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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

Edsurge

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. This means that halfway through 2017, the funding for U.S. The 2017 number is inflated, however, by three gargantuan fundraises by EverFi ($190 million), Hero K12 ($150 million) and Grammarly ($110 million). Mean round size.

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How school leaders can foster a culturally responsive framework

eSchool News

Reflective practice and continuous learning: Finally, professional development on cultural competence should emphasize the importance of reflective practice and continuous learning. References Hammond, Z. Corwin Press. Ladson-Billings, G. But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy.

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Looking Inward to Move Onward

The Principal of Change

This is what is referred to by psychologists as the locus of control or the extent to which people believe they have power to influence events in their lives. A person with an internal locus of control believes that he or she can influence events and outcomes.

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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

I started this program in the summer of 2017. Jody: We started in August of this year, so August 2017. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. So Jody, tell us a little bit about what you’re doing. Jody: Thank you, Vicki!

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Combining Mindfulness and Equity Throughout the New School Year

edWeb.net

During Free Spirit Publishing’s edWebinar , the social-emotional learning and mindfulness specialist for the Austin Independent School District, James Butler, explained ways that educators can work with their students to improve their mindfulness and the equity of their schools under these unique circumstances. Join the Community.

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Social Emotional Learning: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Teachers who experience higher stress are less effective at implementing effective SEL (Schonert-Reichl, 2017). For education leaders, a bigger challenge in implementing SEL in distance learning may be embedding this approach school-wide and building a consistent school culture. Social and Emotional Learning and Teachers.”

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Creating a Vision for Your School and Getting Buy In from Stakeholders

The CoolCatTeacher

The second one is what we called, “Innovate Salisbury Professional Learning.” Teachers looked at those texts, tried some projects, reported out, and some of that also shaped the vision, which was then delivered to our staff, in actually 2016-2017. We had another professional learning cohort called “Leading Your Salisbury.”.