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PETER GOLD ON THE CORNERSTONE RECRUITING CLOUD: SOCIAL AND COMPLIANCE IN A SINGLE SYSTEM

The kind of cars anyone my age bought when they were young didn’t come with air conditioning, electric windows or even a radio as standard. USB points didn’t even exist! They started off looking (kind of) nice but by the time we’d bolted on our non-factory fitted extras they looked more like Frankenstein cars.  But buying a new car today is very different as they come with so much as standard and are more reliable, economical and efficient.
Having first built an ATS in 1998 I have been somewhat disappointed at how slowly most ATS vendors have evolved in comparison to car manufacturers. I guess I’m also slightly envious of product teams today who have so much information to work on when I had nothing. We pretty much made it up as we went and had to guess what we thought the market would want.
I’ve previously written about the history of the ATS in my first post then what makes an ATS social in my second post. And whilst the market has been evolving slowly Cornerstone developers have been beavering away to build a new ATS that is fit for today based on what is wanted, needed and used. Less Frankenstein, more Ironman 3. Saving the world from the ATS bad guys.

Born social

As Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud is even younger than Facebook or Twitter you’ll see many familiar social features that are entirely intuitive to every user of any level. I can’t of course share every little secret but in order for me to be able to write this blog post I was allowed to look under the bonnet to see the social engine that lies in wait.

My top 3

No more system e-mails.  One thing I love about Facebook is their messaging system. All messages are in one place attached to the right friend. No more digging around looking for endless texts or e-mails. Recruiting Cloud takes the same approach to the candidate record making it easier for everyone to find every message a candidate has received but in a social format. Comment streams anyone?
The job advert.  Imagine being able to create the perfect job advert that converts better than ever before.  Measuring the video version vs. the image version. Red apply button vs. blue apply button. Facebook likes vs. LinkedIn followers. All the tools that marketers have so that you can track every action rather than rely on gut instinct. You no longer have to just imagine.
LinkedIn.  The integration with LinkedIn is seriously impressive. From simple job posting to intelligent network matching it’s what recruiters have been waiting for. But it goes way beyond this. I’d love to tell you more but I don’t need to because Cornerstone will.

Welcome to the very social ATS

So if you’d like to know more and get a peak under the bonnet why not attend the Recruiting Cloud webinar on May 29. Click here to register.

Mentoring Teaching Strategies to Increase Graduation Rates

Today on TeachHUB.com, our centerpiece article addresses the importance of mentoring, one of the teaching strategies we’ve been pushing that might just be the answer to increasing graduation rates,

Frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned educator in Upstate New York, enlightens us on the importance of mentors amongst high school students, especially those in at-risk demographic groups.

Janelle likewise instructs educators on how to implement a mentoring program at your school, including what activities to carry out and when to hold mentoring programs.

Janelle sums up her article thusly: “Everyone needs a role model in his life, someone to look up to for guidance and support; Someone who is there for them and who they can lean on in any time of need. Unfortunately, not everyone has this kind of support system, and that is why we have mentors. The presence of a caring adult can make a world of difference in the life of a student. Mentoring has powerful benefits that can make a difference in a student that wants to drop out of school. To ensure that dropout rates decrease in America, all schools must give the support student need to thrive and succeed in school and beyond.”

Do you have mentoring program in school district? If so, what is it like?

Get our teaching strategies that include mentoring>>

Technology in the Classroom: Using Digital Tablets
Digital tablets, including iPads, have become all the rage in classrooms today. Teachers like them because it’s like having an all-in-one tool at their fingertips: Indeed, one device affords word processing, research, document sharing, and even school-to-home communication. Students like these devices because they make learning fun: Let’s face it an animated, turnkey lesson plan created by a third party can be a lot more engaging than a stand-and-deliver, traditional lecture.
But in this age of teachers strapped for time, it’s all too easy for educators to not take the time to learn how to use these powerful devices. So today, frequent TeachHUB.com contributor Janelle Cox explains some quick and easy ways for educators to get assimilated with these new technologies that are rapidly changing the educational landscape. Janelle’s tips include using tablets and iPads for:
•    Presentations
•    Record-Keeping
•    Virtual Field Trips
•    And More!
Seasoned, well-connected educators know that there’s an app for everything these days, and kids are always jazzed up over any kind of new ed-tech trend, so why not embrace the nascent technology in the classroom? You’ll be helping yourself, and your students will love the experience.
Do you have a digital tablet or iPad in your classroom? How do you use it in your class?

