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curriculum strategy & adoption  |  瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率

implementing the “best” in imperfect conditions: tips for making changes to instructional practices at scale

recently i attended an event called, “synergy in the sciences to support literacy instruction” hosted by lexia learning. it was a small round table discussion, including higher education leaders, researchers, politicians, policymakers, and district administrators. as the chief learning officer of scholarus learning, i was there to provide inputs on how change might be implemented since scholarus works with thousands of schools providing consulting, surveys, and custom curricula. scholarus is currently assisting a state implement a certification program for over ten thousand teachers each month on the science of reading, so we are seeing impactful approaches at a state level and at the individual teacher level.

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瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率  |  organizational leadership & change management

5 major k-12 education predictions for 2023

i don’t know about you, but i definitely feel a shift in how we live in this world. day-to-day life feels a bit slower. receiving amazon deliveries the next day seems the norm, and whether or not your favorite restaurant will be closed due to staffing or delivery limitations is increasingly common. it’s not rare for apps on your phone to be buggy with the latest release, or for the remodeling of your home to take twice as long or cost twice as much as it did pre-pandemic. as i write this, there’s daily news about the fallout from the failures of ftx in the crypto markets, and the war in ukraine has continued for almost a year.

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communication  |  decision-making  |  district leadership  |  school leadership  |  strategic planning

the room where it happens: 5 reasons leaders make decisions behind closed doors

“i want to be in the room where it happens...” there are so many powerful scenes in the award-winning musical, hamilton. the moment aaron burr laments being left out of the decision-making process is not only a turning point in the story but a great depiction of how many feel when it comes to the all-important “rooms” where decisions that affect their lives are made.

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district leadership  |  organizational leadership & change management  |  school leadership  |  teachers

maximizing time during a plc meeting, to keep students at the center

more than ever, teachers need connections and opportunities to talk about student learning, celebrate progress and discuss overcoming challenges. the welcome and standard structure of plcs in schools is an obvious route for these professional conversations. it is easy for meetings to be eaten up with personal stories, professional questions, and school concerns. it distracts from the intention of this time, which is designed to ensure students are at the center of teaching and learning.

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district leadership  |  personalized learning  |  school leadership  |  teachers

the research behind personalized learning

at 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 , we define personalized learning as an instructional approach that empowers students to build ownership of their learning. and, as students transitioned back into schools in the wake of remote and hybrid learning, our district partners across the country emphasize that this student-centered approach to teaching has never been more needed. with buzzwords floating around like “learning loss,” we are at risk of losing the full story of how educators have always endeavored to meet students where they are. at this moment, personalized learning is emerging as a critical process that equips educators with the practices to support students in getting the instruction they need, when they need it.

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district leadership  |  school leadership  |  teacher retention

honoring teachers: an underused tool in retaining talent during the teacher shortage

the stories, run in newspapers across the country each week, paint a desperate picture: a pre-k teacher in texas juggling two classrooms alone; classes across the country led by a recurring series of long-term substitutes with no formal training; a school district in pennsylvania forced to shorten school days due to lack of staff; districts in north carolina reporting hundreds of vacant teaching positions even as the school year begins. in the words of national education association (nea) union leader becky pringle: “the educator shortage is a five alarm crisis.”

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