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Nancy Knowlton, David Martin awarded Meritorious Service Medals (Civil Division)

eSchool News

Presented by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, the Meritorious Service Decorations recognize remarkable Canadians for their extraordinary accomplishments and contributions that bring honor to Canada — from advocacy initiatives and health care services to research and humanitarian efforts.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

When an educator is unprepared and unable to access high-quality resources to meet our unique learners’ needs, the system penalizes the educator. Real change can come from our unanimous stance against ineffective edtech, including predatory companies who make baseless claims in order to sell their products. We need to make a change.

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

Hapara

First school board meeting into building a movement Cameron wasn’t ready to speak out their freshman year when they first came across that blocked LGBTQ website. Cameron decided to attend a school board meeting to bring up the issues learners were facing in the district. They also distributed hundreds of banned books to young people.

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With New Scorecard, Group Seeks Promises That Colleges Won’t Use Facial Recognition on Campus

Edsurge

More than 40 colleges have said they do not use facial recognition technology on campus and stated they have no plans to do so, according to a new “ scorecard ” published Tuesday by an advocacy campaign titled Ban Facial Recognition on Campus.

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David, Goliath, and the Future of the U.S. K-12 OER Movement

Doug Levin

I’m deeply grateful for the support and collegiality of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation over this time, including for allowing me to attend this year’s annual OER meeting. Much of the discussion at the meeting focused on the many compelling benefits of OER adoption and use, including but not limited to cost savings.

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Students Go Behind the Scenes at the CMA Awards to Discover the Power of STEAM in a New Virtual Field Trip from Discovery Education and the Country Music Association 

eSchool News

Students will meet the various STEAM professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds that help make Country Music’s Biggest Night a reality. We also know that students love to explore their career interests through ‘real life’ examples. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Celebrating Disability Pride with MIND Education

MIND Research Institute

Disability Community and Culture at MIND Companies report that 4-7% of their employees have disclosed a disability. It must be built into strategic plans year-long, designed into policies, meetings, and resources, and a mindset used in all interactions, decisions, and planning. For example, “I agree with what Erin said.