A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2024

The landscape of education is constantly evolving, and artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool for educators. While it won't replace the irreplaceable human touch in the classroom, AI can significantly enhance teaching and learning by offering personalization, efficiency, and insightful data analysis. Below are some ways educators can leverage AI to create a more dynamic and effective learning environment while also getting professional learning support from Five Star Technol

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TeachThought

MARCH 23, 2024

contributed by Barbara R. Blackburn Differentiation is a popular concept in today’s schools. After all, it makes sense. We’d all love to provide instruction tailored to every student’s needs. However, intentionally or accidentally, many teachers simply lower the rigor for struggling students. When we do that regularly, students always stay behind.

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NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said. The two needs are related, for there is simply not enough time for those who teach multiple classes, often in multiple disciplines, to stay on top of the flood of specialized writing, to be conf

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Let’s start with a quick review of the playlist, or individual rotation, model for those who have not heard of it. A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result. Most playlists culminate in a performance task or artifact intended to demonstrate students’ ability to transfer or apply what they learned working through the playlist.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 25, 2024

From Pennsylvania to California, these eight districts are the latest to join the network of 150 forward-thinking education leaders.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and California through Reach University. Reach University offers adults employed in schools and other workplaces the opportunity to earn a unique bachelor’s degree that embraces work experience as part of the learning process.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

The STEM pipeline – a metaphor for the development of future scientists, engineers and other high tech workers – likely starts with a narrower funnel in the post-pandemic era. Credit: CSA Images via Getty Images Universities, philanthropies, and even the U.S. government are all trying to encourage more young Americans to pursue careers in STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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ShortCutsTV

MARCH 27, 2024

Although Anticipation Guides are similar to pre-questioning in both form and purpose – they encourage much the same kinds of skills – there are significant differences between the two approaches.

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

As of today, we are over 30 percent behind last year in FAFSA filings. If we do not mobilize as a college access community, we are at risk of losing thousands of students from the pipeline to higher education. The culprit? The difficult revised FAFSA process. Many public school counselors have told me that their students are frustrated and waiting until next year to apply.

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Education Elements

MARCH 26, 2024

Post-pandemic data shows that teachers are leaving the profession in higher numbers than they were before the pandemic and for reasons other than retirement or inadequate performance. These high turnover rates have many impacts on the school community , not the least of which is a detrimental effect on student growth and achievement. Why are teachers quitting, and what can be done to stop this troubling trend?

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ShortCutsTV

MARCH 29, 2024

While A-level students are usually well-versed in the difference between structural and action approaches, a lot less time, effort and teaching tends to given-over to alternative perspectives, such as Structuration. Which is a national disgrace bit disappointing.

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ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

When he was in high school, Zachary Farley latched onto the idea of becoming a teacher. Then in college, when he started learning Mandarin, a deep love of languages took hold, and he began to make new plans. After graduating, Farley entered a program to become a speech-language pathologist. This path seemed like the best way to blend his love of linguistics with his interest in teaching — that is, until he took a job as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in his hometown of Corona, Califo

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2024

School board service is one of the most overlooked public offices in America. School boards make decisions ranging from how much our teachers get paid to whether students must wear uniforms. They oversee massive budgets and employ superintendents to oversee their priorities and goals. They even decide what time students start school. Right now, there’s a massive effort in America to politicize school boards with polarizing efforts, from banning books to banning pride flags and limiting the right

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Education Week - Social Studies

MARCH 29, 2024

Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., is offering the final pilot year of the course before it officially launches this fall.

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Heinemann Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Humans Who Teach is now available! Watch Shamari Reid discuss self-regard, a pillar of his thinking throughout the book.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

K-12 leaders tasked with preparing students for the future workforce are doing so amid ever-increasing cyber threats. The dynamic landscape of in-person, virtual and hybrid schooling has made schools vulnerable targets for cyber threat actors (CTAs). While many K-12 organizations struggle to obtain resources to strengthen cybersecurity, those that employ security best practices consistently report higher levels of cyber maturity.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

When Kim Churches took on the job as head of The Washington Center, a nonprofit organization that provides college students with internships, she was on a mission. It was the fall of 2021. The U.S. was just emerging from months of lockdowns and all-remote work and learning, which had exposed and exacerbated huge inequities in educational opportunities.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 26, 2024

The post Bridging the Research and Practice Gap Through Strategic Convenings appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 26, 2024

Ötzi the Iceman, a poignant relic of antiquity, has captivated anthropologists with his cryptic tattoos, offering a glimpse into the complex tapestry of ancient cultures. Endowed with 61 meticulously etched markings, Ötzi's tattoos have long puzzled researchers, prompting inquiries into their significance, symbolism, and the sophisticated techniques employed in their creation.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

