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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017). The report discusses how the Pendergast Elementary School District, in Glendale, Arizona, adopted FUSE , a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics platform created by Northwestern University.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Toxic Stress in the Classroom

Waterford

Friends can act as a support system for stressful situations, and if a child feels like they don’t have any friends in school, they may be more vulnerable to toxic stress. Voices in Urban Education, 2016, 43, pp. The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy. Advances in Pediatrics, 2016, 63(1), pp.

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Inside a Student’s Hunt for His Own Learning Data

Edsurge

That didn’t stop Bryan Short, who was a student at the University of British Columbia in 2016 when he got curious to know what information the learning management system at his university had collected on him and how it was being used. So you decided you would start looking into some of the data that the system had collected on you?

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Sent home early: Lost learning in special education

The Hechinger Report

In 2016, following requests from her group, the U.S. In 2016, the federal Department of Education, under Secretary Arne Duncan, released guidance that addressed the issue of shortened school days. More states should have such systems in place, said Selene Almazan, legal director of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates.

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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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Change One Simple Thing to Start Your Journey to Remarkable Teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

And I think sometimes that when we see the final product of a school, or a teacher, or a school system that looks really good and has been done really well, it feels insurmountable… Vicki: It does. In 2016, Dr. Moran was selected to serve on the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. It’s been up and down, too, for many others involved with Cleveland’s school system, who are on edge about what comes next. Still, the research on these efforts is mixed.