Shoutout to our EDL student Ben Sheridan, Principal at the Elementary School in Kinshasa, who wrote this lovely reflection on Connection, Caring, and Belonging in the @whatschoolcouldbe.bsky.social Chronicle. www.whatschoolcouldbe.org/blog/connect...

Connection Before Curriculum: Why Belonging Is the Foundation for Learning — What School Could Be

By: Benjamin Sheridan

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The Learning Force ... my latest ... bathon.substack.com/p/the-learni...

The Learning Force

Is it as important as the Workforce in a constantly changing world? Do kids know how to "Learn-a-Living"?

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Talking to AI is shockingly like writing PhD qualifying exam questions. Like, exactly the same to get great in-depth answers.

Freed from some Admin. responsibilities ... can write more. Doing so here and calling it "The School Code" ... which intersects a lot of different parts of my life: open.substack.com/pub/bathon/p...

The School Code ... A Start

First post basics. And, my Why.

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KY elementary kids get something like 20 minutes of recess. We also rank high in childhood obesity. Is the time spent on reading/math or the time spent exercising better for the learner's overall wellness and development at that age? Not saying I have the answer, just seriously wondering? Thoughts?

Love hearing from #UCEA past presidents on the organization, the past, and its future. 70 years of positive change. What's next??? (See my previous post). Proud to be a longtime part of this great organization. @uceagsc.bsky.social

So proud of #UCEA for linking together questions of deeper learning, PBL, dual enrollment, schedule changes ... and joy and equity. Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!! This is the path. We can improve our schools by focusing on this. @scottmcleod.bsky.social @jaysonrichardson.bsky.social

Amazing #CASTLE session at #UCEA on Tech Intersections with Education Leadership. AI informed, equity focused, internationally informed, policy curious ... super cool. Learn more here: schooltechleadership.org @jaysonrichardson.bsky.social @scottmcleod.bsky.social

The J-TERM schedule at STEAM Academy for this year (a week + at the start of January where learners/teachers go off-script and learn lots of new things they want to learn). One of my favorite parts of STEAM. @karennole678.bsky.social

Good news. "Nearly 90 percent of the nation’s 2,275 bachelor’s degree granting institutions remain either test optional, leaving it up to students to choose whether or not to submit scores, or “test blind,” meaning that they do not consider test scores at all." www.newamerica.org/education-po...

More of our #UKNextGen team joining ... all worth a follow! @karennole678.bsky.social @lusettlesyoung.bsky.social @loratshields.bsky.social @jwebbschs.bsky.social #KYUnitedWeLearn

@donhackmann.bsky.social awesome to see you here. Miss hanging out. Have you spoke with @jaysonrichardson.bsky.social on the study of the ed leadership professorate? If not, some interest there.

Got this question in my school law class for #EdLeadership last night from several students ... @noellerson.bsky.social and team are tightly connected and good to listen to as things unfold.

Noellerson@noellerson.bsky.social · 2y ago

More ICYMI from last week: #SashaPudelski from our @aasadvocacy.bsky.social team did quick take on what we do(n't) know about the proposed elimination of USED www.aasa.org/advocacy/blo...

recalling early days of T - an article I wrote for @edsurge.bsky.social in 2013 “how Twitter tore down my District’s Walls” - I still was a supt & valued social media because of sharing, connectivity, learning across boundaries www.edsurge.com/news/2013-09... #edusky #eduskychat #rethinklearning

How Twitter Tore Down My District's Walls - EdSurge News

District hierarchy gets flattened when educators venture outside the walls of their district

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Video on our Ph.D. program at #Kentucky in #Educational #Leadership. Check this out. 🌍 💻📈 Remarkable program with a great team led by @bethrous.bsky.social Some students/grads ... @jasonjohnston.bsky.social @jeremiahshiloh.bsky.social @toddnorton.bsky.social with @jnash.bsky.social

Online Educational Leadership PhD Program at the University of Kentucky

YouTube video by UK Online

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Looping in @nealhutchens.bsky.social and wonder if you might pass along to Thelin, as he might enjoy this issue.

Jack Schneider@jackschneider.bsky.social · 2y ago

The August issue of *History of Education Quarterly* is finally out (after some delays from Cambridge University Press). Our focus in this issue is higher education. In this thread, I'll provide free access to all articles. 1/n

Glad to see Kentucky educators joining ... as people connect, I've created a Starter Pack for Kentucky education. To join, connect with me and I'll keep adding new folks up to the first 150. go.bsky.app/H6CubVA

Hey #UKSTL crew - this week we have #UCEA session on cool AI use cases for learning. Care to share one? @jaysonrichardson.bsky.social @scottmcleod.bsky.social @jnash.bsky.social @jasonjohnston.bsky.social @toddnorton.bsky.social @mikepaul.bsky.social @benjaminsheridan.bsky.social others I missed?

Curious for some of our Ky edu leaders joining: What work is front of mind post-election and heading into next year? @watsonedtech.bsky.social @tshelton13.bsky.social @spweston.bsky.social @mikepaul.bsky.social @lusettlesyoung.bsky.social @juliepile.bsky.social @mrpiercey.bsky.social tag others too

I talked to @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy about the communities hurt by new school voucher schemes—and Trump’s plan to kill the Dept of Education. #EduSky www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tru...

Can Trump dismantle the Department of Education? It won't be easy, experts say

"One thing I'll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, D.C.," President-elect Trump vowed in 2023.

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This was a cool way to end the week ... note from a student engaged in a state run PD using our book on the other side of the country.

Great today to share with the UK College of Ed. on the various projects that Next Gen (our center) is doing. If you want a peek, here is the Deck we used today for the session. docs.google.com/presentation... @karennole678.bsky.social

Next Gen - Ignite 2024 - What We are Working On College

Focus Areas for 2024 - 2025 Karen

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I'm excited to connect with everyone #UCEA next week in LA. Let's promote that tag to help coalesce (again) the community here now. @scottmcleod.bsky.social @chrislub.bsky.social @edfuller.bsky.social @sarahmfine.bsky.social @janellescott.bsky.social @uceagsc.bsky.social Others?

I'm Chair & Professor of Education Leadership & Fac. Director of the Center for Next Generation Leadership. Author of Leadership for Deeper Learning. Professionally into upgrading school ... which takes a lot of forms. I love building learning platforms that push past the adjacent possible.