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Are You Juggling or Leading?

A Principal's Reflections

Juggling is secondary, while the ball in front of them is primary. Consider the following to help keep your eye on the ball: Honesty is the best policy. They instead clearly visualize the most pressing and vital ball and prioritize one thing at a time. It is hard to lead if you are constantly juggling.

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How to Have Deeper Learning and Better Schools

The CoolCatTeacher

Professor Jal Mehta from the Harvard University School of Education has co-written an award-winning book “ In Search of Deeper Learning ” and reflects on how deeper learning can happen at the secondary level. Sponsor: Pear Deck.

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Education in Kosovo

Ask a Tech Teacher

The second component of education is the lower secondary educational system, which is usually for teens around 12 to 15 years of age. From here, students move on to secondary education. Purchasing a policy from a third party is often a good idea, though a student who enrolls in a travel package may already obtain this.

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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. This can be done relatively quickly with the help of a form to gather data.

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Education technology and the future of Higher Ed leadership

Neo LMS

To quote a study on Evolllution , “60 percent of respondents said technology has fundamentally changed post-secondary teaching and learning. Like every industry, education is shaped by the current government policies, desires, and allowances for the field. Be aware of legislative and social context.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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