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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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Teaching in the 21st Century

Teaching in the 21st Century | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Social media, multiple screens, mental health. How teachers in 2024 can navigate the new world of education and bring their best for the next generation of students.
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Helping more students ‘see themselves’ in the classroom

Helping more students ‘see themselves’ in the classroom | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Increasing the diversity of Australia’s teaching workforce hasn’t been a policy priority. University of Melbourne experts say it’s time for a rethink
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Higher education: University students deserve more focus on the quality of how they are taught

Higher education: University students deserve more focus on the quality of how they are taught | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Once a global frontrunner in innovation in teaching and learning, Australia’s higher education sector has lost its competitive edge.
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Book review of The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins

Book review of The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
In “The Teachers,” Alexandra Robbins tells the stories of educators and their successes, stresses and burnout.
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Nedd Manning: A teacher reflects on 50 years in the classroom

Nedd Manning: A teacher reflects on 50 years in the classroom | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
There’s more paperwork and less time to support new colleagues. A teacher reflects on the highs and lows of 50 years in the classroom.
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Amid teacher shortage, some states are lowering the job requirements (USA)

Some states facing acute teacher shortages have stopped requiring college degrees for job candidates.
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Too many people drop out of teaching degrees – here are 4 ways to keep them studying

Too many people drop out of teaching degrees – here are 4 ways to keep them studying | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Two teacher educators look at how we can keep students in teaching degrees. Reimbursing them for professional placements in schools would be a start.
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It's great education ministers agree the teacher shortage is a problem, but their new plan ignores the root causes

It's great education ministers agree the teacher shortage is a problem, but their new plan ignores the root causes | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Australia’s education ministers have asked their departments to come up with a new plan to address the teacher shortage by December.
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Mindfulness in schools does not improve mental health, study finds

Mindfulness in schools does not improve mental health, study finds | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Students who engaged with the meditation practice benefitted but many were bored by it, say researchers
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No wonder no one wants to be a teacher: world-first study looks at 65,000 news articles about Australian teachers

No wonder no one wants to be a teacher: world-first study looks at 65,000 news articles about Australian teachers | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
New research examines 25 years of newspaper reporting of teachers and finds consistent evidence of “teacher bashing”.
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Why this teacher keeps one chair empty in his middle school classroom

"We will always have room in the classroom for anyone,” said Dan Gill, who has been a teacher for 52 years.


“The chair symbolizes that we will always have room in the classroom for anyone,” said Gill, 75, who described Glenfield Middle School as having a diverse student body. “It symbolizes acceptance.”

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The teachers are not alright 

The teachers are not alright  | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged schools across the country like never before, but it's also shone a light on existing issues within the profession such as a chronic shortage of specialised teachers and growing workload stress. Reporter Mayeta Clark follows teachers in public schools in NSW as they struggle to cover classes and keep their students engaged.
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Texas shooting: The teachers who sacrificed their lives to protect children

Texas shooting: The teachers who sacrificed their lives to protect children | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia were seen trying to shelter their students from the gunfire.
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NSW education: The explicit teaching style behind state’s top-performing schools

NSW education: The explicit teaching style behind state’s top-performing schools | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A major analysis has found high school students who receive explicit instruction are months ahead in learning compared with peers.
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You think this would apply in Higher Education as well!
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Why are teachers struggling? Because your children are awful

Why are teachers struggling? Because your children are awful | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
I’ll defend active parenting and standing up for your children when they can’t stand up for themselves - but there are limits. Here are mine.
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Teaching and research are the core functions of universities. But in Australia, we don't value teaching

Teaching and research are the core functions of universities. But in Australia, we don't value teaching | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Teaching has long been treated as the poor cousin of higher education. The Universities Accord has the opportunity to change this.
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And what about community engagement?
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Our study found new teachers perform just as well in the classroom as their more experienced colleagues

Our study found new teachers perform just as well in the classroom as their more experienced colleagues | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Analysing two major studies, researchers found it did not matter if teachers had less than one year of experience or had spent 25 years in the classroom – they delivered the same quality of teaching.
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'I feel guilty about not being good enough': why all Australian schools need teaching material banks

'I feel guilty about not being good enough': why all Australian schools need teaching material banks | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A new Grattan Institute report found only 15% of surveyed teachers have access to a high-quality bank of teaching materials at their school.
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Education in America: School Is for Teaching

Education in America: School Is for Teaching | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Twelve public school teachers joined Times Opinion to discuss the state of education today.
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Australia's teacher shortage won't be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade

Australia's teacher shortage won't be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Today, state and federal education ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the teacher shortage. It will be their first in-person meeting for more than a year.
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As a Student, I Couldn’t Afford a College Sweatshirt. As a Professor, I Keep That in Mind.

As a Student, I Couldn’t Afford a College Sweatshirt. As a Professor, I Keep That in Mind. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The first time I wore a Cornell sweatshirt was the week I graduated from the university. It was an extraordinarily expensive gift from my brother. H
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When a Professor Trades the Academy for an Art Career of His Own

When a Professor Trades the Academy for an Art Career of His Own | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
For Thomas Woodruff, retirement from teaching offered the very thing he’d been trying to instill in his students: artistic freedom.
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'Greatest transformation of early education in a generation'? Well, that depends on qualified, supported and thriving staff.

'Greatest transformation of early education in a generation'? Well, that depends on qualified, supported and thriving staff. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Research confirms that a focus on restoring the well-being of educators is vital to deliver the gains promised by huge new investments in early childhood learning and care.
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I could argue that qualified, supported and thriving staff is the most important ingredient for effective education at any stage of life.
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La Trobe university research tackles teacher burnout to stop teaching staff leaving the profession after Covid lockdowns increased instances of challenging behaviour in students.

La Trobe university research tackles teacher burnout to stop teaching staff leaving the profession after Covid lockdowns increased instances of challenging behaviour in students. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Almost 60 per cent of teachers are considering making an early exit from the profession as they struggle with increasingly challenging student behaviour.
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Teachers' stress isn't just an individual thing – it's about their schools too

Teachers' stress isn't just an individual thing – it's about their schools too | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
High-stress schools undermine teachers’ commitment and risk losing even more from the profession at a time of growing staff shortages. But schools can take steps to reduce the causes of stress.
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