Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2018

Autistic self-advocacy organizations and autistic activists have long criticized autism awareness initiatives. Some 11 years ago, autistic activist, Ari Ne’eman, then president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), successfully campaigned to shut down a stigmatising campaign posted on billboards and other sites in New York City. It is time to listen to, and learn from, autistic people’s experiences and expertise – with regard to research, practice and advocacy.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

ALA is offering free school library advocacy packs.Sponsored by Bound to Stay Bound Books (BTSB), the packs contain tools to spread the word about the many ways school librarians are transforming teaching and learning. The BTSB-sponsored advocacy packs are available free of charge. (A

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MiddleWeb

MARCH 22, 2018

Advocacy Book Reviews advocacy Barbara R. Take an alphabetical tour through advocating for your school in this new book from Robert Blackburn, Barbara Blackburn and Ronald Williamson.

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RafranzDavis.com

DECEMBER 8, 2014

In a perfect world, all teachers would not only have the desire to be instructionally creative but also the freedom to do so. Academic excellence would not be based on test scores but on the backs of students excitedly learning and basking in the glow of the learning process.

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 12, 2014

AASL Advocacy ALA common core conference infographic ISTE profession professional professionalism spoon twitter

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

By Jena Passut With a new administration, FCC funds are safe — for now. Budgeting Funding Investment Management Networking Procurement

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

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K-12 Schools - Education News

APRIL 14, 2015

Members of a charter school advocacy group, the Democracy Builders, rallied outside New York City’s City Hall as they touted their report claiming that privately-operated, publicly-funded learning institutions are not playing fair.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez With the help of corporations and communities, schools are stepping up to bridge the homework gap. Access Points Networking Wi-Fi

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Learning401

APRIL 30, 2014

Learning401shoutout to our allies at the Providence Student Union- who share ourcommitment to giving voice to the public that is public school, in particular those persons who have the biggest stake in Rhode Island''s future: our youth. More than making more Providence students eligible for free public transportation, PSU is empowering young voices to organize in being the change they want to see, and in ways that address serious challenges in absenteeism and student engagement.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

And to build on the momentum, and perhaps to help fashion a wider advocacy plan that we can all support. I haven''t heard from @librarytalker yet during all this week of Advocacy Tweeting & Re-Tweeting but I am hoping our Geek Tribe & friends can mobilize to get this pushed forward!"

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2016

The major advocacy group for public charter schools is concerned that failing online charter schools may be hurting the credibility of the movement as a whole.

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The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

ALA: Arne Duncan Talks about the Role of Libraries in Economic Recovery labels: action, Advocacy, ALA, Carolyn Foote, Joyce Valenza, school libraries. action Advocacy ALA Carolyn Foote joyce valenza lettersforlibraries wiki save school libraries school libraries

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The Daring Librarian

JUNE 25, 2010

Advocacy in Education is so important.now more than ever. The following is from Hilary Goldmann, ISTE’s Director of Government Affairs : "Once again we have a dynamic line-up of advocacy activities at ISTE2010!! Collecting success stories at the Advocacy Lounge Wiki.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. The speakers words flowed fast and I caputred/paraphrased them as accurately as I could. For an additional take on this event from someone else who also live blogged it, you can visit this post from Bryan Doyle. Members of Panel: Representative Scott Hochberg - Houston, TX Representative Mark Strama - Austin, TX Mr. Thomas Ratliff, State Board of Education - Mt. Pleasant, TX Mr. Scott Floyd - Technology Specialist - White Oak, TX Ms.

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Improving Education Environments

AUGUST 14, 2014

The Hechinger Report has a recent article out about the potential of software in the realm of robograders. The title, Robo-readers aren’t as good as human readers — they’re better , is sensationalistic and sacrifices the tenor of the article’s argument for a round of quick clicks.

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Learning401

APRIL 30, 2014

Learning401 shoutout to our allies at the Providence Student Union - who share our commitment to giving voice to the public that is public school, in particular those persons who have the biggest stake in Rhode Island's future: our youth. More than making more Providence students eligible for free public transportation, PSU is empowering young voices to organize in being the change they want to see, and in ways that address serious challenges in absenteeism and student engagement.

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CUE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

News advocacy Legislative Advocacy net neutrality

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CUE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

News advocacy Legislative Advocacy net neutrality

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CUE

AUGUST 23, 2018

News advocacy Legislative AdvocacySACRAMENTO – ACR 268, authored by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond), calls for a renewed statewide focus on resources and support for technology in K-12 education.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

MARCH 20, 2015

A school librarian advocacy video from the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, worth watching. BEST school librarian advocacy video! [I blog every Friday about my #GR8Finds #ThisWeek. My list is very v-e-r-r-r-y selective --my own crème de la crème curation.

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CUE

JUNE 6, 2018

News advocacy Legislative Advocacy Legislative Updates net neutralityCalifornia Senate votes to establish net neutrality Current Status of SB 822: On May 30th the California State Senate voted 22 to 12 to approve SB 822.

