ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On the spectrum of professional experience for K-12 teachers, I am decidedly on the greener side. Although I knew I had a passion for teaching before entering college, I always had this idea in my head that teaching K-12 education wasn’t a real or appropriate profession for an Ivy League, engineering graduate like myself.

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 13, 2024

2024 Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the K-12 Level kskordal Fri, 12/13/2024 - 09:40 Image The Society for Classical Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the K-12 Level: Kathleen R. Durkin James T. Kathleen R.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

There is apprehension and perceived risk around talking about AI in K-12 education and what that means for our students, but honestly, I think the greater risk is not exploring it. We have a K-12 continuum that breaks down what this looks like at each grade band. Thats what led us down this road, honestly.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2022

by Dominik Dresel Amazon’s efforts to expand its footprint in K-12 education through digital tools have largely fizzled. Read on for the full list of the stories most popular with readers in 2021. Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education. That means calls for teachers to practice self-care are not enough.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The best part of this new world were the endless possibilities to improving professional practice and school culture. Here are some professional highlights from 2014: Digital Leadership was published by Corwin on January 14, 2014. This was the hardest professional decision I ever had to make.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

As I transitioned from principal to Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) my work began to take me all over the country and the world. Well, I was already hooked, but Cheryl also made the time to meet with Bella and explain in detail the vision she had for the learning culture at Wells.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The future of work requires new skills, and it is up to K-12 education to lead the charge in this area. Digital Leadership: Leading Change from Where You Are Leading change is about identifying intended outcomes, applying an innovative lens, and arriving at outcomes in better, more effective ways no matter your position or title.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

As immigrant students from Somalia, Venezuela, and elsewhere have swelled the student population in her district, students attitudes toward racial, religious, and cultural diversity have shifted toward greater openness. I have two masters degrees, one in educational leadership and one from MAHG. Some of them encourage her.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

While expanding access to technology and broadband alone will not improve teaching and learning, our new K-12 Leaders’ Guide to Successful Technology Integration shares lessons learned from several Digital Promise initiatives, including seven years of implementing the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

They support one another in the powerful use of HP and Microsoft tools, such as using Skype and Microsoft Teams to organize virtual field trips, using Minecraft to engage students in design challenges, and using Flipgrid to help students connect with and share their indigenous languages and cultures. ET / 4 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. Register now.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Our free weekly newsletter consults critical voices on innovation in K-12 education. The government made a rightward shift in 2023 to the National Party, ending six years of leadership under former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who had an international profile. Who or what do you trust now? Related: Widen your perspective.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The vast majority of Saridis’s students are Latino, and at the Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston, a dual-language high school in Boston Public Schools, connecting the curriculum to their culture is a top priority. Tapping into students’ cultures in the curriculum fits, logically, into efforts to personalize learning.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this first blog post, Michigan Virtual shares how they formed a grassroots educational leadership movement to navigate uncertainty. Have you ever found yourself in a leadership position during a time of crisis? It’s challenging to cultivate a group dynamic conducive to leading through uncertainty.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2022

Spend time with educators these days—in K-12 or higher ed—and phrases such as these will come up often. EdSurge brought together a panel of K-12 and college experts last week at the SXSW EDU conference in Austin, Texas, to talk about the issue and propose ways forward. Burned out, tired, demoralized , at a breaking point.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In one Philadelphia-area public school district, a K-8 teacher recalled, “We had an online morning meeting every day, and still, nothing was said in that morning meeting. The silence from colleagues and school leadership was particularly invalidating. and marched to Chinatown on March 12, 2021. schools in recent years.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In today’s system, there are limited opportunities for students’ interests, experiences, hopes, cultures and perspectives to be a part of their education. The current K-12 education system often minimizes identities and creates a homogeneous group of learners with identical needs and desires.

