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Education Dive
As schools increase efforts to meet 3rd grade reading targets, and build on the benefits of more children arriving to school with preschool experience, a variety of organizations providing professional development have responded with opportunities focusing specifically on increasing principals’ understanding of recommended early-childhood practices.
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School Leaders Now
One of the greatest joys of being a school leader is also one of the greatest challenges: No two days look exactly the same. Despite neatly organized calendars and to-do lists, an administrator's day rarely goes exactly as planned. While principals quickly learn to expect the unexpected, larger challenges can present themselves as roadblocks to derail the important work we set out to accomplish.
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Education Next (commentary)
Michael J. Petrilli, a contributor for Education Next, writes: "I'm in the middle of a series of posts looking at how we might usher in a "Golden Age of Educational Practice" now that big new policy initiatives appear to be on ice. Last week I claimed that all of the possibilities that might work at scale entail various investments in innovation and R&D. Such efforts will only be successful, though, with exponentially better insight into what's actually happening in the classroom. That's because, right now, key decision-makers are flying blind."
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Education Week (commentary)
Peter DeWitt, a contributor for Education Week, writes: "No, I'm not trying to rush the year away. I know we just finished Thanksgiving in the states, and the holiday season is upon us. It's just that I've been watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel since July, so I feel like it's close enough to the end of the year to put this list out there. Let's think of it as me trying to be ahead of the curve. In all seriousness, like many of you, every year around this time I begin to think about critical issues for those of us who work in education."
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Entrepreneur
Joseph Campbell is credited with impacting the lives of many people through his classic "hero's journey" model. My favorite example is how director George Lucas incorporated it into the journey of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga. But, what sometimes gets overlooked with Campbell is his belief in the invaluable component of time. Campbell insisted on living his life by integrating periods of deep reflection. He permitted himself to think creatively and did so by allowing the space and time in which to do so. He paused before taking action. He reflected before moving ahead. He often dreamed before doing.
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Forbes
When you type CEO, CFO OR CTO in your textbox on your iPhone, notice what comes up. It is an emoji of a man in a suit. Shocking, isn't it, that this sexism exists? Even seemingly innocuous things as an emoji can reinforce these gendered stereotypes and demonstrate the structural sexism inherent in our society. However, most of us wouldn't even notice these subtle stereotypes in these emojis unless we are looking for one that represents us. It is a vicious cycle. The hidden biases and stereotypes feed into such designs, and these images, in turn, propagate such biases.
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By: Catherine Iste (commentary)
 Social media has helped us all become more in tune with what is trending. However, most of us are not as hyperaware of what is trending in the workplace as we are in our nonprofessional feeds. As such, here is a quick breakdown of a few trends that made a significant mark on 2018 and a few more trends to look out for in 2019. For example, from schools to banks, nonprofits to tech companies, design thinking has left the traditional realms of the creatives and crept into cubicles everywhere.
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Forbes
Even staff members who've earned a reputation as great workers may struggle to find opportunities to move up the leadership ladder. Sometimes managers are so focused on what team members already do well that they overlook their potential as leaders. This can lead to an exhausting and frustrating cycle for professionals who wish to advance in their careers. If you want to land a leadership role in your company, you must not only exhibit the right qualities but make sure the higher-ups at your company notice your efforts and know about your goals.
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The Lead Change Group
"You are now the leader." It is a sentence that implies a do-something role. If it ended with word "driver" or "cook" or "host," you would have a clear sense of the actions required. New leaders think being a leader means doing something important. So, they stretch and adjust their style and practice like a new pair of shoes that must be broken in. What if we altered the frame and thought of leadership more like the rheostat on a light switch — turned up or down, on or off, depending on what was required? If the goal is reading, the light goes up; romantic, the light dims; and time to turn in for the evening, the light turns off. The presence of light becomes relevant only in the context of a need or goal.
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Harvard Business Review
To retain talent, most organizations offer the typical things: free coffee and tea in the break room, competitive benefits, generous raises and bonuses, and employee recognition programs. But none of that works for an employee who doesn't feel comfortable in his or her work environment. Picture, for example, a Muslim who prays in his car because he doesn't want to advertise his religion, a mother who doesn't put up pictures of her children so that coworkers won't question her commitment to the job, or a gay executive who is unsure whether he can bring his partner to company functions.
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By: Lisa Mulcahy (commentary)
 Competition in your marketplace is part of the drill when it comes to doing business. When your employees start to compete with each other in potentially destructive ways, however, your business can quickly suffer. As a manager, it's key to shape your policy so that team success always overrides the personal gain of the employees who work for you — so how do you handle the personnel conflicts that aggressive individual team members can cause?
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Education Week
School district leaders are sounding the alarm that a Trump administration proposal about the impact of immigrants' use of federal benefit programs on their attempts to become permanent residents would place an unfair and significant burden on public education. Here's some background: The issue involves what's known as "public charge," which Washington uses to determine if an immigrant seeking to become a permanent U.S. resident is likely to become "primarily dependent" on the federal government for subsistence.
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U.S. News & World Report
The White House announced a five-year strategic plan for science, technology, engineering and math education, setting forth what it calls a "North Star" that "charts a course for the Nation's success." "It represents an urgent call to action for a nationwide collaboration with learners, families, educators, communities and employers," the White House plan reads.
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Education Week
House lawmakers on Capitol Hill have introduced legislation that would direct more federal funds to pay the cost of police officers working in schools. The School Resource Officer Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., would authorize $300 million in funding for Community Oriented Policing Services grants, compared to current appropriations of $225 million and require 30 percent of COPS hiring funds to pay for school resource officers' salaries and benefits.