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CUE

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Why CUE Legislative Advocacy? Inspire News advocacy

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CUE

JULY 20, 2018

News advocacy Legislative Advocacy net neutralityCalifornia Senate votes to establish net neutrality State Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 822 to establish California net neutrality rules and policies to take the place of the repealed Federal net neutrality rules. SB 822 states the intent is to: enact legislation to effectuate net neutrality in California utilizing the state’s regulatory powers and to […].

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Advocacy Appreciation Leader as a Reader Reading Marci Glaus Regie Routman Winnipeg School Division Wisconsin WritesI was only partially surprised when a librarian mentioned to me that in her school, graphic novels were not seen as quality literature by some of the teachers.

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Advocacy Appreciation Leader as a Thinker Literacy principal as an advocate Reading Teaching Writing ASCD Regie RoutmanI was at the front of the school during dismissal, holding the door open for the students leaving.

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CUE

MAY 21, 2017

The focus of the advocacy efforts was on support for E-rate, LifeLine Program, Student Data and Privacy, and fully funding Title IV of ESSA. Micah Studer described the event as “life-changing” as it has ignited a passion in him for advocacy for our students.

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 12, 2016

Self-Advocacy Two Teachers in the Room co-teachers Elizabeth Stein learner variability peer collaboration self-advocacy two teachers in the room UDLMany students with disabilities struggle to gain the language, social, or pragmatic skills they need to be self-advocates.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Advocacy #powerofpublicschools advocacy collaboration community facebook government Instagram libraries public school twitterCreated by Kristina Holzweiss.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Advocacy Leader as a Thinker Literacy professional development qualitative data Reflection beliefs evaluation identity Lucy Calkins Units of StudyIt is October, which means it is school learning objective time. Principals are diligently crafting statements that are S.M.A.R.T.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Book Reviews Leadership advocacy ALA American Library Association assessment co-teaching digital resources inquiry learning Judi Moreillon leadership learning culture literacy networking school librarians Susan Curtis

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CUE

MARCH 30, 2017

Advocacy ISTE Technology in Education Uncategorized advocacy internet privacy lawmakingMost of us are acutely aware of the fact that everything you do on the Internet can be monitored and tracked by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 18, 2018

Of particular importance, say the co-authors of Advocacy From A-Z, is the ability of school and teacher leaders to communicate with the school board to advocate for an issue. Articles Leadership advocacy Barbara R. Communication is central to an educator's role as an advocate.

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CUE

MAY 18, 2018

News advocacy CUE Rock Star Professional DevelopmentBack in February 2018, CUE held a #CUErockstar Benefit Camp for the Sonoma, CA fire victims in Napa County.

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 22, 2018

Advocacy Leader as a Thinker Leadership principal as an advocate Principalship Reflection Jon Kabat-Zinn Maia Heyck-Merlin“What is my job on the planet?” ” is one question we might do well to ask ourselves over and over again.

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CUE

APRIL 12, 2018

News Education Technology Legislative AdvocacyOver the past 40 years in California, there was a major increase, and then a recent and sudden decline, in support for educational technology.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Advocacy Assessment classroom instruction Communication data qualitative data quantitative data RtI Technology Amanda Datnow digital portfolios Genesis Cratsenberg ILA Samantha Mosher Vicki ParkAfter I shared out my previous post , describing my confusion about making sense of certain types of data, the International Literacy Association (ILA) replied with a link to a recent report on this topic: This is perfect timing for our #ILAchat this Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

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CUE

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

News Legislative AdvocacyWith the FCC plan to eliminate net neutrality heading toward becoming a formal regulation, opponents are now moving on two fronts. First, 21 states and the District of Columbia filed suit in federal court to block the FCC’s turnabout.

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CUE

MAY 21, 2017

The focus of the advocacy efforts was on support for E-rate, LifeLine Program, Student Data and Privacy, and fully funding Title IV of ESSA. Micah Studer described the event as “life-changing” as it has ignited a passion in him for advocacy for our students.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

AASL17 #AASLstandards aasl advocacy standards #aaslstandards National StandardsAs a member of the AASL National Standards Implementation Taskforce, I was honored to take part in the rollout in Phoenix.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

AUGUST 23, 2018

Advocacy Lesson social studies student participation student project activism amendments bill of rights citizen citizenship civic engagement flipgrid freedoms global goals letters persuasive writing research student voice writingTwo years ago, Ms.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

You’ll want to keep this important advocacy tool on hand and share copies with administrators, board members, teachers, parents, students. In addition, the document is filled with visuals and quotes to use in any local advocacy effort. advocacy school librarians school libraries

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Advocacy Coaching Leadership Principalship ASCD Education UpdateI’ve got it written in my planner: start the teacher evaluation cycle. Something I am definitely going to communicate with faculty this week. Okay, probably. The formal evaluation process is one aspect of my role as a principal that I have minimized over time. It’s not that I don’t take it seriously. I dot my I’s and cross my T’s.

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