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School Leaders Now
Anne Rubin, a contributor for School Leaders Now, writes: "In my first months as an administrator, I came home every night and crashed. But being home wasn't a respite from school because technology dissolved my boundaries between home and work. We are always on, and this is especially true for principals. Time management for principals is no laughing matter. The truth is that completely unplugging after the school day is unrealistic. So here are some smart tricks and easy shortcuts for managing your time."
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Entrepreneur
The U.S. K-12 and University System as a whole, has a lot of things that it does well. While that is true, there is no question that the U.S. education system has much room for improvement. Authority Magazine recently ran an interview series called "5 Things We Must Do to Improve the U.S. Education System." We had the opportunity to talk to scores of school and university leaders to discuss what is working, and what is not working in the US Education System.
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U.S. News & World Report
Julia Alvarez, a 21-year-old senior at Michigan State University, is part of a disappearing demographic: those pursuing a career as an educator. "Why I really want to become a teacher is because I want to go back and make my community better," says Alvarez, who grew up just east of Los Angeles. "But I was afraid of going into it because there were so many reasons not to." Teacher preparation programs have experienced sharp enrollment declines over the last eight years in nearly every state across the country, a new analysis shows.
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HR DIVE
Most managers in a study by West Monroe Partners reported feeling overwhelmed and not always sufficiently trained for their leadership roles. Based on these results, it follows that many managers may not know that simple gestures can set the tone for a work environment that's inclusive, trusting, productive and engaging. Managers who are feeling overworked may not have thought that greeting workers in the morning or scheduling bi-weekly, one-on-one meetings with workers could profoundly impact engagement.
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LINC, The Learning Innovation Catalyst’s comprehensive Digital Tool Box can guide your selection of engaging and effective digital tools to use with students. Download it here. LINC supports educators as agents of innovative classroom transformation, equipped to prepare all students for their rapidly changing world.
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Leadership Freak
Thinking is a magnifying glass. Overthinking is a microscope. Daniel Kanneman said, "Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it." Action creates clarity. Inaction magnifies confusion. The more you think about something, the bigger it becomes. The sooner you act, the clearer you become.
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Inc.
Giving efficient feedback to the entire team, whether positive or negative, can be quite a challenge for any business leader, as they have to find the best way to frame and deliver the information to ensure it is acted upon in the future, while also keeping it impersonal enough to avoid any backlash. If successful, effective feedback can motivate the team to learn from its mistakes and do a better job in the future, as well as to become stronger and more united.
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Fast Company
Almost everyone has been wronged at work in some way. Maybe you were passed over for a promotion, had a coworker steal your idea, or were given more work than everyone else on your team. Sometimes it's easy to let these things go, but other times, it can feel impossible to move on.
Getting angry or upset when you feel you are wronged is natural, says Spring Washam, meditation educator and author of A Fierce Heart. But feeding hatred and rage associated with a grudge is toxic for the body, mentally and physically.
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Leadership Freak
The goal of helping is enabling, not more helping. Over-helpful leaders are over-worked and under-appreciated. Help in ways that strengthen competency and don't create dependency. Train people to help each other, before they come to you for help.
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Forbes
Do you know why you do what you do? What impact do you want to have, and why is it important to you? If you're not familiar with the "why" question, it was introduced by Simon Sinek in his famous TED Talk based on his book Start With Why. He explains that all companies know what they do, and most know how they do it, but very few know why they do it.
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The Lead Change Group
When was the last time a colleague said something so ridiculously irrational that it made your jaw drop? A four-year study by LeadershipIQ.com found that 23 percent of CEOs were fired for denying reality, meaning refusing to recognize negative facts about his or her organization's performance. We typically respond when people deny reality by confronting them with the facts and arguments. But research suggests that's exactly the wrong thing to do.
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Education Week
With the 2020 legislative sessions looming, states are again moving to tackle fundamental problems in the ways they distribute money for school districts, an issue that has long posed political hurdles. Already, Massachusetts has ushered through a new funding formula that alters how much money schools serving high-need students will receive and the powers of the state to dictate how district administrators spend their money. Maryland and Ohio have legislation in the works that, if passed, would make historic changes to their K-12 spending formulas.
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eSchool News
Digital learning tools are invaluable when they're used by confident educators. In fact, when used appropriately, digital and mobile learning resources engage students — and they can even help boost achievement. Online literacy platforms, virtual field trips, STEM simulations and modeling — these are just some of the tools that help elevate instruction in classrooms across the country. Here, 13 educators share snapshots of the digital learning tools they're using in their classrooms.
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EdTech Magazine
With a $1 billion market, esports programs at K–12 schools and colleges or universities offer innovative ways to reach students in a tech-rich era. A growing number of K–12 schools are establishing esports programs, and universities are offering top players thousands of dollars in scholarships, but misconceptions persist about competitive video gaming in an educational setting.
