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More than a passion project, literacy advocacy takes a village

eSchool News

Between Seattle, Naples, and the Bahamas, there are advocacy villages everywhere, filled with educators like Hannah Irion-Frake, a third-grade teacher in Pennsylvania who spends her career advocating for and creating readers. “I Literacy advocacy can come in many shapes and sizes. Literacy is not coloring, worksheets, and workbooks.

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What I Wish My Teacher Knew: One Question That Could Change Everything

The CoolCatTeacher

You know, the advocacy is not lost on them. Tip #2: Remember that we’re mandatory reporters. I would say, maybe a caution for first year teachers — I think many teachers are aware, but – we’re all mandatory reporters. And my intention was really to share this lesson that really works for me in my classroom.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

Achieve3000 will apply its online differentiated instruction to the content, helping students to digest critical material so they can read, discuss, and debate core U.S. KAHOOT EDTRENDS REPORT FOR EDUCATORS ( kahoot.com/files/2018/05/EdTrendsreport-May-2018-educators.pdf ) Kahoot! civics and government topics. K-12 market.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Why : Help foster independence, encourage student choice and decision-making, and offer differentiated instruction. Holzweiss said she avoids outdated book report questions and formats. For example, as the New York Times reported in April 2020, the Library of Congress has created a new digital tool to help aspiring DJs.