    Consistency is Key with Classroom Management

    Whether you’re a parent OR a teacher, consistency is of paramount importance when you’re raising or instructing children. Kids thrive on consistency, and the classroom management system of organization that brings consistency about.

    With that in mind, today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned elementary school educator in Upstate New York, looks at how to bring about a stable and nurturing environment in your class.

    Janelle’s ideas (and detailed steps for executing each) include reasons why it’s important to have a consistent plan as well as why it’s important to be consistent.

    Janelle sums up her article like this: “A well-structured consistent classroom management plan is the key to having a successful classroom. This plan must be executed on day one and must be taught, modeled, and practiced over and over again until the students can do it in their sleep. Never make a rule that you are not willing to reinforce or state a promise that you cannot keep.”

    Do you have any classroom management tools or tips that you would like to share? Please leave your thoughts and ideas, we would love to hear what you have to say.

    Get our classroom management tips on being consistent>>

    Engaging Classroom Games for All Grades
    One of our most popular stories in the history of TeachHUB.com has been one in which we lay out some popular classroom games. These games are time-tested, and work at just about every grade level.
    Classroom games add flair and student engagement to more tedious, yet necessary tasks like teaching math facts, grammar rules and vocabulary, reviewing for tests or even completing lab experiments. Adding an element of competition motivates and energizes students.
    Our list of great classroom games includes:
    •    Educational Bingo
    •    Memory
    •    Around the World
    •    And More!
    We also encourage educators to implement student-created games whenever possible – after all, what student doesn’t like to show off his or her creative talents?
    What educational games do you use in your classroom?

    How Teachers Can Stay Motivated After Spring Break

    It’s always difficult to return back to class after spring break. After a week off, and warmer temperatures, with summertime looming on the horizon, it’s tempting to phone it in and cruise toward the finish line.

    But it’s important to stay motivated. After all, our students are counting on us to help them prepare not just for this year, but for next year as well. With that in mind, today on TeacHHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned educator based on the East Coast, takes a look at some ways that that you can stay motivated after spring break.

    Janelle’s ideas include:

    • Keep Healthy
    • Get Inspired
    • Get Organized
    • Get Enough Sleep
    • And More!

    Janelle sums up her article thusly: “While it may have been hard to say goodbye to the beaches, sun and fun of spring break. Just remember that you only have a few more months of the school year left to go. Try and do use the strategies listed above to help you stay motivated until the end of the school year.”

    How you stay motivated to teach after spring break? Do you have any tips that you would like to share?

    Get our tips on staying motivated after spring break>>

    Quiz: Is Teaching the Right Career for You?
    Currently trending on TeachHUB.com is a 10-question quiz that can help all you would-be teachers out there determine if education is the right profession to embark upon. Any current students or anyone considering a career change should take it. It’s fun! And it should only take you a couple of minutes to complete
    Do you make the cut? What quiz questions do you have for would-be teachers?
    Take our teaching-as-a-career quiz>>
    Download TeachHUB Magazione for FREE today!
    This month in the always FREE TeachHUB Magazine, we offer up some new female heroes to honor during Women’s History Month, and we review three new apps designed to help kids learn and enjoy reading.

    PETER GOLD ON THE CORNERSTONE RECRUITING CLOUD: SOCIAL AND COMPLIANCE IN A SINGLE SYSTEM

    The kind of cars anyone my age bought when they were young didn’t come with air conditioning, electric windows or even a radio as standard. USB points didn’t even exist! They started off looking (kind of) nice but by the time we’d bolted on our non-factory fitted extras they looked more like Frankenstein cars.  But buying a new car today is very different as they come with so much as standard and are more reliable, economical and efficient.
    Having first built an ATS in 1998 I have been somewhat disappointed at how slowly most ATS vendors have evolved in comparison to car manufacturers. I guess I’m also slightly envious of product teams today who have so much information to work on when I had nothing. We pretty much made it up as we went and had to guess what we thought the market would want.
    I’ve previously written about the history of the ATS in my first post then what makes an ATS social in my second post. And whilst the market has been evolving slowly Cornerstone developers have been beavering away to build a new ATS that is fit for today based on what is wanted, needed and used. Less Frankenstein, more Ironman 3. Saving the world from the ATS bad guys.

