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This Texas college’s focus on mental health helps students work through trauma, stay on track

The Hechinger Report

We see colleges and universities as being a critical leverage point for facilitating access to mental health care,” Hansch said. “If There’s often a significant delay in between when mental health symptoms arise and when a person gets access to mental health care.”. READ MORE. “We

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

While many families are eager for a return to in-person learning this fall, others are not: Surveys show that some families are reluctant to return — and, that Black and Asian families are the most likely to feel this way. Covid-related health concerns are one reason: People of color have been disproportionately impacted by the virus.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

More than 80 percent of the edtech startups created in the past five years will not survive through 2020. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. 2011-2020: From Early Adopters To Mainstream Adoption. The only problem was that that world didn’t yet exist.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

Punitive mindset in grading and providing feedback: The key is to look at the staff culture and think about changing teachers’ mindsets so they are focused on not just grading assignments but truly helping students learn. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed.

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PROOF POINTS: The value of one-size-fits-all math homework

The Hechinger Report

Advocates call this concept “personalized learning” but this sci-fi idyll (or dystopia, depending on your point of view) has been slow to catch on in American classrooms. Would an online math platform work in conditions where computer access is uneven? I rarely hear about “personalized learning” any more in a classroom context.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. airing on Discovery in 2020.) The special guests are listed below my signature.