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Learning Recovery Through Acceleration

A Principal's Reflections

Emphasize rigorous and relevant learning through scaffolded questions and tasks that teach priority standards while allowing immersion in key concepts and skills. assessments to priority standards. Establish continuous high expectations to instill a belief that all students can and will learn.

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10 Ways to Grow as a Pedagogical Leader

A Principal's Reflections

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective. We then share collective insight while processing the feedback.

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5 Strategies to Help Superintendents Lead Digital Transformation

EdTech Magazine

Creating dedicated time for professional development is essential, said Schuler. . “We We have 45 minutes every Thursday morning for sacred, professional learning community time,” he said. . The more relevant our learning is for the kids, I think they are just going to soak it up and love it.”.

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Clark County School District Gives Educators in 241 Elementary Schools Access to Lexia’s LETRS Professional Learning

eSchool News

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

eSchool News

Making tough choices Later this year, the final round of federal pandemic funding, known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), will expire, leaving school budgets uncertain in many districts. Funds they have come to rely on for staffing and technology will end in September if not allotted.

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Empowering young minds with a proven literacy program

eSchool News

In my role as a secondary interventionist and curriculum specialist, I’ve witnessed these consequences firsthand. 4 steps to a successful literacy program Students are the ultimate beneficiaries of professional learning, technology investments, and other efforts that schools make on the literacy front.

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7 Ways Data-Fueled PLCs Are Transforming Education

Edsurge

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have long supported teachers in their career development, but with the help of technology, they’re now transforming education itself. We spoke with educators around the country and discovered seven ways that PLCs are transforming teaching and learning in schools.

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