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Educating Kids for Life not for Tests

The CoolCatTeacher

Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County in Virginia, shares about some cool virtual reality in Virginia, some challenges with helping new teachers get started, and how she thinks education is entering a new Renaissance of creativity and innovation. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Get motivated today listening to Pam.

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‘A second prison’: People face hidden dead ends when they pursue a range of careers post-incarceration

The Hechinger Report

Jesse Wiese spent seven years in prison; when he left the Iowa facility in 2006, he thought his debt to society had been paid. Higher educational attainment is directly correlated with a lower likelihood of being reincarcerated, as is stable employment. Both pieces of evidence have swayed policymakers nationwide.

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EdTechTeam Receives Google Cloud Education Partner of the Year Award

EdTechTeam

EdTechTeam today announced that it has received the Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award in Education. We’re proud of our long history partnering with Google’s education programs over the past 13 years,” said Mark Wagner , CEO of EdTechTeam. This award was presented at Google Cloud Next ’19.

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Teaching Students to Advocate at Their Own IEP Meetings

N2Y

Most special education teachers, leaders, and advocates highly encourage students to participate in and eventually lead their IEP meetings. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires students age 14 and older to be invited to their own IEP meetings. You may be wondering … how?

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High school graduation rates for one important group are starting to get better

The Hechinger Report

Hernandez, who plans to enter California State University at Northridge in the fall to study computer science, is part of a big increase in California in the proportion of Hispanics who graduate from high school, reflecting an effort to get more of them to go on to higher educations. Deborah Santiago, CEO, Excelencia in Education.

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A guide for how to select the best tech tools for your school

eSchool News

Guide shares best tech practices, insights, and resources from educators, administrators, and technology experts. One educator even contributed excerpts of his how-to article from the February 2016 issue of Tech & Learning magazine.”. . • How educators make their educational technology vendor their partner. •

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Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

NeverEndingSearch

2005/2006) “The Virtual Library.” Educational Leadership , 63 (4), 54-59. . I started playing around with the fairly easy and recently very popular strategy of building a library scene in Slides. Virtual Libraries: Their Influence on High School Students’ Information Seeking and Use. Chapter in Mary K. Chelton and Colleen Cool.

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