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"Nurturing the conditions for what the authors call "conflict-agility," a mindset that aims to ease discord by "harnessing conflict in the service of improving educational outcomes and relationships," is an ongoing process-and a critical one because, the authors note, "dissension does not simply vanish if it is ignored or driven underground." When skilled leaders don't shy away from conversations about, for example, "critical race theory, institutional power relationships, implicit bias, and inequitable outcomes," they help build the school's capacity for improvement and communicate a willingness to honor and hear all voices in the school community."

"Our connections with others have an influence on our own behaviour. Social networks form in lots of different contexts, including at school and in the workplace. Social Network Analysis (SNA) is now offering insights into these important, but often invisible relationships."

Are there computers in the classroom? Does it matter? Students, Computers and Learning: Making the Connection examines how students' access to and use of information and communication technology (ICT) devices has evolved in recent years, and explores how education systems and schools are integrating ICT into students' learning experiences. Based on results from PISA 2012, the report discusses differences in access to and use of ICT - what are collectively known as the "digital divide" - that are related to students' socio-economic status, gender, geographic location, and the school a child attends. The report highlights the importance of bolstering students' ability to navigate through digital texts. It also examines the relationship among computer access in schools, computer use in classrooms, and performance in the PISA assessment. As the report makes clear, all students first need to be equipped with basic literacy and numeracy skills so that they can participate fully in the hyper-connected, digitised societies of the 21st century.

Thanks Jennie, I have just come home from travelling in Asia and I heard them talking about this study in the media. I was thinking I'd have to look it up when I got home but you have saved me the effort. Thanks

Practical classroom strategies to reinforce each of these four qualities: autonomy, competence, relatedness, relevance

An opposition to the Taylor-ian vision - work as a resource to develop people rather than people as a resource to do the work. Interesting.

"What makes some leaders more adept? While many qualities might come to mind, six traits in particular define stronger leaders who empower everyone in the building to keep striving for greatness."

"Trust matters-people who work in high-trust environments experience less stress, burnout, and sick days than those who work in low-trust environments. Higher levels of productivity, greater engagement, and more energy are all associated with these advantages."