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SpotlightsWhitney Oakley Named Principal of the Year
She has been involved with NIUSI-LeadScape since 2008. Last spring, she contributed to our LeadCast blog, writing about her efforts to combat deficit perspectives at Sylvan by encouraging staff to identify students’ strengths that will help them to reach their full potential as future leaders of the community. We congratulate her for her being recognized for her extraordinary leadership. It is our pleasure to be associated with Alamance-Burlington School System’s Wachovia Principal of the Year, Whitney Oakley! New Publication from the Equity Alliance at ASUWe are excited to announce the release of the first publication in the Equity Alliance at ASU’s What Matters series: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Matter! presents general trends in the social and emotional well-being of youth who identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ), followed by a guide of sexual orientation definitions. Additionally, readers learn a series of steps that schools must address in order to build inclusive, safe, and effective schools for all students, including those who identify as GLBTQ. October is GLBT History month. Download Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Matter! to use in dialogues and share with students, educators, and families. Research on Improving Mathematics TeachingThe National Mathematics Panel recently reported findings on an important question that schools are facing: What is the best available scientific evidence to advise on improvements in the mathematics education of the nation’s children, up to and including Algebra? Research revealed several areas of concern:
The panel concluded that special education teachers need to have good math skills so that they can adapt that knowledge for students focusing with more depth on critical skills, using benchmarks and formative assessments, and planning instruction for both struggling and gifted students. You can download the full report or view a power point presentation of the panel's findings or find resources to support mathematics teaching at:
You Can Order Professionally Printed Booklets of our Topical Briefs!Many school leaders, teacher educators, and technical assistance providers use our Topical Briefs to support professional learning in their work. These helpful publications are available for purchasing for a minimal cost – around $5 per copy. Order your own glossy, durable booklets using our online order form. LeadScape Principal Carol Kindt Selected for Senior Executive Director of HR
Online LearningOnline learning can take place in many spaces. One of these includes online communities. The Equity Alliance at ASU has joined the online communities of Facebook and Twitter. Facebook and Twitter are both online communities of students, educators, and others that allow users to communicate and form networks with people from all over the country. Our Facebook community is named equityallianceatasu, and our Twitter community is named eQuinews. Online communities generate a unique venue for discourse that is informal and uncensored. SPOTLIGHT: Re-engaging StudentsThe Center for Mental Health in Schools offers suggestions for what teachers can do in the weeks leading up to vacation to keep students motivated and prevent unnecessary loss of skills over the break in their article Re-engaging Students: Using a student’s time off in ways that pay off! They believe that this is the time of year to reevaluate teacher-student relationships, student relationships with their peers, and instructional practices that may not be allowing all students to experience the successes necessary to maintain confidence and interest in school. Changes in these areas may bring the results necessary to send the rest of the school year in a positive direction for a student who may otherwise have given up.
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