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Explore our Academic Year in Review 2022-2023 for highlights of key developments, clinical services, outreach, academics, student life, research, leadership, philanthropy and much more! Read the issue: https://lnkd.in/dWYhRsGx

Here's one of many highlights from the 2024 Alumni Summit on Free Expression in Washington, D.C. During one discussion, chapter staff shared their nuts-and-bolts experience bringing constructive change to their alma maters. If they can do it, you can do it, too. But it all starts by joining the Alumni Free Speech Alliance. https://lnkd.in/dvS3x_N4

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What should celebrating our educators look like? Latinx Teachers Fellowship alum Sofia Gonzalez M.Ed., MA knows that being an educator is becoming increasingly difficult. In this Con Ganas We Can blog, Sofia says we must truly celebrate teachers by making big waves of change in policy and access, while regularly recognizing educators for the work, passion, and grit we see in classrooms year after year. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q02wPg3m0

The Hertog Foundation is now accepting applications for fellowships in Politics, Policy, and the Humanities. The Wall Street Journal has said that the Hertog Foundation’s work is “inspiring young people to write the next chapter in the American story.” Our fellowships are rigorous, stipend-supported, and are offered online and in-person. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/ehzdER_M Want to learn in depth about our suite of courses and fellowships? Download our 2024 catalog from our homepage. #PoliticalStudiesProgram #HumanitiesAtHertog #WarStudiesProgram #ConstitutionalStudiesProgram #SecurityStudiesProgram

Juneteenth is a day of reflection, education, and celebration. Let's honor the past, acknowledge the present, and work towards a more inclusive future. The link here has interesting information about this important day in history. #Juneteenth #Freedom https://lnkd.in/g4EX_uUD

How do you lead? How do you build community partnerships? How do you nurture creativity? How do you engage students in evaluation & feedback discussions? How do students incorporate the use of technology into their learning? How do you support autonomy, experimentation, and/or failure? These are just a handful of questions to prompt your reflection! Share your practices at the NC Comprehensive Arts Education Conference! go.ncdpi.gov/24CAEC-P

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One thing I haven’t done well (as principal) is influencing staff to focus on their individual impact. What I mean is - what effect size impact are they (teachers) having on their grades. How do we get staff to embrace this? What can I do to have staff excited about how much gain, their students are making? We’ve had a quantifiable measure since Hattie’s seminal work (2007) and a formula (an effect size) to measure this. What are the barriers to schools delivering on this? At yesterday’s Victorian Principal’s Conference, there was a lot of focus on what works (little has changed in what we have known for 20 years). I think the question should be - what are we doing to measure (and celebrate) what we already know works?