    Born social

    As Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud is even younger than Facebook or Twitter you’ll see many familiar social features that are entirely intuitive to every user of any level. I can’t of course share every little secret but in order for me to be able to write this blog post I was allowed to look under the bonnet to see the social engine that lies in wait.

    My top 3

    No more system e-mails.  One thing I love about Facebook is their messaging system. All messages are in one place attached to the right friend. No more digging around looking for endless texts or e-mails. Recruiting Cloud takes the same approach to the candidate record making it easier for everyone to find every message a candidate has received but in a social format. Comment streams anyone?
    The job advert.  Imagine being able to create the perfect job advert that converts better than ever before.  Measuring the video version vs. the image version. Red apply button vs. blue apply button. Facebook likes vs. LinkedIn followers. All the tools that marketers have so that you can track every action rather than rely on gut instinct. You no longer have to just imagine.
    LinkedIn.  The integration with LinkedIn is seriously impressive. From simple job posting to intelligent network matching it’s what recruiters have been waiting for. But it goes way beyond this. I’d love to tell you more but I don’t need to because Cornerstone will.

    Welcome to the very social ATS

    So if you’d like to know more and get a peak under the bonnet why not attend the Recruiting Cloud webinar on May 29. Click here to register.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    The Teaching Profession: Education Acronyms to Know

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    The Teaching Profession: Education Acronyms to Know

    Wherever you turn, we are surrounded by acronyms: Governmental agencies (FBI), work output statuses (MIA), even boxing (TKO).
    The teaching profession is no different. Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jordan Catapano, who is a seasoned high school English teacher based in the Chicago suburbs, takes an in-depth look at the acronyms living large in the teaching profession, including:
    LRE = Least Restrictive Environment
    ESSA = Every Student Succeeds Act
    FERPA = Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
    And More!
    Here’s Jordan’s take on FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education): “One of the provisions in IDEA is that all students are to receive a free and appropriate education. This is an educational right for students with disabilities, and it means that schools must provide students with disabilities an education equal to that of non-disabled peers. This requires all schools to include adapted instruction and necessary services to ensure students with disabilities receive the college and career-ready skills necessary for their futures.”
    Jordan sums up his article like this, in a paragraph devoted to the PLN (Professional Learning Network): “And now for a non-government term. A Professional Learning Network, or PLN, is a handy way of identifying the fellow educators a given teacher is connected to either in real life or online. A PLN is a customized, personalized set of professionals who help an individual learn and grow in their craft. This might include individuals in a teacher’s department, school, district, at conferences, within education organizations, or via social media. Teachers should develop their own PLN to leverage the ideas, resources, and materials of others.”

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    Teaching Strategies: Overcome Student Engagement Barriers

    Finding, planning, and executing teaching strategies to engage our students is one of the things teachers have struggled with since the beginning of education. But nowadays, students are even more distracted than ever, with a full armada of technological devices at the ready to keep kids from learning even more.
    But there are some teaching strategies you can use to help you overcome the struggles of student engagement in your classroom. These are written by Janelle Cox, who is a longtime elementary educator based on the East Coast. Janelle’s ideas include:
    • Teaching Strategies that Incorporate Technology into Your Lessons
    • Ask a Lot of Questions
    • Design Engaging Lessons
    • And More!

