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Helping Kids Be Healthy and Whole While Learning from Home

The CoolCatTeacher

Kim Schonert-Reichl is an expert advisor for the WE organization’s WE Schools program, which is accessed by over 18,000 schools across North America – with a special emphasis on social and emotional learning and mental wellbeing. Her research on the Roots of Empathy was profiled on the PBS Newshour special , the American Graduate.

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In the News…2016

Tom Murray

Q&A with Thomas Murray on How K-12 Is Becoming Future Ready, EdTech Magazine , Link. Digital Equity: The Road Ahead, Digital Learning Day Live! 4 Traits Schools with Successful Digital Learning Opportunities Possess, Center for Digital Education , Link. , Link. What’s Hot, What’s Not in 2016?,

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Top 10 Ways to Give Back While at Home

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Research says that when students are engaged in service-learning, their immune system, heart rate and sense of well-being improves dramatically. Children are happiest when they feel a sense of purpose.

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Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech

EdTech Magazine

Langford: We deployed our first round of Chromebooks to students in 2016. We also added a learning management system and other applications. In 2016, we formed a digital-equity team made up of teachers and administrators districtwide. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. by Wylie Wong.

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CoSN Awards TLE Seal to Rural Virginia District

EdTech Magazine

In June, the Consortium for School Networking announced it had awarded Rockingham County Public Schools, a rural Virginia district, the Trusted Learning Environment Seal. He had earned his Certified Education Technology Leader certification from CoSN in 2016 and joined the organization as an institutional member. Looking at the…

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ISTE 2016: Collaborative Schools Prioritize Teacher Learning

EdTech Magazine

By Meg Conlan Successful technology rollouts require not only teacher collaboration but also ample professional development and training.

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4 Cyberhygiene Practices for Secure Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

District leaders have a lot to think about when it comes to implementing and navigating remote learning during school closures. But they must not forget about how crucial it is to have cybersecurity measures in place before rolling out their e-learning plans. Schools are already increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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