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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinar page and learn how to implement CARES, a framework for inclusive family communication, genuine relationships, clear and flexible expectations, and concrete support, in your schools. But with some smart strategies, early outreach, and a welcoming environment, you can do it!

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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. My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life. These courses cover teaching strategies, language acquisition, effective communication with students, and much more.

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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

The Hechinger Report

The strategy worked so well that his teacher moved him to the position of “first reader.” In 2004, as a new Ph.D., With the right kind of instruction, most children with dyslexia can learn how to read. It then became apparent that the six-year-old not only wasn’t the strongest reader in the class—he couldn’t read at all.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. Abdel-Kader is a trustee of the Longview Foundation for International Education & World Affairs.

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Positive Behavior Supports Creating Meaningful Life Options for People with ASD

Digital Promise

These contexts involve social interactions, activities and routines, and biological factors (McAtee, Carr, & Schulte, 2004). Thus, individuals can be taught how to communicate their needs and frustrations. Skills ” refer to the ability of every participant in the system to carry out relevant support strategies.

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Diversifying Your Classroom Book Collections? Avoid these 7 Pitfalls

MindShift

That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. Perusing a bookshop, she came across Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee, originally published in 2004. “I Author Christina Soontornvat was an adult the first time she saw someone who looked like her on a bookshelf.

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Eyes on the Future: Building on COVID Lessons for Enriched Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

Findings indicated that as schools established a mix of learning environments and learned how to leverage technology to support students, learner engagement online grew substantially, from a low of 18 engagements per day per user at the start of the pandemic to 35 daily engagements by the fall. They must be deeply engaged that way.