    Janelle sums up her article like this, in a paragraph entitled, “Educate Students on Their Well-Being”: “Digital distractions aren’t the only thing to blame on lack of student engagement. Poor nutrition and lack of sleep are to blame as well. Many students’ diets, or lack thereof, can lead to a poor attention span and performance in school. A child’s lack of sleep can also contribute to them giving their full potential in school. If a student is tired and hungry, how can we expect them to be engaged in our lessons? This is when we need to educate our students on proper sleep and nutrition and overall healthy well-being. Encourage students to eat healthy meals and go to bed at reasonable hour. Tell them to unplug from their digital devices at least an hour before bedtime and to not have a television in their room. Remind students that being fit, getting enough sleep, and eating right play an important role in their academic success at school.”
    What teaching strategies do you use to overcome the barriers of student engagement? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below, we’d love to hear your opinions on this topic.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    ARE SOCIAL REFERRALS REALLY THE ANSWER TO ATTRACTING PASSIVE CANDIDATES?

    Will our vast social networks open up access to the elusive passive candidates like never before?
    Clearly the growing number of specialist social referral products hope this will be the case but the one thing they all have in common, is their need for the job which originates in the ATS. This means the employer will need to integrate their ATS with the referral system to make it seamless for both the recruiter and the candidate.
    But what if you could just switch it on in your ATS because social referrals were built in as standard?
    That would put you well on your way to getting that elusive social referral system without the need for any third party integration or of course additional costs!

    Youth has its advantages

    As some of the “younger” recruitment systems have been developed during the social era they know the importance of our social networks so have made sure social is part of their standard ATS functionality. Such as:
    • Auto matching of relevant candidates from your employee social networks.
    • Simple sharing of selected jobs across your chosen networks.
    • A single view of the applicant regardless of source.
    • Referral source tracked so the credit always goes to the right person.
    Employee social referrals may be a relatively new concept yet the job application still needs to be part of the standard recruiter process rather than an after-thought or bolt-on separate system. Ease of use for the recruiter is key but it’s vital that the employee interface is also simple and convenient to maximise engagement with employees.
    Of course, some will question how successful social referrals will really be and question whether they should invest the time and money before the market has proven itself. Valid points; it may still be too early to tell but if your ATS has this functionality built in as standard there’s no reason not to use it. And whilst everyone else is still wondering, you’re hiring and thriving in the new untapped mines of social referrals.

    Seeing is believing

    I’m the type of person that likes to see systems for myself before I believe they really exist so if you’re like me, why not go and see the Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud and many others for yourself at iRecruit in Amsterdam on the 20th and 21st June this year.

    Top 12 Super Bowl Classroom Activities

    With America’s favorite pasttime’s pinnacle achievement quickly approaching (no, not the Iowa Caucauses), today on TeachHUB.com, we published a pounding paean to the Super Bowl, that gridiron classic that’s coming to a party near you on Sunday, Feb. 7.
    Teachers across America will be scratching their helmeted heads and searching for that perfect football-themed classroom activity this week, and so we decided to give you a few ideas.
    Our Super Bowl classroom activities include:
    • Hometown history, geography
    • Football measurements
    • Halftime tribute brainstorm
    • And more!

    How do you use Super Bowl excitement to inspire learning?
    Get our Super Bowl classroom activities>>
    Classroom Management: How to Design a Useful Job System
    Elsewhere on TeachHUB.com today, frequent TeachHUB.com contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned educator in Upstate New York, instructs instructors on how to design and implement a classroom job system using classroom management skills.
    Jobs within a classroom teach responsibility, and can also help you out a lot as well! Some good jobs for kids within your class include:
    • ·       Recycler – puts recyclable items in the recycling bin.
    • ·       Pledge Starter – starts the Pledge of Allegiance each morning.
    • ·       Center Monitor – makes sure materials are at the centers.
    • ·       Janitor – sweeps up the floor.
    • ·       Green Thumb – make sure the plants are watered.
    • ·       Door Monitor – opens and shuts the classroom door.

    Janelle concludes her piece with a paragraph entitled, “Maintain Your System”: “If you want your classroom to run smoothly then you must maintain your system. Do not falter and allow a student to pass out papers if they are not the paper passer. It’s best to switch out jobs each month or have students apply for new jobs. This way every student gets a chance at the job they are interested in trying.”
    Do you have an effective job system in your classroom? How does it work for you?

    Classroom Management Tips for Handling Difficult Students

    Even the best, most-seasoned educators sometime struggle with the classroom management skills to handle difficult students – those kids that lack discipline, are rowdy and disruptive and can derail even the most thought-out of lesson plans.

