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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

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. Consider developing a meeting agenda using Google Docs. Advocacy educators consider voice and support for a cause to bring about needed change.

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

include: Computational Thinking for Educators from Google (15-30 hours). See a sample letter to principal, advocacy slide deck , and additional resources. Attend the CSTA Annual Conference (July 7-10, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ). There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators.

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EdTechTeam Receives Google Cloud Education Partner of the Year Award

EdTechTeam

EdTechTeam today announced that it has received the Google Cloud Global Partner of the Year Award in Education. This award was presented at Google Cloud Next ’19. EdTechTeam was recognized for the company’s achievements in helping schools implement and increase meaningful adoption of the Google Cloud ecosystem.

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Let’s Teach in Pajamas Forever

The Jose Vilson

Contrary to my own public activism and advocacy, I propose that we move the nation’s largest public school system into a completely online endeavor forever and a day. They can turn in assignments whenever/wherever and just hope Google can give them the answers if their teacher isn’t online at the moment.

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School Counselors Helping More Women Go Into Computer Science: Tips and Advice to Find the Fit

The CoolCatTeacher

When we meet with school counselors, one of the things that we share out is the data regarding Bachelor’s degrees that are being conferred in this country, and the number of jobs that are available. Angela has 15 years of experience as a professional school counselor and is a Google Certified Educator. Angela: Right.

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Transgender Students Are Still at Risk, But Schools Can Help

Edsurge

Now a board member for the National Center for Transgender Equality , she's sharing hers and 8-year-old Ellie’s story at conferences, teacher trainings and in outlets like the Washington Post. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in. About Mike Moratta.