Where Our Team Will Be This Week:
Learn With Us at NAIS Workshops: Friday, March 1 at 1:45pm
Learn With Us at NAES Conference on DEIJ and Episcopal Identity: Thursday, March 7 at 1pm ET
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Anneke’s work in the class helped her to understand the importance of making sure first encounters with Generative AI were manageable and accessible. She designed a brief, user-friendly online resource to jump start conversations at the start of the year: “I used some of the video and written resources, as well as the course’s big questions to guide our framework.” She also designed workshops for teachers using the resources from the course. "We really wanted to get AI language into rubrics, into syllabi, and into classroom conversations when students returned to school last fall," Anneke emphasized. "The Association's course, and the resources we were able to develop as a result, helped us give folks the information they needed to consider how they wanted to set expectations with students.” Association Members: Click here to read of the rest of the post in the Association Portal!
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Bob started out by "reading every article, watching every YouTube video, and going to every webinar." The Association's course AI Guidance for Academic Leaders was instrumental in Bob's drive to understand the impacts of Generative AI. "There were so many high-caliber resources included. Instead of having to do all of that searching on my own, it was right there." Bob found added benefit in attending the Association's live programming: "The Meetups and Cohorts were even better." Association Members: Click here to read of the rest of the post in the Association Portal!
Non-members: Learn more about membership and explore all of our offerings on our website. As part of our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, we recognize observances and holidays that center the voices and experiences of historically excluded peoples in the United States. This month, we’re bringing together Black History Month and Lunar New Year resources for educators and schools. To learn more about these recognitions, read our blog post on how and why we acknowledge. Recognize Black History Month at your school: The Center for Racial Justice in Education provides a Black History Month resource guide with the purpose of “ensuring the ongoing integration of Black history and experiences… to uplift every student and reinforce that Black Lives Matter everyday.” Storycorps curates Black voices of the past and present, bringing together “stories that center Black voices in conversations about Black history, identity, struggles, and joy.” Reimagine February with Black Futures Month: In her essay, “How Long Till Black Future Month,” novelist N. K. Jemisen writes, “Everyone jokes that of course Black history gets celebrated only during the shortest month of the year. No one seems puzzled by the fact that there is no time correspondingly devoted to examining, celebrating, or imagining the black future.” Black Futures Month, founded in 2025 by the Movement for Black Lives is dedicated to “a reimagining of life as we know it and a revolutionary transformation of the beliefs, norms, and systems that reject our humanity.” Recognize Lunar New Year celebrations: The Lunar New Year is celebrated under various names across East Asia. In Chinese communities, it's known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. Vietnamese people celebrate Tet Nguyen Dan, Koreans observe Seollal, Tibetans observe in Losar, and Mongolians mark Tsagaan Sar. In Thailand, the new year is Songkran; Balinese communities celebrate Nyepi, and Filipino-Chinese communities observe Tsinoy.
“Learning About Lunar New Year”, from WeTeachNYC and the New York City Department of Education provides sample lessons and activities for exploring Lunar New Year with grades K-8. Independent schools and Academic Leaders often pride themselves on spotting talent. They look for it in students, colleagues, potential recruits, and rising leaders - and especially the last. When hunting for leadership talent within your school, it's crucial to look beyond resumes and responsibility, and instead focus on transferable skills. Many independent schools celebrate and honor teachers who remain committed to teaching throughout their careers, without desiring other roles within the school. These teachers shine when they share their insights and lead professional development, while remaining in the classroom. The skills teachers build in the classroom don’t always translate directly into the desire or the preparation for days spent leading adults. The role of a department leader or instructional coach, however, should be given to someone who wants to help other adults develop. If you've only seen a teacher in a classroom, it can be tough to imagine how they can lead other professionals. That's why Academic Leaders need to focus on educators' skills and competencies rather than traditional criteria like education or years of experience. (In fact, we offer a course each fall titled Evaluating Department Leaders as Academic Leaders). This approach means you're drawing from a broader and more diverse pool to discover new talent. So what skills should Academic Leaders be looking for when they’re talent-spotting? In Rebecca Knight’s December 2023 Harvard Business Review article, “8 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders,” she lays out the skills that leaders need today. Knight says leaders “tend to have intentionally put themselves in situations where they have to learn, adapt, and grow." Look for these 8 skills in your early-career teachers' classrooms to spot your future Academic Leaders. Want to more resources on attracting, hiring, and retaining best-fit educators? Association members, check out the rest of this blog in the Portal. Not a member? Learn more about the Association and join today!
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