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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration

eSchool News

TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI. AI’s rapid pace of development in recent months offers exciting applications for the classroom, but the unprecedented technology also demands deliberation as the implications are vast.

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Are You Juggling or Leading?

A Principal's Reflections

Juggling is secondary, while the ball in front of them is primary. Consider the following to help keep your eye on the ball: Honesty is the best policy. They instead clearly visualize the most pressing and vital ball and prioritize one thing at a time. It is hard to lead if you are constantly juggling.

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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. This can be done relatively quickly with the help of a form to gather data.

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OPINION: Rethinking school choice policies, the ‘myth of meritocracy’

The Hechinger Report

Made more apparent in recent years with the widespread expansion of school-choice policies nationwide, the latest college admissions scandal may be the final nail in the coffin of the myth of meritocracy in U.S. higher education. Evidence largely shows that more advantaged students disproportionately benefit from school-choice options.

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Education in Kosovo

Ask a Tech Teacher

The second component of education is the lower secondary educational system, which is usually for teens around 12 to 15 years of age. From here, students move on to secondary education. Purchasing a policy from a third party is often a good idea, though a student who enrolls in a travel package may already obtain this.

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Untapped Promise in Charter School Policy

ExcelinEd

State policymakers can play a valuable role, too, especially in shaping charter school policy to meet new and unprecedented challenges. In 2010, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana tapped into Indiana’s charter policy, adult education policy and workforce development policy to create The Excel Center®.