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Restarting schools this year provides superintendents and their teams an unprecedented opportunity to reinvent K-12 instruction by prioritizing equity to close persistent achievement gaps, says a new report from a leading education think tank.
The Learning Policy Institute’s report, “Restarting and Reinventing School: Learning in the Time of COVID and Beyond,” lays out a framework that education leaders can adopt to “support equitable, effective teaching and learning regardless of the medium through which that takes place.”
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The Washington Post
Running a school during a pandemic can be a demanding and lonely job: days of walking around empty hallways once filled with the drama and excitement of teenagers. And as the all-virtual start of the school year draws near, the tasks for principals across the country aren’t getting any less strange.
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Edutopia (commentary)
Logan Beth Fisher, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "Teachers, as an instructional coach, I hear you when you ask, 'What do we do about those kids who didn't show up to remote learning sessions last spring if we are still teaching remotely in the fall?' How do we get them to show up, to do the work—in essence, to comply?"
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Jennifer Ingold, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "Is it really possible to get middle school students to talk respectfully to one another, especially if they don't agree? Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect, notes that 'Part of healthy self-esteem is knowing how to say what you think and feel even when you're in disagreement with other people or it feels emotionally risky.' It's a lesson everyone could benefit from, but especially valuable for middle schoolers."
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District Administration
Many educators who are further exposed to their students’ personal struggles during online learning could likely be experiencing conditions that negatively impact teacher mental health, academic achievement and school culture. The conditions that educators could suffer from include compassion fatigue, where caregivers provide so much support that they do not have the time to care for themselves, and vicarious trauma, which involves caregivers experiencing the trauma-related symptoms that their students exhibit.
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Education DIVE
The attempt to reopen schools this fall in the U.S. has parents, educators, business leaders and communities struggling. What is the right balance between public health and the need our kids have to get back to in-person instruction and socialization? What is clear is there is no easy answer to addressing the public health challenges caused by COVID-19. School systems around the country are struggling to make decisions based on the latest research on transmission, resources available at a school level and parents' often conflicting desires for their children.
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MindShift
Staring at a blank page can be daunting for anyone with a writing assignment. As one writes, there are all kinds of rules to adhere to: grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. In school, writing can feel like a chore if it's part of a class assignment or a topic the student doesn't care about. But for those who have experienced the thrill of writing fan fiction, there's a certain flow that can feel liberating.
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Classcraft
In an effort to adapt to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19, many school administrators are going virtual overnight and are, understandably, feeling slightly overwhelmed. Transitioning from a brick-and-mortar to a virtual school is no small task, and you may find yourself in uncharted territory.
So, where do you start?
Here are five questions you should ask about online learning to help get you started.
By Sheilamary Koch
Before summer break ended, my 15-year-old daughter wrote up eight burning questions, donned a mask and met with a local architect for her first informational interview. The answers to most of her questions could’ve been found online. Yet like the high school guidance counselors who introduced me to informational interviewing years ago, I understand that making connections with professionals in her area of interest is at least as important as getting questions answered. That day she took a step in building her social capital.
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Katie Durkin, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "Growing up by the ocean and living in a small, coastal town often means I find myself constructing metaphors for life using water. Living in this global pandemic has felt like a long sea voyage with no land in sight. But while this voyage has presented all kinds of storms to weather and challenges to overcome, I'm using this time of uncertainty to anchor my students."
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One of the biggest challenges facing teachers as they head back to school in the "new normal" of remote learning environments is trying to make sure that students are using research sources that are safe and unbiased. These fact-checking sites for students and other online resources (in alphabetical order) specialize in debunking claims and providing objective, researched analysis.
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Teaching Channel (commentary)
Jennifer Pieratt, a contributor for Teaching Channel, writes: "In previous posts I have made a case for why we need PBL now more than ever. And by PBL I don't mean it in the traditional sense, rather I am referring to a modified version of PBL called PBL-lite, which is more realistic in our current virtual learning contexts. In order to uphold fidelity to the model of PBL it is important that we continue to embed critical best practices. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the many nuances of PBL, it's my hope that we can see them as golden opportunities."
