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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Many schools maintain a private Facebook group to communicate with families, keep them up-to-date on events, and build a school community. Topics should include relationship building, advocacy, and culturally relevant strategies. 2010, June 7). One example would be implementing community-centric training for personnel.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

Edsurge

In 2010, Lower Merion School District in Philadelphia was caught— and successfully sued when it was discovered that school officials were taking photos of a student through a school-issued laptop. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A.

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Live Thursday, February 2nd - Panel on Personal Learning Profiles

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She did it with My eCoach as early as 1999 — way before there were blogs, wikis, Twitter or Facebook. She has had the opportunity to speak in Iowa and around the country about advocacy, technology, social media, and making a difference in education and the lives of others. Barbara is what you call a “Digital Pioneer.”

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

In 2010, it gave $200,000 each to Portland and two other districts to develop plans for “district level system change” focused on “student-centered approaches,” including proficiency-based education. To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Arkansas Matters → Arkansas lawmakers want to take a closer look at technology in schools and ask if it's really helping- not hurting- students.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Arkansas Matters → Arkansas lawmakers want to take a closer look at technology in schools and ask if it's really helping- not hurting- students.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

Still, there are some stalwart critics, notably Benjamin Riley, who visited many personalized-learning classrooms from 2010 to 2014 as the policy and advocacy director for the NewSchools Venture Fund. Related: Summit Schools and Facebook announce new personalized learning platform project. Photo: Chris Berdik.