Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Elizabeth Forward School District leaders, for example, knew it was time to innovate when local employers informed them the district had hundreds of entry-level coding jobs that needed to be filled. Community Engagement and Advocacy. These efforts excite students and provide them pathways to further develop their passions.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2022

Earlier this month, as thousands of early childhood educators and advocates gathered in Baltimore for the 2022 National Head Start Annual Conference, attendees exchanged first-hand accounts and anecdotes from the field, sharing what the last couple of years have been like for them and what it’s like right now.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Take Rachel, for example. A professor can use the language in the rubric to explain the improvements needed and back that up with tangible examples, says West-Smith. Next, each student would discuss his or her scores with a classmate in a peer conference. A Tool for Self-Advocacy. Rubrics change that.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. A learning portfolio was required as part of this process and presented at the end of year evaluation conference.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

It has also forced school leaders to become more creative, outspoken and innovative in their advocacy and leadership—lessons they will take with them to help drive change in 2021. They aren’t waiting for a conference or for instructions from their state or nation’s leaders. District leaders have also learned to be more proactive.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Richardson is a consensus builder, fostering collaboration at the state level, as well as connecting with national organizations like SETDA, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to support shared advocacy efforts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Like many districts across the country, our teachers can no longer attend professional conferences or collaborate with peers to learn instructional practices because substitute teachers are not available to cover classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

An athlete who ran track and field, he set the university record in the 60-meter hurdles, but the conference meet that determined who would get athletic scholarships was canceled because because of Covid. He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. Miguel Agyei. Meanwhile, costs keep going up.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

We've just announced the keynote panel for our Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We hit the 2,000 registration mark today, so we're anticipating a great event!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As world leaders return home from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP27 ), an annual international climate meeting that was held in Egypt this year, they have many action items to attend to. A good example is air pollution. They're just not creating the same relationship with nature. Not enough, if they are at all.

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N2Y

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Before the IEP meeting, the teacher helping prepare the student should schedule a few conferences to practice going through the agenda and getting used to the structure of the meeting. As you work with your student on self-advocacy, speak openly about their disability and learning needs.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

The pathway for kindergarten math displayed on the cover of one binder, for example, begins on a lower left square featuring a giant “20” and the statement, “I can count to 20.” Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. A student demonstrates what he has learned, in a weekly “level-up” conference.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

One example she set forth was, pre-pandemic, how to address an issue if her seventh grade son came home crying from school. They’re feeling better supported, and I think that’s helping them build self-advocacy and independence,” she says. “What we’re seeing this year is there’s no barriers. We're learning at home. That includes her.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The already converted policymakers, school leaders and teachers ready to transform traditional schooling came to this annual conference last week from around the world to share a common refrain: Out with the old. For example, why are the new ways of learning better? Photo: Austin Haeberle. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – What does the research say?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

Technically, the after-school category also includes extending the school day, but I’m not seeing many examples of schools requiring all of their students to stay late into the afternoon.). The Afterschool Alliance also cited an unpublished conference paper from 2013, which tracked 1,000 elementary school students over time.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

At the conference, the organization stressed another strategic focus: equity. Others at the conference stressed that successful initiatives must also put emphasis on the student needs that data alone cannot solve, like housing and food insecurity. “Do Examples of what that might look like already exist at some campuses.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2020

Advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country.” This week of legislative advocacy with CEC has me revved up for more grass-roots advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country. The conference hashtag is #learningrevolution. Host Rebecca Muller, Special Educator and Advocate.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2020

It’s restructuring the relationship between a student and his or her institution,” says James Toscano, president of Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust , the nonprofit advocacy organization that is taking the lead in promoting the bill of rights. This is a consumer-protection agenda.

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N2Y

APRIL 4, 2021

Search engine results for this term reveal many examples and definitions. Videoconferencing is an alternative that is gaining acceptance for family meetings and conferences. For example, there are many ways to fold towels. Demonstrating how to fold towels in a number of ways is an example of showing how people live differently.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2011

This is our official call for presentations for the Library 2.011 conference, November 2 - 3, 2011. The conference will be held online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and will be free to attend. The conference strands are at the bottom of this email. Presentation submission instructions are at [link].

