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Change One Simple Thing to Start Your Journey to Remarkable Teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

Pam Moran on episode 246 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. ” We have a significantly low dropout rate and high on-time graduation rate in Albemarle. I hope that we will continue to connect on Twitter and around there. Twitter: @pammoran.

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Tapping into “Your Most Unhappy Customers”

The Principal of Change

This process should be something we do for students that dropout and graduate. May 19, 2013 10 Expectations From Students October 18, 2012 Let’s Figure This Out. Imagine being in place where no one seemed to care if you were there? I wouldn’t want to be there either. Links welcomed and appreciated!).

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Spreading First Aid for Teens’ Mental Health by Training Adults to Help

MindShift

Left untreated, mental health concerns can contribute to high school dropout rates. You can find her @dr_fraga on Twitter. . When kids struggle, their emotional problems often unfold in the classroom, affecting their ability to concentrate and straining interactions with teachers and peers. and “Are you in danger?”.

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Looking Back & Remembering @Joe_Bower @DevenKBlack @BobSprankle

The Innovative Educator

He was one of my 25 favorites on Twitter as well. In 2013 I sat next to Deven in Washington D.C. You may also appreciate his 140Edu Talk where he explains high school dropouts is not a crisis. It didn't take long before his blog became one of my favorites. Joe's writing was always informative and inspirational. It is a message.

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Revolution in Higher Education: chapter 2

Bryan Alexander

This chapter takes us from 2012 through 2013, following the expansion of MOOCs across American research-1 institutions and the breakout of Coursera, edX, and Udacity. Miscellaneous notes: DeMillo sees for-pay assessment as solving the MOOC dropout problem (1253). and get reading.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

In July 2013, the Mississippi legislature mandated the consolidation of Starkville and Oktibbeha County school districts in an effort to save money and ensure a better education for students in the low-performing Oktibbeha County schools. The school district had a 27 percent dropout rate in 2014.

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Learning Revolution Free Events - Great, GREAT Keynotes - MiniCon - ISTE Unplugged! - Striving for Failure?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

View the session live on our YouTube channel, and join the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #appyhour. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts. Regsiter here. Monday, April 21st at 8pm TL News Night LIVE! Or sign up to be an Inpire Presenter !

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