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Administrator Tips, English Language Learners, Special Populations, Teacher Tips

Sep 19, 2019

A Guide to Engaging Your ELL Parents

Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for parents of ELL students to feel intimidated or discouraged from becoming actively engaged with their children's education due to language barriers or other cultural differences. We know that you have a lot of things on your plate, so we gathered several resources to help you find ways to encourage your ELL parents to engage more.

Alexis Brakebill

Aug 27, 2019

Virtual Learning Program Planning: 6 Ways to Design an Application Process That Sets Up Students for Success

Schools and districts can provide valuable flexibility, autonomy, and expanded course options by creating a virtual program, but making sure that the right students are connected with the opportunity needs to be the first step. Check out these tips from virtual program administrators around the country who have developed vetting and application processes that lead to successful student outcomes.

Sarah Cornelius

Aug 20, 2019

200 Educators Weigh In on How Administrators Impact School Culture

While you might not see it reported in school accountability reports, it’s not uncommon for teachers to leave the profession because of a negative school culture where they don’t feel supported or valued. We decided to ask our community of readers on our blog their thoughts on what their school culture currently does well and what could be improved.

Brita Hammer

Aug 13, 2019

[Administrator Tips] Teacher Shortage and Retention Toolkit

I hope this “greatest hits” toolkit can offer both practical help in addressing educator shortages and some useful strategies for holding on to your teachers.

Ryan Hagedorn

Aug 08, 2019

10 Ways to Increase Graduation Rates

Here are 10 tips to increase your school’s graduation rates and help your students reach their full potential.

Brita Hammer

Jul 08, 2019

What Social Anthropology Can Teach Us About Effective In-Service Training

What if, instead of crowding together in a room to learn the latest tool or strategy, we got out in the “real world” and spent some time with our students to try to uncover deeper, perhaps completely unknown, challenges they may be facing?

David Cicero

Jul 01, 2019

[Live Webinar] How Star Educators are Driving Success with Tech

Are you interested in implementing technology in your school or classroom this year, but not sure how to go about it? Learn from the best! Join us for a free, LIVE panel discussion on Thursday, July 25 at 10:00 AM CT, as we chat with our 2019 Educator of the Year Award winners to hear all about their secrets to success with technology!

McKenna Wierman

Jun 28, 2019

Over 2,000 Educators Share How Administrators Can Best Retain & Support Them

We wanted to see exactly what teachers had to say about what their administrators could do better and what potential benefits would make them stay in their current positions, so we ran an anonymous poll on our blog to gather feedback. Let’s take a dive into the data and see what our community of educators had to say.

Brita Hammer