EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. It’s a creative space where students not only can build things, but also create things, such as a new advocacy program on a social issue. “In For its part, St.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017). Teachers there give students many options for how to use different technologies. The report also emphasizes that students need to be given chances to actively, creatively use ed tech.

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Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 89

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 18, 2023

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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Libraries Survey Advocacy Strategy 68

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

In 2017, I formed an after-school student activism and leadership club with a small group of seventh grade students. For my students, leading this PD session and experiencing a shift in the traditional power dynamic opened up a new sense of advocacy possibilities.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

In a non-gamey, but quietly interactive approach, Kate Zaleski, Library Media Specialist at the Woodland School in Warren, NJ, reports that she plans welcome students with a read aloud of Kate Messner’s How to Read a Story. These are all things I do for free anyway, but it should be a great education/advocacy opportunity.

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Libraries Gamification iPhone Advocacy 54

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 30, 2024

In this masterclass, Garcia-Febo will take a deep dive into understanding emotional safety in the workplace and how to proactively strategize individual and organizational efforts to attain emotional safety in the workspaces. Steve Albrecht Service, Safety, and Security webinars. TO REGISTER: Register by clicking HERE.

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Libraries Advocacy Accessibility Groups 41

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

And between 1976 and 2017, the Latino proportion of all students enrolled in college rose from 4 to 19 percent. State and district leaders have difficult and important decisions to make about how to spend the billions of one-time dollars that will be at their disposal. Unfortunately, the pandemic has set us back several years.

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Digital Divide Advocacy Survey System 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

“We see kids whose challenges don’t show up on their report card, so they aren’t getting services,” said Jennifer Choi, a parent and founder of the advocacy group 2eNYC and a trustee of the nonprofit Twice Exceptional Children’s Advocacy. Photo courtesy of Joe Orrechio. That’s essentially what happened to Choi.

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Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 2024

Many experts also highlight how low levels of stress can help to maintain the professionalism and excellence that library workers are known for. In this Masterclass, Garcia-Febo will provide an overview of how to understand and manage stress and anxiety and prevent burnout in the workplace.

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Libraries Strategy Advocacy Accessibility 45

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. percent or higher in suburban, town, and rural districts,” according to a 2017 report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

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Advocacy Policies Report Secondary 110

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In 2017, a New York Times analysis found the institution had the highest median parent income of 27 higher selective public colleges, at $154,000. Last year, one student started a crowd-sourced document called “ Being Not-Rich at UM ” full of advice about how to get by on a modest budget.

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Laptops Analysis Advocacy Social Media 115

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You can pay by credit card, and you will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the event live and then your permanent access to the event recording. TO REGISTER: For individual registrations, click HERE to the participant's email address and use the "Pay Now" button to pay.

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Libraries Advocacy Strategy Accessibility 73

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

In a panel discussion moderated by Mark Phillips (CEO at HireEducation), Graham Forman (Founder of Ednovate) and Mandela Schumacher-Hodge (Portfolio Services Director at Kapor Capital) will talk about the challenges of obtaining funding, and how to overcome those obstacles to get your business started. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status. It’s time to try something new.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 123

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

How to Use Stress Management Techniques in School. The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy. Academic Pediatrics, 2017, 17(8), pp. Teaching Students How to Deal With Stress. 4] In particular, poverty, societal discrimination, or mistreatment at home are linked to toxic stress.[2]

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2024

You can pay by credit card, and you will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the event live and then your permanent access to the event recording. Steve Albrecht Service, Safety, and Security webinars. TO REGISTER: Click HERE to register. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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Libraries Advocacy Accessibility Strategy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Attendees will learn about how successful relationships look for those working in libraries, the ins and outs of positive and negative relationships, and how to deal successfully with the stressors impacting work relationships. The information and recommendations in this webinar are customized specifically for library workers.

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Libraries Advocacy Outcomes Accessibility 41

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

To support that effort, Prescott brought on Cara Brown, a licensed independent social worker, in July 2017. And that’s incredibly important when we’re thinking about how to retain teachers, and not only how to retain staff at all, but also retain quality staff.”.

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Training Assessment Advocacy Classroom 186

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mental Health and Wellness Series OVERVIEW : Learning how to say no is an underappreciated tool to equip ourselves with winning strategies for a successful career and life. We will also identify key strategies related to the “why, how, and when” to say no, allow ourselves to be unavailable, and nurture our wellbeing.

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Libraries Advocacy Strategy Accessibility 41

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Monday, September 18, 2017. Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter. Vicki: But Tom, as we finish up, give us a 30-second pep talk about how to stay motivated this week in our classrooms. Stream by clicking here.

