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School Leaders Now
If you were shocked to see back-to-school displays "suddenly" pop up everywhere, you are not alone. The summer flew by, and August has appeared as if by magic. It's not too late to think out of the box in terms of welcoming faculty, students, and families back into the building. Spark your imagination with a few tips from amazing school leaders on Twitter. Here are some fun, relationship-first ways to kick off your school year!
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District Administration Magazine
Districts eliminating lunch shaming by providing meals for any student who cannot pay may face an unintended consequence: massive debt, sometimes reaching into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. A 2016 School Nutrition Association survey found that 76 percent of districts have such debt. If the money becomes unrecoverable, the district's general fund must fill the gap. "This is an incredibly tough issue — the school nutrition staff know how important meals are to kids' academic success, and want to make sure that meals are available to any child who wants one," says Diane Pratt-Heavner, the Nutrition Association's director of media relations.
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Education Next (commentary)
A commonly cited statistic in education leadership circles is that 25 percent of a school's impact on student achievement can be explained by the principal, which is encouraging for those of us who work in principal preparation, and intuitive to the many educators who've experienced the power of an effective leader. It lacks nuance, however, and has gotten us thinking about the state of education-leadership research — what do we know with confidence, what do we have good intuitions (but insufficient evidence) about, and what are we completely in the dark on? With this in mind, we've brainstormed three big questions about school leaders. The research in this area is incomplete, but a recent development makes us hopeful that better data are on the horizon.
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Leadership Freak
You can "succeed" at leadership and still fail. We all know leaders who achieved great results but acted like asses in the process. How you show up is more important than talent. You probably spend too much time developing skills and not enough developing character. The most important thing about leadership is character — followed by talent and skill. Skill and talent are obstacles until they're combined with character.
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Fast Company (commentary)
Anett Grant, a contributor for Fast Company, writes: "I recently worked with the CFO of a large oil and gas company on a major presentation. He began by going through his PowerPoint slides, reading chart after chart. 'Stop,' I said. 'You're presenting like an accountant, not a leader.' Going over every little detail might have made him a great CFO, but it wasn't going to win him points when it came to public speaking. To convey his leadership skills, he needed to shift his mind-set from educating his listeners to influencing them with his presentation. To boost your leadership presence, start by developing these four speaking habits."
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Inc. (commentary)
Andrew Griffiths, a contributor for Inc., writes: "I'm a big believer in face-to-face meetings. I've done them all my life, I'll jump on a plane at a moments notice to see a new client or a prospective client because I know that if I see them face to face I'm pretty certain to get the project whereas if I have a Skype call, the chances are less. I'm not saying we can't use platforms like Skype or Zoom, I use them all the time. But I am saying that we should never completely stop having face-to-face meetings, especially in the early, formative stages of a relationship where you are getting to know each other."
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Inc.
All leaders may have the same goal — to get the best performance out of their teams — but they set out to achieve them very differently. Some managers take an authoritative approach while others prefer a democratic style of leadership. In some instances, one method works best while in others an alternative management strategy may preserve team culture and improve operational efficiency.
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Forbes
Business leaders live in an increasingly complex, fast and disrupted world. Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple, which just reached a $1 trillion market cap, have changed the world we work in. Digital transformations, artificial intelligence, machine learning and virtual journeys that impact our daily life are not likely to slow down and will most likely only accelerate in years to come.
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Entrepreneur
Unstoppable people are like warriors. They are always ready to take on the world. They are guided by a light from within, full of boundless energy and unwavering in their goals. They have learned to activate their natural talents and develop the skills necessary to achieve whatever they aim for. How do they do this? Where do they find the stamina and strength to keep going? Unstoppable people keep their inner fires burning by developing the characteristics necessary to become successful.
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Center for American Progress
If the United States is ever to fulfill its promise of full equality for all citizens, its public schools need to work for all children. In the information age economy, the benefits of postsecondary educational attainment on lifetime earnings are higher than ever before. However, family poverty status remains the best indicator of educational attainment, and as of 2013, the majority of public school students live in or near poverty. U.S. public schools must improve how they serve low-income students and communities.
