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“Practical Tips for Creating a Safe and Supportive Space for Students”Practical Tips for Creating a Safe and Supportive Space for Students is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Student learning, engagement, and behavior are all affected by stress. Learn to recognize the signs. Here are some excerpts:
     Maybe More Experienced Teachers Can Afford To Be Less “Data-Driven”?
I’ve shared a lot about the importance of being more “data-informed” instead of being “data-driven.” You can see all those pieces at The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven” The Athletic recently published an interesting story suggesting that those with more experience in particular might need to be less “data-driven.” The article, The MLB playoffs put managers in the spotlight. Should they rely on data or intuition?, in many ways defines “intuition” as being “data-informed.” I think being more data-informed than data-driven makes sense for everybody, a newbie or a veteran. However, just like every aspect of teaching, it’s harder the newer you are at it.  The Sandy Hook Massacre Took Place Thirteen Years Ago – Here Are Learning, Teaching & Reflecting Resources
The Sandy Hook massacre took place twelve years ago. I have many related resources at the Not Very “Best” Lists Of The Week: Gun Violence. Here are some more recent resources:
  Sandy Hook Victims Are Remembered on Day They Would Have Graduated is from The NY Times.  Research Studies Of The Week Mohamed_hassan / Pixabay I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature. You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here. Here are some new useful studies (and related resources): This excerpt comes from Edutopia’s “Research is In” email. Unfortunately, there’s no way for me to just link to it (even though I suggested they allow their email to be read in a browser). I’m adding this info to The Best Ideas For Helping Students Connect Lessons To Their Interests & The World and to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students: Scientific fields like astronomy and zoology inspire wonder and draw inquisitive young dreamers to these disciplines. But when many of these aspiring scientists enter college, they lose their nerve and choose a different path—not because classes are too difficult, but because “the material can feel disconnected from the goals that brought them there in the first place,” a new study reveals. Building on previous studies, researchers set out to see if simple writing exercises could keep college students interested in STEM degrees. Roughly 2,500 students taking an introductory chemistry course—notorious for driving students out of science—were split into 2 groups. One wrote short essays linking course material to personal goals and societal benefits, while the other simply summarized previous lessons. Years later, students who connected class material to purpose were 4 percentage points more likely to graduate with a STEM degree than their peers. For Black, Latino, and some other underrepresented students, that number jumped by 14 points, to 69%. Students often gravitate toward science because they want “intellectually stimulating jobs” that address big problems like climate change, the researchers explain. Simple activities that infuse purpose into academic work—talking to mentors or writing out goals, for example—have a long track record of keeping students focused and engaged.
Believe it or not, some people, particularly those who opposed teachers getting tenure, claimed that after the first few years teachers stopped improving. Ridiculous, I know! Research debunked that dumb idea a few years ago, and now a new study debunks it further. Research Bite #28: Teaching to the test: Unraveling the consequences for student motivation is from Tips For Teachers.  This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
Accommodation Nation is from The Atlantic.
Why Districts Set Up Immigration-Related Protocols is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources To Support Schools, Teachers, Students & Families In The Face Of Trump’s Deportation Threats.
I’m adding this post to Best Posts On Students Evaluating Classes (And Teachers):
Millions of borrowers in Biden’s SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement is from NPR. ‘Bring it on!’: growing support in England for four-day week in schools is from The Guardian. Observing University Professors Teach is from Larry Cuban. 
Resisting ICE in Many Cities — From Charlotte to New Orleans to Minneapolis — Means Keeping Kids in School is from The 74. Minnesota schools back families as Trump’s anti-immigrant comments stoke new fears is from MPR News. Districts report enrollment drops amid heightened immigration enforcement is from K-12 Dive. What the internet backlash over remedial math at UC San Diego misses is by Matt Barnum. Education Department recalls fired attorneys amid civil rights complaint backlog is from NPR. Why a record number of students applied for federal financial aid this year is from NPR.
South Korea exam chief quits after complaints English test was too hard is from The Guardian. Uncertainty and Arrogant Reformers is by Larry Cuban. I’m adding it to The Best Posts Discussing Arrogance & School Reform.  More Recent Articles
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