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eSports: The Growing Extra-Curricular Activity NOW!

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Believe it or not, gaming is gaining popularity in schools, not just as a pastime, but as part of curriculum. Dr. Custer is a leader in character education and civic advocacy. Dr. Kristy Custer is one of the pioneers of the video gaming movement in schools.

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PROOF POINTS: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says

The Hechinger Report

27, 2022 blog post. More of her thoughts on what schools can do to address chronic absenteeism are in a blog post she wrote for the Learning Policy Institute on Sept. Given the diversity of these states, this offers evidence that chronic absence has at least doubled nationwide,” Chang wrote in a Sept. Department of Education.

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Weekend Reading – Rediscovering Blogging Edition

ProfHacker

Blogs are back! At least, they seem to be making a resurgence as we try to disentangle ourselves from the predatory social media platforms that took all the words many of us used to write on blogs. My blog (which is my domain) is kind of an experiment in long-form writing now. It’s persuasion, it’s argument, it’s advocacy.

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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness.

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Dr. Steve Book Interview - Molly Riportella on "Book Safes" for Domestic Violence Survivors

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She can be reached at her advocacy site - www.BiblioUnderground.org which also includes a donation page." podcasts, interviews, and blog posts are available for free, as are: access to 53,000+ other library professionals, our regular mini-conferences , and all the conference recordings. Dr. Albrecht's twice-monthly Library 2.0

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Excellent Free STEM Strategies from TGR Foundation and Discovery

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM can level up and it must begin to include underrepresented communities of women and minorities. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the (Re)Defining STEM resource and give you a sneak peek into the upcoming resources available this summer.

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5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 40 of #10MT Interviews Daisy Dyer Duerr From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The need for more rural education advocacy. Blog: [link]. Today Daisy Dyer Duerr @DaisyDyerDuerr reimagines what rural education can be. I hope you enjoy this episode with Daisy!

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