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What We’re Reading: 4 Resources for Improving School Culture

Edthena

Improving school culture is high on many school leaders’ lists of building priorities. But cultivating a strong school culture doesn’t happen without intentional thought and planning. Why is this key to improving school culture ? Check out the highlights of what we’ve been reading below, as well as links to the full resources.

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What I Need From My White Peers to Thrive as a Teacher of Color

ED Surge

In my classroom, I treat students as humans first, not obstacles to classroom management. What had they done or said in their classroom that day that made this student feel unsafe? I would have felt like my autonomy and humanity were being honored because I would get to advocate for not only the student but myself.

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8 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024

Cult of Pedagogy

Think of AI products as good rough drafts — to reach the level of quality we want for our classrooms, these drafts need your human touch to fine-tune them. It includes lesson plans, activities, templates, and classroom management solutions that allow you to monitor student work and give feedback as they go.

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I Spent Years Hiding Parts of My Identity When Students Really Needed Me to Embrace My Whole Self

ED Surge

We need to think of diversity beyond discrete, all-encompassing and exclusive labels and empower role models for students who are more than an ethnicity, a gender, a sexual orientation, or a disability, but unique and intricate human beings. In the former, it was my disability that defined who I was, but in the latter, it was my skin color.

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Teacher Engagement Part II: Emotional Engagement

Catlin Tucker

Two main factors can have a significant impact on a teacher’s emotional engagement at work: The quality of their relationships with students Student behaviors and classroom management. It makes me feel more approachable and human when I share my life experiences with them. Student Behaviors and Classroom Management.

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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

ED Surge

Many say they feel less effective when they’re stressed , which research shows can negatively impact the quality of their instruction, classroom management and relationships with students suffer. Burnout now dominates cultural conversations around school and work. Education is a human service: it’s about putting others first.

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More companies open on-site child care to help employees juggle parenting and jobs

The Hechinger Report

All employees can enroll their children, as long as space allows, at a cost that’s generally 35% to 40% lower than KinderCare’s normal rate, says Matt Krystofiak, the Venetian’s chief human resources officer. We believe that risk-taking builds character,” says Terry Randolph, program manager for the site.