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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

eSchool News

Encouraging deep dives One way teachers can bring the new definition to life in their classrooms is to support students in taking deep dives into different aspects of the content they’re learning, going beyond the general surveys taught in the past. Students need to understand sourcing and how to recognize inherent bias.

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

For edtech to fulfill this potential, school system leaders need to better understand how to center equity in edtech-related decisions. How to Center Equity in Edtech Guidance At the core of this systems guide is a focus on equity. Schools often think about digital equity in terms of access to devices, the internet, and tools.

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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

Last year, I worked with my team at The Learning Accelerator and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop an Edtech Systems Guide that outlines best practices for equity-driven edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation. hands-on basic training, on-demand how-to videos, etc.)

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More schools are adding pre-K classrooms. But do principals know how to support them?

The Hechinger Report

In Alabama, principals can attend a unique leadership academy to learn about how to support teachers working with young children. A 2015 survey found only 20 percent of early-career principals in schools with pre-K classrooms felt “well-versed” in early ed. A lot of principals come from upper elementary or secondary,” Bornfreund said.

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PROOF POINTS: The best way to teach might depend on the subject

The Hechinger Report

Indeed, the way that the 250 secondary school teachers in this study taught didn’t differ that much between math and English. Teachers observed their colleagues and filled out surveys on how frequently teachers were doing various instructional activities. educators on how to spend their class time. “I

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Learning Through Play Is Powerful – and Students and Teachers Agree!

eSchool News

A new survey of K-8 teachers and students from LEGO Education found that nearly all (98%) of students say purposeful play helps them learn and the majority (96%) of teachers believe it’s more effective than traditional methods like lectures or textbooks. 19th, 2023, using an email invitation and an online survey. for LEGO Education.

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