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SETDA Launches Cybersecurity Resource Focused on Small, Rural, and Under-resourced Districts

eSchool News

From detailing various funding sources to providing insights into statewide and regional partnerships and offering practical examples of cybersecurity training, the document is a must-read for everyone involved in helping districts improve their cybersecurity posture. About SETDA SETDA is the principal association representing U.S.

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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017). As an example, the report highlights the experience of Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Indiana, which has embraced universal design for learning in a variety of ways.

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The Power of Rubrics—Students Take Control of Their Own Learning and Achievement

EdNews Daily

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. If there is disagreement, the writer should determine why he disagrees with his peer’s assessment as well as the documentation he needs to support his opinion.

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Colleges Are Missing Out on Students Who Start — But Don’t Finish — Their Applications

Edsurge

For the 2017-18 academic season, for example, 71 percent of Common App users who did not submit an application through the platform still attended college within the next academic year, according to the analysis. When filling out financial aid forms, her mother had the needed documents prepared, for example. percent). “I

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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. The added bonus here is that other documents, images, and videos can be embedded, which really creates a more dynamic agenda.

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What We Heard From Early Childhood Educators During the Pandemic Year

Edsurge

She attended a webinar, but the presenter didn’t provide documentation for attendees to reference. Over the last 10 months, as part of EdSurge’s research and reporting project to document the impact of COVID-19 on the early childhood workforce, we’ve heard from many early childhood educators and providers like Briggs.

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The Awkward Truth About ‘Free College’—It Isn’t Truly Free

Edsurge

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. Meanwhile, other people hear the word “free” and immediately distrust it.

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