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OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

The Hechinger Report

In early grades, connecting children to the places where they live helps them learn to take care of those places — so the places can take care of them over time. Teachers and students can learn by doing place-based projects together, all the while meeting and exceeding required academic standards in authentic and meaningful ways.

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Professional development should make teachers feel urgent, not small and isolated

eSchool News

As we collectively elevate teaching so that it may sit comfortably alongside other highly respected and important professions, we must think carefully about how to provide higher-quality, effective continuing education for teaching. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has a vision for how that can happen.

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What’s New

techlearning

Combined, Faria and Rubicon will serve over 10,000 schools in 130 countries with curriculum support for over 600 academic standards. FRESHGRADE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER ( www.freshgrade.com ) FreshGrade announced its Professional Learning Center.

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16 Books About Learning Every Teacher Should Read

TeachThought - Learn better.

While digital content is handy and accessible, many of the issues we face as educators are deeper than any single post–or series of posts–can adequately address. This resource is a collection of short essays/chapters that explore different strands of how people think, and how to better teach it. Of course there is!

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Big Tech Needs to Treat Our Children Better

Edsurge

I’m a believer in the merits of technology and have written about how technology can be used to broaden access to knowledge , connect people and even improve empathy. Technology is, in fact, already touching nearly every part of our public education system, from assessments to communication to professional learning.