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#EDvice: Entry Points for Change

A Principal's Reflections

I refer to these as entry points, which can serve as a catalyst for any initiative or strategic plan. Even with all these elements and many others in place, it is rarely a smooth journey. One of the biggest obstacles to overcome is zeroing in on compelling reasons to change that will lead to better outcomes. Cheung, A. & Slavin, R.

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Using Pop Culture to Teach Writing Skills

The CoolCatTeacher

She is a 2013 recipient of the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award. In 2013 she was named Boston Red Sox Most Valuable Educator. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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How to Encourage Youth Leadership on Your Campus

The CoolCatTeacher

He founded the www.teachlearnlead.org global edu-library in 2013 and the Center for Global Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurial Studies at Brandon Hall School [link] (Facebook @BHSglobalyouth) in 2016. Blog: [link]. Twitter: @djftll. . Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

eSchool News

These screening tools, often referred to as universal mental health screeners, are not in the purview of most school administrators; however, when they become aware of these types of tools, most express strong interest in their own school using one (Wood & McDaniel, 2020). References: 1.Albers, Albers, Glover, T. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01855.

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How to Have Deeper Learning and Better Schools

The CoolCatTeacher

Jal is the author of The Allure of Order: High Hopes, Dashed Expectations and the Troubled Quest to Remake American Schooling (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013) and the co-editor of The Futures of School Reform (Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2012). Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It

The CoolCatTeacher

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Lang writes a monthly column on teaching and learning for The Chronicle of Higher Education ; his work has been appearing in the Chronicle since 1999. ” .

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Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Palardy (2013) investigated high school-aged students to examine socioeconomic segregation’s impact on student attainment outcomes. Neighborhood segregation and district boundaries have contributed to this (Palardy, 2013). High school transcripts were collected for additional data (Palardy, 2013).

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