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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Writing for Districtadministration.com , Morris notes that successful family engagement begins by centering on families and their needs, just like teachers center children in their classrooms. Including families in the planning of these events can help them be invested in the classroom. Family Volunteering Have a field trip coming up?

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The Lessons Learned Online That Will Shape Education After the Pandemic

Edsurge

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school. Being able to provide this experience to learners because of today’s technology is incredibly rewarding as a teacher. My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life.

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

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Special education services often included classes separate from the regular classroom. Yet it wasn’t until RTI was funded through the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act in 2004 that more districts seriously began to consider adopting the framework. Name changed to protect student privacy.

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Why a Maryland CIO Created a Forum to Connect K-12 Students

Education Superhighway

He is the chief information officer of Carroll County Schools in Maryland and leader of the Maryland K12 Technology Leadership Forum. Over the past two years, he has worked with state leaders, school districts, and service providers to advocate for K-12 technology funding and network upgrades. What was your motivation?

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants with the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that foster in students the will and the skill to tackle problems of real-world significance locally and globally. Lunch is included. More information on our featured speakers is below.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

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Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar has worked in education since 2004. She served as a classroom teacher, academic coach, site principal, and chief innovation and information officer (CIIO) prior to starting her current position as Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. You can follow him on Twitter @scaughtsb. Dr. Ryan has a Ph.D.