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THE Journal
A new grant program is seeking U.S. schools to receive access to programs to address school safety. The "Safer Schools in America Impact Grant" will make a total of $25 million worth of in-kind safety solutions from 16 companies available to recipients over three years. Those systems will be deployed no cost to the schools, and, in return, the schools will need to make data available for the purposes of research.
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eSchool News
Technology use is becoming more prevalent in classrooms and for academic work outside of school, but it still varies widely by country, according to a new global survey. Half of students participating in the survey say they use a desktop computer during lessons, and more than one-third say they still use a chalkboard in class. Nearly two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework, according to the Cambridge International Global Education Census Survey. The survey includes feedback from 10,209 teachers and 9,397 students across the world.
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 The Verizon Foundation in September announced a 5G EdTech Challenge for nonprofits who can develop 5G-enabled apps that can transform and innovate teaching and learning. 5G is poised to become the leading mobile network technology in North America by 2025. To prepare for the 5G revolution, school districts have to rethink their existing business agreements with telecommunications carriers. They also need to think about doing away with the complex and costly legacy hardwired networks that are supporting classrooms at present.
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eSchool News
Makerspaces and maker culture have quickly become a favorite of STEAM advocates, and new research shows that makerspaces can be highly effective at helping elementary students develop skills such as critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving. Research from Macquarie University in Australia demonstrates how, with proper training and professional development, teachers can harness makerspaces and improve teaching and learning outcomes.
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Education Week
The number of special education teachers nationally has dropped by more than 17 percent over the past decade, a worrisome trend in a career path that has seen chronic shortages for years. An analysis of federal data by the Education Week Research Center shows that while the number of special education teachers was dropping, the number of students with disabilities ages 6 to 21 declined by only about 1 percent over the same time period. And as a whole, the number of teachers in all fields has gone up slightly over the past decade, as has overall enrollment.
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MindShift
In the United States, 34 million children have had at least one adverse childhood experience — ranging from abuse or neglect to parental incarceration or addiction. Children living in poverty are more likely to have multiple ACEs, compounding the effects of economic insecurity. In addition, the current opioid epidemic is devastating families and overwhelming the foster care system, and many school populations include refugee children who have fled dangerous conditions. Many classrooms in America are touched by trauma.
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Edutopia
By this point in the school year, you're tired and don't need another long list of self-care strategies. At the same time, perhaps you're worried about burnout and are experiencing the negative effects of stress. Perhaps you'd also like to do something to boost your reserves of energy so that you can make it through the year, and even experience joy.
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NPR
When she's trying to decide which art supplies to buy for her class, Tennessee art teacher Cassie Stephens hops on Instagram. She'll post the question on her Instagram story, and within minutes, other art teachers will send her ideas and videos. Teachers like Stephens have formed something of a community on the app. Using hashtags like #teachersofinstagram, teacher Instagrammers post photos of meticulously crafted classroom decorations, lessons and even their daily outfits (Stephens posted a picture of her pencil-shaped scarf).
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Literature circles are just the beginning of how we can change our instructional approach to engage more middle grades readers. We can also rethink our assessment practices in ways that help students learn from assessment and not just get a grade or regurgitate some facts.
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Edutopia
When people feel stressed because of toxic levels of adversity — such as experiencing or witnessing physical or emotional abuse, or substance abuse — they find it very challenging to step back from a negative experience, pause, and calm their nervous systems. When this happens during adolescence — as the influence of peers is increasing and young people cope with the challenges of a developing sense of self — the stress can be very challenging.
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Education Week
For years, psychologists and neuroscientists have questioned the idea of "learning styles" — the theory that students can process information best when teachers tailor instruction to students' strengths. These frameworks often rely on grouping students into categories, like auditory, visual, or kinesthetic learners, or concrete versus abstract learners. Now, a new study in Frontiers in Education offers further evidence that these designations may be unreliable: When it comes to an individual student's preferred learning style, teachers and students don't agree on how students learn best.
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eSchool News
Most teachers agree that computer science education is critical to students' future success in the workplace, but not all teachers feel qualified to teach the subject, according to new research. The Microsoft and YouGov survey, released in conjunction with Computer Science Education Week, reveals that while 88 percent of teachers say computer science will play a pivotal role in students’ workplace success, 30 percent say they feel under-qualified to prepare students for a more digital future, and 20 percent feel overwhelmed.
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By: Michelle R. Matisons (commentary)
 Public education reform in the past few decades has included a massive shift of funding and resources toward the charter school model. This model allows publicly funded schools to be managed by nonprofits or for-profit companies. Charter schools do not have to honor employee collective bargaining rights, making it difficult to organize charter teachers' unions. However, Chicago Teachers Union, merged with the city's charter educators' union, United Educators for Justice, is conducting the first U.S. charter teachers' strike against the Acero charter network, which began Dec. 4.
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NAESP
If some schools can overcome the powerful and pervasive effects of poverty to become high performing, shouldn't any school be able to do the same? Shouldn't we be compelled to learn from those schools? Register now to experience a powerful virtual learning experience and learn how to help all of your students succeed—and how you and your school can adopt the same practices no matter what socio-economic climate students live in. This Webinar takes place Wednesday, December 12, at 3 p.m. ET.
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Sarah Silverman is a Senior Vice President at Whiteboard Advisors, a strategic consulting and communications firm. For over a decade, she has advised state leaders on education, assisting with the development of state policies that transform teacher and leader preparation, evaluation, and training. Prior to joining Whiteboard Advisors, she led the National Governors Association Education Division’s work on early care and K-12 education systems. Her research and writing have focused on the impact of state and national policy on social justice activism, teacher beliefs, talent management, early care and education, and ethics of education. In this episode, we talk with Sarah about the major trends in Edtech innovation, what we can learn from “big data” in K-12 education, ESSA implementation, and how these issues impact principals.
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