Using low-resource practices like instructional rounds and biweekly strategic meetings can boost professional development for administrators. How one school district addresed the need to create a climate of life-long learning for building administrators and area supervisors, inlcuding scheduled events to ensure that the administrative team receives relevant, ongoing professional development. (Edutopia)

In the wake of recent mass shootings in Texas, Republican Sen. John Cornyn has introduced the Restoring, Enhancing, Strengthening and Promoting Our Nation’s Safety Efforts (RESPONSE) Act, which includes a measure that would require schools to adopt programs to monitor student social media accounts, (EdScoop)

Amazon is entering the teacher-driven lesson plan trade with a new service called Amazon Ignite, allowing vetted educators to sell their lesson plans and other self-created resources. The products will also appear in regular Amazon search results. (EdSurge)

In the wake of yet another school shooting in the U.S. this week, results from a Fishbowl survey of 1,067 teachers show an overwhelming majority (87%) believe lawmakers are not doing enough to prevent school shootings. The findings come shortly after a report from The Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, released last week, suggesting many incidents of school violence could be prevented. (EDUCATION DIVE)

The U.S. Census Bureau has launched its "Statistics in Schools" program focused around an assortment of 2020 Census classroom activities aimed at encouraging all families to participate in the upcoming census. The program aims to raise awareness around the role of schools in acquiring accurate community census counts, and while games and classroom activities aren't specific to any subject area, they do bring data into the classroom. (U.S. Census Bureau)