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the latest on all student-centered models, leadership development, strategic planning, teacher retention, and all things innovation in k-12 education. we answer questions before you think to ask them.
gaps. learning loss. interventions. all of those words represent important topics that existed pre-pandemic yet were magnified when students returned to in-person instruction. but in true educator fashion, resilience prevailed. many districts and campuses found innovative ways to meet students where they were. we saw organizations revisiting their missions and visions to determine if what students now needed matched their organization’s statements. we saw tweets and posts of teachers sharing or seeking help in creating voice and choice in instruction. one key trend - an increase in the commitment to personalize learning. we saw districts investing more time and resources into developing their teams and aligning them on how to personalize learning for their students.
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school leadership | teacher retention
the teacher attrition crisis in us education has been in the headlines a lot in recent months. many districts and schools started the 22-23 school year woefully understaffed, leading districts to implement drastic stop gap measures just to open their doors. some districts opened this fall with armies of substitute teachers, shortened school days, and were forced to implement confusing and sub-optimal alternative schedules.
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feedback has the ability to strengthen your new initiative or culture. but give a lousy survey, and you can set your school or district back in terms of trust, and you may lose the ability to gather important input in the future. don’t turn a positive opportunity into a negative.
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curriculum strategy & adoption | district leadership
as more and more high-quality instructional materials (hqim) become available, we have noticed a tension with districts across the country between being excited about the opportunities for new, rigorous materials, and the concern about when and how to get started. while some district-level decisions are guided by state policy and timelines, there are five components that we have found that will help to shape any district’s academic strategy, regardless of where it is during a curriculum adoption window. these components include:
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instructional coaching | school leadership
educators are often described as superheros; this includes instructional leaders. here's our superhero-inspired, 3 simple actions that instructional leaders can take in the next month to ensure that teachers and students marvel at their own growth this year. (see what we did there!)
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school leadership | teacher retention
teacher turnover is an issue that has impacted school districts all across the country. teachers are leaving the profession in record numbers while not enough are entering it. therefore school districts are scrambling to fill vacancies with qualified educators. teacher retention is a complicated issue. it is a challenge that has many facets, none of which seem to have simple solutions. it is in times like these that we turn to our leaders for guidance. fortunately great leadership has proven to be a key lever in retaining our nation’s teachers.
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