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From my email today: "Turning Technologies, a leader in the student response industry, is sponsoring a webinar, "Simple Strategies That Provide Big Improvement," that will take place on 4/30 at 2pm ET. It is part of the eSchool News free webinar series. During this workshop, participants will learn how to promote team-based, short-term thought and action, effectively use data to progress monitor student gains, produce immediate and frequent wins, and tools that can help you increase student achievement."

For the first half of 2024-2025 overall K12 school attendance rates have improved, says eschool news, in a study that analyzed more than 1 million students in 143 districts. The overall rate is 93.45%. They noticed that 7th grade is the "tipping point" where attendance rates drop and chronic absenteeism rises. The report goes on to recommend early warning systems and proactive intervention. Perhaps this is a conversation for middle school teachers in your staff meeting this week.

Discusses how to teach students to be better researches by learning google search modifiers

Google's Search Education site contains lesson plans designed to develop students' web-search skills, activities to put their skills to the test, and video tutorials from Google search experts.

We often hear about tech-savvy educators and administrators who have an array of best practices and whose love for technology is evident. But as anyone who's ever been part of a school or district knows, not all teachers and administrators are as comfortable or familiar with technology.

American Association of School Administrators has redefined their standards for professional development. This article at eschoolnews gives an overview of those changes.

Useful for keeping up-to-date with innovative technologies in education.