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?Forbes “30 Under 30” Education Leaders to Learn From in 2017

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It’s no small feat making Forbes “30 Under 30” roundup, which in 2017 boasts an acceptance rate of less than 4 percent. And although no current classroom teachers are included this year, 2017 brought with it another batch of former Teach for America (TFA) educators. Shots at getting into Stanford and Harvard are both higher.)

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Orientation Inspiration 2017

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For her DIY approach, We use videos, QR codes, a Google Form and Flubaroo to introduce freshmen to our high school library. These are all things I do for free anyway, but it should be a great education/advocacy opportunity. Re-collect after reading and have students share what they read together.

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School Counselors Helping More Women Go Into Computer Science: Tips and Advice to Find the Fit

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She is the 2017 New Jersey State School Counselor of the Year. Angela has 15 years of experience as a professional school counselor and is a Google Certified Educator. Angela’s advocacy has earned her recognition, most recently the “2017 NJ State School Counselor of the Year” award and was featured in Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls blog.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

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Opinionated Products : There’s a word for the kinds of tools and products—like say, Google search results—which adapt to a user’s behavior: opinionated. Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. to 11:00 p.m. K-12 11:00 a.m. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes?

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Students Need More Financial Aid Than What They Applied for. A Free New Tool Can Help.

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Nearly 19 million students applied for financial aid during the 2017-2018 year, according to the U.S. Along the way, Seldin enlisted the help of 17 colleges and higher-ed advocacy organizations, including the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, to review, test and spread the word about the website.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

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Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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How to Unleash the Potential of Every Child

The CoolCatTeacher

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. And yes, you’ll hear birds chirping, but that is ok! Students just turn in work. You know, what do we say to ourselves?

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