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 10, 2011

I''m putting the finishing touches on my presos for the MSET Conference , in Baltimore next week! This year''s MSET conference will be filled with inspiring professional development workshops, concurrent sessions, and thought provoking keynote speakers to enhance your professional knowledge and skills. Don''t miss it! "

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2017

A short list of organizations includes funders like the Gates Foundation and Next Generation Learning Challenges and advocacy groups like the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE). Michael Horn, a colleague of mine, spends a lot of time in schools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Each topic will be delivered through the following content formats: a three-page publication brief providing foundational elements and promising practices, an online mini-course walking through topic principles and practices, and a webinar showcasing relevant examples from district level leaders.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Mike shares an example of this from the webinar. For example, sharing their ideas by recording audio would accomplish the same end goal. In case you miss the ISTE conference this year, take a look at all the resources gathered through an inclusive scavenger hunt ! Another great place to begin is the Inclusive 365 website.

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Assistive Technology Learning Strategy Resources 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

It’s a small but noteworthy example of a new emphasis at colleges and universities on plugging the steady drip of dropouts who end up with little to show for their time and tuition, wasting taxpayer money that subsidizes public universities and leaving employers without enough of the graduates they need to fill jobs. Dickinson stayed.

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MindShift

JUNE 23, 2021

This year’s Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools (DWSC) Conference focused on how teachers can work towards antiracist practices to bring about policy changes and create positive outcomes for students. That’s the question we’ve been looking at,” said educator and conference founder Joe Truss.

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Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

The Buncee Bus is on the way to the 39th Annual Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida. You will see examples of Newsletters, reminders, and green screen backgrounds used in Andy's Class. You will have a chance to work on your brand and advocacy efforts too! Bonus: It's FUN too! Leticia Citizen.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The sixth annual Global Education Conference , our free four-day online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, runs today Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19, 2015 (November 20th in some time zones). We invite all to attend! A full listing of sessions is below. You're going to be blown away.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 19, 2017

I was inspired and immediately began blogging on a number of topics, primarily on a professional level, aiming to train my employees, promote myself as a conference presenter and educator, and most importantly, to advocate for early childhood education. Mary Caton-Rosser ’s presentation on blogging blew my mind and has changed my life.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Example of a letter sent home to students in a California experiment that failed to boost attendance rates. Lee, and Todd Rogers Example of a letter that didn’t motivate students to attend school more in a California experiment. . at a March 2019 conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness.

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ProfHacker

AUGUST 26, 2016

This post is based on a presentation Suzan and Maha gave this year at the OER16 conference in Edinburgh. Some examples of open scholarship based on this definition can be publishing an article in an open access journal, teaching a MOOC, and joining a Twitter hashtag to chat about an educational issue. You can read it here !

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount. She was President of the Council for Exceptional Children at her school, attending many conferences and working with local community groups to help educate and advocate for persons with disabilities. where 70% of the population were english language learners.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2017

Global Education Leadership Week (GLW) is a week-long celebration of leadership through global action in K-20 education, taking place this week, April 24 - 28, 2017, and organized by the Global Education Conference (GEC) Network. Conference attendees are invited to view, discuss, and share this work. Free and open to the public.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2021

That approach is on one side of a widening divide over whether colleges should be places where students can explore until they find their passion or confer degrees as quickly, directly and efficiently as possible so graduates can promptly start to earn a living. CU Boulder, for example, offers 85 majors, minors and certificate programs.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

New York City, for example, began offering its 1 million public school students free breakfast and lunch in 2017. But counting kids who qualify for free or reduced price lunches had also been the way we tracked student poverty. There was some concern that school districts could mistakenly be reclassified as 100 percent low income overnight.

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

For example, a classroom in my school used this tool to host a video conference with a classroom in another region of the United States. Advocacy Community Connectedness Learning content geography perspective skype' In today’s digital age, this is possible. Skype is one tool that comes to mind.

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SpeechTechie

MAY 2, 2014

Tony Vincent , an amazing resource on technology integration and the author of Stick Around (in partnership with Explain Everything creators Morris Cooke), definitely sees these connections between language and learning, and has presented for our peeps at conferences such as those held by the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities in Florida.

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