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How Responsiveness Led Us Through 2020 - and the Past Decade

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My daughter Emily Ruth was born on April 1, 2020. My husband and I knew immediately that she was going to be a mix of wicked and wise, given the birthday she chose: April Fools Day - so perfect for 2020. I became a mom this year.

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Making Your Next Pivot? Decide Deliberately and Communicate Effectively

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In June 2020 , a team at Education Elements outlined how they were seeing their team and district partners increase agility and heighten their ability to prioritize a culture of learning even while navigating the unknown.

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Meet Educators Addressing Inequities & Breaking Barriers in Their Schools & Districts

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In September of 2020, Education Elements announced the first cohort of the “Systems for Education Equity Development," or SEED, Fellowship.

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It’s Elementary: Targeted K12 Leadership Development for Tackling Big Problems

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As we write this, we are thinking back to the last “normal” month in 2020 before COVID-19 arrived in full force. A sampling of headlines from Education Weekly in February 2020 highlight social and emotional learning , the role of technology in education, and the importance of effective school leadership.

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Slow Pivots — What’s Driving the Change to Reimagine School Schedules?

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Even when most schools moved to virtual learning in March 2020, many organizations replicated the existing bell schedule and instructed teachers to move their onsite instruction online. School schedules and use of time are one of the few remaining relics of the industrialized learning model.

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Education Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021

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Now at the end of 2020, I’d estimate that +95% of all K-12 students took some form of an online class, and most likely this trend will continue into 2021. That was a pretty bold prediction in 2008 when the book was published, but their model for cycles of innovation seems pretty accurate now that we have hindsight.

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The Importance of the DEI Survey

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In late May of 2020, as our country battled the coronavirus, the murder of George Floyd sent shockwaves through many communities, across the United States.

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