ALAS Leaders in Equity Update - 2/2/23

Posted Date: 02/06/2023

View in Browser February 2, 2023   ALAS UPDATES   First 100 will receive a gift from ALAS! ALAS   Advertisement    POLICY CENTER   Cardona calls for better teacher pay, more multilingualism in speech The 74 Calling for increases to teacher salaries and greater strides toward multilingualism, but with scant mention of the task of post-COVID learning recovery, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona outlined his department's priorities for 2023 in a speech Jan. 24. Read More   SCHOOL LEADERS NEWS   Leaders, it's OK to say "I don't know" ASCD I'll never forget the unexpected compliment I received one day at work. A teacher from my former department was chatting with my current team, telling them: "You know what I like best about Liz? She's the only administrator I've ever heard say, I don't know' to a room full of people." Read More   Promising practices: How to increase school leader diversity New Leaders We can do more to systematically improve the strength and diversity of our nation's principals. Here's what our research tells us — and here's where districts and states are making an impact. Read More   Advertisement Protecting Schools with Germicidal Lighting Promoted by ETi Solid State Lighting, Inc. UVC has been proven to inactivate 99.9% of pathogens in the air and on surfaces, including Coronavirus.   Ideal for any indoor application, SilentAire LED light fixtures offer ambient, energy-saving LED illumination while actively disinfecting the air in a room. Go beyond back to normal: Be better protected, and better prepared, than ever before.  Read More   Tired of the same old professional development? Let students lead EdSurge (Commentary) I love learning. As a classroom teacher, I always tried to improve my practice by reading academic and practice-based articles, attending trainings and connecting with fellow educators to share resources and troubleshoot challenges. The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. Read More   TECHNOLOGY   Could edtech be the shared language for EAL pupils in the classroom? Open Access Government Helen Abell is the Principal at Godolphin Junior Academy (ages 7 to 11) situated in Slough. Over 70% of the pupils at the school have English as an additional language (EAL). Here Helen reflects on how edtech solutions have helped teachers at the school to support EAL pupils as they progress in their studies. Read More   Advertisement NABE award winner Silvia Reyes' Sound-Spelling Transfer Kits accelerate cross-linguistic transfer K-2 students learn about their native language and apply what they know to a new language. Engaging resources and mini-lessons in Spanish and English are designed for bilingual and dual language classes. FREE Sampler and more information Promoted by Benchmark Education   How computer science education bridges the digital divide eSchool News Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and succeed, and that many of the potential problems of the future could be solved by technology. Read More   How to keep students writing in the age of AI tools Edutopia Historically, humanities courses rely on student writing as the product that not only determines the final grade, but also judges the learning experience that students received. Read More   EDUCATION HEADLINES   Genes and languages don't always sync Language Magazine An interdisciplinary team from the University of Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig (Germany) has been investigating if language and genes evolved in tandem over the last few thousand years on a global scale. Read More   After early success with English learners, can a district keep its momentum? Education Week Elizabeth Alonzo swerved around desks that reached just above her knees. She set up laptops for Katherine Wilson's 2nd graders, so they'll be ready for an online reading test. The students were finishing up P.E. in the gym. All except 9-year-old Jose Perez Juarez, who was meeting with a counselor who works with students new to the country. Read More   Advocates urge lawmakers to pass bill supporting families of English learning students NBC Connecticut Advocates for Connecticut's immigrant community were back at the State Capitol recently, this time pushing for equity in education. They are urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would provide more resources to families with students learning English as a second language. "Si se puede!" the group chanted in the Hall of Flags. It means "Yes we can" in Spanish. Read More   A bilingual aide explains the value of representation for English learners Education Week According to author Tamika Moore: I heard from a translator at the middle school that there was a job opening. I was on maternity leave so I wasn't working at the time. So I decided to go and ask at the board of education and see what it was about. And they told me that it was a position for one of the elementary schools as an [English-learner] aide. Read More   How to help ESL students improve writing skills eSchool News It's a challenge to learn a language, but your ESL students were brave enough to accept it — and you have instruments to help them along the way. Read More   What's the right mindset for teaching English learners? A teacher explains Education Week Marlena Young-Jones has taught in Russellville City Schools for almost 11 years. Most of that time was spent as a 2nd grade general elementary teacher. In her last 2nd grade class at West Elementary, all 19 of her students were English learners. After that experience, she wanted to work more closely with these students as an English-as-a-second-language interventionist. Read More   CAREERS   Sr. Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Feb. 2, 2023 | Sacramento, California Association of California School Administrators   Superintendent of Schools Feb. 10, 2023 | Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay Area Public School District   Superintendent Feb. 19, 2023 | Red Wing, Minnesota Red Wing Public Schools   Superintendent of Schools Feb. 21, 2023 | Maple Grove, Minnesota ISD 279, Osseo Area Schools   Director, Communications Feb. 22, 2023 | Washington, DC Center for Applied Linguistics   Director of Enrichment Feb. 22, 2023 | Washington, DC Capital City Public Charter School   Executive Director Feb. 26, 2023 | Ocoee, Florida Innovation Montessori   Superintendent Feb. 27, 2023 | Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro School District 1J   Commissioner of Education March 3, 2023 | Lincoln, Nebraska The Nebraska State Board of Education   Principal March 7, 2023 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County Public Schools   Chief of Human Resources and Talent Management March 7, 2023 | Little Rock, Arkansas Anne Arundel County Public Schools   Curriculum Associates: Senior Manager, Spanish Assessment March 9, 2023 | Remote   Editorial Director Reading Spanish Reading/Language Arts March 9, 2023 | Multiple Locations Available or Remote   Product Director, Spanish Reading March, 9, 2023   Superintendent March 10, 2023 | Aurora, Colorado Aurora Public Schools   Principal March 14, 2023 | Denver, Colorado Northfield High School   Principal March 14, 2023 | San Francisco, California San Francisco Unified School District   Superintendent of Schools March 14, 2023 | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Mt. Lebanon School District   Superintendent March 14, 2023 | New Rochelle, New York City School District of New Rochelle   Superintendent March 15, 2023 | Collier County, Florida Collier County Public Schools   ALAS: Leaders in Equity Update Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents P.O. Box 65204 | Washington, DC 20035 202-466-0808 | Contact Us www.alasedu.org Kayla Boehler Content Editor, Multiview 972-402-7024 | Contact me Unsubscribe | Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE | SUBSCRIBE | PAST ISSUES Published by