Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 State of Computer Science report jointly released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. She pointed to South Carolina, which makes computer science part of high school graduation requirements, as an example.

Accessibility 189

Accessibility Advocacy Policies Data 189

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

Digital Divide 90

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 90

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Summary: Patti West-Smith, an expert in pedagogy from Turnitin, explains that with a bit of up-front guidance, rubrics help students become self-directed learners who see exactly how to improve before turning in their paper or assignment. Take Rachel, for example. That is really the essence of what formative work should look like.”.

Learning 182

Learning Advocacy Assessment Meeting 182

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Key points: Virtual field trips can help engage students in critical STEM education 8 virtual field trips for STEM education How to elevate climate literacy for future scientists For more news on virtual field trips, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Climate change is an increasingly important subject in school curriculums.

STEM 120

STEM Advocacy Digital Learning Examples 120

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

School systems, such as rules, policies, and procedures, can cause trauma and harm, for example, harsh discipline policies that refer children to the criminal justice system for behavior in school. I remember simply replying, “Cool, thanks for letting me know!”

Policies 150

Policies Advocacy Examples System 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Perspective-taking Skits: My students chose two examples of actions to avoid and developed skits to act out with the teachers. One skit, for example, focused on data walls; the teacher called a student up to her desk and gave the student an anonymous pin for the data wall: “Great job!

Training 203

Training Data Professional Learning Meeting 203

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Tales of “Bad Twitter” are legion, for example. I would encourage you to see how the following scholars are engaging online. They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact.

Social Media 262

Social Media Advocacy Twitter Facebook 262

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

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. Advocacy Educators need to be put in a position where they can actively advocate for system improvements without the fear of repercussion.

Advocacy 178

Advocacy Digital Badges Education Meeting 178

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

For example, kids with a stutter or kids that may walk or talk differently than their neurotypical peers often get mimicked, which could actually be a violation of federal civil rights laws related to disability-based harassment.” Students with disabilities often get bullied more than their peers without a disability.

Advocacy 136

Advocacy Case Study Study Elementary 136

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Elizabeth Forward School District leaders, for example, knew it was time to innovate when local employers informed them the district had hundreds of entry-level coding jobs that needed to be filled. Community Engagement and Advocacy. The district has also held coding nights where parents learned how to code along with students.

Maker Movement 211

Maker Movement Robotics Education Advocacy 211

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The trigger warning is buttressed by a more hopeful message accentuated in green: “& TIPS on how to deal with that.” For example, as educators and architects grapple with the challenge of adapting school buildings to design with climate resilience in mind , can they affect students’ climate change worries as well?

Survey 177

Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 177

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

One educator even contributed excerpts of his how-to article from the February 2016 issue of Tech & Learning magazine.”. The 30-page PDF covers the following topics: • How to set technology goals and make purchasing decisions. • How to set up a tech committee to evaluate needs and resources. •

How To 75

How To Advocacy Tools Survey 75

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our new report, Computational Thinking for a Computational World , draws from research and interviews with leaders around the country to answer the essential question: In a computational world, what is important to know and know how to do? Using and comparing computational models to develop new insights about a subject.

Education 270

Education Advocacy Data Report 270

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. After facilitating each PD session, Hurh sends out a survey to attendees. It is challenging.

Training 153

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 153

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

How can teachers learn from the practices and principles of youth organizing to create more humanizing, engaging and empowering classrooms? Here are two examples that illustrate the possibilities youth organizing can offer for classroom teachers. The group of students decided they wanted to focus their advocacy on teacher practice.

Classroom 168

Classroom Advocacy Groups Meeting 168

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. She says she has struggled with managing the content that all of our elementary teachers need to learn around our phonics initiative and how to address their concerns virtually.

Professional Learning 194

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 194

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

. “Students with disabilities have a right to learn alongside their peers, and studies have shown that this is beneficial not only for students with disabilities but also for other students in the classroom,” said Lindsay Lubatzky, the organization’s director of policy and advocacy. It did not.

Analysis 125

Analysis Education Study Policies 125

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students. School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Distinctive Schools , a network of high-performing charter schools in Chicago, Minnesota and Michigan, offers an example of how to create and operate a personalized learning system.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning Advocacy Learning Professional Learning 60

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

2] Children who experience toxic stress, for example, are more likely to develop the following mental and physical illnesses later on:[3]. 4] For example, children with toxic stress are more likely to fit the parameters for chronic absenteeism , or excessive school absences.[6] How to Use Stress Management Techniques in School.

