What’s Next for Schools after Coronavirus? Here are 5 big issues and opportunities

By Andy Hargreaves Research Professor in Education, Boston College

“We’re in a long, dark tunnel at the moment. When we emerge, our challenge will be to not proceed exactly as before, but to reflect deeply on what we have experienced, and take a sharp turn in education and society for the better.”

No schools, no exams, more online learning and parents in COVID-19 lockdown with their kids. What a mess!

People are responding heroically. Some parents are working from home, others have lost their jobs and teachers are creating an entire new way of doing their jobs — not to mention the kids themselves, stuck inside without their friends. Somehow, we will get through this. When we do, how will things look when school starts again?

This Article was published in The Conversation. The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public.

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The Ten Minute Principal – EVAN ROBB
First Time Australian Webinars June 3 &10

The Australian Council for Educational Leaders are very proud to present for the first time in Australia, Principal Evan Robb as he presents his two-part leadership webinar series “Impactful Leadership : Vision, Purpose and Creating a Pathway for Change”.

This webinar will challenge you to reflect on why you do what you do, how you do it, and the shifts you can make to be a more effective leader and get different results. Evan Robb will dive deeply into ideas that can support your leadership role. The goal will be to develop a school with skilled teachers that prepare students to be creative problem solvers and leaders who know how to free up their time to positively and purposefully interact with staff, students, and parents.

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Student Engagement
Evidence-based strategies to boost academic and social-emotional results

By Cheryl Abla and Brittney R. Fraumeni

From a teacher’s perspective, night and day comes close to describing the difference between working with engaged versus disengaged students. Every teacher on earth has experienced the impact on learning that student engagement (or the lack of it) can make, and we’re willing to bet that every teacher on earth has at some point wished engagement could be bottled and served with breakfast.

To a degree, it can be. While science has yet to invent the switch we can flip to make all of our students active, enthusiastic learners, education researchers have indeed identified ways that teachers can create the conditions in which learning thrives—and emotional readiness is very much part of the mix. For example, Goodwin and Hubbell (2013) proposed that effective teachers do three things really well: They articulate and maintain high expectations

for learning (they are demanding), they know why they’re doing what they’re doing (they are intentional), and they provide a nurturing learning environment (they are supportive).

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www.mcrel.org

ACEL Proudly Present our New Two Part Webinar Series
with Dr Todd Whitaker Leading Through Difficult Times

This new two part webinar series with Dr Todd Whitaker is designed to support all levels of educational leaders – from classroom leaders to school and institutional leaders - on how to be most effective during the challenging times we are facing. Included in these sessions will be a focus on:

• Making The Most of Cultural Leverage Points
• Communication For Positive Results
• Gaining Respect and Credibility
• Setting The Stage - How To Deal With What Is Next?

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NEW THREE PART EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR SERIES

LYN SHARRATT
CLARITY: WHAT MATTERS MOST IN LEARNING,
TEACHING, AND LEADING

The Australian Council for Educational Leaders are very proud to present Lyn Sharratt as she presents her three-part webinar series “Clarity: What Matters MOST in Learning, Teaching, and Leading”.

Bringing ‘CLARITY’ to the elements that sharpen precision-in-practice ensures knowing ‘where to next’. How to gain ‘CLARITY’ is based on a set of interrelated concepts deployed within an evidence-proven framework and implemented consistently and reflectively across systems, schools and classrooms.

This Webinar Series, in three parts: 1. Learning; 2. Teaching; and, 3. Leading, is built on solid research. There are no silver bullets or commercial programs that lead to continuous student improvement. While individual inferences can be made by interpreting many sources of data or evidence, the real power of data resides in the ‘aha’ outcomes of collaborative conversations from ‘roll-up-your sleeves’ work with ALL stakeholders.

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VIEW DR LYN SHARRATT'S MESSAGE OF THANKS TO EDUCATORS WORLDWIDE

Rigor is Not a Four Letter Word
Dr Barbara Blackburn
29th Apr, 6th May & 13th May 2020
ONLINE WEBINAR

Impactful Leadership
Evan Robb
10th June & 17th June 2020
ONLINE WEBINAR

Instructional Leadership
Peter DeWitt
19th June 2020
ONLINE EVENT

Leading through Difficult Times
Todd Whitaker
23rd June & 30th June 2020
ONLINE WEBINAR

CLARITY: What Matters MOST in Learning, Teaching, and Leading
Lyn Sharratt
2nd, 9th, & 16th July 2020
ONLINE WEBINAR

ACEL 2020 National Disability & Inclusion Conference
7th - 8th October 2020
Brisbane QLD

ACEL 2020
Early Childhood Conference
26th - 27th November 2020
Melbourne VIC

Instructional Leadership
Peter DeWitt
2nd, 4th & 6th November 2020

NEW Online Professional Development Packages Now Available

ACEL have just released their new 2020 Online Professional Development Packages. Featuring access to 16 live webinar sessions prepared specifically for ACEL, plus digital content and support resources under a single subscription fee. Featuring a line-up of the leading experts such as Lyn Sharratt, Barbara Blackburn, Evan Robb, Todd Whitaker and more these new packages are designed for ease of accessibility from your home, office or school to accompany your PD support.

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Elevate Program

Curiosity and Powerful Learning Program

2020 ACEL New Voice Scholarships

ACEL Resources In Action

AEL LEADING IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT:
DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE ISSUE

ACEL would like to present a special full complimentary edition of The Australian Educational Leader – with the recent edition entitled “Leading in a Digital Environment.”

This edition featured lead articles written by Lee Watanabe-Crockett and Greg Whitby. Other sections include a spotlight interview with Professor Martin Westwell, book review, success stories, and our Student Voice spotlight.

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Have you listened to the Leaders Lounge Podcast Today?

With regular episode update the Australian Leaders Lounge is available FREE to educators via audio podcast. With one on one and panel interviews and in depth discussions recorded with leading educational experts in their field we invite you to listen at home or on the go today.

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