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Learning Unleashed

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LearningUnleashedProfessional Learning in your Inbox

March 2021

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Update on Leader ISD's Graduate Profile Refinement

Curious about the progress of the Graduate Profile refinement? Check out the latest iteration below. Let us know what you think via this form.


Leander ISD learners are empowered to be:

  • Critical & Creative Thinkers who seek and solve problems through curiosity, flexibility, and innovation.

  • Skilled Communicators & Collaborators who listen to understand, express, and challenge ideas with respect and empathy while owning their individual roles toward a shared outcome.

  • Compassionate Community Contributors who value diverse perspectives and share their unique gifts with the world.

  • Adaptable & Reflective Individuals who confidently embrace their strengths and challenges while pursuing their interests and passions.


Keep an eye out for future information and feedback loops in this refinement process!

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Empowered Learning Supports

  • During these difficult times, empathy is so important. George Couros offers some powerful reflective questions.

  • “Scattered.” This word fits so well in 2021. It might describe our physical state or our mental/emotional state. This blog from Jennifer Gonzalez helps think through how to build culture and connection in classrooms when learners are scattered.

  • We are all about working smarter! Join the #techtips Slack channel for tips that help your instructional time move more smoothly, give you great ideas for providing feedback, streamline your Gmail, and more!

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SEL & Equity

Many students face barriers to healthy social, emotional, and academic development, but a range of strategies can help overcome those barriers.


Compassion Fatigue

As teachers and staff continue to support the needs of students, it is important to be aware of the possibility of compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue, or vicarious/secondary trauma, is much more serious than general burnout: it’s a caregiver experiencing trauma after witnessing another’s physical, emotional, or spiritual pain. Concept pioneers McCann and Pearlman define it as “a process through which the caregiving individual’s own internal experience becomes transformed through engagement with the client’s trauma.”


What can you do to combat compassion fatigue?

  • Be kind to yourself: remind yourself that suffering with compassion fatigue indicates that you listen well, open your heart, and care so much for your students in need.
  • Journal your thoughts: journaling helps by getting troubling thoughts out of your head and onto the paper.
  • Don't face this alone: others may be experiencing the same feelings, and together you can find support.
  • Seek positive influences: stay away from negative thoughts and situations.


If you would like to learn more about this topic, please refer to the following articles:

Compassion Fatigue: The Silent Thief in Our Schools

Teaching on Empty

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Thinking of Summer Already?!?

We are thinking warm thoughts and looking forward to summer. In addition to the much-needed recharge and self-care time, let us know what, how, and when you want summer professional learning via this super short survey.

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New-To-Profession Learning Community: Wait for it...

Wait time…

Why is it important to provide wait time? How do you provide for wait time when questioning during a lesson? Check out this document for more information on wait time.

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Contact Us

Let us know what you think about this edition or what you'd like to see in future editions of "Learning Unleashed."


For more opportunities for professional learning provided by Leander ISD, check out Eduphoria Strive.

Email: professional.development@leanderisd.org
Website: https://www.leanderisd.org/departments/teaching_learning/instruction_and_professional_learning
Phone: 512 570 0209
Twitter: @LISD_IPL