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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

I’ve been writing this article 30 minutes here and 60 minutes there for several months (WordPress tells me I saved the first bits in March). This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on The Advocate from the Computer Science Teachers Association. See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. Show videos or articles that explore connections between computing and other disciplines, interests, and careers: TECHNOLOchicas. high school curricula.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Is that academic leadership and advocacy being spread those through universities to their school librarian alumni? Is there an infiltration of leadership and advocacy coming from those universities that also helps to encourage school librarian employment in those states? 49-52) article, some schools had leveled staffing to a.5

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How Blogging Changed My Career

Fractus Learning

This is the name of a public blog I administrate and is something that I use for early childhood educator professionalism advocacy. My work with Fractus Learning has opened a whole other avenue of communication and advocacy. Blogging helps us do that. Early Education Plantation. From Then to Now. The Benefits.

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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

The Hechinger Report

They’re experiencing trauma, and trauma has a pretty significant impact,” said Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth, a policy and advocacy group focused on youth homelessness. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples. Chalkbeat journalist Lori Higgins contributed to this article.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. Comparing Articles : Students determine whether a news story or a sponsored post is more reliable. News Search : Students distinguish between a news article and an opinion column.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” ” This is the Center for Humane Technology , which had a big PR push this week, with articles in Edsurge and Education Week.

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