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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

Lately, I've been giving a lot of thought to effectiveness, and this has been mirrored in my writing and work as a coach. Reflecting on my time as a principal at my previous school, I recall the successful shift towards digitalization and incorporating innovative practices. Our main goal was to demonstrate tangible improvements rather than just discuss them.

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OPINION: This is no time to ban DEI initiatives in education; we need DEI more than ever

The Hechinger Report

Education has become a major battleground for the attempted anti-racist paradigm shift of diversity, equity and inclusion work; mirroring society, this work remains stuck in a cycle of advancement and retaliation. Education administrators at all levels need to act now to resist a rising tide of efforts against social science knowledge. That tide includes bans on state funding for teaching DEI in schools, public colleges and state agencies.

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Teacher Appreciation Week 2024 Discount

Heinemann Blog

Heinemann thanks our teachers! Get 15% off the list price of Heinemann Professional Books + free shipping for Teacher Appreciation Week! Restrictions apply.

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Asesores universitarios prometen “abrir la puerta” a estudiantes negros e hispanos a pesar del fallo de acción afirmativa

The Hechinger Report

WILMINGTON, Del. — Entrando a un centro comunitario repleto de estudiantes de último año de secundaria, Atnre Alleyne tiene algunos consejos para la audiencia, miembros de la primera clase de solicitantes universitarios que serán influenciados por el fallo de la Corte Suprema del pasado junio que derribo las admisiones con conciencia racial. “Hay que obtener buenas calificaciones, hay que encontrar una manera de hacer lo académico, pero también convertirse en líderes”, dijo Alleyne, el enérgico

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Eurovision 2024

Living Geography

Back in the day, Tony Cassidy produced some excellent resources linked to the Eurovision song contest, exploring the way that certain countries would generally vote for each other because of their geopolitical connections. This was a more gentle time. Eurovision is coming up soon. Steve Brace contributed a piece to the TES on Eurovision. As the @tes says "the @Eurovision glamfest presents learning opportunities for #geography lessons" 4 ideas for #geographyteachers classrooms below [link] — Stev

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Talking Natural History

Living Geography

Earlier this week I spent an interesting day in Cambridge discussing the GCSE Natural History as a member of OCR's Consultative Forum. This is a group of people who share an interest in the new specification and the subject itself, and are drawn from a whole range of backgrounds. We were given a little window on what has happening to prepare the new subject for first teaching.

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Sean Henry at Ely Cathedral

Living Geography

It's important to check out any art in your local area, particularly when it's site-specific art. I'm fortunate to be able to visit Ely Cathedral regularly. At the moment, there is an exhibition of sculptures from Sean Henry. I'm going to enjoy encountering these artworks numerous times over the coming months of the summer term. It's called 'Am I my brother's keeper?'.

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