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ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2025

This digital disconnect isnt just a result of outdated systems; its about the complex web of cultural, organizational and infrastructural barriers that leave many institutions data-rich but insight-poor. Institutions struggle with more than just technical challenges; they also face cultural and organizational barriers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

Yet, the significance of the key leadership position in our schools is largely overlooked and under-supported. Most of all, they set a school’s vision and culture. So how can K-12 districts capitalize on this outsized potential role that principals can play in creating an atmosphere of excellence?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

Life at her new school started to change for the better when she began learning the music of her Native Hawaiian culture. “It There are already some bright spots.With leadership from creative communities, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 28, which guarantees music and arts funding for every K-12 public school in the state.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

They’re known as cultural proficiency seminars and attendance is mandatory. The move toward cultural proficiency, also known as culturally relevant education or culturally responsive teaching, has been gaining momentum in urban school districts throughout the country. Am I just always going to be wrong?”.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Earlier, the complete misrepresentation and misunderstanding of critical race theory signaled a disregard for the Black community and contempt for the importance of students learning about all people and cultures. Who suffers the most?

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Edthena

MARCH 11, 2022

Positive school culture is key to thriving teachers and students. But school leaders have so much on their plates and it can be tricky to know how to support something as broad as the culture of a school. The founding principal of Stonefields School in Auckland, New Zealand, has prioritized cultivating a positive school culture.

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Digital Promise

JULY 12, 2022

A year ago, the American Rescue Plan provided billions of dollars in federal relief for K-12 education. Rollout should set the stage for a whole year of learning with technology, and when these three goals are achieved, you create a culture of learning with technology that promotes participation by all parties.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2015

The Learn Everywhere award is for an organization that supports learning outside of the K-12 system through community and cultural resources, technology, and/or open platforms. “Last year was inspiring to hear these stories, and I can't wait to see what new examples we can celebrate this year.”

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

My passion for DEI did not change once I transitioned from the classroom to school leadership. The opportunity to lead this work full-time in a K-12 setting felt like a natural next step. Students who are culturally empowered are students who show up unapologetically and engaged. We’d love to help out.”

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. EdSurge: Why is data-driven decision-making important in K-12 education at the classroom and district levels?

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Reflecting on the stress I feel, I am brought back to my own experiences navigating the American K-12 system as an immigrant student. The lack of Latino male role models in my own K-12 education only compounded this sense of isolation. I set my sights on leadership roles.

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ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

From field placement to the critical first three years, K-12 schools and teacher prep programs must implement proven strategies to improve the quantity and quality of support that new teachers receive. What this makes abundantly clear is that the future of education depends directly on our commitment to the success of new teachers.

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

It seems to be making a difference for both the tutors and the K-12 students. We found that the combined effect of tutors' knowledge of both reading development and culturally responsive pedagogy was significantly correlated with students' reading development,” Sodani shared in an email. They’re hooked.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Rather than succumb to this culture of confusion, we must challenge our colleagues in K-12 and higher education to build a culture of clarity and newfound connection. in the Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship (ELOE) program.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

TNTP , a nonprofit based in New York that advocates for improving K-12 education, wanted to identify schools that are the most effective at helping kids recover academically and understand what those schools are doing differently. Everybody is trying to find ways to help students catch up after the pandemic.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? How can infusing creativity in the K-12 setting help them when they leave our institution? It gives them a stronger self-identity and voice to tackle challenges.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Adjust: A big part of managing up involves adjusting to your supervisor’s leadership or work style. Check out what you need to know: Edthena’s new AI Coach has resources [for] teachers with a range of tasks including managing student behavior, facilitating group discussions, providing feedback for students and culturally responsive teaching.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

K-12 students in the Charlottesville area are served by Charlottesville Public Schools, Albemarle County Public Schools, and many other independently affiliated schools. How do we build in infrastructure that allows for and creates that connectivity in more of an ongoing way?

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

HP Spotlight Schools are also characterized by a school culture in which risk-taking and instructional innovation are supported by leadership. Elizabeth Public Schools (EPS) was nominated as a HP Spotlight School district based on their recognized leadership in educational technology. District leadership nominated William F.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

In this session, participants will explore a new way to use the latest research in K-3 math and reading to understand strategies for reaching all learners in the classroom and with edtech. Leadership Competencies for Engaged Learners. Maker Learning and School Leadership. What’s Innovative in K-12 Public Schools?

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