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Education DIVE
The overall survey results show that the more unethical Americans believe people in authority positions behave, the less likely they think those leaders do their jobs effectively. "Conversely, U.S. adults who think group members admit mistakes and take responsibility for them have relatively high levels of confidence in key performance activities of that group," according to a summary of the results.
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Education DIVE
Turnover affects productivity in any workplace environment. But in schools, it also affects the future. According to a recent report by the Learning Policy Institute, "Turnover is a serious issue across the country." As of 2016-2017, when Valadez-Barnes arrived at her post at Central, the national average tenure of principals was four years. Other research puts the average superintendent tenure at six years.
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By: Sheilamary Koch (commentary)
 On Sept. 20, around 4 million people took to the streets worldwide as part of the largest youth-led climate strike to date. Whether you were there or at work, here are five practical tips to help ride the momentum of this historic event to create a greener classroom, school building or entire district. "If you’re not sure where to start, look at what other schools are doing," says Robert Whiteman, field studies teacher at Costa Verde International School in Sayulita, Mexico.
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Education Week
School and district leaders worry they may not be ready for the next recession, are ambivalent about whether spending lines up with their academic goals, and say state legislatures are the biggest obstacle to making money decisions that match their students' needs, according to a national survey by the Education Week Research Center. The survey — which heard from hundreds of superintendents, principals, chief financial officers and others — found concerns about how much money schools get, spending restrictions and the prospect that new fiscal transparency requirements will produce more equitable spending.
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District Administration Magazine
The 2019 ESSA and IDEA Assessment and Accountability Rules Made Simple, from LRP Media Group, is a one-stop guide to federal assessment and accountability mandates and what they mean for school districts' day-to-day practices.
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Inc.
Empowering others in the workplace provides your employees with the confidence that they need to prosper at their jobs. This can also come in many forms: a sense of trust, through words of encouragement, or even giving constructive feedback. Acknowledging your employees and their efforts, as well as building up each of them as a unit, is exactly how your company can grow together towards combined success.
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The Lead Change Group
The term wake is a boating term that refers "to the trail of disturbed water that is left as a boat moves in the water." It can be seen from some distance away, and the size of the wake is typically determined by the speed and the size of the boat. Whatever the magnitude of the wake, the one thing that is certain is that a wake is created. A boat simply cannot move without disturbing the water around it. It's a physical impossibility.
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World Colors celebrates Creativity, Inclusion and Self Expression. Developed with the expertise of make up artists, World Colors colored pencils includes super soft and blendable skin tones to match virtually any skin tone! Get FREE Lessons and be notified when World Colors is shipping!
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Fast Company
Into each workplace, aggravation will fall. But how you react to it can make all the difference in everything from workplace productivity to others' assessment of your competence and worth. While you don't want to allow bad behavior or toxic situations to continue, sometimes, you need to calibrate your response. After all, it takes a lot of energy to get steamed — and there are more effective ways to manage the situation. Here's how to keep your cool in five common — and frustrating — work scenarios.
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Forbes
Have you been named "leader" of a team or organization? How many others do you know with the same title? Frankly, just about anyone can be named a leader. He or she can be assigned a leadership position within an organization and accept the title of leader. The word "leader" is a noun, but being called leader does not mean that you are leading. Leading is a verb and indicates a specific action, deliberate and consciously chosen.
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By: Anne Rose (commentary)
 I often hear business owners and corporation executives bemoan the lack of loyalty among their underlings. They complain about staff turnover and how staff will move to another company at the drop of a hat, their employees' willingness to publicly disparage the company they work for, and their eagerness to discourage others from joining the company by openly sharing the "dirty laundry." If you can find another person to hire in this person's place, then that's a smart, no-brainer business solution. Right? But take another look: loyalty is a two-way street.
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Prodigy Game
 The search for better teaching strategies will never end. As a school leader, you probably spend too much of your time thinking about how to improve the learning experience of the students that pass through your school throughout the years.
After all, what they learn (and how they learn it) will become a part of these students as they grow, hopefully helping them become successful adults.
This is the main goal of competency based education: giving each student equal opportunity to master necessary skills and become successful adults.
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Education Week
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed collecting new information about documented incidents of sexual violence committed by and against school staff, as well as new data about harassment and bullying in schools based on perceived religious affiliation. In addition, the Education Department's office for civil rights proposes to no longer track the number of first-year teachers, the number of students in credit recovery, and a host of school-level funding data. The data collection on advanced coursework and early-childhood education programs would shift.
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Education Week
Those dramatic budget cuts during the Great Recession that sent waves of layoffs throughout the country significantly hurt academic outcomes for low-income and black children, a new study published by the American Educational Research Association says. Politicians and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have repeatedly claimed that more money alone can't ultimately impact academic outcomes, despite growing evidence that it can. The study shows that districts with the most severe budget cuts during the recession that lasted between 2007 and 2010 also had the worst testing outcomes.
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Education DIVE
Data on early-career teachers, teacher absenteeism and the amount districts spend on specific positions in schools are among the survey questions the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights plans to eliminate from the Civil Rights Data Collection for 2019-2020.
