Kristina Heagh-Avritt

Are you feeling overwhelmed with the transition to standards-based grading? Are your teachers struggling to find the right tools to switch from traditional grading methods? Look no further because Compass PD has the solution you've been searching for!

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with the transition to standards-based grading? Are your teachers struggling to find the right tools to switch from traditional grading methods? Look no further because Compass PD has the solution you've been searching for!

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with the transition to standards-based grading? Are your teachers struggling to find the right tools to switch from traditional grading methods? Look no further because Compass PD has the solution you've been searching for!

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Are you feeling overwhelmed with the transition to standards-based grading? Are your teachers struggling to find the right tools to switch from traditional grading methods? Look no further because Compass PD has the solution you've been searching for!

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Now this is some document! The California School Boards Association published this document "Drowning in Documentation" listing all the reporting requirements school systems must complete. 📜 📰 🗞 📎 🖇 "Although individual reports may not present an undue burden, the cumulative impact draws resources away from critical tasks and responsibilities of LEA staff, especially in California’s smaller districts and county offices of education." I'm familiar with many of the reports from my time as a principal, central office director and business chief. Don't overlook one report and think it's no biggie. The first one listed, the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) can be hundreds of pages long and review hundreds of metrics, all of which need to be evaluated and reported on. Not to mention all the data gathering, meetings, community meetings, staff meetings, input sessions, presentations and more, that need to happen. It can be a full time position in school systems, if they have the funding. Otherwise, it's one of many duties to a central office administrator. Oh also, don't forget that in a school system with thousands of students, staff, parents, community - well, things happen, to say the least. The same people doing these reports have to take care of those things too. I suspect that nationally, there are similar sentiments from educational leaders. There's definitely a need for oversight, and accountability measures, reporting and more, but looking at this document (this is the first time I've seen in one document all the reports listed), you have to ask yourself how beneficial this is to students, educators and communities? That's why recently I've been thinking and writing that we need to release educators from so many mandates, and give them more agency. And education adjacent org/companies need to focus on making K-12 work easier. (shameless plug that's why I love Allovue - K-12 finance software - I lived the challenge of trying to manage complicated K-12 finance; it was tough, and long hours) Thanks to California School Boards Association for publishing. One item missed ... wait for it ... school board member report requests! 😉 😃 #education #k12education

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Period! Leaders often forget that they have the power to make or break the system and it all depends on how much and what kind of behaviour they allow for in the organisation. #workplaceculture #leadership #leadersoftoday

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Transform your classroom with The Grid Method. This approach allows for differentiated learning through flexible grid-based tasks. Start by creating a grid with varied activities to address different learning styles. Follow us for implementation tips and success stories. #TheGridMethod #PersonalizedLearning

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And this is why diversifying the "figureheads" (e.g., Chancellors/Deans/Presidents) within #highereducation alone, without incorporating #liberatoryJEDI, healing-organized, trauma-informed principles into the zeitgeist of said leadership, is an insufficient path towards progress, equity, and justice. But rather a convenient detour from justice towards the Faustian Bargain of #performativeDEI and weaponized bureaucracy. Suspending a truth telling college President behind the banner of "insubordination" feels like Academic Erasure or Epistemic Mccarthyism and demonstrates how decorum is a placeholder for the social constructs of race and class. Dr. Derrick Bell warned us about this when he wrote the groundbreaking book Faces At The Bottom of the Well - when he lambasted the false promises of 'interest-convergence' with our oppre/ssor's as a path towards reconciliation. Imagine being a Chancellor from a global colonized majority background yourself and having the gall to label an empirically and factually-accurate stance of anti-geno/c!de as "insubordination". So is naming the truth insubordination at beacons of learning too? Why are we charging students tuition if their lived experiences of sociocultural trauma are going to be up for debate? Way to embody the outlandish and second-hand embarrassing trope of "breaking the glass ceiling of imper!/alism". You do not cultivate #APedagogyOfLove by curtailing or censoring the erasure and systemic violence you purport to subvert when you insulate colon!a/lism by weaponizing the bureaucracy of professional hierarchy. The existential contradiction of #HigherEducation is this: We perpetuate the traumas we pretend to dismantle when we are reluctant to name them and ourselves as culpable. This Chancellor is a mouthpiece for her settler overlords and a stark reminder that all skin folx certainly are not kinfolx, which is why el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, aka Malcolm X, wrote in his seminal autobiography (my favorite) "I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against." This case is evidence-based study on why sharing space is an inadequate substitute for sharing power.

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Online Learning Keeps Rising Among K-12 Students 🖥️📈 A fascinating new report from the Washington State Office of the Superintendent highlights the continued growth of online learning in K-12 schools post-pandemic. Some key takeaways: 💻 Nearly 5% of all public school students in Washington (54,380) took online classes last year, up from pre-pandemic levels. 🏳️‍⚧️ There was a significant increase in students identifying as Gender X enrolling in online courses, potentially seeing it as a safer learning environment. 👩‍🏫 However, online class completion rates remain lower than in-person, except for Gender X students. Teachers still struggle to fully engage students virtually. 🌐 English language learners were least likely to take online classes, underscoring the challenges of learning a new language remotely. While the convenience and flexibility of online learning is undeniable, this trend raises important questions around equal access, student engagement, and the future of classroom instruction. As one expert notes, "We always say 'it takes a village,' but in online learning, it really does." Schools, teachers and parents must work together to ensure all students can thrive, whether learning happens on-screen or in-person. What's your view on the rise of virtual schooling? Has your school/district embraced it? I'm keen to hear different perspectives on this evolving educational landscape. Ref.- https://lnkd.in/dWMMxRue #SaurabhEdTalk #OnlineLearning #K12Education #EdTech #VirtualClassrooms #DistanceLearning #WashingtonEducation

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Here is one way l use the Teacher Tech Tool of the week in my classroom. If you read my earlier post, you would know that our Teacher Tech Tool of the Week is Kahoot! I spotlighted this amazing tool and one of the features of this tool that has elevated my classroom experience is the timed quizzes. 🚨It keeps my students at alert. 🚨It reduces the attention they give to distractions. 🚨It gets them thinking at a very fast rate mastering the speed and accuracy skill. 🚨It pumps their adrenaline and makes them have a great feeling about learning. Did you notice how quickly this my 5 year old learner is solving math mentally? He solved one question in 5 seconds 🤩🤩 Your students can also achieve this, why not integrate Kahoot! today into your classroom. Cheering you on👏🏽👏🏽 Myra Samuelson The Digiteacher. #EdTech #TeacherTech #TeachersOfLinkedIn #EducationalTechnology #Digitalskills #Educators

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Building reading motivation is a game-changer for literacy success! When students believe what they're reading matters and that they have agency, their motivation soars. Let’s dive into more strategies that can build that belief. 🚀

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California's Reading Challenge: What's Needed? 📚 Dive into the discussion on EdSource as experts explore strategies to boost reading proficiency among California's youth. #ReadingChallenge #EducationReform

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Foundational skills start in #PreK! Key Foundations by Hatch Early Learning and Ignite by Hatch Early Learning: evidence-based built on the Science of Reading. Oral language and listening + 5 pillars = success #earlyliteracy #earlychildhoodeducation #headstart

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Standards integration vs alignment can make all the difference in efficacy.

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