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The Hechinger Report
The afternoon heat had hit 95 degrees when the back door swung open to the playground at the Sweet Briar Child Development Center, nestled in the middle of an apartment complex in south Austin. Five toddlers meandered out of the building and onto the playground, followed by two teachers, their noses and mouths covered by masks. One teacher pushed a cart holding small pitchers, watering cans and a bucket of water toward a garden teeming with mammoth sunflowers.
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Medical Xpress
For some parents and schools, education amid a pandemic will mean a focus on reading, writing and arithmetic. But brain experts say don't forget the singing, dancing and painting. Arts education often is seen as a frill. But research shows it boosts educational performance. Exposure to the arts can have direct and indirect benefits to mental and physical health. Far from being a luxury, they fill an essential human need.
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The Harvard Gazette
When Sarah Fiarman and Tracey Benson met in 2014 as class instructors at the Graduate School of Education (GSE), they bonded over their common experience as former school principals and their shared desire to battle racism in schools. Fiarman and Benson co-wrote the book “Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism,” drawing on their experiences as principals in Massachusetts public schools. The Gazette interviewed the authors via Zoom to talk about the project and the need for educators and school leaders to start conversations about race and address racism in schools.
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As we head into the new school year, it is going to be essential to have the flexibility to provide both in-class, as well as distance learning opportunities. Online curriculum resources will play an important role in helping to support teachers and students.
Essential Skills has been providing comprehensive and affordable digital learning solutions for over 20 years. We invite your school to try our popular online learning platform risk-free until September 30th.
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Forbes
Out of the dozens of issues that make up the world of disability policy and politics, education may be the most frustrating, and at the same time the most important. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, generally referred to as IDEA, makes the right to a “free, appropriate education” for children and youth with disabilities Federal law, and outlines detailed roles and rights for students, their parents, teachers, and schools. It also calls for each student who needs one to have an Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, that may include a variety of services, supports, and tools to make each student’s education as equal and effective as possible. And it emphasizes the importance of providing all of this in “the most integrated setting appropriate” for each child.
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Politico
School choice is finally getting prime-time attention as President Donald Trump makes the issue a focal point of his reelection bid, appealing to parents clamoring for an alternative to neighborhood public schools during the pandemic.
But the policy issue’s biggest cheerleader, his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has been kept out of that spotlight.
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Moscow-Pullman Daily News
The Idaho State Board of Education approved a temporary rule change that will allow schools to use their full-time equivalent student enrollment numbers instead of average daily attendance to calculate the amount of state funding districts receive. The change will provide school districts the flexibility to count students who may not be physically present in a classroom because of remote or hybrid learning structures put into place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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District Administration
Access, affordability and skills are the three key elements of the digital device that leaves some K-12 students unable to participate in online learning, according to a report by education leaders in Virginia. One in 5 Virginia students — both K-12 and college — lack either high-speed internet or a home computer, according to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia research that sheds light on the challenges of the digital divide in other U.S. states.
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EdTech Magazine
Ransomware attacks continue to plague K–12 schools nationwide, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon. Since 2019, more than 1,000 educational institutions have fallen victim to ransomware, according to a report by security firm Armor. With most schools implementing some form of online instruction this school year, these attacks have only increased in volume and speed, and their impact is much more significant.
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eSchool News
If a student from your school had someone knock on their front door, ask for personal information and offer to give them a treat in exchange for that information, what would happen? It depends on the child, but what you know for certain is that your district or school has been teaching stranger danger since that child was in kindergarten, so the odds are good that the interaction would raise a red flag for the student. Why is it, then, that students are posting videos and photos on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat without any concern that their school name or home address is displayed prominently in the background?
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eSchool News
Need another negative for this forced migration to remote learning? Students become even more vulnerable to the dangers of what Advait Shinde calls the "modern internet." On this episode, the co-founder and CEO of GoGuardian talks about how his company is adjusting its products and services to these new scenarios and offers some hopeful insights for moving forward.
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“Together, We Thrive,” the latest series of webinars and resources from Classcraft, is designed to equip educators with the tools they need to support students through MTSS or PBIS, maintain consistency when shifting between in-person and remote learning, actively engage parents, and promote equity. Join us!
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Nevada Appeal
Former kindergarten teacher Kari Pryor is thrilled that Carson City, Nevada’s teachers have the tools now to create the interactive learning environment to keep their students engaged at home in such a brief time after their training. Pryor, Carson City School District’s professional learning coordinator, frequently is among the first faces new hires will see. She’s responsible for ensuring teachers swiftly are assimilated into the district culture and feel supported as they learn how to help students at the primary or secondary levels.
