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Education DIVE
Building and maintaining a positive school culture can be an uphill battle for many principals and superintendents. Once attained, however, it has shown to have a significant impact in areas of concern including student academic performance and teacher retention. Recently, one Massachusetts school linked positive school culture to a 100% college acceptance rate, and positive climate was also found to reduce teacher turnover in a turnaround school in Colorado. This kind of impact begins with strong district and school leaders, who model attitudes and behaviors for staff members and students.
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CNN
When Joevie Alvarado became a teacher, she never expected to teach American students 7,600 miles away. But a dire shortage of U.S. teachers means some schools are taking drastic measures — like hiring teachers from half a world away. "For the first year, it's a little bit of a struggle because I'm the kind of person who misses family that easily," said Alvarado, who taught for a decade in the Philippines before moving to Arizona.
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District Administration Magazine
Many educators want more training in violence prevention and emergency response to improve school safety, according to a recent school violence survey by LifeChanger of the Year, an annual K-12 recognition program. Even so, the rate of public school crime has dropped to its lowest percentage in recent years. During the 2015-2016 school year, 79 percent of public schools recorded at least one campus crime, which is the lowest rate since the 1999-2000 school year, according to an annual report by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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Forbes (commentary)
John McCoy, a contibutor for Forbes, writes: "Over the years, I've identified five traits I believe are necessary to be a great leader: You should be inquisitive, confident, ethical, humble and motivated. These traits are important for leaders because they can help us keep the focus on why we do what we do. I stay focused on the end game by living by these five traits. Here's how to develop them in your own work."
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Harvard Business Review
Managers tend to inflate the feedback they give to their direct reports, particularly when giving bad news. And by presenting subpar performance more positively than they should, managers make it impossible for employees to learn, damaging their careers and, often, the company.
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By: Simma Lieberman (commentary)
 I was recently hired to coach a COO who was having a hard time retaining people on his team. When I interviewed his current direct reports and people who had left, I heard the same complaints. "Working for him is like a guessing game. We don't know what our roles are or what we are supposed to do." We presented our findings along with our recommendations for change. Below are three reasons employees were leaving, along with ways to get them to stay.
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Forbes (commentary)
Katharine Mobley, a conntibutor for Forbes, writes: "Throughout my career, I have had the honor of helping many executives build their corporate personas and communication styles. These have been leveraged to communicate to their direct reports, global staff and even the mainstream media. Similar to their distinctive personalities, each style has been different, but there are several underlying threads that can help all leaders develop authentic executive communications to their staff."
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Harvard Business Review
A recent global study of engagement from ADP Research Institute found that if employees consider themselves part of a team (or even better, part of more than one team), they are twice as likely to feel engaged in their work. Furthermore, countries with greater numbers of workers who consider themselves part of a team, such as India or Saudi Arabia, report high levels of engagement as well.
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HR DIVE
When people think of bullying, they may envision the stereotypical middle school setting, where a mild-mannered teen is shoved into a locker, ostracized or, nowadays, trolled on social media. But bullying doesn't stop after middle school; it continues into adulthood and shows up in the workplace on a disturbingly frequent basis. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute's 2017 National Survey, 19% of U.S. employees are bullied, and another 19% witness it. All told, the survey says that 60.3 million Americans are affected by this behavior in the workplace.
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Inc. (commentary)
Alison Green, a contributor for Inc., writes: "While I try to be understanding of job candidates who give five-minute responses to interview questions that should never ever take that long to answer, I just can't get past it, and it makes me want to fidget uncomfortably. Would it be rude to put specific time limits on their answers, like by saying, 'In 90 seconds or less, please tell us how your work experience relates to this position?'"
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Education DIVE
The U.S. Department of Education announced $71.6 million in federal funding to improve school safety and student access to mental health resources, according to a press release. These grants reflect the shift to prevent violence in schools through proactive means like improved mental health services and school climate, rather than hardening schools. Last year, the federal School Safety Commission urged states to take action to physically protect schools, such as removing firearms from at-risk individuals, as well as make it easier for law enforcement and schools to better communicate about potential threats.
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EdScoop
Interoperability — the ability of disparate computer systems to seamlessly share information and integrate their capabilities with one another — is of critical importance for educators interested in operating effective and cost-efficient K-12 learning institutions. To this end, the Consortium for School Networking released an interoperability toolkit this week that bundles past resources created by the nonprofit group and also includes a couple new ones.
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eSchool News
New and creative uses of artificial intelligence are being developed every day. The potential of AI in education cannot be overstated. In edtech, the use of AI has flown largely under the radar thus far, but it has the potential to reimagine the student-teacher relationship and improve student outcomes across the board. Insights and predictions for the future of AI in education and in edtech from industry experts agree on several overarching trends.
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EdSurge
Ana Homayoun, a contributor for EdSurge, writes: "When I first started working with middle school and high school students on organization and time-management nearly two decades ago, most students would tell me their biggest distractions were food, pets, siblings and sleep. About a decade ago, I began to notice a shift, and now the vast majority of students admit that it's technological distractions — texting, social media apps and online streaming — that often prevent them from completing work and being engaged in class."
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EdTech Magazine
With K–12 schools leveraging connected technologies to help improve student outcomes and boost classroom collaboration, effective cybersecurity is not optional. It's essential to meet student expectations and to satisfy state regulations. This requires a balancing act: How do educators leverage connected technology without putting student data and other critical information at risk? With National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in full swing, it's the perfect time for schools to identify key risks and develop effective security solutions.
