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I Can’t Tell Them What They’ll Do (Classrooms, Justice, and Legacies)

The Jose Vilson

I fill out this Word document with an objective, a Do Now / warm-up activity, the materials we’ll need for class, a lesson with an essential question, a box for modifications, an activity, a closing activity, and a homework assignment. I have guidelines in my classroom, not rules. behind my desk.

Classroom 162
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We know how to provide good child care, we just don’t insist on it

The Hechinger Report

The Hechinger Report–Teacher Project review found just six states that require caretakers to follow clear guidelines on developmentally appropriate learning strategies for children from birth to age 3. The guidelines also cover age-specific goals relating to memory, problem solving, and self and social awareness, among other areas.

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

Most educators agree the Common Core standards are rigorous enough that students who meet these guidelines will be adequately prepared to pursue a career or a college degree after they graduate from the public school system. We should not see a gap for the overwhelming majority of students who have disabilities,” she said. But we do.”.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Since then, the department has eliminated 72 guidance documents that dealt with the rights of special education students. The department said the documents were “outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective.”. Certificates of attendance are designed for students with severe cognitive limitations who cannot meet high school academic standards.

Education 111
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On the importance of making a (reopening) plan

NeverEndingSearch

Eliminating school library programs and certified school librarian positions deprive students of rich learning opportunities, jeopardize academic and reading achievement, and perpetuate educational inequities. School librarians form relationships and connections with every single student and teacher who walks through the doors of that school.

Libraries 118
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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

Edsurge

The disconnect between what school leaders buy and what teachers actually use is well-documented. When teachers use tools they find online, they can inadvertently run afoul of privacy and security guidelines. Third-party software can share student data in ways that violate district or state standards.

EdTech 121
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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. FARIA EDUCATION GROUP AND RUBICON ( fariaedu.com ) & ( Rubicon.com ) Faria Education Group Limited has acquired Rubicon.