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"Mental Health and Wellness" Topic Survey for Loida Garcia-Febo Library 2.0 Webinar Series + Free Webinar

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. Garcia-Febo has a long history of service with library associations.

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A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective

Edsurge

In 2017, 53 percent of the students in the K-12 public education system in the United States were Black, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous or multiracial. And it means funding companies and founders who are committed to closing the digital divide. Education funders must invest in gap-closing edtech solutions.

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New Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo: "Preventing Burnout and Fatigue"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. This 60-minute training is presented by Library 2.0

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

In addition to enabling the assessment and synthesis of information drawn from a wide variety of sources, humanities practices equip us to diagnose — and devise methods to address — the conditions that hinder the achievement of a fully just and equitable society.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. Stride Inc.,

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Kids Co-Creating Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. We Don’t Have To Choose Between Assessment and Excellent Teaching. The assessment piece is important for kids.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. The state’s just reduced that to a requirement of one science, one social studies, one math, and a reading and writing assessment. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Twitter: @pammoran.