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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinar page and learn how to implement CARES, a framework for inclusive family communication, genuine relationships, clear and flexible expectations, and concrete support, in your schools. Email is also an option accessible to most. 2004, November). Teamwork makes the dream work.

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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

The Hechinger Report

In 2004, as a new Ph.D., She shared that when he was in third grade, school officials had used a so-called discrepancy model that compared intelligence quotient (IQ) with reading performance to rule that he didn’t have a learning disability. “I One reason so many diagnoses are missed is that thousands of schools in the U.S.

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

The great news is that digital natives want to learn. This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. How Digital Natives Process Information in the Classroom. What is a digital native?

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When Learning Goes Nomadic

Edsurge

It has no established center, and students were used to learning and working in that nonhierarchical, flexible space. When I ended the exercise and allowed them to reconfigure the space they were delighted–and had a new sense of the difference between fixed and mobile learning. They have to learn how to learn autonomously.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. So, why and how should you use technology in your classroom? Why else is understanding how to use technology in the classroom important?

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

They know that when it comes to learning and productivity, space matters. One of EdSurge’s most popular articles described how a teacher used flexible seating to create a classroom that resembled Starbucks, spawning a movement to “ Starbucks your classroom. ” The answer may be that we need to balance massiveness with miniaturization.

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Bluepoint Wind Awards $10,000 in Grants to New Jersey Teachers for Renewable Energy STEM Kits

eSchool News

KidWind will also provide the winners with training on how to incorporate the STEM kits into in-school and/or out-of-school learning environments. This initiative is a great step in ensuring that all students have access to the necessary tools to prepare them for future industries and careers in the state.” “As As the first U.S.

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