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How This Teacher’s Influence Reaches Beyond Any Classroom

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On August 15, 2017, 51Talk brought students from China to New York to compete in an English competition titled: The 51Talk Star Final. The contest was held at the New York Stock Exchange, where 51Talk’s top students gathered to take place in its first annual academic competition. Smith met Max at the beginning of summer in 2017.

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Teenage Brains Are Elastic. That’s a Big Opportunity for Social-Emotional Learning.

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This type of thinking and teaching, which took a back seat to the academic standards-based accountability movement of the past 30 years, is now on the rise. A call to action was broadcast in 2018 in A Nation at Hope , the culminating report of the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

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Gariecia was in my Sociology of Class, Gender, and Race elective during the 2016-2017 academic year. This is her second year in the profession, and the Illinois State Board of Education recently recognized her as the 2023 Outstanding Teacher of the Year ! Paula Katrina, Victoria & Gariecia are all Golden Apple Scholars.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

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The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. Lindsay High School junior Gaby León said that other students she meets are fascinated when she tells them she’s never received a letter grade.

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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This approach can enable administrators to differentiate to meet the needs of all their teachers. Technology and Professional Development. Whether face to face, virtual, or both, technology has the potential to personalize professional learning for teachers.

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IBM Foundation launches free online software to help K-5 teachers prepare math lessons and help students learn.

Educational Technology Guy

The software, called Teacher Advisor with Watson , uses Watson artificial intelligence technology to help teachers instantly find math resources. Teacher Advisor then dips into its library of 1,000+ videos and lesson plans, all based on national standards and vetted by top educators.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. headquarters in June 2017, Planet3 executives laid off the staff. In the agreement with Clark County School District, nine middle schools agreed to the Planet3 pilot program from August 2016 to May 2017. In June 2017, Planet3 laid off its staff.