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Entrepreneur (commentary)
Jason Saltzman, a contributor for Entrepreneur, writes: "I live with general anxiety disorder. Two years ago, I wrote publicly about my struggle with this disorder for the first time. Some of the reactions were tough to swallow. People reached out to me to say, 'I thought you had it together.' I was offended because I do have it together, probably better than those people who don't have to fight against this problem every day. All of the success I've earned in my life — starting Alley, speaking on national stages and television shows, building community and entrepreneurship initiatives — happened despite my anxiety disorder."
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By: Catherine Iste (commentary)
 Regardless of the size, recipient or intent of the message, email signature blocks are little snippets of information we send out hundreds of times per week to repeat and new receivers. They are advertisements that reflect our professionalism, personality and focus. More than just a way to get in touch, these few lines of text can be valuable messaging tools when used properly. What does your email signature say about you?
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Fast Company
You're finally getting around to taking that vacation. But whether it's an important project or a last-minute fire drill, as your departure date gets closer and closer, it's clear that some of your work is going to encroach on your time away. If so, you're not alone. A May 2018 survey by staffing firm Accountemps found that 56 percent of workers will connect with the office during their break. And while we all know the economic and career benefits of vacation, sometimes taking care of business on your break is unavoidable.
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Harvard Business Review
Sometimes it happens that a candidate who had the right credentials, seemed to fly through the interview process, and had lovely references turns out to be an unexpected problem after hiring. If it hasn't happened to you yet, consider yourself lucky, because only 19 percent of new hires are considered fully successful, according to a frequently cited study, and by the 18-month point 46 percent are deemed failures.
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By: Seth Sandronsky (commentary)
 Who knew that parties involved in the business of school assessment could end up in federal court? Consider a U.S. magistrate who ruled against an education entrepreneur and plaintiff in a breach-of-contract case with a global education and information firm over the amount of bonus payments tied to an employment agreement. Dr. Judy Codding is the plaintiff, and there is a history here. She took part in the writing of the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math that California, the U.S.' most populous state with over 6 million K-12 public school pupils, has adopted along with 41 other states.
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The Atlantic
Airbnb, the popular platform that lets people rent out their homes and apartments, released the results of a volunteer survey containing the striking statistic that nearly one in 10 of its hosts in the United States is an educator. In some states the trend appears to be even more pronounced — more than a quarter of all Airbnb hosts in Utah and Wisconsin, for example, work as teachers or in education (the company includes in that category administrators and college professors). This is especially noteworthy given that an analysis of census and National Center for Education Statistics figures suggests that just less than 2 percent of adults in the country work as full-time K-12 teachers.
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Forbes (commentary)
What will the schools and educational institutions of the future be like? To judge from developments in the United States and China, probably beyond anything we could imagine. Signs are, we're headed toward a scenario where students will be permanently under surveillance by cameras, algorithms and all kinds of technologies designed to not only to monitor their movements, but what they're thinking.
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Quartz
Over 50 million k-12 students are going back to school in the U.S. For many of them using a school computer, every word they type will be tracked. Under the Children's Internet Protection Act, any U.S. school that receives federal funding is required to have an internet-safety policy. As school-issued tablets and Chromebook laptops become more commonplace, schools must install technological guardrails to keep their students safe. For some, this simply means blocking inappropriate websites. Others, however, have turned to software companies like Gaggle, Securly and GoGuardian to surface potentially worrisome communications to school administrators.
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University of Kent via Science Daily
The use of Internet of Things devices in the classroom can have major educational benefits and appeal to both genders if designed and used in the right way, according to new research.
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EdSurge
The question of whether or not to allow students to use smartphones, laptops and other technology in the classroom has been long-debated, and at times, heated. And just as a new school year is set to begin, a new study raises fresh concerns about potential downsides of multitasking during class. The study, published in the journal Educational Psychology, found that when students divide attention between electronic devices and a classroom lecture, they still followed the lecture in the moment, but that long-term retention was reduced, resulting in lower grades on unit and final exams.
