not only proven to perform better, but building an environment where everyone, from any background can bring their authentic self to work is simply the right thing to do.
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Harvard Business Review (commentary)
Ron Carucci, a contributor for Harvard Business Review, writes: "When I speak to large groups about leadership, one question I often ask is, 'How many of you have ever received a compliment from your boss that actually offended you?' Without exception, more than two-thirds of the people in the room raise their hands. When I probe further on what people found offensive about their boss's praise, the most common responses I hear are 'It wasn't sincere' and 'They didn't know what they were talking about.'"
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By: Catherine Iste (commentary)
 Single points of failure can instantly disrupt any business. Institutional knowledge is great unless it is locked inside one head. Having a team member that can rock multiple roles is awesome, unless the role becomes a purple unicorn that can never be replaced. Just as rock star employees can elevate the team, the productivity and acceleration they provide a business is tenuous if they cannot be replicated. Follow these two rules to create a succession plan for even the most unique role.
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Japan Math’s K – 2 curriculum teaches math through problem solving.
Aim: Developing the will and skill to use math.
Methodology: Problem solving for deeper understanding
Program: Efficient and Effective Topic Arrangement
Click here for more information: japan-math.com
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Leadership Freak
The trouble with toxic leaders is they're deadly and don't know it. But if the truth be told, every leader smells at least a little. Every time toxicity gets its way, organizations lose.
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By: Lisa Mulcahy (commentary)
 You probably know the value of trusting your gut in your life — often, going with that instinct is the best course of action to take. Yet, when it comes to using your intuition professionally, things can seem a bit trickier. You don't want to make a hasty move without backing up your hunch with concrete facts and data; but at the same time, ignoring your intuitive feelings is unwise if your choice becomes too technical. Use the following science-based strategies to utilize your instinct most effectively.
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Inc.
When you're the person in charge, there's often very little room for error. What you say or do directly impacts the business. From your team to your reputation, there's a certain level of expectation that comes with the job. And if you don't meet them, the consequences can be fast and furious.
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School Leaders Now
As an administrator, great teachers are your most important asset. They have a firm rationale behind everything they do. They regularly go the extra mile making sure that their students feel seen, cared for and encouraged. But we all know teachers are notoriously undercompensated and underappreciated. While the work is incredibly rewarding, it can also require more than a 40-hour workweek, and great teachers sometimes transfer those same skills and qualities in professions that pay more and demand less.
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Forbes
Conscious leaders speak with integrity, lead with authenticity and hold themselves accountable. They listen with the intent to understand and not just to respond, and they do it by being in tune with themselves and the world around them. As Jim Dethmer explains in his book, "The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership", unconscious leaders are reactive and their ego often runs the show. So what is it that makes a conscious leader anyway? Here are 5 things you can do today to add consciousness to your leadership tool box.
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Fast Company (commentary)
Dana Bilsky Asher, a contributor for Fast Company, writes: "Eva (not her real name) and I left sticky notes on each other's work stations. 'Meet me at the wine bar.' It was as if we'd intuited the well-established Gallup finding that, basically, everything is better when you have a best friend at work. Only, our instinct was to cordon off our friendship from the daily machinations of the office. We sensed from the get-go that work could drive a wedge between us."
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THE Journal
As schools around the country attempt to deploy new facial recognition functionality as part of their video surveillance systems, the ACLU is challenging those efforts in the name of protecting civil rights. And they're not alone in their concerns about the controversial student surveillance tactic. As EdTech Strategies recently reported, both Magnolia School District in Arkansas and Lockport City School District in New York recently approved purchases of camera systems that include the ability to identify people captured on camera and track them.
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By: Sheilamary Koch (commentary)
 The powerful influence of technology on our lives is not to be taken lightly — and it’s no surprise that educators have strong opinions on its place in our schools. Evidence that educational technologies displace curricular activities that better develop students’ ability to relate to each other, think critically and concentrate were key justifications for low-tech education expressed in the previous article. While some take an extreme stance against technology in schools, many seem to believe it has a place in the education of our children.
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eSchool News
Student information privacy is a hot-button topic, and a new Common Sense Education survey shows a widespread lack of transparency and inconsistent privacy and security practices among ed-tech applications and services. Over a three-year period, researchers evaluated 100 popular ed-tech products and services and found that just 10 percent of those applications or services met minimum criteria for transparency and quality.
