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SmartBrief’s Education Extra Credit
From citizen-ready students to the STEM teacher shortage to education in prison, this week's Education Extra Credit rounds up fascinating, curious or fun bits of news.
Education
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How blended learning improves outcomes: A Q&A with Dr. Liz Brooke
What does the future of blended learning look like for teachers and students?
Educational Leadership
Tolerating workplace transitions
How leaders can best handle work transitions and grow from them.
Voice of the Educator
Manipulatives: Irreplaceable math tools for students
Manipulatives gives students a stronger understanding of math.
Edtech
Transforming teaching, learning with augmented reality
Students get excited about topics with the help of accessible augmented reality edtech.
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Education Extra Credit
From "shock aborbers" needed for re-opened schools to the academic excellence of gay male students, Education Extra Credit brings some interesting education articles to you.
Voice of the Educator
Delivering maker education to STEM deserts
It's vital to bring makerspaces to communities lacking in STEM to create a more diverse future workforce.
Insights
Students need choices in how they learn
The biggest pandemic takeaway? Students may leave school districts that don't have virtual learning options.
Voice of the Educator
Active learning tools with GeoGebra and MyOpenMath
2 online math tools increase teacher's student comprehension, passing rate
Opinion
Keeping the spotlight on English learners
How English-language learners are depicted in the news reflects how they’re seen and treated in schools
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Education Extra Credit
From the SEL backlash to college "success coaches," SmartBrief editors round up some bonus education stories.
Edtech
The teacher community matters
How connected are you to the teacher community? Here's why these relationships can make or break your marketing efforts.
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Historians to teachers: Expect backlash, keep resisting
Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain tell teachers to push back on efforts to censor history lessons.
Opinion
Teaching the STEM of the Olympics
How US swim champion Katie Ledecky is using her Olympic experiences to help students connect to STEM.
Updates
Sotomayor: Civic participation has no age limit
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonya Sotomayor urges teachers to help students become civic-minded.
Edtech
How to get your district’s literacy programming on the same page
A chief academic officer shares how his district improved its literacy instruction through consistency, explicit phonics instruction and a commitment to professional development.
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Navigating pandemic challenges: Identifying special education needs
Here's how students with special education services can make up for unfinished learning — and stay on track in the future.
Edtech
Putting academics first by focusing on the whole child
A curriculum director explains why leaning into social and emotional learning this year is a key step in getting students back on track academically.
Edtech
5 ways new school-home communication meets family, staff needs
Five reasons all districts need a one-stop school-home communications platform to improve coordination and engagement between the school community and home.
Educational Leadership
Superintendent turnover is skyrocketing. What school districts can do now to retain experienced educators
What school communities can do to better recruit, retain and support skilled leaders from diverse backgrounds.
Edtech
How an online platform helped our young readers succeed
How Southeast Elementary School in Mississippi turned to technology for help supporting and nurturing young readers.
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Teaching social studies will require courage
Three former education secretaries discuss why courage and risk-taking are essential for today’s social studies teachers.
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Applications open for SmartBrief on EdTech 2022 Readers Choice Awards
SmartBrief Education announces its 2022 education technology awards
Educational Leadership
How to find the routine in new circumstances
When school environments demand so much change, it's important to carve out some normalcy.
Edtech
Integrate media, civic literacy into all grades, subjects
Develop engaged citizens with classroom lessons on civics, media
Voice of the Educator
STEM teacher shortage isn’t a STEM problem
We don’t need more stem experts; we just need more good teachers.
Updates
Black History Month 2022: An educator’s toolkit
Looking for some classroom resources for Black History Month? We've compiled a list to get you started.
Insights
A data-driven solution to districtwide technology adoption
Rather than driving change from the top down, usage analytics allows districts to manage change from the classroom up, technology director Jeff Faust writes.
Educational Leadership
6 ways to help students catch up this year
What a California school district is doing to support students’ learning recovery.
Edtech
5 virtual-classroom tools to foster authentic connections
Connecting activities to students, using a weekly newsletter and telling students about you can help build connections in virtual classrooms, teacher Dawn Comer writes.
Educational Leadership
Resolve NOT to do these 3 things in 2022
Rather than make traditional resolutions, Fred Ende, a director of curriculum and instructional services in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., resolves not to do three things in 2022: advocate for a return to pre-pandemic life, engage in "toxic positivity," or put fear, uncertainty and doubt into decision-making.
Edtech
Esports coaching mixes Ted Lasso culture, distributed management
Teacher explains how to coach a high-school esports team -- the missing extracurricular activity many underserved students flock to -- for community-building and improved achievement.
Educational Leadership
Cardona shares new education goals
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says the country's education reset should include student connectedness, a lifting of teacher dignity and meaningful family engagement.
Education
Readers respond with biggest lessons from 2021
SmartBrief readers send in their biggest education lessons from 2021 -- and editor Katie Parsons responds.
Voice of the Educator
Educators: Look to history for hope in 2021
History holds important, hopeful lessons for current K-12 students.
Education
PowerSchool CEO: Edtech’s biggest 2021 takeaways
Edtech advances are priming educators for a promising 2022.
Voice of the Educator
Enduring education practices gleaned from pandemic
Making educational lemonade out of a lemon
Edtech
How schools, students can succeed with online tutoring
Discover the pros, cons and features needed for an online tutoring company.
Education
Dispelling 2 common myths about online learning
Many students can benefit greatly from virtual learning – and they did during the pandemic. But their success depends on school leaders getting rid of faulty assumptions.
Education
5 ways administrators can support teacher well-being
Staff SEL is just as vital as student SEL. Here's how to help.