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Occupational therapy is the antidote for pandemic skill loss

eSchool News

While one client may want to pursue a skill like handwriting, another may be more interested in developing self-advocacy, decision-making, or goal setting skills. The reality is that OTs can assist people in many areas depending on clients’ needs and environments.

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Teaching Must Get More Flexible Before It Falls Apart

Edsurge

But if you’re reading this article—if you’re engaged enough in education to be reading EdSurge—you probably don’t believe that data. At secondary schools, we’d have to toss out 5-day-per-week class rotations. The Great Renegotiation is coming for schools. And for good reason. So let’s imagine.

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On ZTC, OER, and a More Expansive View

Iterating Toward Openness

They were relatively easy to tell apart from one another and advocacy was rather straight forward. As the movement grew and more people began advocating for the adoption of OER in place of traditionally copyrighted materials in classes, some advocates chose to make cost the primary focus of their advocacy.

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Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home

The Hechinger Report

But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. The article showed that the total number of homeless students was more than the entire population of Albany, the state capital.

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Improving Social-Emotional and Reading Skills

edWeb.net

A recent edWebinar led by Bobbi Bear, Director of Customer Advocacy for Achieve3000, identified effective ways to integrate SEL with reading instruction, through classroom conversations about nonfiction and fiction texts. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Achieve3000.

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Connecting SEL with Academic Achievement to Achieve True Education Equity

edWeb.net

This article was modified and published by eSchool News. In this role, she works to fill current gaps in research, policy, and advocacy to ensure that schools holistically support the well-being and development of students, and especially for low-income students and students of color. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Gaggle. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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