The Educator's Notebook

Eight Predictions For Education In 2021
Global Online Academy - 8/1/21

“In 2021, schools have the opportunity to stop initiatives that either no longer fit strategically or that are distractions from core work. Schools will decide if/how to keep pandemic changes as part of larger strategic goals, such as rethinking schedules, allowing for remote work, shifting grading and assessment practices, later start times, etc. Schools will make time to reset their strategic goals while reflecting on what they have learned from the emergency initiatives that got them through the past 10 months.”
"Why Students Should Write In All Subjects”
Edutopia - 7/1/21

“Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Plus, five engaging writing activities to use in all subjects.”

"How To Expand Diversity In The Workplace”
Wall Street Journal - 9/1/21

“We’re in an incredible moment and we can do things that have lasting change that goes five, 10, 30 years down the line. There is a moral case for diversity and inclusion. And there’s a business case: long-term value is tied to diversity and diversity is tied to innovation. But the last two years have told us there is a democracy case, too. Our democracy is not sustainable if we don’t embrace equal opportunity and upward mobility.”
“We Need A Second Great Migration”
New York Times - 8/1/21

What Is Servant Leadership? This Tweet Is A Concise Summary.
Twitter - 9/1/21

“Servant leadership sounds something like this: How are you doing? What do you need? How can I help you be successful? Then listen, and serve their needs.”
Four Areas For Reflection To Make Schools More Human During The Pandemic
New York Times - 12/23/20

“Fourth, there is the question of how to catch students up on what they missed during the pandemic. This is a serious problem… The right choice here is to get very specific on what needs to be made up and what does not; teams of teachers and administrators could work together to decide what is essential to keep and what can be pared. We should take a page from the Japanese tidying expert and Marie Kondo the curriculum, discarding the many topics that have accumulated like old souvenirs, while retaining essential knowledge and topics that spark joy. Such an approach would responsibly prepare students for the future, without exacerbating many of the conditions that turn students off from school.”

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