As school boards prepare to approve their budgets for the fall, many are grappling with how to make up for the yawning chasm left by the loss of federal pandemic-relief dollars. In many cases, that means educator layoffs are coming. But the ESSER “funding cliff” — the fall deadline for districts to allocate money from the final disbursement of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grants — isn’t a singular culprit behind the staff cuts that are rolling out around the country.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Amid the excitement and anticipation that typically accompany the approach of graduation day there hangs a disheartening reality at our high schools this year: many students won’t have the clarity of knowing where their future lies before they walk across the graduation stage. The delay in processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms has cast an unexpected shadow over their aspirations, particularly for those who are the first in their families to pursue higher education.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Unlock Success: Transform Organizational Training with Micro-credentials appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 27, 2024

Webinar on L’Année Philologique (APh) kskordal Wed, 03/27/2024 - 09:10 Image Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 11:00AM EDT via Zoom Join Mackenzie "Mack" Zalin (Librarian for Classics at Johns Hopkins University and Chair of the Advisory Board of the American Office of L’Année philologique to the Society for Classical Studies) and Chris VandenBorre (Project Manager, Brepols) for an overview of recent innovations in L’Année philologique (APh), a full-scope bibliographic database for scholars of classical st

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ED Surge

MARCH 25, 2024

Ever wonder what the buzz around interoperability is all about? Interoperability is not just jargon; it's the key to unlocking seamless communication among different data systems, applications and devices. In the realm of education, it means breaking down barriers so that educational technologies and data systems can collaborate effectively, ultimately enhancing the educational experience for leaders, staff, specialists, teachers, students and parents.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Even before her son started kindergarten, Ashley Meier Barlow realized that she might have to fight for his education. Her son has Down Syndrome; when he was in prekindergarten, school officials in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, told Barlow that he wouldn’t be going to the neighborhood school, with some special education accommodations, as she had assumed. Instead, the educators told Barlow that they wanted her son to attend a classroom across town meant for children who are profoundly impacted by their

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Living Geography

MARCH 28, 2024

Again via the GA Newsletter. I've been involved in the creation of the Oak National Primary Geography resources for KS1 and 2. These are emerging over on the Oak site. It's now been announced that the GA is the curriculum partner for the KS3 resources, which will be available by September 2025. It's been an interesting project to be involved in so far.

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Heinemann Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

Editor’s note: This blog post is an excerpt from the Units of Study in Reading , Grades K–2 book, Supporting All Readers: High-Leverage Small Groups and Conferences, K–2 , in the chapter, " Developing a Readerly Identity ,” and has been lightly adapted for format.

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ED Surge

MARCH 29, 2024

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into higher education to address challenges such as personalized learning and operational efficiency. AI-powered tools are streamlining administrative tasks like scheduling, registration and financial aid management , freeing up valuable staff time and reducing errors. AI-enhanced learning analytics provide more comprehensive data analysis, enabling professors to understand student behaviors and needs while identifying at-risk students ear

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2024

MIAMI — Shiva Rajbhandari doesn’t want you to think there’s anything impressive about the fact that he ran for a school board seat at age 17. He doesn’t want you to consider it remotely awe-worthy that he campaigned on a platform to turn his Idaho district into a leader on climate change, or that he won, against an incumbent, in the highest-turnout school board election in Boise history.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 28, 2024

The Global Resonance of Human Rights: What Google Trends Can Tell Us By Geoff Dancy , University of Toronto and Christopher J. Fariss , University of Michigan Where is the human rights discourse most resonant? We use aggregated cross-national Google search data to test two divergent accounts of why human rights appeal to some populations but not others.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives , educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities. Check out this three-minute video on the Teaching for Black Lives campaign.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 29, 2024

Recent interdisciplinary research 1 , blending genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological analyses, has unearthed compelling evidence positioning the Persian Plateau as a pivotal geographic nexus in the early dispersion of Homo sapiens from Africa. This groundbreaking revelation challenges existing paradigms and offers fresh perspectives on the intricate pathways of human migration into Eurasia.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Applying to college has never been more confusing. The new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which was meant to be less complicated for students, is instead a glitchy mess. The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action has left high schoolers and their counselors unsure of what can and can’t be said in applications.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 26, 2024

Se Habla Español: Spanish-Language Appeals and Candidate Evaluations in the United States By Marques G. Zárate , Rice University , Enrique Quezada-llanes , Rice University and Angel D. Armenta , University of Kentucky Political candidates use Spanish-language appeals in efforts to increase their support among Hispanic voters. We argue that candidates, Hispanic or not, can use Spanish to signal closeness to Hispanics and posit that the effectiveness of these appeals is conditional on proficiency.

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Heinemann Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

April is National Poetry Month! We're celebrating with a live virtual event for Georgia Heard's recently released Awakening the Heart 2e. Join us at 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm Eastern Time (ET) on T hursday, April 11, 2024!

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Life and Landscapes

MARCH 28, 2024

SURROUNDING : Munfordville Kentucky. In the center of that Commonwealth. At the crossroads. The Green River running west, and Interstate 65 north and south. You have driven passed Munfordville many times. Why didn’t you stop? Confederate General Braxton Bragg and Union General Don Carlos Buell stopped there. Fought there. For there is where the Louisville and Nashville Railroad crosses the Green River.

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