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Twitter Company Elementary Advocacy 259

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

A 2017 study from the lab found that nearly two thirds of community college students are food insecure. As the conversation moved towards solutions and how to move forward, Ireland suggested that it’s not simply about creating new student services centers on campus.

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Survey Advocacy Policies Data 154

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

this week to discuss how to get more nontraditional students—such as full- and part-time workers, parents and other underrepresented groups—to and through college. College advisors and education leaders gathered in Nashville, Tenn., When you begin to think about that, everyone of of those activities can impact if a student is successful.”

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Strategy Policies Advocacy Conference 104

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The flurry of new state laws over the past five years is in large part the result of pressure from Decoding Dyslexia, a parent advocacy group with chapters in all 50 states. They pushed a new bill in 2017 that required all students to be screened for dyslexia at the end of kindergarten and first grade. Department of Education.

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Advocacy Training Report Analysis 100

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. So therefore, institutions must learn how to serve those students better.”

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E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 133

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2020

Because CARES Act money can be given only to students eligible for financial aid, Deborah Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education, is worried about the many low-income or first-generation students who don’t know how to properly apply for aid. Credit: Delece Smith-Barrow/The Hechinger Report. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Policies Advocacy Report Data 94

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s her job to guide teachers on how to help struggling readers at the 600-student school. From 2017 to 2019 , Mississippi had the highest jump in fourth grade reading scores in the nation. Children have been behind in literacy for decades,” said Sonya Thomas, the co-founder of the parent advocacy group Nashville PROPEL.

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Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 9, 2023

You can pay by credit card, and you will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the webinar live and then your permanent access to the webinar recording. Steve Albrecht Service, Safety, and Security webinars, even though not officially part of that series. TO REGISTER: Click above to pay.

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Libraries Advocacy Accessibility Groups 41

edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

Achievement-oriented school: How does school look when the focus isn’t just on test scores but setting lofty goals and working towards them? To meet these goals, they start with the perspective of advocacy for all, especially BIPOC, high-poverty, LGBTQ, religious, and other populations within their schools.

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Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Meeting Advocacy 79

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Monday, September 4, 2017. So, I go through a very detailed explanation in my book about how to do this lesson with your students, but it really starts with sharing yourself with students and letting them know about what you wish they knew about you. 1 – Give students options about how to answer the question.

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Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Report Company 248

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

Leila Schochet, research and advocacy manager for Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress, said Head Start is not only important for families, it’s also critical for rural economies. Related: We know how to provide good childcare, we just don’t insist on it .

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Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 106

Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Many teachers discovered tools they didn’t know about and learned how to incorporate more technology into their teaching practice. Now that most classrooms have moved back to in-person learning, Mike shares his curiosity about how teachers continue to utilize technology to help their students. . About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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Assistive Technology Learning Strategy Resources 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Students will: Practice how to convince someone using a letter. Understand how to qualify for a TOPS scholarship. Learn a simple advocacy technique that gets members of the community involved in a relevant legislative/policymaking process. Objectives: Change the qualifications for TOPS. Photo: Cheryl Gerber. I found this one.

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Advocacy Data Report Accessibility 48

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

My big concern is that librarians think this can wait because it is not going to go into effect until the 2017/2018 school year. We need to meet with the Departments of Education in our states to ensure we are part of the competitive grant programs to launch in 2017. We can’t wait. We have to organize locally.

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Libraries Advocacy Broadband Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Creger was showing the students how to read by using phonics, which teaches children the relationships between letters and sounds. The law, which passed this spring, will require educators in elementary schools and students and faculty in higher education programs to learn how to teach reading the way Maria Creger does.

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Elementary Report Training Advocacy 145

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

But since the tech keeps upgrading and evolving, teachers need to receive ongoing training on how to best use the resources to support their students. Ann Levett was appointed Superintendent of Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia effective June 2017. Have tech and business offices work together.

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EdTech BYOD Training Outcomes 59

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

A statewide student health survey given every two years reveals just how prevalent thoughts of suicide are among Colorado youth. The 2017 version found that 17% of Colorado middle and high school students reported considering suicide and 7% reported making one or more attempts. It’s as important as learning how to read.”.

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Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 6, 2017

The Verge I say that it's a whole lot of fun, and I can see using it for program advocacy, as well as book and library promotion. I have a little mini-rant below about how, yet again -- I'm late to the Gabsee party, and it's OK! Some are saying it's the "Bitmoji of the future — and illustrate a more personalized path forward for AR."

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Laptops Libraries Advocacy Examples 34