ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2024

This article unveils prominent themes that were uncovered during our time together along with implications and further considerations for research regarding Black women’s experiences and trauma-informed leadership in the classroom.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Power Skills, which include creativity, collaboration, resilience, leadership and critical thinking , make all other skills more effective. Make It Fun and Refreshing for Students The great part about implementing Power Skills into K-12 education is that they are exciting and engaging for students to learn and practice.

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ED Surge

JULY 24, 2024

During her first semester at Southern Methodist University, Savannah Hunsucker went on a retreat with the other students enrolled in her leadership scholars program. Even after she got in — and was accepted to the university’s leadership scholarship program — she wasn’t sure if she was ready for the coursework. “I

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only a few years ago, before the pandemic, finding a school district with a dedicated leadership position focused on data privacy was like spotting a “unicorn”—something so rare it was practically mythical. That was a signal from the highest levels of leadership saying that this is important, Corns says.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Holding learning technologies accountable. With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students.

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2023

For the first time, I truly was the facilitator and definitely not the expert in the room, and the feeling was freeing and inspiring. The students possessed complete autonomy and leadership throughout the project, extending beyond mere input or influence. What is your definition of Inclusive Innovation?

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ED Surge

APRIL 4, 2022

A Focus on Teachers “Teachers matter,” to quote the definitive Rand study. Without that leadership, we’ll be stymied by the same patterns responsible for the persistent disparities between schools in affluent ZIP codes and those in less prosperous neighborhoods.

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. I’ll be very honest — I did not expect it to take me that long to land another position, but I would definitely advise any transitioning teacher: Don’t give up.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

“The pessimistic view is that [students] are going to hate it and never want to do this again, because all they’re doing is using Zoom to reproduce everything that’s wrong with traditional passive, teacher-centered modes of teaching,” said Bill Cope, a professor of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois.

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ED Surge

JULY 17, 2024

My own feelings of being misunderstood in my youth, as well as the homophobia I’ve lived through for being open about my identity as a queer educator, inform my passion for creating spaces where our girls can just be, without the fear of having to fit into a specific mold. The challenge?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 26, 2022

Emphasizing Process Over Product How we can leverage educational technology to emphasize process over product? So now, I definitely understand that and will make sure to sketch out the picture next time.” He continues on, showing me which problems he struggled with originally and why he now feels comfortable solving them.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In my role as an academic dean, I am part of our school’s leadership team and have a seat at the decision-making table. As an educator parent, I’m constantly juggling my commitments to my students and to my own children and I’m not alone. However, our definitions of partnerships are stringently defined and unforgiving.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Shari Eberts, a hearing health advocate and speaker, offers guidance through these definitions: Diversity is the presence of differences that may include race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, (dis)ability, age, religious commitment or political perspective.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2022

Our panel included: Katrina Bailey, director of school leadership at Austin Independent School District. Bailey has worked in K-12 education for more than 18 years as a principal, an assistant principal, a dean and a classroom teacher.

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ED Surge

APRIL 23, 2024

The most challenging part has definitely been trying to keep students engaged in the classroom and interested in their learning. I’m currently working toward my leadership certification and hope to begin a doctorate program soon. For the past 1.5 What has been the most challenging and rewarding part of your job?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2023

They can assist with device management, troubleshoot technical issues and ensure that technology is effectively integrated into the learning process. By actively managing technology resources, students gain real-world experience that prepares them for future careers and responsibilities. One thing we monitor is the balance of gender.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. EL’s definition puts two elements at its core: “expeditionary learning” projects and small groups of students called Crews who stick together from grade to grade and meet daily along with a teacher adviser to support and challenge each other. “I

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The course first supports district leaders in assembling a leadership team. As the work in North Salem demonstrates, it is essential for districts to translate state standards and overarching definitions of CT to fit their own district capacity and needs at a scale and scope that works for them.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JANUARY 16, 2020

On the flip side, only 18% of parents ranked memorizing facts and definitions as very important. I agree to a certain point that technology is a part of the solution, but it is not a silver bullet or a magical pill that will cure schools of this “traditional approach” disease.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

It's gone in a bunch of different directions, looking at leadership, looking at the connection between work and health, looking at compassion, looking at how we define, measure and understand engagement. And my colleagues and I have written extensively on definitions and measurement and overlapping variables.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the course, not only do we make an effort to debunk commonly held myths about feminism but we also establish a definition of feminism that aligns with our school’s mission. As Catholic theologian Sister Joan Chittister states, feminism “is not about getting what men already have…Feminism is about getting a better world for everybody.”

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership. I'm an educator. I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt. That's what I do.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Unlike their counterparts in K-12 schools, these kinds of programs are still relatively uncommon in higher education. A dual-language program is definitely a way to attract students.” So it's definitely been a challenge,” she says. All institutions are thinking of how they can branch into new student demographics,” she says. “A

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ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2023

It was definitely eye-opening.” For a teacher like Wallace to take a risk and try a new instructional approach, she said, the education ecosystem has to have the right conditions to support her. You gotta have the willingness of the leadership team to be flexible,” she said. “If

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ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2023

Because of my experience of having to work so hard just to get through school, graduate and go to college, I have better awareness and definitely sympathy and empathy for the challenges that students have. I can be there as a caring teacher, and I feel like I can definitely make a difference. It all comes back to the kids.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

So I was pretty confident in ASCD's future, but I'm definitely fueled and very enthusiastic now about the idea of having all of the talent and expertise and strategic planning that Richard and his board bring.” It was a board member at ASCD who first suggested approaching ISTE about the merger idea, said Husk.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2023

They're definitely still there,” says Melissa Mister, chief of strategy and staff for After School Matters. The majority of the organization's programs eventually returned in person. But three years later, many students are still dealing with adverse mental health problems induced by the pandemic.

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

Adam has written on education technology topics for various publications, including Education Week, Forbes and EdSurge. And he has been an invited speaker about education technology and teacher training for conferences at home and abroad. And so that was the before the pandemic banging of the fist, if you will.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Unfortunately, there is no clear definition of a sanctuary school, much less a whole district. Because there is no singular definition of a sanctuary school, the youth organizers developed their own.

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ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2022

And it hasn’t been conducted because, at least so far, there’s been very little incentive for education technology providers to prove their products do what they say they do. Some could even be “transforming” education, as promised. I think the expectation on the part of educators is there. Maybe not yet.”

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ED Surge

JULY 24, 2023

Board, part of the reason that actually eroded the system was a cultural rejection of Black excellence in education by at least part of the establishment. El-Mekki: Oh, I would say there's definitely some of that. there are definitely differences in pay. Is that a fairly accurate characterization? Board was a tactic.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

And so I definitely agree that inertia is part of the equation here. So I definitely think we need to invert our policy. But at the state level, it is thrilling to me to see such strong leadership from the reddest of the red states and the bluest of the blue and everywhere in between. No question.

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