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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) Administration and Leadership How is all this being negotiated with teachers unions? Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) How will this affect teacher pay? There are efforts to collect and share offerings from companies that want to help impacted schools. Don’t Pitch Them Right Now.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

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Furthermore, in September 2020, UNICEF reported that 1 billion children worldwide aren't learning at all. In a recent news article, Andrea noted that her struggling readers in grades 7-8 used to read at a grade 5 or 6 (Barshay). There are also lots of links in this article. UNICEF (2020, September 2020).

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Are Targeted Political Ads Deceiving Voters?

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But can we simply ignore the targeted political ads that show up in our social media feeds? Social media companies collect huge amounts of data from us, then sell that data to advertisers. " When social media companies sell our data to political advertisers, the stakes get a lot higher.

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Awesome End of School and Influencer Ideas for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

So it started in March 2020, and right before the pandemic hit, I just had that feeling in my gut that we weren't coming back after spring break. Social media and I have a couple of my favorite influencers that I liked, and I was thinking, Hey, you know, I do something very similar to that. Where Does KiKi Share?

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The Search for Wisdom As The Winds of Fortune and Fate Blow

The CoolCatTeacher

Our politicians, “news reporters”, and social media sharing machines should beware. And today’s companies in the advertising model we’ve created in the name of “free” are fueled by one thing — eyes. And exaggeration will get more eyes on a news article than a tempered truth.

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Karma Is a $10M Series A for This Startup That Helps Learners Break Into Tech

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The labor market took a generational hit in 2020. That’s the premise behind why investors are betting on companies like Career Karma , which helps people find reskilling opportunities in technology fields. But also people that have created $100-billion dollar companies. Before COVID-19, retraining was a popular career choice.

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AI: The Future of Classroom Efficiency with Mary Howard

The CoolCatTeacher

Mary won ISTE's 2018 “Virtual Pioneer of the Year” and was a New York State Teacher of the Year finalist in 2018 and 2020. Let me know what you think with a shout-out on social media @coolcatteacher or at vicki at coolcatteacher dot com. This season we're experimenting with full video (and human-reviewed captions).

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