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REINVENTING.SCHOOL Live Show Today - The Exploding Trend of "Pandemic Pods" and Micro-Schools #reinventingschool #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This week, REINVENTING SCHOOL focuses on the spectacular rise in interest in pod schools--small groups of students studying with one or more teachers in an environment that is both similar to, and different from, traditional school. My Child Hates School and The Micro-School Builder’s Handbook. Ring, M.Ed.

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Bullied by the badge?

The Hechinger Report

Four states — Mississippi, Indiana, Florida and Pennsylvania — passed such legislation in 2013, in the months after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. . Since the 1990s, at least 11 states have enacted legislation that funnels state funds into school policing programs.

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The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

The Hechinger Report

In Toppenish School District in Washington State, serving Yakima County, however, the transfer of a student to online learning for 10 to 20 school days is used as a top-tier disciplinary sanction, according to its student handbook. Another study found that Latino students were more likely to receive disciplinary action than white students.

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College and career readiness activities

Kathy Schrock

One publication I love to recommend to support this process is the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook , Home Page, on the Internet at [link] (visited November 21, 2018). There are tons of sites on the Web to help students with this process. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.

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Social and Cultural Literacy Resources for Classrooms

Graphite Blog

S ocial Justice Books (by Teaching for Change): A highly recommended resource for preschool and elementary school educators, this list of books intersects with all kinds of important cultural and social issues and will help students build perspective. For more, check out our review.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. Handbooks can summarize library services, events calendars, and important updates.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

. — At the beginning of every school year, April Johnson oversees distribution of the Covington County School District student handbook. Tucked into the first half of the handbook is a section titled “Corporal Punishment.”. Yet students at Collins Elementary join the increasingly isolated ranks of those legally paddled at school.