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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

The Alliance focuses on America’s six million most at-risk secondary school students—those in the lowest achievement quartile—who are most likely to leave school without a diploma or to graduate unprepared for a productive future. National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Connect: www.nassp.org , @NASSP.

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The Courage Required to Lead an Equity Agenda

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This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders. Staff may think they have other important issues to focus on, but in order to erase decades of disparity, equity education needs to be constant at all levels.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders. From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner. He also works with edWeb.net to write articles on their professional learning edWebinars.

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Improving Social-Emotional and Reading Skills

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Recent research has shown that SEL increases high school graduation rates, and post-secondary enrollment and graduation rates, as well as employment rates and wages. SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear.

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Top Tips for Teaching Online From Educators Doing It Now

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Setting the Course for Secondary Students. Data use is another key aspect of teaching secondary students online, as it shows what is working and what needs to be changed. Communication with students should balance quality with quantity, keeping in mind that short individualized emails are more likely to be read. Join the Community.

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For two states, the digital transition requires an overhaul of the process

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Alison is an experienced secondary school English teacher, a Florida native and a graduate of the Florida State University. She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. About the Host.

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Five Compelling Reasons For Teaching Spatial Reasoning To Young Children

MindShift

Currently, many countries are concerned by the low numbers of post-secondary students, particularly female students, entering these disciplines. Bruce is a Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Professional Learning and Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Trent University. Catherine D.

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