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OPINION: We have a crisis in public school leadership: Our leaders are overwhelmed, overworked and lack the training they need

The Hechinger Report

As we studied the results of our educational research from 2019, a colleague turned to me with a conclusion that mirrored my own personal experience: School leaders are a mess! Of course, my colleagues comment carried a hint of humor, but the data suggested a reality that was anything but funny, following my own physical breakdown as a new school principal in Arkansas.

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People’s History Mini-Lessons: Gallery Walks and Mixers

Zinn Education Project

Make visible the history that we are defending the right to teach with mini-lessons. Participants benefit from becoming informed about key issues and inspired to take action. Mini-lessons also serve as an affirmation that we defy censorship by teaching this “banned history” in a public space. We offer a range of downloadable resources and a procedures.

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On Academic Associations and Conferences: A Curatorial Post

All Things Pedagogical

For this week's blog I want to talk about a thing that I talk about a lot, A LOT, which is how large academic associations consistently fail their members. I saw things happen this week in different spaces that made me realize that I am one of many people who have been saying the same thing about needing to redesign how we do conferences for easily the last four years.