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 For Education Leaders
Transforming Adolescent Engagement: The Action Leadership Approach to Education  In a study of 12th-grade students conducted during the United States school year in 2021-2022 in which ALAA was used to guide the course of instruction, students demonstrated significant gains in the skill of communication, where the mode score increased from 7 to 10 between the pre- and post-surveys. Other notable improvements in skills included invention and critical thinking. Similarly, critical thinking saw an increase in respondents selecting a score of 8, from 26% to 48%. Read more More Flexible than Distant  Distance education serves a diverse group of students: elite athletes training at national or international levels who need an adaptable schedule, students with medical conditions who require learning from home and of course rural and remote families who don’t have access to a local school. Digital Amnesia, Teacher Workloads, and AI: Is there a Solution?  The plan is simple. Use AI to do things so teachers don’t have to and free up classroom time for the things that matter. Consequently, a range of pilot AI programmes have been launched in the past 18 months to use AI to reduce teacher workload through lesson planning.  The Impact of Sleep on Youth Mental Health: The ‘Big 6’ Breakdown Blog Series  Welcome to the third article in a six-part series, covering “The Big 6:” the six key modifiable health behaviours that play a critical role in both the physical and mental health of youth, now and in the long-term. It Takes a Village to Tackle Childhood Trauma  Australia’s first ‘Trauma Aware School Village’ - a new model aimed at tackling childhood trauma with a whole school approach is up and running. Get Back to Work After Time Away  The teaching profession is wont to force people away, at least for sabbatical, it’s hard and there are challenges aplenty. Take Jack, a single father from Kogarah, NSW, who came to Australia in 2006 and built a career in teaching English to adult migrants. But during COVID-19, that work dried up. He faced immense financial pressure and struggled to find stable employment that fit his parenting responsibilities. 
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