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Educational Leadership
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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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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'I’m not going to waste my time on prayers': how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools

'I’m not going to waste my time on prayers': how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A study identified secular teachers’ struggles working in Jewish religious schools in Australia, the US and Israel. Some teachers resigned, others adapted, and others opposed the system from inside.
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Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class. We have a solution

Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class. We have a solution | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The demands of the job mean teachers don’t have enough time to ensure they do the best-quality teaching they can. But our new report has a plan for governments.
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COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage

COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
With decreasing teacher degree completion rates and low teacher retention, Australia was already facing a growing teacher shortage before the pandemic. But it’s about to get much worse.
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Fighting to learn in Venezuela

Fighting to learn in Venezuela | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Despite the country's continuing economic crisis, both pupils and teachers are determined to continue with schooling.
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Why do teachers in the US have to beg for supplies like pencils and paper?

Why do teachers in the US have to beg for supplies like pencils and paper? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Teachers in Germany can out-earn an entry-level doctor or web developer. In America, too many have to work second jobs to make ends meet
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Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students

Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Preparing young people for their future requires teachers to be climate change educators, but the federal government has resisted its inclusion in the curriculum. It’s up to states to take the lead.
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A failure at 6? Data-driven assessment isn't helping young children's learning

A failure at 6? Data-driven assessment isn't helping young children's learning | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A chasm has opened up between early childhood learning and the first years of compulsory schooling. Kids go from playing to being tested in the blink of an eye, and their learning is poorer for it.
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Early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued. Here's what we can do to help

Early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued. Here's what we can do to help | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The pandemic highlighted Australia’s reliance on early childhood educators, while adding to their existing stresses. A study of how educators fared identifies three key factors in their well-being.
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Refugee students struggle with displacement and trauma. Here are 3 ways schools can help them belong

Refugee students struggle with displacement and trauma. Here are 3 ways schools can help them belong | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A recently published book provides strategies for schools to help young people dealing with trauma and forced migration to integrate into their new communities.
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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

Should Robots Replace Teachers? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Last week brought one of those surprising new gadget announcements from a tech giant, with Amazon unveiling a home robot it calls Astro, a rollin
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This article should probably be titled 'Could' instead of Should. I don't think it is an either/or situation. I do think bots and teachers would work better in cooperation.
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Coronavirus Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Teachers juggling homelife and 26+ kids real heroes

Coronavirus Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Teachers juggling homelife and 26+ kids real heroes | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Kauriland teachers create a funny lockdown video to connect with children during lockdown.
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Nine teachers reflect on a school year like no other

Nine teachers reflect on a school year like no other | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Exhausted educators are looking forward to summer and thinking about what they’ve learned.
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Pay teachers $130,000 to attract high achievers, leaked review says

Pay teachers $130,000 to attract high achievers, leaked review says | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Trainee teachers must learn more about managing classroom behaviour, engaging with parents and teaching reading, according to a review of Australian teaching.
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Return-to-school plans overlook chronic teacher shortages outside the big cities

Return-to-school plans overlook chronic teacher shortages outside the big cities | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The plans to keep schools open through the wave of Omicron infections fail to take into account the particular challenges of staffing rural and remote schools.
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Only 1 in 3 teachers use research evidence in the classroom – this is largely due to lack of time

Only 1 in 3 teachers use research evidence in the classroom – this is largely due to lack of time | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
In a survey of 1,725 Australian teachers, 86% said they “did not have adequate time to engage with research” and struggled to “keep up with new research”.
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If I stopped teaching, I worry people would think less of me

If I stopped teaching, I worry people would think less of me | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
If you really want a less responsible job, it may be time for a new adventure, says Philippa Perry. Your time as a teacher will not be wasted
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Teachers say school shootings and mental health struggles have made this year their hardest yet

Teachers say school shootings and mental health struggles have made this year their hardest yet | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The deadly shooting last month at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, is yet another reminder of the many stresses facing America's educators, who are still struggling with the overwhelming challenges of teaching in a pandemic.
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Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students' marks and study choices

Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students' marks and study choices | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Research tracking teachers, classes and their grades over many years shows gender bias has long-term impacts on students’ performance and their post-school study choices.
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Schools are surveying students to improve teaching. But many teachers find the feedback too difficult to act on

Schools are surveying students to improve teaching. But many teachers find the feedback too difficult to act on | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Education departments are increasingly investing in student surveys to improve classroom standards. But a study has found teachers don’t change their practice in response to student feedback.
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Tell us about the teachers who changed your life

Tell us about the teachers who changed your life | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
We would like to hear about the teachers who had an impact on you early in your life
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Why so many teachers are thinking of quitting

Seven educators on how the pandemic drove them to finally say: Enough is enough.
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Teachers continue to inspire, against all odds

Teachers continue to inspire, against all odds | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
During the pandemic and remote learning, teachers continue to work hard and inspire a new generation.
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Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen

Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
"Everything looks very dark," a schoolgirl tells the BBC as schools reopen for boys but not girls.
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8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it

8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A survey of 268 teachers found 85% considered education news coverage to be generally negative. And 81% found it demoralising.
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