School administrators are coping with fires, storms, and floods on top of the deep disruption from COVID-19. Here are advice and resources from educators Tim Taylor (Executive Director, SSDA), Casey Taylor (Executive Director, Achieve Center), and Mike Walsh (Director at-Large, CCBE) on how to manage a school community following a disaster based on their experience from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA.
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Keeping school equity issues a priority during distance learning is a challenge. Here are 5 strategies school leaders are using to help the students furthest from opportunity.
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Join us to learn from school leaders who are in schools that know who they are (identity) and what they are trying to get done (vision for readiness) for each and every student. This panel discussion will focus on the challenges and opportunities schools face as distance learning is integrated into the educational experience for the coming school year.
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This chart lists high-yield instructional strategies, what the research says about them, and how to implement them in classrooms. The information has been adapted from Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement by Robert Marzano.
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This is a pivotal time for public education. There’s a new lens on the issue of equity in schools, like who has access to distance learning. There’s fresh recognition that students must own their own learning to be college- and career-ready. We’re seeing that having a clear school identity and shared values helps school communities come together when it really matters, like now.
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School leaders can use this simple framework for long-term covid-19 school planning: school identity, vision of student readiness, equity, and impact.
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How about some good news? We’re partnering with Atwater High to close the achievement gap for diverse students. See some impressive outcomes in EdCal.
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This weekend we were honored to spend the weekend with @CALSAfamilia where our CEO Dr. Matt Coleman highlighted examples of how educational leaders are using a shared identity to put families and student voices at the center of how decisions are made.
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Walking off the stage at my high school graduation, I remember thinking that the transition into my “next chapter” would consist entirely of the extended weekend of freshman orientation at Linfield College, moving all of my stuff into my dorm room, meeting my new roommates, and attending my first day of classes. Period.
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It’s finally summer! Time to take a well-deserved break….or start thinking about next school year. 😉 Here at Inflexion we’ve all been making our summer reading lists, and came across a few books we wanted to share.
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