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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

Everyone has a physical education class, called “phy-ed” here, at least twice a week. Students can also choose from two additional exercise-focused electives — dance and personal fitness — which for some students can mean a 40-minute exercise period every day. And the action doesn’t stop there. Some even took action.

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Learning to Breathe: Educators Use Yoga and Meditation to Reduce Burnout

Edsurge

SAN FRANCISCO — Kimberley Rose knew that breathing exercises could help kids calm down. Yet she never would have incorporated them into her classroom if she hadn’t experienced the power of these exercises herself. Breathe for Change was founded by former Pre-K teacher Ilana Nankin to improve the well-being of educators.

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How a Culture of Caring Is Helping These Schools Improve Student Mental Health

Edsurge

Cole-Ochoa is among the educators nationwide who are trying new approaches to social-emotional learning in hopes of helping students deal with the continuing mental health struggles that took shape or worsened during the isolation of remote learning that started in 2020. “[Now] some of them have blossomed, some of them have overcome that.

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Educating Kids for Life not for Tests

The CoolCatTeacher

Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County in Virginia, shares about some cool virtual reality in Virginia, some challenges with helping new teachers get started, and how she thinks education is entering a new Renaissance of creativity and innovation. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Get motivated today listening to Pam.

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New Teacher-Focused Program Launched to Drive Literacy Results for Alaska Students

eSchool News

Participants access learning via textbooks, video clips, interactive learning tasks, and webinars and have opportunities to practice skills via weekly online discussion forums, webinars, collaboration activities, self-check exercises, and homework assignments. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif.,

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The "Liberation of Education" Online Conference Starts Today - I'm Speaking Twice

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Liberation of Education online conference starts today and runs in the evenings (US-Eastern Time) through this Thursday. The Liberation of Education Virtual Conference is bringing together over 30 renowned educational experts to empower parents with skills and resources to transform their child's education.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

It removes barriers to learning materials, supports students where they are across varied learning contexts and needs, and gives educators more insight into the learning environments they’re creating. Students and educators have more tools to create a learning environment that fosters personalized learning.