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Kids Co-Creating Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

I was over in one of the elementary schools the other day, and three years ago we were all in awe and kind of gaga about a high school student who was all in with drones, and sort of building and flying, and learning about aviation and drones with his high school peers. Drones in the Classroom. He’s actually been back, He’s taking a gap year.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. Dr. Moran has appeared on the cover of Education Week’s Digital Directions magazine as a “National Mover and Shaker” for her advocacy of a curricular digital integration model, which will be featured in an upcoming profile by Edutopia.

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SEL: A Leadership Roundtable

techlearning

Reeves, 2006) Being able to identify the “go-to” or most trusted person in a network to leverage their relationships with others to effect change is more likely to result in change than working from the superintendent down, although you need both approaches. We take a team approach, but our mindfulness initiative stems from the top.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006. Since its opening in 2006, the charter school has inspired the launch of similar schools in other tribal communities. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, a citizen of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, said at the time of the report’s release.

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Nearly 750 charter schools are whiter than the nearby district schools

The Hechinger Report

The guide also noted that starting in elementary school, all students take Spanish, art and music classes. In December of 2006, the school board called a special meeting. In 2016, Southwest Georgia STEM Charter School launched in Randolph County. After a guide pointed out several science labs, the tour paused at the “piano lab.”

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