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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

Morale can best be defined as the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time. Actively inquire about how people are feeling While this might seem like a no-brainer, it is not easy at times to know how people really feel unless diligent efforts are made to find out. & Ryan, R. Newstrom, J.W.

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KidWind and Toyota Join Forces to Bring Renewable Energy Education to West Virginia

eSchool News

We are thrilled to work with Toyota and Clearway Energy Group to help bring more awareness about renewable energy to students and future wind energy employees in West Virginia,” said Michael Arquin, founder of KidWind. Since 2004, KidWind has held more than 800 training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world.

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How the NSA’s post-9/11 hiring might address the teacher shortage

eSchool News

I was part of the first group hired to work after the tragedy, and so I had a front row seat into how they went about boosting a work force needed to prevent another attack on U.S. I believe that the ways they went about fulfilling that mission may hold lessons for us today in addressing our critical teacher shortage.

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Asking the Right Questions About Your Equity Agenda

edWeb.net

But as much as leaders talk about the goal, they need to ask if all of their employees understand why they focus on equity. Are they asking questions themselves about achieving equity and focusing on moving forward? About the Presenters. Do they understand the history of inequity in the district and how it affects students?

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

The CoolCatTeacher

She was named Outstanding Professor at UVa’s School of Education and Human Development in 2004 and received an All-University Teaching Award in 2008. And all the kids need to be in math conversations with the whole group or trying to talk with two people, but still in the whole group.

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PROOF POINTS: Debunking the myth that teachers stop improving after five years

The Hechinger Report

In a 2004 paper, economist Jonah Rockoff, now at Columbia Business School, tracked how teachers improved over their careers and noticed that teachers were getting better at their jobs by leaps and bounds at first, as measured by their ability to raise their students’ achievement test scores. The data are unclear after year 15. .

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Connect families with sign-up information and meeting times during the first months of school and keep families updated about any opportunities to get involved. Many schools maintain a private Facebook group to communicate with families, keep them up-to-date on events, and build a school community. 2004, November). Redding, S.,

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