ALAS: Leaders in Equity Update - July 15, 2022

Posted Date: 07/19/2022

July 15, 2022 To view email in web browser, click here.   .ALAS UPDATES         LEARN MORE           LEARN MORE      SPONSORED VIDEO   Show Students They Have Value At one extraordinary school district in Arizona, social emotional learning is not just a program, it is how their community comes together. 7 Mindsets’ SEL solution has engaged, inspired, and motivated teachers and students at Villago Middle School, helping them develop positive relationships and a thriving school culture.   WATCH VIDEO       Are you or is someone you know a principal of color? Are equity and racial justice priorities for you and your school culture? If so, we hope you will join The Leadership Academy’s free virtual Principals of Color Collective and become part of a supportive and groundbreaking community of school leaders from across the country. Discussion themes for the collective will range from leading through a pandemic to the unique impacts of being a principal of color during this time in history. To learn more, register below.   REGISTER         SUBMIT     PRODUCT SHOWCASE   Sky's the Limit with SkyCorp How many times have you been told the impossible isn't possible? That new ground can't be broken? At SkyCorp, the sky is the limit. Every idea you dream up, we want to help you accomplish. Meet with our team today and book into one of our SkySessions.     LEARN MORE     Protecting Schools with Germicidal Lighting UVC has been proven to inactivate 99.9% of pathogens in the air and on surfaces, including Coronavirus.    Ideal for any indoor application, SilentAire LED light fixtures offer ambient, energy-saving LED illumination while actively disinfecting the air in a room. Go beyond back to normal: Be better protected, and better prepared, than ever before.     LEARN MORE       .POLICY CORNER   Biden's tutoring initiative: What will it mean for learning recovery? Education Week The partnership could be a pipeline of support for districts struggling with staffing by bringing in volunteers that will offer academic tutoring, support student mental health, help students develop a pathway to graduation, and provide guidance for postsecondary education.   READ MORE   .SCHOOL LEADERS NEWS   How school leaders can rebalance teachers' job demands and resources Edutopia To establish and maintain a highly effective teaching staff, we must acknowledge that management practices profoundly affect our educators. As important as instructional leadership is, it will not resolve teachers’ professional imbalance between job demands and available resources. Emotional leadership, or leadership that tends to the social and emotional well-being of adults in schools, is explicitly aimed at balancing job demands and resources so that teachers can experience a state of well-being at work.   READ MORE   How the 4-day school week model can increase teacher retention and satisfaction District Administration Magazine Districts across the country are looking for ways to combat the national teacher shortage. Research and evidence point to this idea as a distinct possibility for success.   READ MORE   Supporting teachers during times of crisis Edutopia In times of crisis, taking care of their team should be of utmost priority for school administrators. With the impending staff shortages this coming school year, schools will undoubtedly be in crisis mode for an unknown period of time.   READ MORE   Why expanding language access is critical in our increasingly diverse schools District Administration Magazine Communities across the country are becoming increasingly diverse, which means their neighborhood schools are too. One of the side effects of this diversity is an increased number of multilingual or non-native English-speaking students.   READ MORE   Providing access to school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports for students with significant cognitive disabilities TIES Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based approach used to promote inclusive environments and prevent and decrease challenging behavior for all students. However, many students with significant cognitive disabilities, especially those served in self-contained special education settings, do not always receive access to all three tiers of PBIS. This Brief presents ways to design PBIS systems that are accessible to all students.   READ MORE   .TECHNOLOGY   AR and accessibility: Why augmented reality is a big hit with diverse learners District Administration Magazine One of my favorite ways to reach the diverse group of learners in the modern classroom is through augmented reality (AR). This technology has broad appeal to diverse groups of students and research shows that using AR in the classroom improves student retention and academic performance, while enhancing engagement and learning motivation.   READ MORE   .EDUCATION HEADLINES   How extensive reading can motivate English languge learners Language Magazine Extensive reading is still noticeably missing from many English language classrooms. So what can we do as teachers to incorporate ER into our teaching programs? How do we motivate students and teachers to really unlock the full potential of ER? In our book Extensive Reading: The Role of Motivation, Jez Uden and I propose that motivation is the missing link between the research and the classroom. We suggest a motivational reading cycle based on beliefs, values, and goals.   READ MORE   Does parental involvement matter for children's academic achievement during school closures? Phys The findings suggested that the most important role in promoting children's academic achievement was parental support in facilitating children's autonomous learning. That is, parental involvement facilitated children's learning engagement, which subsequently improved children's academic achievement.   READ MORE   Is it time to double down on digital citizenship training? eSchool News Digital citizenship training must continue forward as an ongoing conversation between all members of a school and its community.   READ MORE   GAO: Accommodations pose challenges to testing companies, test-takers K-12 Dive Individuals with disabilities and testing companies that administer assessments for higher education admission report challenges regarding testing accommodations, ranging from problems in providing documentation to concerns about maintaining test integrity, according to research by the Government Accountability Office.   READ MORE   .CAREERS   New Postings Every Week on ALAS Website! ALAS 07/07/22 — Middle School Assistant Principal, Wissahickon School District, Ambler, Pennsylvania 07/08/22 — Superintendent, Anchorage Public Schools, Anchorage, Alaska 07/11/22 — Executive Director, Rocketship Public Schools, Nashville, Tennessee 07/13/22 — Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Teacher, District 49, Peyton, Colorado 07/13/22 — CLDE Teacher / Gifted Education Teacher, District 49, Peyton, Colorado 07/13/22 — Paraeducator, District 49, Peyton, Colorado 07/13/22 — Vice President, TNTP, Flexible VISIT ALAS WEBSITE FOR MORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES & INFORMATION!!