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Why student Cameron Samuels challenged their school’s internet filter and censorship

Hapara

During Cameron’s senior year, they gained national prominence for speaking out against their discriminatory school internet filter and book banning. Not only that, but the district also banned certain books related to LGBTQ stories, race and the Holocaust. In an NBC News article , Cameron described that first school board meeting.

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10 Reasons to Think Before You Share Photos of Children Online – SULS0153

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article. . I talk a lot about his idea in my books.). This question comes up a lot in a book I’m reading, Growing Up Shared: How Parents Can Share Smarter on Social Media—and What You Can Do to Keep Your Family Safe in a No-Privacy World. Please think before sharing ANY photos of ANY child online.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL - Episode 8 Today, "Home as a Place for Learning" #reinventingschool

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

More about this week's guests: Patrick Farenga brings more than 34 years of fieldwork, advocacy, and personal experience (he and his wife unschooled their three daughters) to help parents and children learn in their own ways. He is the author of 24 books and several hundred articles about technology, learning, business, and human progress.

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Could a ROWE (Results-Only Work Environment) be right for your classroom?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

They were curious if framing employees’ work by their results (instead of “you have to be at your desk from X to Y”) would improve both company outcomes and employees’ experiences. Founding CultureRx , home of the Results-Only Work Environment, Thompson and Ressler have helped other companies shift to this sort of a model.

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Learning Revolution Weekly Shows - Thrive in EDU, Teaching by Heart, Reinventing.School, The Connected Classroom, Exceptional Circumstances for Exceptional Children | #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Next week we'll be announcing the book groups that are starting. Information on hosting or joining a book is at bookschangelives.org. She is the author of eight books, including Liberating Genius , The Habitudes and The Passion Driven Classroom. As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

I work on a freelance basis, turning your company's data into earned media coverage by telling compelling, data-driven stories through graphics and text. Her broad experience in the education field has included sales, marketing, and administrative positions with prominent companies such as Kaplan, Inc.

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Why We Should Expand Our OER Advocacy to Commercial Publishers

Iterating Toward Openness

Here’s a hint: they’ve produced more than double the number of books created by the next largest producer. Effective Advocacy. Two decades later, their strategy has clearly paid off: for-profit companies create and contribute to an incredible amount of open source software.

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