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"In other words, beliefs work kind of like bones. If you break a bone, its healing can go two ways: -If it's not set properly, it'll grow back as a rather permanent deformity. -But if it is set properly, it'll grow back good as new and in some ways stronger than it was before." This article has some good suggestions for leaders to support teacher beliefs about what is currently happening in education right now.

"Team Management - High Production/High People According to the Blake Mouton model, Team management is the most effective leadership style. It reflects a leader who is passionate about his work and who does the best he can for the people he works with. Team or "sound" managers commit to their organization's goals and mission, motivate the people who report to them, and work hard to get people to stretch themselves to deliver great results. But, at the same time, they're inspiring figures who look after their teams. Someone led by a Team manager feels respected and empowered, and is committed to achieving her goals. Team managers prioritize both the organization's production needs and their people's needs. They do this by making sure that their team members understand the organization's purpose , and by involving them in determining production needs. When people are committed to, and have a stake in, the organization's success, their needs and production needs coincide. This creates an environment based on trust and respect, which leads to high satisfaction, motivation and excellent results. Team managers likely adopt the Theory Y approach to motivation, as we mentioned above."

"P21 has just released a research series on key aspects of conceptualizing, developing, and assessing each of the 4Cs of Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity. The briefs outline findings from research about what we already know, what we need to know, and what we can do to embed 4Cs into practice."

The purpose of the personalized learning framework is to open student pathways and encourage student voice and choice in their education. Personalized learning is enabled by instructional environments that are competency-based. By tapping into modalities of blended and online learning using advanced technologies, personalized learning is enhanced by transparent data and abundant content resources flowing from redesigned instructional models to address the standards. By doing this, new school models can unleash the potential of each and every student in ways never before possible.

Awesome game to encourage kids to read. Great for all ages but really good strategy for older readers who are doing independent reading.

The SEL 3 Signature Practices were developed in response to these commonly heard questions: "But what does SEL LOOK like?" and "How can we start doing SEL right now?" Educators and OST providers understood and believed in the power of SEL, but sought clarity about how to demonstrate and observe SEL in action during the school day and beyond. The SEL 3 Signature Practices are one tool for fostering a supportive environment and promote SEL. They intentionally and explicitly help build a habit of practices through which students and adults enhance their SEL skills. While not an SEL curriculum, these practices are one concrete example of a way to help people understand and practice the goals of an overall systemic SEL implementation plan.

This article references the shadow of the leader and how it impacts an organization.

I love, love, LOVE Unsplash and subscribe for their updates so I get beautiful pictures in my inbox now and then. I will be adding some of these others. Thanks! Oh, I do use MorgueFile, but they're not the best composed pictures. Free, though, if you need something basic.

This is the most viewed TED Talk of all-time, and for good reason. Sir Ken Robinson provides a stunning and articulate call to action for schools to rethink the very nature of learning. This is perhaps one the most powerful arguments for the "why" of Project-Based Learning.

"This collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers, parents, and students understand concepts of copyright and Fair Use.  This collection includes instructional activities about copyright and collections/tools to use images, music, and texts legally, either through Fair Use or Creative Commons licensing. Use these resources to model and teach ethical use of electronic media or to find copyright-safe raw materials for student projects. Be sure to share these resources with students for them to access any time they have a project to do."

Consider as a framework for organizing toolkits

Being used in Norton City, one of the VA4LIN divisions.