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Finding ways to address teacher and principal turnover is no small task. But it starts with fostering connections and nurturing a sense of community within our schools! A supportive, collaborative environment can ease burnout and boost well-being, empowering every educator inside our school buildings. Learn more about why connection and community is one of the Leaps for Equitable, 21st-Century Learning: https://lnkd.in/gGSSxuKN

Empower your school community with the transformative tools to cultivate belonging and inclusivity. Dive into this essential guide on fostering an environment where every voice is heard and valued. Together, let's ignite a passion for learning and belonging in education. https://lnkd.in/gnJKM8EQ

At Learning Arc, we are dedicated to unlocking the unique potential of every child with special needs. Our inclusive and personalized approach fosters growth in academics, social skills, and emotional well-being. Through collaboration with educators, parents, and the community, we create a nurturing environment where differences are celebrated, and every child is empowered to thrive. Learning Arc is not just an educational hub; it is a transformative force shaping a brighter, more inclusive future. #LearningArc #SpecialNeedsEducation #InclusiveLearning #EmpoweringChildren #UnlockingPotential #EducationForAll #InclusionMatters #DiversityInEducation #PersonalizedLearning #ThriveTogether #TransformativeEducation #InclusiveFuture #CelebratingDifferences #EmpowerThroughEducation

The 6️⃣ Global Lessons Thousands of families, educators, and students from 16 countries came together to investigate the critical role of families and communities in education. While there were unique findings in each school, district, and country included in this research, 6️⃣ powerful lessons stand out across geographies and contexts. These six global lessons are: 🔹Begin with beliefs 🔹Position families as partners 🔹Collectively break barriers 🔹Build at the speed of trust 🔹Make family, school, and community engagement a must 🔹Disrupt power dynamics through community-driven research #Schools #EducationReimagined #CommunityEngagement

One of these is not a benefit of community-led education. Choose the right answer! 1. Empowerment and ownership: Community involvement fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility for education, leading to increased participation and improved outcomes. 2. Relevance and engagement: Learning activities can be directly linked to the needs and interests of the community, making education more relevant and engaging for students. 3. Increased access to education: Community-led models have the potential to reach low-resourced communities that may otherwise face barriers in accessing quality education. 4. Decreased access to relatable content: Decreased access to materials that reflect the cultural backgrounds of students which can lead to students feeling unseen and possibly uninterested in learning. We'd love to hear your thoughts. #eduspots #communitylededucation #ourcollectivefuture #learning

We’re the Diverse Learners Cooperative. We create purposeful networks of educators, providing them with high-quality resources and collaborative learning experiences that increase best practices for diverse learners and teacher retention. We value… → Curiosity, which helps us better understand those with experiences and perspectives different from our own and respond with empathy and kindness. → Practical ideas, resources, and tools that educators can implement efficiently and with high impact on student outcomes. → Collaborative efforts in sharing expertise, perspective, and responsibility to develop solutions. → Persistence in ensuring all students have access to quality opportunities for learning. → Developing equity-driven solutions to build a more inclusive system that makes the advantages of education available to all. If you’re interested in creating inclusive educational opportunities that propel lifelong student success, consider supporting our mission with a gift: https://lnkd.in/ePkbgi7d #DiverseLearnersCoop #NashvilleNonprofit #DiverseLearners #EquitableEducation

The Learning Policy Institute is hosting the following free webinar on June 18th (with a post recording available to all who register). It looks interesting! Who would like to join me? From LPI: "Research shows that racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically integrated learning environments can lead to academic and social benefits for children. However, most early childhood education (ECE) programs are remarkably segregated. Segregation in ECE settings is driven by patterns of residential segregation, but it is also driven by policies that govern access to programs. For example, publicly funded preschool is often not universally accessible. Further, the current ECE system in most states is composed of a patchwork of programs, each of which has its own eligibility requirements and funding that make integration challenging. This webinar will illuminate the important, but often overlooked, problem of segregation in ECE settings. It will identify strategies that policymakers and administrators can use to foster integration, including establishing universal ECE programs, braiding public funding, allowing tuition-paying families to enroll in public programs, attracting families across neighborhoods or district boundaries, and creating two-way dual language immersion programs. Presenters will describe examples of cities and states putting these strategies into action. "

By fostering a culture of high expectations and offering diverse learning pathways, we make school engaging and relevant. Students invested in their learning journey are more likely to show up and be present. Learn more about creating the conditions for learning that help address chronic absenteeism: https://lnkd.in/gfjj3XNu

EDUCATORS: LET'S RETHINK THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL It’s time to educate a generation of solutionaries! "For the sake of our children, their future, and the entire educational endeavor, it’s time to identify and adopt the right purpose for schooling and educate the “solutionary” generation. When we do this, many of the current problems we’re focused on will also be solved along the way. Educating young people to be “solutionaries” is a win for them, a win for our nation, and a win for the future of our world." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gMpM6sn5 Thanks, Zoe Weil for the inspiring blog post. Institute for Humane Education

I couldn’t agree more that relationship development is essential to cultivating success for children. The successes are not only in terms of academic achievements but also: 🤝 Socio-Emotional Competency 🧘♀️ Self-Awareness 🗣️ Communication In order to truly get through to children (or anyone in my opinion) a level of trust and respect needs to be established before all else. Children need to trust that you are willing to see and meet them as they are. Children need to witness respect and validation of their experiences before they can learn to reciprocate the same. We desperately need to ensure our school’s have a balance between educational quotas and advocating for individual children’s needs. ••• I haven’t worked in a formal educational environment like the paraprofessional within this article. However, in working with more than 100 children at a 1:1 level over the last four years, some things have consistently held true for me regarding success of care and learning: 👩🏫 Children learn better when their caregiver or teacher acknowledges the student’s unique qualities. • When the adults closest to the child are able to accommodate the child’s individual needs, it becomes much easier to identify, constructively redirect, and pacify troubling behaviors. Recognizing triggers can also make it much easier to identify and prevent barriers to learning. 🧠 Children retain more information when it is personalized to their interests. • Children I’ve cared for are more inclined to learn new information and practice new skills when their special interests are infused in the lesson! My belief is that at all ages, giving personal meaning to the things we’re learning is what allows us to see value in a lesson and therefore to retain the associated knowledge. 🌤️ Children (and adults) are better able to weather the struggles of life and learning when they have the vocabulary to describe their experiences. • Our learned vocabulary plays an enormous role in how we perceive and interpret the world around us. As adults, we may find it hard to understand information within legal documents, terms of service, medical bills, and insurance. Unless we’re taught about these subjects and instructed on how to decipher their verbiage, we may encounter a life-long struggle with essential tasks of living. Now imagine a child who has a very rudimentary understanding the world around them. If we don’t provide children the developmentally appropriate vocabulary to understand life around them, they are left to fill in the cracks with their current knowledge. When children don’t have the words to describe what they experience, this can be particularly dangerous if they are experiencing abuse, neglect, or trauma. We must help children build their vocabulary AND simultaneously allow them a space to safely express how they experience the world. 🫂 #SupportOurYouth #SupportOurTeachers