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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

Edsurge

I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.” Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance.

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As Student Need Rises, More College Faculty Set Up Emergency Aid Funds

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Her official role at Stony Brook is as an administrator in the university’s mechanical engineering department, but she also serves as site leader for the United University Professions FAST Fund at Stony Brook, a program that provides students with small sums of money to help them through emergencies that could derail their studies. “I

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E-Counseling 2.0: Can a new wave of virtual guidance help?

The Hechinger Report

Amal Abdi at her high school graduation in June, 2016. Abdi was at the top of her class, and Collins had worked with about 200 students like her in a new virtual advising program by College Possible , a nonprofit founded in 2000. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016. Lauderdale, Florida, July 2016. Photo: Hajira Dahir.

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Empowering Superintendents to Connect Technology and Learning

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Instead of isolated lessons, students learn how to connect their studies with real-world problems. School leaders should encourage educators to use edtech that promotes skills like creativity and problem-solving, which will serve the student no matter what profession they choose. Join the Community.

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Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching

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During a recent edWebinar, the presenters underscored that when schools make generalizations about particular student populations and their behavior, they strip them of their individuality, and these students become “invisible.” ” You Can’t Look Away.

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching, learning, and culture: student engagement, teacher capacity, and school and district leadership support. Department of State and studied religion and culture in Indonesia. Department of Education.

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Eyes on the Future: Building on COVID Lessons for Enriched Teaching and Learning

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Student engagement suffered. Over time, the need to quickly adapt led to heightened online student engagement, according to a CatchOn survey of 47 school districts from January 2020 to January 2021. Logged On but Logged Out: Are Students Engaged? If they are logged in, are they engaged?