    One classroom management technique that has been proven positive to deal with difficult students is that of compassionate discipline, a form of classroom management that urges teachers to deal with student misbehavior in a sympathetic way.

    Frequent TeacHHUB.com (and TeachHUB Magazine) contributing writer Janelle Cox points out the methodology inherent in compassionate discipline in today’s centerpiece article. Janelle is a seasoned elementary school educator based in Upstate New York, so you know her practices are well-tested.

    Janelle’s ideas for how to deal with difficult students include:

    • Create a Structured Environment
    • Offer a Choice
    • Be Kind and Compassionate
    • And More!


    Janelle sums up her article thusly: “Struggling teachers handling difficult students sometimes hold to the belief that all students, regardless if they are good or badly behaved, should automatically show them respect because they are an authority figure. While this may hold true in some aspects, respect goes both ways and it earned over a period of time. Defiance and disrespect is usually just another test from the student and overtime it can be overcome.”

    Do you have any tips on how to handle difficult students who act out in the classroom? What types of situations have occurred in your classroom and how did you handle it? Please share your thoughts, we would love to hear what you have to say.

    Get our classroom management tips for dealing with troubling students>>

    The Cycle of Education Reform
    Education reform is one that is sometimes cynically synopsized as “Adopt, Attack, Abandon. Indeed, it can be easy to characterize the cycle of education reform as adoption of policy, ensuing confusion, and an eventual dumping of said reform policy.
    But why is this? Is it true, and can educators do anything about uit?
    Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jordan Catapano, who moonlights as an English teacher in the suburbs of Chicago, deconstructs the topic of education reform, including:
    •   Where Education Reform Originates
    •   Why Reforms Break Down or Change
    •   What Teachers Can Do
    Jordan summarizes his article like this: “The cycle of reform will inevitably continue. As much as we might hope for universal consensus, perfect logistics, and personal meaning, we’ll never achieve those things. Answers that elude others might seem obvious to us, and new reforms might seem ideal to some while ludicrous to us. Whatever stage in the cycle we’re at, we have to remember that there are students in our classroom waiting to see what we’ll do for them. So regardless of what is or is not taking shape in the larger education picture, let’s at least roll up our sleeves and do what we can to ensure that those students entrusted to us are given the best of what we have to offer every day.”
    What do you think about cyclical reform in education? What can we do as teachers in light of it?

    How to Motivate Students after Spring Break

    It’s a challenge for both students and teachers to return to the classroom after spring break.

    Today on TeachHUB.com, we focus on how to motivate students after spring break. The nicer weather has them clamoring for outdoor activities, and they get a taste of what summer vacation will have in store.

    But frequent TeacHHUB.com contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned educator based in Upstate New York, takes a look at how to motivate students after spring break and keep them on track with engaging new material and short-term goals.

    Janelle’s ideas include:

    • Keep Your Schedule
    • Focus on Giving Back
    • Go Outside
    • And More!


    Janelle sums up her article thusly: “It’s not easy to re-engage your students after they have had so much fun and relaxation over spring break. Just remember that it may take an extra week or two to get them back into the rhythm, but you’ll get there.”

    How do you motivate students after spring break? Do you have any tips or ideas that work well for you and your classroom? Please share your thoughts!

    Get our tips on how to motivate students after spring break>>

    Use Our Professional Development Speakers to Energize Your Next In-Service Event
    Did you know that TeachHUB.com can help you plan and execute your school or district’s next professional development of in-service day?
    It’s true! Our roster of professional speakers is tailored to fit any budget, and by using us, you can save valuable time and energy – and our turnkey solutions are 100 percent guaranteed!
    Some of the topics our experts are prepared to address:
    •    Singapore Math
    •    Guided Reading
    •    Motivation
    •    Anti-Bullying
    •    And More!
    Here’s what some educators have said about our professional development solutions:
    “Great service specialized to what I needed. Quick and thorough attention to detail and very professional.” — Casey Paulus, Principal, CSR Academy.
    “The material was presented in an honest, relevant, and engaging way. I plan to start using some of her techniques this week!” — — Michelle G., High School Science Teacher.

