Opinion: It's time to rejuvenate school sports | Dallas students launch food truck for business experience | What you can do to reduce the overwork level
March 21, 2024
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Opinion: It's time to rejuvenate school sports
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Athletic programs have become an afterthought in many schools as educators focus their efforts on tackling learning loss, chronic absenteeism, budget shortfalls and disciplinary issues, writes Rick Hess in this commentary. Hess encourages school leaders to rejuvenate their sports programs which "can be a powerful way to attract, engage, and support students [and] help address some of these other concerns."
Full Story: Education Week (3/18) 
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Dallas ISD students are gearing up to launch the Curbside Delights food truck to gain practical experience in running a business while serving their communities. Partnering with Intuit, the district aims to equip students with culinary, business and graphic design skills, with profits reinvested into their education.
Full Story: D Magazine (Dallas) (3/18) 
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Make the Most of National Reading Month
Discover practical strategies for effective literacy leadership during National Reading Month and throughout the year. Check out our helpful article with tons of tips for celebrating this meaningful month and creating a culture of reading. View article.
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Transformational Leadership
The levels of workplace stress and burnout are at all-time highs, but employers can reverse the trend by determining the reasons for overwork and making incremental changes, Malissa Clark writes in her new book, "Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture Is Bad for Business and How to Fix It." "And make sure you are constantly taking the temperature of employees about the change initiatives," writes Clark.
Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (3/18) 
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Not only does curiosity create success, but it's "a valuable trait that can lead to personal growth, learning, and creativity" and "is actually a skill that you can develop," sales and leadership expert Steve Keating writes. Cultivate your curiosity by reading widely, asking questions and liking every idea for 10 minutes, Keating advises.
Full Story: LeadToday (3/17) 
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The Digital SAT Suite. A Powerful Tool.
The SAT® Suite helps you prepare your students for—and expand their access to—college and career opportunities. Results from the assessments allow you to measure student progress, gain actionable data to inform instruction, and broaden access to AP®.
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Technology in the Classroom
Utah 6th-graders interview, honor area women in STEM
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A panel of female scientists from Hill Air Force Base were interviewed by sixth-grade students from Voyage Academy in Clinton, Utah, as part of a project that spotlights the achievements of women in STEM. To wrap up the investigative project, students will create displays summarizing what they learned during their interviews that will be showcased at the Hill Air Force Base Museum.
Full Story: KSL-TV (Salt Lake City) (3/18) 
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Put wellness at the head of the class
Discover 4 concrete steps your school can take to help achieve cleaner and healthier classrooms — and learn how doing so can help you enhance student well-being, boost teacher satisfaction, and improve attendance. Read Article
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The Whole Child
Calif. students lead effort to cut plastic utensil waste
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The San Diego Unified School District's Love Food Not Waste program strives to combat waste by redirecting surplus food to students instead of landfills. Led by students, the program is piloting eco-friendly alternatives to plastic sporks, aiming to foster sustainability and reduce waste generation in schools in coordination with the district's school nutrition department, custodians and administration.
Full Story: San Diego News Network (3/14) 
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Data's role in the Science of Reading
Data plays an important role when you're making the shift to the Science of Reading. How do you use it to support your literacy implementation? Download our ebook to discover how to harness data to tell your story, support your shift, and track efficacy in your district. Download your ebook now!
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New from ASCD
Being able to understand others’ lives and perspectives is a key factor in emotionally intelligent leadership. Read more in the March issue of Educational Leadership.
This educator’s legacy-driven leadership inspires school leaders to strive for excellence in serving their students and communities. Read more on the ASCD Blog.
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Policy Watch
The high cost of "read by grade 3" laws
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Research reveals that implementing statewide "read by grade three" laws, like in Michigan, can bring financial responsibilities to districts while adding challenges to struggling students, who may face significant long-term consequences from being held back, such as lower graduation rates and lifetime earnings. Despite some grants being included with the laws, the literacy efforts are seen by some as "an unfunded mandate" because districts rely on existing resources to comply with the law.
Full Story: Education Week (3/18) 
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Faculty Lounge
Exec swaps high-stake accounting for high-school math
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Deepak Swaroop, a partner earning about $1 million at the EY accounting firm in London, left the position in 2020 to retrain as a math teacher earning about $63,600 and says he is more than satisfied with the job change. Spending the day standing in front of teenagers is harder than his desk job, Swaroop says, but he likes the energy and motivation of the students and the comfort of wanting to just get better at his job rather than angling to move up the ladder, as he had done previously.
Full Story: Business Insider (3/14) 
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