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District Administration Magazine (commentary)
Jacie Maslyk, a contributor for District Administration Magazine, writes: "Once the alarm clock goes off, I check my phone and get ready for the day. A quick check on the weather, followed by a glance at my school email, then I’m headed into the shower. My morning routine continues on with a look at my social media feeds and a review of my calendar for the day. I respond to a text or two, check the cafeteria account for my sons’ school and add a few dollars for today's lunch."
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eSchool News
Traditional teaching methods are fading, replaced with digital learning initiatives and mobile computing. Embracing this tech-friendly environment is more complicated than finding room in the budget for new laptops, Chromebooks or iPads. IT administrators and schools as a whole need to know how new devices will impact an existing school network, and what work needs to be done to ensure the network grows along with, or faster than, new digital learning demands.
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EdScoop
Although more students than ever have access to the internet through mobile devices, the "homework gap" — a divide between students who have home broadband internet access and students who do not — persists and continues to disadvantage lower-income students and students of color, according to results from a nationwide survey of teachers.
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Education World
Most teachers and parents recognize the importance of effective parent-teacher communication. Few, however, gleefully anticipate the actual occasions of that communication. If only we understood each other better! To help, Education World asked the teachers and parents we know, "What do you want your child's teacher — or your student's parent — to know about you?" Included: What you should know before and during your parent-teacher conference.
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Education Week
Math teacher Veronica Lyon is one of the people who makes support for traumatized students work at Lincoln Middle School in Clarkston, Wash., a rural community on the Idaho border. She was an advocate for distressed students in the early days of the school's six-year trauma-sensitive schooling initiative, and has developed a course that pairs math instruction and social skills development. Her former students often drop in to tell her how much their time with her has helped them academically and emotionally in high school.
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MiddleWeb
People are talking a lot more about ADHD. In the last few years, many more parents have approached me with questions and concerns about their kids' attention issues, and more adults have told me that they've either been recently diagnosed or were diagnosed as a child. Even celebrities like Simone Biles, Adam Levine and Emma Watson have talked to the press about their ADHD.
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EdSurge
Today on the podcast we're talking about news literacy, and the challenge of teaching students to navigate the relentless flow of information they get through social media and websites and YouTube and ... podcasts. What are the stakes of making sure the next generation can sort fact from propaganda or spin?
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THE Journal
For the 2017-2018 school year, total state funding for preschool programs was more than $8.15 billion and eight states increased the amount of spending on these programs by over $10 million from the prior school year, according to an annual report from the National Institute of Early Education Research. However, the Early Childhood Data Collaborative argues in a new policy guide that funds directed toward early childhood programs, such as Head Start and preschool, would benefit from a more structured look at data-based outcomes to guide the investment decisions of state policymakers and other stakeholders.
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District Administration Magazine
If you have been in education for a while you've likely seen a half-dozen educational initiatives come and go, not least of which is "personalized learning." Education leaders have many questions about it. Is it yet another educational initiative? How can personalized learning help my school? Will this educational model continue to exist at the end of the year? Take some time to consider all the intricate facets of personalized learning and how it can effectively support your school community.
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School Leaders Now
What's better than reading about a worm? Touching it with your own fingertips of course! Any administrator who has visited a science class and watched eager students huddle around an experiment can attest to the importance of hands-on learning. And that's why we love this free guide from the Smithsonian — because it helps school leaders ensure that students get to "focus on the stuff."
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WPR
The school lunch "hour" has become a practice of the past. Students today are finding themselves with even less time to eat than previous generations, leading to unhealthy habits that could be fueling the obesity epidemic among kids. Jim Degan, school nutrition manager for the Janesville School District, said his schools see about 20 minute lunch periods for K-8 students, with slightly more time for high school students.
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Education DIVE
In an era of high-stakes assessments, many teachers are expected to teach district or school-mandated curricula with an emphasis on improving test scores, allowing very little flexibility in methods of instruction. However, Talia Milgrom-Elcott, executive director of 100Kin10, points out that when math is made interesting and relevant, students are more likely to engage with the material and their learning will reflect in better test scores.
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U.S. News & World Report
A gun safety advocacy group formed after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School released a provocative commercial highlighting the threat of gun violence in schools. The ad, from the group Sandy Hook Promise, begins like other back-to-school commercials, with children touting their new school supplies over light and cheery music. "This year, my mom got me the perfect bag for back to school," a boy says at his locker. Another student says her binders help her stay organized and another talks about how his new headphones help him study. The ad darkens as a young boy runs through the halls, exclaiming that his "sneakers were just what I needed for the new year" while screams and gunshots are heard in the background.
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NAESP
As the school year gets underway, we are celebrating the inaugural NAESP Week Sept. 23–27. During #NAESPWeek19 we salute NAESP members, highlighting the valuable benefits NAESP offers to help fuel your passion for leadership. We want to make sure you know about ALL of what we have to offer — from legal funds to grant opportunities to discounts on resources you need. Take time this week to tap in to these feature opportunities.
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NAESP
In partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals, No Kid Hungry is accepting applications from NAESP members who are interested in implementing a Breakfast After the Bell model. The deadline is Oct. 1. In order to be eligible for this grant, applicants must by current members of NAESP and have viewed the NAESP & No Kid Hungry Breakfast After the Bell Webinar from Aug. 28, 2019.
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