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New Micro-credentials Focus on Timely Topics for Distance Learning

Digital Promise

Digital Promise has developed product certifications to provide education stakeholders with signals about the quality of research used to design products. Digital Promise Product Certification.

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#ISTE20 Live: Sessions on Equity and Online Learning Top Agenda

EdTech Magazine

Kendi has also written a children’s book on antiracism and frequently speaks about related topics of equity and inclusion. Mellon professor in the humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the university’s Center for Antiracist Research.

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Schools bring mindfulness to the classroom to help kids in the Covid-19 crisis

The Hechinger Report

Mindfulness, an umbrella term for a range of practices, is about observing your emotions and state of mind, without judgment. We also make sure the kids have fun,” Ali Smith said, by incorporating movement and pop culture, such as celebrities’ testimonials about mindfulness, and by being excited about mindfulness themselves.

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To Weather The Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Edsurge

His earliest TED Talk inspired me to start thinking about my why. I witnessed Tootie take her enthusiasm for educating people around the world about disease prevention and roll it into a doctorate in education. But now the tables are going to turn, and I’m going to ask YOU to think about your why. Why am I in education?

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2021 Bootcamp Trends Report

Learn what the general public and business leaders think about these programs as training/preparation for technical jobs and careers. This report from BestColleges.com explores trends in awareness and acceptance of bootcamps in the U.S.

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Can AR be the antidote to virtual classroom shortcomings?

eSchool News

In a survey done by The Education Trust , a statewide poll found that 90 percent of parents are worried about their children falling behind academically due to coronavirus-related school closures. Students, parents, and educators have all expressed serious concerns regarding distance learning.

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Effective Relaxation Strategies for Concrete Learners

N2Y

Whether your student is able to move about freely or must remain in one spot, there are many ways to engage the body that can serve to calm them. So really consider your student’s preferences and think creatively about how to include them. Get Moving! Gross motor activity that engages the major muscle groups is extremely effective.

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Why Families Leave Schools

Here they are – and what you can do about it. Do you know three of the biggest reasons families leave schools?

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SplashLearn Makes Learning Fun and Creates Fearless Learners

SplashLearn is the fastest growing elementary school math program in the US, used by more than 440,000 teachers in about 77,000 schools across the United States. Loved by more than 30 million kids, SplashLearn is a game-based learning program that creates engaging learning experiences to nurture a generation of fearless learners.

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6 eLearning Trends in Custom eLearning Solutions

It isn’t possible to talk about trends in digital learning without talking about the “digital” part first. It is what everyone expects. Most articles on trends discuss mobile, augmented reality, virtual reality, LMS options, apps, and authoring software.

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How Formative Assessment Supports the Learning Journey

Speaker: Todd Theobald, Noel Gomez, Marcus Painter

Using assessment data to make informed decisions about instructional strategies. Join educators and assessment experts as they discuss the role of formative assessment in student learning, how formative practices can guide the teaching and learning cycle, and the positive impact assessment can make on your classroom.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals.

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Today’s Curriculum for the Higher Ed HR Leader

Speaker: Joseph Clay, Business Transformation Strategist at Oracle, and Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Hear from Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly, and Joseph Clay, Oracle VP HCM Transformation, to learn everything you will need to know about the biggest trends impacting higher education HR professionals today.

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Infographic: Build A Better Virtual Learning Experience

Get the facts about: The exploding market potential of virtual teaching. For every student to reach their full potential, virtual teaching apps have to ensure a great experience for every session, every time, everywhere. This infographic lays out the technology challenges that can impede teachers and students—and how they can be solved.

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Why Genentech Is Transforming the Employee Experience for Mental Health Leave

Speaker: Deborah Olson, Lead Strategist, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group & Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Lyra Health

Join Lyra Health’s Medical Clinical Director of Psychiatry, Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, and Deborah Olson, Genentech’s Lead Strategist for Well-Being, for a discussion about why it’s crucial for employers to provide streamlined access to disability leave requests as well as high-quality care with Lyra’s new Clinical Leave Evaluation program.

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The Guide to Accessible Learning for Associations

Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn

This webinar will help you evaluate the accessibility of your current learning efforts and learn about the tools needed to ensure your eLearning is in alignment with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (proposed WCAG 2.2).

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A CHRO’s Perspective on Substance Use in the Workplace: Supportive Strategies to Help Your Workforce Thrive

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

How to foster an inclusive and open conversation with your workforce about AUD and SUD, including ways that your organization can help. Join this important webinar that addresses: How to identify employees at risk for - or experiencing - AUD or SUD in your workforce.

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Leveraging Learner Variability to Elevate Equity in EdTech

Speaker: Vic Vuchic, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director, Learner Variability Project

You'll discover how much more we know now about how students learn - and how we can use that knowledge to create EdTech-enabled classrooms that can meet the diverse needs of diverse students.

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WW2 to COVID-19: How Remote Tools Help Reinforce Development Post-Program eLearning

Speaker: Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development

Join Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development, LLC, for this illuminating discussion on how to keep the gears turning. In this session you will learn: Summarize how distance learning evolved from WW2 to today.