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Navigating the digital landscape by fostering classroom digital wellness

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: Because most classrooms integrate technology now, it’s not enough to teach academic standards. But educators need to balance the benefits of digital learning with protecting students’ wellbeing.

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Online Preschool Is Not Education for All

Edsurge

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. But it is a sorry substitute for the whole child, play-based early childhood education that all young children deserve to have.

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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

Edsurge

As educators, mental health professionals, and authors of a new book on helping students cut through stress and pave the way to purpose, we’ve spent our careers supporting students to manage their mental health and reach their potential. It is educators themselves reaching out for our help. Second, it is difficult to implement.

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I Love Being a Teacher, But I Can’t Survive on Compassion

Edsurge

In 1998, I began my journey as an elementary teacher under the tutelage of my aunt and revered educator, Marva N. My mother was also a teacher, so I saw firsthand what it meant to be a passionate educator who is deeply committed to students. Their commitment and passion for teaching were the reasons why I chose this profession.

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

The Hechinger Report

We get what we educate for. That’s why it’s time to educate for the future we want: healthy, just and sustainable for ourselves and for generations to come. 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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Kids Don’t Always Believe in Climate Science. Are Schools Miseducating Them?

Edsurge

That’s one thing Katie Worth, a former reporter for the PBS show Frontline, found while researching her new book, “ Miseducation ,” about how schools teach climate science. because they wanted him to get a good education. The book is called “Miseducation.” Education is so local in this country. But many kids in the U.S.

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What Do Today’s Kids Need for Tomorrow’s World? More Than Tech and Academics

Edsurge

And it’s the topic of a new book by Stephanie Krauss, called “Making It: What Today’s Kids Need for Tomorrow’s World.” Louis, and was president of an educational foundation working for disengaged nontraditional students. Louis, and was president of an educational foundation working for disengaged nontraditional students.