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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

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I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.” Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning. Those “aha” moments were often accompanied with a gleeful, “I get it!”

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

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Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? Creativity builds advocacy skills that employers want, such as communication, collaboration and critical thinking. What creative skills are employers looking for?

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Undocumented High School Students Are Now the ‘Post-DACA Generation’

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This year marks the first time since 2012 that a majority of undocumented high schoolers who are graduating won’t be able to apply to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known simply as DACA, according to a new report from the immigrant advocacy group FWD.us. analysis of augmented 2021 American Community Survey data.

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Colleges Are Missing Out on Students Who Start — But Don’t Finish — Their Applications

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It would be so easy for people to just say, ‘well, they're probably not college material,’” Odle said, referring to non-submitters. The analysis found that the average Common App non-submitter is still likely to enroll in college after high school — but using another platform, such as applying directly to an institution.

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Technology Made Special Education Parents Better Advocates During the Pandemic

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If you don’t have good communication, that partnership really breaks down,” she says, referring specifically to parents and educators. “A But McKittrick’s analysis of school reopening plans for Fall 2020 revealed little mention of special education programs. McKittrick’s disappointment didn’t just come from her role as a researcher.

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

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Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. The initiative supports interoperability, which refers to the ability for different education software, platforms and systems to work with one another. For that, the authors commend the work of Project Unicorn. says the report.

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Identity The Foundation of Self?Awareness

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The hidden curriculum refers to the messages sent to students through school operations that imply norms and values. Including families in the development of task analysis is programming for generalization. Exploring identity begins by looking at aspects of life that inform how a person sees themselves. What is the hidden curriculum?