    ARE SOCIAL REFERRALS REALLY THE ANSWER TO ATTRACTING PASSIVE CANDIDATES?

    Will our vast social networks open up access to the elusive passive candidates like never before?
    Clearly the growing number of specialist social referral products hope this will be the case but the one thing they all have in common, is their need for the job which originates in the ATS. This means the employer will need to integrate their ATS with the referral system to make it seamless for both the recruiter and the candidate.
    But what if you could just switch it on in your ATS because social referrals were built in as standard?
    That would put you well on your way to getting that elusive social referral system without the need for any third party integration or of course additional costs!

    Youth has its advantages

    As some of the “younger” recruitment systems have been developed during the social era they know the importance of our social networks so have made sure social is part of their standard ATS functionality. Such as:
    • Auto matching of relevant candidates from your employee social networks.
    • Simple sharing of selected jobs across your chosen networks.
    • A single view of the applicant regardless of source.
    • Referral source tracked so the credit always goes to the right person.
    Employee social referrals may be a relatively new concept yet the job application still needs to be part of the standard recruiter process rather than an after-thought or bolt-on separate system. Ease of use for the recruiter is key but it’s vital that the employee interface is also simple and convenient to maximise engagement with employees.
    Of course, some will question how successful social referrals will really be and question whether they should invest the time and money before the market has proven itself. Valid points; it may still be too early to tell but if your ATS has this functionality built in as standard there’s no reason not to use it. And whilst everyone else is still wondering, you’re hiring and thriving in the new untapped mines of social referrals.

    Seeing is believing

    I’m the type of person that likes to see systems for myself before I believe they really exist so if you’re like me, why not go and see the Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud and many others for yourself at iRecruit in Amsterdam on the 20th and 21st June this year.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    Technology in the Classroom: An Overview of Adobe Spark

    Today on TeachHUB.com, we look at Adobe Spark, a “Free graphic design app that allows students and teachers with no design experience to create impactful graphics, web stories, and animated videos.”
    Adobe Spark is robust and flexible, and allows users to save and utilize files in a variety of formats. Jacqui Murray, a veteran tech teacher based in Northern California, looks at the app today on TeachHUB.com and finds it quite positive: “I like that Spark focuses on image sites like Flikr and Pixabay where access requires Creative Commons licensing.  This is an authentic application of digital citizenship rights and responsibilities, and reminds students that these legalities are an integrated part of their education workflow.” She also likes that Adobe Spark is free.

    Jacqui also lists out ways that teachers can use Adobe Spark, including:

    • Background for a Presentation
    • Web Stories
    • Book Report
    • Portfolios
    • And More!


    Jacqui sums up her article thusly: “If you use a boatload of different webtools to create videos, posters, explainers, infographics, cover pages, and more, you\’ll be excited about this one-stop-shop tool. Next time, just open Spark and start. You won\’t be sorry.”
    Get our technology in the classroom overview of Adobe Spark>>
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    The TeachHUB.com newsletter also offers up an array of new lesson plans each week, and we spotlight the hottest trending articles from our website as well!
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    Classroom Management: Bringing Art, Music Back
    Budget cuts have historically leveled arts and music programs in schools first. It’s too bad, because for many kids, art and music are two of the subjects that are favorites.
    Beyond that, research has shown that art and music curriculums help kids with language development and IQ, they help students visualize elements like solving math problems, and they help improve test scores.
    If your district has slashed arts and music programs, we’re sorry. But with a little outside-the-box thinking, you can use return music and art to your own classroom in creative ways. Frequent TeachHUB.com contributor Janelle Cox today outlines some easy ways that teachers can do just that.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    Anti-Bullying Tactics for the New Year

    Anti-bullying tactics are still worth executing in your class. And with the new year coming up, it’s a perfect time for you to work on some anti-bullying classroom activities to help stamp out this issue once and for all.
    Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, who is a seasoned elementary school educator based in Upstate New York, looks at some Anti-Bullying Tactics you can use in your class today.
    Janelle’s ideas include:
    • Lace up and Run Against Bullying
    • Stomp Out Bullying with a Contest
    • Wear the Color Blue
    • And More!