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EdSurge
When ECO (Environment Community Opportunity) Charter School in Camden, New Jersey decided to implement new math curriculum for all of their students this year, Principal Widelene Desarmes knew they needed a tech-forward solution. Thanks to a unique partnership between Kiddom and Open Up Resources, they now have a convenient, all-in-one location to host their curricular resources, track real-time data and provide quick feedback.
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MiddleWeb
Mindfulness is more than an educational buzzword. Author and education researcher Thomas Armstrong defines the much-talked-about strategy as "the intentional focus of one's attention on the present moment in a nonjudgmental way." Using research-based evidence and studies, this book provides insight into the significant positive impact of mindfulness on cognitive and emotional functioning, as well as its ability to relieve stress.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 At a time when education leaders and policymakers are focused on tackling growing racial segregation in public schools, a new Urban Institute study states that early-childhood programs are more segregated than K-12 settings. The study compared the variety of learning arrangements for children five and under and K-12 schools. The Northeast was most lacking in integration according to the numbers, while the Midwest showed the most promise when it came to reducing segregation. Most urban and rural areas showed more segregation than suburban areas.
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Edutopia
We've all known them — those students who fall out of their chairs for no apparent reason or trip over their own feet daily, who leave a trail of their things wherever they go, who seem to need to drag a finger along the wall, who have illegible handwriting, or who can't jump or catch or throw or tie their shoes. Whether a student checks every box on that list or just some of them, the issue may be more than just disorganization or clumsiness. The student may have dyspraxia.
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Education DIVE
For teachers to admit to their students they don’t know something can be very uncomfortable. Having that conversation captured on video can leave teachers feeling even more exposed. The school, in this case, was Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, where Melissa Butler, a kindergarten teacher at the time, was leading a technology project focusing on circuitry. The videotaping of teachers' lessons was part of Simple Interactions, a project of the Fred Rogers Center, in partnership with researchers at Harvard University and the University of Pittsburgh.
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By: Brian Stack and Erica Stack (commentary)
 Imagine arriving home from work each day and being confronted with tasks to complete as soon as you walk through the door. As adults, we typically have a little bit of time to "decompress" after a long day. Now more than ever, in a society where we are expected to be executing one task while simultaneously thinking of the next one, we as adults need time to be mindful. Children are rarely afforded these mindful opportunities, and that needs to change. They often sit on a loud bus, enter their classroom, and are expected to get right to their morning work.
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U.S. News and World Report
U.S. students performed slightly above average in reading and science, and slightly below average in mathematics, according to results from an international exam that show no significant improvement or decline since 2000 in reading, 2003 in math and 2006 in science.
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Education DIVE
Students with special needs are more likely than general education students to report having thoughts of suicide — 22% compared to 14%. But they are also more likely to report there is an adult in school they can talk to when they're having problems or feeling upset — 53% compared to 45% of general education students — according to a new YouthTruth analysis of students' responses over a six-year period.
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The Hechinger Report
The fidget spinner craze may have come and gone. So 2017, right? But the research process is slow and methodical, and finally in 2019, there is more conclusive evidence that the whirring lobes of plastic are harmful to learning. Results from at least three scientific studies argue against allowing students to use fidget spinners in the classroom — even among children with attention disorders — despite marketing claims that the objects can be helpful.
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MindShift
As a frame of reference, the act of reading is a human invention that's only a few thousand years old. In Europe and the United States, mass literacy — meaning more than 50 percent of the population knows how to read — has only been around for about 150 years. In other areas of the world, such as most of Asia, the Middle East and Africa, it's much more recent.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
The push to overhaul South Carolina's education system hasn't stopped just because the Legislature is out of session. A small group of senators met to continue to discuss the state's more than 40-year-old formula for distributing education money. The day before, a different Senate subcommittee considered a proposal to let parents and guardians get several thousand dollars that would typically be set aside for a child's public education and spend it on a private school.
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NAESP
Let's talk about student mental health. Save the date for Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET for our next #NAESPchat, where we'll look to each other for best practices and tips to overcome challenges as we work together to support the whole child.
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NAESP
John Quinn, principal of Clara Barton Elementary School in Oxford, Massachusetts has been elected as the next Zone 1 Director to the NAESP Board of Directors. Quinn will join the Board officially August 1, 2020 and complete the term of office ending July 31, 2023.
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NAESP
Thomas Payton, principal of Roanoke Avenue Elementary School in Riverhead, New York has been elected as the next Zone 2 Director to the NAESP Board of Directors. Payton will join the Board officially August 1, 2020 and complete the term of office ending July 31, 2023.
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