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Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

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Their tagline: “A week-long event, a year-long commitment” Do you wonder why anyone would be passionate about engineering? Job growth from 2010 to 2014 was in the double digits in several engineering occupations. This week, February 18-24, 2024, is DiscoverE’s Engineers Week. Forbes published three good reasons: The U.S.

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The 4 Shifts Protocol in Bismarck

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Leadership Day 2010 – The final list! I’ve worked with the Bismarck Public Schools multiple times on leadership, vision, and instructional design for deeper learning (and we featured Legacy High School in Leadership for Deeper Learning ). Related Posts. Leadership for Deeper Learning: Excerpt 05. 2 books for 2 different needs.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

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Including families in the planning of these events can help them be invested in the classroom. Taking families along to special events or having them volunteer in the classroom for a few hours a week can help them develop a positive perspective on teachers and their child’s class, as well as encourage and improve communication.

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Congratulations, Silver Lining for Learning!

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Leadership Day 2010 – The final list! Related Posts. What I’ve been up to: Silver Lining for Learning. A new adventure: Silver Lining for Learning. Where does 21st Century teaching begin? Guest Blog]. Forward tutoring: Educate, volunteer, improve [guest post].

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Webinar - Organizing and Hosting Online Educational Events (Conference 2.0)

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WEBINAR + Q&A: "Conference 2.0 - Organizing and Hosting Online Educational Events," a 60-minute webinar and Q&A with Steve Hargadon. They have the advantage of not requiring the significant travel, financial, and logistical elements of a physical event, but they have their own unique sets of challenges. COST: $499.

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Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators

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As individuals have come to realize that external events can disrupt their life plans unexpectedly, they are increasingly willing to leave behind what was once considered safe and secure to chase their long-held dreams, however unconventional they may appear. She started as a TEFL teacher in 2010 but then progressed to teacher training.

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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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Facebook Classes for Events ‘Classes’ is new event type which can be selected when creating a new online event on Facebook. The service is an extension of the company’s paid live events feature. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events. Meta’s offering appears to be more tied to live events, though.

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