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Why most schools won’t ‘reinvent’ themselves after the pandemic

Dangerously Irrelevant

school systems to reconsider even a small iota of what they do. Tragically, we continue to see traditional systems of education being shoehorned into virtual or blended delivery systems (tip: having kids complete electronic worksheets from home is not systemic ’transformation’). Boin, A., & Hart, P. Coombs, W.

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Sustainability Spotlight: How to Empower Students to Tackle Sustainability Issues

The CoolCatTeacher

He has been involved in research and education since 2005 and has taught a wide array of science courses from middle school through university. His research expertise is on climate change and how it affects both social and natural systems, with an emphasis on plant physiology and development.

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Capstone and Buncee Invite Classrooms to Help Share Holiday Cheer “Holiday Hugs” Program To Bring Messages and Books to Patients at Children’s Minnesota

eSchool News

Capstone has pledged to donate one book for every five Holiday Hugs ecards created which will be gifted to patients at Children’s Minnesota pediatric health system. After my mother was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in 2005, we spent a couple of years at a wonderful hospital, MD Anderson in Houston, TX. About Children’s Minnesota.

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PROOF POINTS: Long-term college benefits from high-quality universal pre-K for all

The Hechinger Report

Four-year-old children who attended public pre-K in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2005-06 were far more likely to go to college within a couple years of graduating high school than children who did not attend, according to a 15-year study of 4,000 students. Children without preschool managed to catch up to those who went to preschool.

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Teacher Burnout- Symptoms, Causes, and Strategies to Prevent It

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Teacher burnout is an extremely common phenomenon that can have far-reaching consequences on both individuals as well as the larger educational system. Many studies explore the factors that can lead to teacher burnout such as lack of job satisfaction, stressors from the educational system, and having too many students in classrooms.

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ParentSquare Webinar Alert: How to Meet School Technology Needs While Protecting Security and Privacy

American Consortium for Equity in Education

schools have experienced 1,851 data breaches since 2005. That number, which averages out to more than 100 cases per year, is a reminder that schools need to practice vigilance with their technology systems. According to District Administration, U.S.

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Want to Rethink Education After COVID-19? Creative Solutions Mean Taking More Risks

Edsurge

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina literally washed away the New Orleans public school system. ELs focus on building both internal and external networks and alliances—an opportunity for school systems to develop more wide-ranging partnerships that can bring new political, social and financial capital to their schools.

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