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MindShift
After his bath each night, Julie Atkinson's 8-year-old son grabs the iPad and settles into bed for some reading time through kids' book app Epic! Though Atkinson and her husband were accustomed to reading to him, now their son explores different subjects on his own inside the app's 25,000 titles, reading biographies, history and fiction all pre-selected for his reading level. Atkinson is impressed with Epic's quality titles, and likes the recommendation feature that makes the monthly subscription service feel like Netflix.
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District Administration Magazine
Play is not a luxury; it is a necessity. In many districts across the United States, recess in elementary school is being questioned, reduced and even eliminated to increase instructional time. The assumption behind this is that Common Core has placed more pressure on teachers and students to score better in the classroom. There has been little research that has proven that more time in the classroom, and less time at recess, equals better academic outcomes for children.
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By: Erick Herrmann (commentary)
 Teachers get into the profession of teaching because they care about young people and want to help them be successful in life, and ultimately to make the world a better place. We all know that relationships are at the core of our work, and that this critical aspect of education and the classroom makes our job of educating children more effective and fulfilling for everyone. The following list of activities and ideas can be used in virtually any context, but may need to be adapted slightly depending on the grade level and make up of your classroom.
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Education Week
It may seem odd to talk about sex education and kindergarten in the same breath, but advocates of comprehensive sexuality education say that's when this instruction should start. At that age it's a discussion of empathy, personal space, and understanding emotions. As students get older, the curriculum grows more sophisticated, focusing on subjects such as anatomy, personal safety, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. Groups that support comprehensive sexuality education have developed the National Sexuality Education Standards, which they say provide guidance for districts on essential content.
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The Brookings Institution (commentary)
Recently, the journal Pediatrics featured a
clarion call to encourage play as a way to reduce stress, promote social skills and to embolden cognitive growth in young children. With increasing scientific evidence as a foundation, the new report challenges pediatricians to offer a "prescription for play" as a way to enhance the urgency of reintroducing play and playful learning back into the daily lives of families. We, along with our colleagues, suggest that data from brain science, social development, toxic stress and academic achievement all point to the critical importance of play in children's (and animals) routine experience.
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Education Week
Schools should assess students on both "academic knowledge" and "nonacademic skills" — like teamwork, critical thinking, and creativity — parents and educators said in a new survey. But they offered widely varying views on exactly what those skills should be. About eight in 10 respondents in each group — teachers, parents, superintendents and principals — said it's "equally important" for schools to assess students in both areas.
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eSchool News
Computational thinking has been trending, but what is it, really? Simply put, computational thinking is a method of reasoning that teaches students how to solve real-world, complex problems with strategies that computers use. Computational thinking and the design thinking process are frameworks for problem-solving to help address the need for 21st-century skills across our nation’s K-12 school system. While computation governs the world around us, computational thinking as a teaching and learning framework is a new concept for many.
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eSchool News
According to Hill for Literacy, about 66 percent of fourth-grade readers cannot read proficiently, which often translates into a growing achievement gap for these children. Why is reading such a difficult task to learn and teach? While humans are born with a natural ability for spoken language, reading is much different. In fact, Dr. Vera Blau-McCandliss, vice president of education and research at Square Panda, said that reading is a relatively new and unnatural phenomenon which she described in "Reading and the Brain."
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University of Plymouth via Science Daily
Robots can play an important role in the education of young people but will never fully replace teachers, a new study suggests. Writing in Science Robotics, scientists say social robots are proving effective in the teaching of certain narrow subjects, such as vocabulary or prime numbers. But current technical limitations — particularly around speech recognition and the ability for social interaction — mean their role will largely be confined to that of teaching assistants or tutors, at least for the foreseeable future.
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NAESP
On Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, the U.S. Senate passed the FY19 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill, which funds U.S. Department of Education programs. This is the first time in 11 years the Senate has passed a standalone education funding bill. The legislation preserves funding for Title II, Part A at current levels of $2.055 billion.
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NAESP
Joe Sanfelippo, superintendent of the Fall Creek School District (go Crickets!) in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, identifies 10 common problems principals face in their schools and offers innovative solutions — or hacks, as he calls them — that allow principals to be intentional about the work they do, open doors, and build culture. Here are some takeaways.
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