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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

A study using a large email survey of managers found overwhelming support for having fun in the workplace. 2004), "Making workplace fun more functional", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. Celebrate publicly It is hard to argue the fact that people want to have some semblance of fun and feel appreciated. & Ryan, R.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Family Surveys Send out an anonymous family survey at the beginning of the year and after each quarter or semester. These surveys encourage involvement by showing that you value your families’ opinions. 2004, November). Email is also an option accessible to most. Journal of School Psychology. Redding, S., Langdon, J.,

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How To Engage Today’s Students in Civics

eSchool News

Establish an open, inclusive process for parent and community input in the curriculum through panels, surveys, and regional meetings. He is the author of Images of America: Sutton (2004) and Images of America: Millbury (2013). Chris is director of communications and media relations at Pioneer Institute.

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

2] More than half of students surveyed say they learn best by doing, not by listening.[3] Education, Communication & Information, 2004, 4(1), pp. And that means schools will have to adapt to the way these new students think and learn. To the typical digital native, learning comes from doing, not from a lecture.[2] Reissman, H. “7

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New Data from Rave Mobile Safety Shows Schools’ Top Safety Concerns About Returning to the Classroom

eSchool News

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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National Leaders in Clean Energy Education Convene Virtually to Kick Off Efforts to Foster an Equitable Clean Energy Economy

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The summit will connect more than 90 teachers, researchers, and industry professionals and survey existing clean energy educational research and programs. Since 2004, KidWind has held more than 800 training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world. said Michael Arquin, founder of KidWind.

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Teachers’ essential guide to cyberbullying prevention

eSchool News

Reported data on how many kids experience cyberbullying can vary depending on the age of kids surveyed and how cyberbullying is defined. And since cyberbullying isn’t face-to-face, the one doing the bullying may not see or even understand the implications of their actions. How common is cyberbullying?

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