    Janelle sums up her article thusly, in a paragraph called “Stand Up to Bullying” School Assembly”: Another amazing way to show a united front is to have a school-wide anti-bullying assembly. Invite a speaker into your school or have your own student-led assembly. You can go online and download the student-led assembly kit that incorporates the “Not in Our School” core principles with students taking the lead in addressing bullying and intolerance in school. You can also invite a speaker like the “Stronger than a Bully” program that is fun for all ages.
    Make this New Year the year that we finally put an end to bullying in our schools. The more we talk about it, the quicker it will eliminate it.
    How will you stand up to bullying this year in your classroom? Please feel free to share the anti-bullying ways you’ll stomp it out in the comment section of the actual article on TeacHHUB.com, we’d love to hear your thoughts.
    Use these classroom activities to promote anti-bullying efforts in your school>>
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    The TeachHUB.com newsletter also offers up an array of new lesson plans each week, and we spotlight the hottest trending articles from our website as well!
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    Recently in the always FREE TeachHUB Magazine, we offered up some new female heroes to honor during Women’s History Month, and we reviewed three new apps designed to help kids learn and enjoy reading.
    We also explained why music and arts important in today’s curriculum, despite the fact that they are often among the first casualties of budget cuts.

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    ATTENDING IRECRUIT EXPO AMSTERDAM? PETER GOLD GIVES YOU HIS TAKE

    The two-day agenda for iRecruit in Amsterdam is packed full of great content. I’ve been through the different sessions and picked out the ones I want to attend and will need to somehow be in three places at the same time.
    In total there are 36 sessions, 2 unconference sessions, a talent workshop, about 40 exhibitors, 5 coffee breaks and two lunch sessions plus 1 cocktail party. Phew.
    So here’s my plan for the two day event.

    Day One

    Plenary
    These all take place in the main conference room; day one is being kicked off with the good old “It’s broken” debate. I don’t necessarily agree with this viewpoint which makes it a good one for lively discussion to get the blood flowing early on.
    The next key session for me is “Hiring to Win” by Jerome Ternynck of Smart Recruiters which hopefully won’t be his usual sales pitch and will instead focus as per the agenda on the latest recruiting trends and innovations.
    At the end of day one the final key session for me is the panel debate “Your dream ATS.” It will be interesting to see how far today’s ATS is from their dream.
    Streams
    Running from 11:15 each day are a series of streams which are smaller groups talking about a range of topics such as:
    • Social.
    • Mobile.
    • Employer branding.
    There are also unconference streams a recruitment leadership lab.
    With so many to choose from I’ve made a list and will flit between streams and plenary as I can. The streams I’m hoping to attend are:
    • 2013 trends, innovations and future of talent technology.
    • Pushing boundaries in the world of mobile recruitment.
    • Going mobile with an integrated recruitment strategy.
    The debate will no doubt rage on late into the cocktail party as we have many opinions colliding from across the globe in the same place.

    Day Two

    Plenary
    Second day kicks off with “PepsiCo’s Big (Recruiting) Data” followed by “Influencing Direct Sourcing Methodologies and Internal Talent Communities” from SAB Miller before I escape for some coffee.
    I’ll then be back to the plenary to hear about modern Talent Acquisition models and then it’s decision time again. Stay where I am to hear Josh Bersin talk about “New Roles, New Technology, and Big Data Converge” or scoot off to the streams.
    The final session for me is “Hire to Win” by Ben Van Stekelenburg from Groupon.
    Streams
    William Tincup is the first stream with “Building your Social Brand to Win”.
    After lunch I was torn between “Social Recruitment by Deloitte” or “Creating and Managing an Exclusive Supply Chain” until I realised my stream “The Yukon Arctic Ultra – how your people make your employer brand” was at the same time. I’ll be talking about my 450 mile trek across the Yukon in February this year.
    HRN do put on great events but just looking at the schedule it’s tiring me out. I do think often “less is more” as there will be so little time in-between the sessions to talk to anyone. I do know from talking to delegates that they go to conferences to not only listen but also to talk; to other delegates and of course sponsors. Let’s hope for the second day afternoon speakers people still have the stamina to continue.