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School leaders of color face high levels of burnout–here’s what they need to thrive

eSchool News

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As a novice teacher in 1999, I was grateful to have a colleague across the hall who was also new to the profession. We swapped stories, shared strategies, and commiserated about our shared challenges around lesson planning and staying in touch with students’ families.

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College Writing Centers Worry AI Could Replace Them

Edsurge

Writing centers on college campuses have been around for more than 100 years , and they’re both a resource for students doing assignments and a symbol of the importance in higher education of learning to express yourself in text. But as generative AI tools like ChatGPT sweep into mainstream business tools, promising to draft properly-formatted text from simple prompts and the click of a button, new questions are rising about what role writing centers should play — or whether they will be needed

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How AI can transform lesson planning and assessment

eSchool News

Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by. Between budgetary constraints, bandwidth crunches, and a constantly changing syllabus, teachers have their hands full when it comes to structuring and building their class’s lessons a

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The 4 Dimensions of Educator Wellness [Infographic]

Edsurge

Educator wellness is more than buzzwords. Living a well-balanced and fully engaged life is essential for building a safe, supportive and collaborative school culture that positively impacts both student achievement and teacher retention. Learn the 4 dimensions of educator wellness and how they can help strengthen work-life balance and teacher efficacy.

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Don’t Leave Tech Leadership Out of Integrated Planning

EdTech Magazine

Technology is everywhere in a district, from operational buildings and grounds down to the classroom. Just as tech is so well integrated in the many functions of a school, IT leaders need to be integrated in strategic planning to keep these systems running. The Consortium for School Networking’s Framework of Essential Skills looks at where technology leaders are involved and whether they have a voice and understanding of district strategic planning and how technology is a part of that planning.

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