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eSchool News
Robotics education is gaining STEAM (pun intended) in classrooms across the nation, and for good reason — it's engaging, hands-on and students learn real-world concepts as they solve challenges. And as K-12 robotics education grows, so do resources for teachers to strengthen their own robotics skills and transfer that knowledge to students.
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By: Brian Stack (commentary)
 In an Education Week article last month, author Madeline Will reported on what happens when school is a battleground for transgender kids. Will referenced research that "has found that compared to their non-transgender peers, transgender youth are more likely to miss school, have lower grades, and view their school climate negatively." Several years ago, the school board in the district where I work adopted a very progressive policy in an effort to extend equal and fair treatment to all students in all aspects of the district's affairs, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Education World
It's report card time and you face the prospect of writing constructive, insightful and original comments on a couple dozen report cards or more. A daunting task? Not with Ed World's help! Included: 100 positive report card comments for you to use and adapt.
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The Hechinger Report
Kindergarten should not merely establish a springboard for success in upper grades. It is also the developmental foundation for mastery of content that is the focus of elementary, middle and high school. More K-12 schools are emphasizing the noncognitive skills that students can access throughout their schooling and careers. There is good reason to make this investment. But just as recognition is growing that these skills matter, our youngest students are losing out on opportunities to practice and hone such skills.
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eSchool News
Shifting from an industrial-age education model to a post-industrial learner-centered model is an essential part of preparing students for college and 21st century careers, and the process works best when the learner-centered approach is applied to the professional learning of teachers and administrators, as well as the education of their students.
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Edutopia (commentary)
Mark Gardner, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "When I first share with my ninth graders that peer review will be part of our writing process, the response is almost universally negative. Unfortunately, many of my writers have not had the best experience with this activity. My stronger writers say that they almost never receive feedback that goes beyond basic conventions, while my emerging writers say they feel a lack of confidence in providing feedback beyond basic conventions."
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Education Next
When we look back on our own school days, our strongest memories are probably a mix of big occasions — field trips, plays and sports days alongside more personal events tinged with strong emotion. Things that happened that were really funny or sad, or that made us feel excited, interested, exhilarated or angry. We don't tend to remember vividly, if at all, actually learning the substance of math or English or design technology. We might remember amusing anecdotes from lessons gone awry, or still bristle at past injustices — "but I wasn't talking" — or have a vague impression of sitting in the science lab, with fleeting snippets of memories of this or that experiment.
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Education Week
The Every Student Succeeds Act aims to close opportunity gaps for English language learners — but reaching that goal will require more collaboration between educators, scholars and policymakers, a leading English language learner researcher argues. The groups must work together to ensure that English proficiency standards are used in classrooms in a "conceptually sound and practically feasible manner," argues Okhee Lee, an education professor at New York University and a well-known expert on English learners and science, in a new policy paper published in Educational Researcher.
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EdSurge (commentary)
Kimberly Rues, a contributor for EdSurge, writes: "I can read. I am a reader. On the surface, these sentences seem to say the same thing, but I would argue that they are distinctly different ideas. One is grounded in the mechanics of phonetically crafting words from the combination of letters on a page; the other is anchored in self-identity."
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Education DIVE
According to recent numbers released by YouthTruth, 33% of students — or 1 in 3 — reported that they had experienced bullying in the 2017-18 school year, and far more middle school students reported being bullied than those in high school. This also marks a 5% increase since 2015-16, when the number was at 28%. Key findings suggest the top three reasons victims believe they are bullied include their appearance (44%), race or skin color (17%) and sexual orientation (15%).
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Chalkbeat
Elementary school students from higher-income families are far more likely to land in gifted programs than their lower-income classmates, even if those students go to the same school and show similar levels of achievement in math and reading, says a new study. In fact, across America, a student from a family in the top fifth of economic and social status is twice as likely to receive gifted services than an equally achieving peer in the bottom fifth.
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Education DIVE
While low pay is often blamed for the shortage, its solution doesn't have to be limited to improving paychecks. Districts lacking funds to increase pay are finding success with offering perks like low-cost, on-site childcare options, free gym memberships, on-site healthcare options and stress reduction classes. In areas where the cost of living is high, some districts are providing solutions such as tiny homes and paid sabbaticals to help educators recharge and refresh.
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Today
Some schools in Evanston, Illinois, a northern Chicago suburb, are doing away with in-school Halloween celebrations in an effort to be more "inclusive." Evanston/Skokie School District 65 posted a message to parents online, saying because of their desire to be equitable and inclusive to all families, Halloween celebrations in many of their schools are canceled this year.
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NAESP
Experience three days of information-packed sessions, inspiring keynotes, and high-energy networking with your fellow elementary and middle level school principals from across the country. The Conference will focus on topics that are unique to your needs, connecting you with colleagues and strategies to take your school, career and leadership to the next level. As one of the largest educational conferences for pre-k-8 educators, we’re thrilled to bring together industry experts, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to collaborate on issues facing today’s educators from around the world.
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NAESP
Don't miss a unique opportunity to advance your career and strengthen the leadership skills of new principals. Your knowledge and expertise is critical to ensure the success of the next generation of school leaders. As with any career, mentors offer guidance and support to help others become highly effective leaders. Take the time to invest in yourself, your career and the principal profession as a Certified National Principal Mentor.
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