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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Digital Promise is thrilled to announce 37 districts—including 26 new districts and 11 returning districts—will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness.

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How to Build Phonological Awareness Skills in Your Classroom

Waterford

Say a group of words and ask students to listen for the one that does not rhyme with the others (cat, hat, pat, ran).[4]. Counting syllables is another way to help your students to hear groups of sounds within words.[5] Waterford.org, April 2021. Massachusett Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Johnson, K.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

In the show, I talked about teacher Emily Hardeman (@ EmilyBHardeman ) sharing her story of kids loving the reading intervention group she's created for them. 2021, November 10, 2021). 2019, October 14, 2021). Look at the 5 steps. Action Step #4 Share your story. Resources Cited In This Resource. Barshay, J.,

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VHS Learning Announces 2021 College Scholarship Winners

eSchool News

Boston — June 8, 2021 —Nonprofit VHS Learning today announced the winners of its 14th annual college scholarship program. She made a video describing how VHS Learning helped her take initiative in her own education, including contributing to virtual group projects and doing extra research on topics she found interesting.

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Summer camp 2021: More anxiety, more learning, more hugs — same fun

The Hechinger Report

Summer camps, many of which remain financially fragile after last year’s closures, could see an influx of cash: The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund earmarked $1.2 The post Summer camp 2021: More anxiety, more learning, more hugs — same fun appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

Edsurge

On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man went on a targeted shooting rampage across Atlanta, driving 30 miles to three massage businesses and killing eight people, the majority of whom were Asian women. A vigil attendee honored the victims of the anti-Asian spa shootings in Atlanta by remembering their names on March 21, 2021.

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College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

Edsurge

The average college student spent $339 on course materials in the 2021-2022 academic year, or about $38 per course, according to an annual student spending survey from the National Association of College Stores , a foundation that collects information about retail in higher ed. and one institution in Canada.

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