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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Connect families with sign-up information and meeting times during the first months of school and keep families updated about any opportunities to get involved. Topics should include relationship building, advocacy, and culturally relevant strategies. 2004, November). Journal of School Psychology. Redding, S., Langdon, J.,

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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. Being able to provide this experience to learners because of today’s technology is incredibly rewarding as a teacher.

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The Lessons Learned Online That Will Shape Education After the Pandemic

Edsurge

As an organization on a mission to build a strong, socially conscious and diverse tech workforce, the past year showed us where we can strengthen our existing practices and sharpen our focus and advocacy efforts to be even further out on the leading edge of innovative learning.

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Council of the Great City Schools Selects Dr. Lily Wong Fillmore as the 2023 Recipient of the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

eSchool News

in linguistics from Stanford University, was a faculty member of the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Education from 1974 to 2004. Fillmore, who received her Ph.D. During this time, she focused much of her research, teaching, and writing on issues related to the education of multilingual learners.

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

Edsurge

She invited me to meet with Jason, who filled me in on his situation. Once education professionals realized that there was a difference between students who needed special education versus those who were not succeeding but did not meet eligibility criteria for special education services, there was a clear need for a better support structure.

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

The Hechinger Report

In 2004, as a new Ph.D., but the gap between the two scores didn’t meet the cutoff of 15 points, so the girl was not given appropriate reading services in her school. In 2004, the federal government reversed course on its 1970s guidance, strongly recommending that states consider alternatives. “I

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

Education Superhighway

Meet Gary Davis. In 2004, we created the Carroll County Public Network (CCPN) consortium. Do you have any advice for CIOs, Technology Leaders, and Educators that are looking to organize an advocacy group in their own states? I decided to apply and I have been here for over 16 years.