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eSchool News
Virtual reality is exciting and engaging for students, but for the most part, schools have struggled to find ways to incorporate it into the curriculum. Now, new research reveals one possible impetus for more classroom inclusion. University of Maryland researchers conducted an in-depth analysis on whether people learn better through virtual and immersive environments versus more traditional platforms such as a two-dimensional desktop computer or handheld tablet.
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EdTech Magazine
Computers play a huge role in our everyday lives, and now more than ever, it's important that kids have a basic understanding of how computers work, what computers can do and how technology can be helpful. From learning how to type to creating programs from scratch by writing code, the possibilities are endless. Learning computer skills can be a lot of fun for kids, too.
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University of Southern California via Science Daily
Teens who spend lots of time using digital devices are prone to psychiatric problems, reports a team of scientists in a new study. Children who are heavy users of digital devices are twice as likely as infrequent users to show symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the study finds.
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University of Exeter via Science Daily
Training teachers to focus their attention on positive conduct and to avoid jumping to correct minor disruption improves child behavior, concentration and mental health. A study led by the University of Exeter Medical School, published in Psychological Medicine, analyzed the success of a training program called the Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management Program. Its core principles include building strong social relationship between teachers and children, and ignoring low-level bad behavior that often disrupts classrooms.
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MindShift
Whether it be project-based learning, design thinking or genius hour, it's easy to get confused by the many education buzzwords floating about. But at their heart these pedagogies are all student-centered and there are commonalities across them that are the key to their success and far more critical than keeping the jargon straight.
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eSchool News
What kind of professional development is needed in order for project-based learning to be done well, spread throughout a school and stick? Short answer: a lot. Long answer: participant-driven, interactive, ongoing, job-embedded, and ... a lot.
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Edutopia
One of the many wonders of being a teacher is that we affect children's lives both in ways we understand and in ways we can't begin to comprehend. But many of the demands of being a teacher can eclipse the fact that students are the center of our profession. We can easily become fixated on adhering to state standards, district initiatives, and departmental guidelines while we busily attend meetings, pore over lesson plans and grade piles of student papers.
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Edutopia (commentary)
Judy Willis, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "Looming before me was a conference with parents who were concerned that their child was not being challenged enough in math. I was prepared and full of suggestions — and my preparedness turned out to be a problem. I was a distracted, unfocused listener as they voiced their concerns, jumping in before they could finish their questions and thinking ahead about what I'd say next."
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By: Erick Herrmann (commentary)
 The teaching profession is an important one, designed to create healthy, happy individuals who can accomplish their goals in life and be productive and happy. Yet, as a profession, teachers are not always held in high esteem. As our job is of critical importance, it is important that we use our professional knowledge and training to meet the instructional needs of students. To do that, we should follow a similar approach to what doctors use: diagnose, decide and deliver.
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Education Week
Only 43 percent of schools reported testing their drinking water for lead in the last year in a 2017 survey released Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office. Among those districts, 37 percent found elevated levels of lead. The findings come after an ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan drew attention to concerns about lead contamination. In the time since, schools around the country have detected lead in the water children drink.
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District Administration Magazine
When they were created, the Common Core standards were intended as consistent benchmarks for student learning across the country. But public opinion turned against them, and many states either revised the standards or opted out entirely. This withdrawal led many to fear a "race to the bottom," says Dan Hamlin, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Hamlin, with Paul E. Petersen, senior editor of Education Next, examined the data to see what impact states lowering the bar on academic proficiency had on student achievement.
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School Leaders Now
When a high school student at New Britain Transitional Center deliberately destroyed his social studies textbook, staff members were angry and frustrated. Textbooks, after all, cost a lot of money, and this incident was not the first time this student had lost his temper. But rather than kicking him out of school, staff tried an alternative to suspension.
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District Administration Magazine
“Don’t blame boys’ bad behavior on the way we dress.” That's the message — first delivered by a group of female high school students — that led Santa Fe Public Schools in New Mexico to adjust its dress code in spring 2018. "We had several young ladies who felt the dress code was somewhat sexist, and that it was more punitive toward young women," Superintendent Veronica Garcia says. "They also felt like it was body shaming, as some girls might be allowed to wear a certain kind of top, but if girls were heavier, they might not be allowed to wear the same thing."
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NAESP
The American Society of Association Executives awarded the National Association of Elementary School Principal's Pre-K–3 Leadership Academy with a 2018 "Power of A" Silver Award for innovative programs and activities that positively impact America and the world.
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NAESP
NAESP and Scholastic are proud to host the Principals of Literacy Institute, this Sept. 20-22 in Nashville. The event hopes to explore the connection between principal leadership and effective literacy instruction. Register by Aug. 1 to receive the early bird discount.
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