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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

Using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2008), a study involving 735 workers was conducted to examine autonomy's impact on overall morale. determined Education, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 38:1, 3-14. Provide autonomy Micro-managing never ends well. & Ryan, R. 1994) Promoting Self?determined

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How Did State-Funded Preschools Respond to the Pandemic? Special Report Offers a Glimpse

Edsurge

As any parent or educator can attest, the pandemic has touched nearly all aspects of preschool. The report, a supplement to its annual State of Preschool Yearbook , reviews state-by-state data on COVID-19 responses, from forced closures and remote learning to enrollment, funding and workforce ramifications.

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New ‘Horizon Report’ Looks Back on What Past Predictions Got Wrong

Edsurge

It led the Horizon Report, an annual attempt by a panel of experts to forecast educational trends, to predict in 2012 that gamification would be a major force in education within three years. But here we are in 2019, and people aren’t talking much about gamification in education.

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Universal Design for Learning: What Educators Need to Know

Waterford

Introduced by educational researchers in the early 2000s, the Universal Design for Learning provides a framework for offering individualized support and inclusion to students. According to this educational framework, doing so is the best way to recognize a student’s strengths and challenges, and to limit any learning barriers at your school.

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Who is the Theranos of Education?

Edsurge

Throughout the years of coverage, journalists, bloggers and commentators alike have each taken to their respective channels and platforms to identify their own Theranos stories in different sectors, while investors reported that likely half of other startups prove eerily similar to the rise-and-fall storyline. Money came flowing.

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How the last recession affected higher education. Will history repeat?

The Hechinger Report

One of the peculiar things about higher education is that it runs in the opposite direction of the economy. Ironically, funding for education plummeted. Legislation raised the amounts that students could borrow in 2007 and again in 2008. Completion rates declined for students who enrolled in college during 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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The Problem With Zeros

A Principal's Reflections

It is one of many examples that fall into what I call the “death trap” in education – that’s the way we have always done it. Correct me if I am wrong, but in education, teachers and administrators don’t receive zeros if they: Don’t arrive to work on time. Portland, OR: Educational Testing Service. Reporting student learning.

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