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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

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High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” New Book Takes a Fresh Look at ‘How Humans Learn.’. Here's the count-down of the most-listened-to episodes of the year. Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year.

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Supporting Educational Recovery with Community and Family Engagement

edWeb.net

In Fayette County Public Schools, there are family engagement coordinators in every school, and those coordinators played a similar role in providing laptops, hot spots, books, and food during the pandemic. There are also discussions about the topic via social media, as well as at family round-tables held in schools.

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Higher Ed Needs to Bridge the ‘App Gap’ to Reach Students

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That behavior seems to be headed for the history books. A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization. Building a Brand, User Testing Apps, Social Media Marketing Yes, startups and grant-funded programs for youth have built websites, and even apps.

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OPINION: Lonely, left out and isolated post-pandemic, our college students need personal attention

The Hechinger Report

Surgeon General issued an advisory about the perils of social media for young people, we knew about its negative effect on the mental well-being of young women. After all, Margaret Wise Brown, the author of what is arguably the best-known children’s bedtime book, “Goodnight Moon , ”is a graduate. Long before the U.S.

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Kids Don’t Fail, Schools Fail Kids: Sir Ken Robinson on the 'Learning Revolution'

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British author and speaker Sir Ken Robinson is known for several accomplishments, from his books to his professorships to his TED talks. But in 2006, he gained recognition for something that no other TED speaker in history has done. These kids came alive intellectually.

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Looking Back & Remembering @Joe_Bower @DevenKBlack @BobSprankle

The Innovative Educator

While I am deeply saddened that our live conversations and interactions have come to an end, social media has provided an outlet for their ideas to live on. You may also appreciate his 140Edu Talk where he explains high school dropouts is not a crisis. Each of whom has influenced my practice in meaningful ways. It is a message.

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

Learning with 'e's

blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. 2) You wrote a book on being a digital scholar in 2011. As to whether it''s a good thing or not, I''ve just written a whole book exploring some of this in The Battle for Open , so it''s difficult to say in a short answer.

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