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The New York Times
When schools transitioned to remote learning in the spring, teachers worked quickly to adapt lesson plans and curriculums for virtual classes, while also trying to maintain community and connection. This fall, not only will many educators continue that same work, but they will have the added challenge of building community with students they’ve never met.
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EdTech Magazine
After Pembroke Public Schools in Massachusetts shut down amid the coronavirus outbreak in March, teacher Elizabeth Emmons started each weekday checking in with her kindergartners via Google Meet. She and her co-teacher watched sleepy children appear on screen, one by one. Some, propped in bed with their tablets, had clearly just woken up. She emailed and texted links to parents to help them log in to the call. And Emmons, who teaches English as a Second Language, messaged the parents of stragglers using the text translation app Remind. Once convened, the class sang together, discussed their weekend activities or played a game.
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Idaho Ed News (Commentary)
Marybeth Flachbart, senior consultant for Education Northwest, writes; "In addition to the critical necessity of the relationship between a teacher, student, and their family, educators also need each other. Principals, teachers, counselors, and support staff all play an integral role in educating the whole child. Some of us have been in our positions for years, while others are new in the profession. This mix of experience, talent, and passion can and should be leveraged to help everyone as we strive to meet the needs of all learners."
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Education Week Teacher
The spring semester, in which schools across the country closed their doors and teachers pivoted to remote instruction on a dime, was challenging for everyone involved. But a new survey shows that teachers' sense of success dramatically declined — a troubling sign, since many schools have started the new school year remotely, too.
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THE Journal
A new research brief has suggested just a quarter of students in middle school and high school write for at least 30 minutes a day, a minimum standard set by learning experts for the development of writing skills. According to the Learning Agency Lab, a nonprofit that works to improve the effectiveness of K-12 education, persuasive writing, specifically, is being neglected "to an alarming degree."
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Nevada Current
In Nevada, 1 out of 11 eleven students attends school in a rural school district, and while rural education in the state comes with several strengths compared to its urban counterparts — including high graduation rates and higher percentage of students graduating with an Advanced Diploma — data and research suggest that rural students and school districts face their own unique challenges, according to a new report.
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eSchool News
Tactical student data privacy questions like "What can I do right now?" should be asked by all CIOs, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy, and interoperability. In a recent edWebinar, Dr. Larry Fruth, executive director and CEO of the Access 4 Learning Community, and Jena Draper, founder and general manager at CatchOn, discussed the challenges school districts face with data access and student privacy.
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Education DIVE
An analysis from Illuminate Education found coronavirus school closures will likely cause a “COVID slide” of two to four months of learning loss, but the gaps are expected to be less pronounced in students who frequently interacted with teachers than in those who did not.
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THE Journal
NASEF, the North America Scholastic Esports Federation, has found that students participating in esports showed "significant development" of STEM and workforce skills and social-emotional characteristics. The research was undertaken by the Connected Learning Lab at the University of California, Irvine.
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Education DIVE
Despite school closures in 2009 over swine flu, most districts didn’t prepare for a pandemic that would shutter schools for months and require large-scale distance learning, with research from Child Trends released in March showing only eight states had guidance for distance learning during pandemics. While all states except New Hampshire had requirements outlining how schools should respond to a disease outbreak, many states didn’t require leaders to plan details like remote instruction, food service or emergency planning.
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WTOP-FM
High school students in 16 Virginia school divisions will have the option to take an elective course this school year with a focus on African American history, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Aug. 27. “Black history is American history, but for too long, the story we have told was insufficient and inadequate,” Northam said in a news release. “The introduction of this groundbreaking course is a first step toward our shared goal of ensuring all Virginia students have a fuller, more accurate understanding of our history, and can draw important connections from those past events to our present day.”
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WFOR-TV
In a partial win for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, a Tallahassee-based appeals court on Aug. 28 put on hold a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling that said a state mandate for schools to reopen this month amid the coronavirus is unconstitutional.
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Being a principal takes hard work, passion, and a network of those who've walked the path before you to offer their lessons learned — especially if you're an early career principal. This is where I come in. After serving as a band director for nine years and an assistant principal for six years, this year I am proud to serve as a middle school campus principal for the first time.
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