Classroom 239

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

N2Y

DECEMBER 17, 2020

How to Prepare Students to Advocate. As you work with your student on self-advocacy, speak openly about their disability and learning needs. For example, a student may share their perspective on how having a dedicated aide and a behavior chart have helped them work on behavioral goals.

Meeting 98

Meeting Advocacy Elementary Examples 98

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Richardson is a consensus builder, fostering collaboration at the state level, as well as connecting with national organizations like SETDA, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to support shared advocacy efforts.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy OER Trends Conference 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

“We see kids whose challenges don’t show up on their report card, so they aren’t getting services,” said Jennifer Choi, a parent and founder of the advocacy group 2eNYC and a trustee of the nonprofit Twice Exceptional Children’s Advocacy. Photo courtesy of Joe Orrechio. That’s essentially what happened to Choi.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As a former teacher with 23 years in the classroom myself, I understand that educating young students leaves little time for legislative advocacy. One of the biggest challenges I see with legislatures as they struggle with education policy and funding is finding the balance between supporting educators and telling them how to do their jobs.

Policies 100

Policies Education Advocacy Groups 100

The Jose Vilson

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Adults, especially those with power, should learn how to use every lever possible to pull us from the brink of calamity. But we have a plethora of examples over generations of intrepid youth taking time out of their own schedules to push adults to get it together. ” They shouldn’t have to save us, though.

Advocacy 191

Advocacy Exercises Meeting Course 191

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

The program teaches students how to use the internet as a tool for more than just communication. Generation Z students may be digital natives, easily connecting with friends and family on social media apps, but that doesn’t mean they understand how to use the internet as a tool. This need for digital literacy is actually universal.

Learning 144

Learning Advocacy Report Google 144

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The new Canada-wide system was “very much situated in the context of economic recovery,” said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada. For example, in Canada, non-licensed, home-based providers have been left out of the system, as have other, more informal kinds of care.

System 145

System Report Learning Industry 145

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

One example she set forth was, pre-pandemic, how to address an issue if her seventh grade son came home crying from school. They’re feeling better supported, and I think that’s helping them build self-advocacy and independence,” she says. “What we’re seeing this year is there’s no barriers. We're learning at home.

Technology 185

Technology Education Analysis Meeting 185

Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2018

For example, of 40,000 children who were involved in a 2011 data breach , more than 10% of them had their social security numbers compromised and used by a cybercriminal. Education and advocacy go a long way so, if you’re looking to make a change, consider having a technology and internet talk with your family and cover best practices.

Data 150

Data Internet Safety LMS Student Data Privacy 150

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

The pathway for kindergarten math displayed on the cover of one binder, for example, begins on a lower left square featuring a giant “20” and the statement, “I can count to 20.” Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. Credit: Daniel Joseph.

Competency Based Learning 140

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 140

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The flurry of new state laws over the past five years is in large part the result of pressure from Decoding Dyslexia, a parent advocacy group with chapters in all 50 states. “Intensive advocacy falls on parents who have nothing to lose but the promising future a good education ensures our children,” said Cooper.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Training Report Analysis 101

The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 20, 2018

How to be a Teacher Librarian Rock Star - Branding Tips & Tricks First thing I gotta say, I don’t know that I really love the term Library Rockstars because I think ALL Teachers and Librarians are rock stars or has an inner rock star waiting to come out. Consider, another word for branding is advocacy. Clipboard for the win!

How To 56

How To Social Media Libraries Advocacy 56

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2023

For example, from the beginning of their college search, most have far more limited resources to help them navigate the application process, including less access to guidance and support from advisers; that lack is usually not erased once they arrive on campus.

Accessibility 102

Accessibility Advocacy Study System 102

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Haspel is a leading voice on early childhood education and author of “ Crawling Behind: America’s Child Care Crisis and How to Fix It.” A good example is air pollution. There is a coalition of children's rights and children's advocacy groups that has been at COP, led by UNICEF. Elliot Haspel hopes to change that, and soon.

System 156

System Advocacy Groups Conference 156

N2Y

APRIL 4, 2021

Search engine results for this term reveal many examples and definitions. Task analyses for daily living should mirror how tasks are completed at home. For example, there are many ways to fold towels. Task analyses for this should be individualized for each student based on how their families fold towels at home.

Analysis 84

Analysis Advocacy Examples Meeting 84

The Web20Classroom

JUNE 26, 2016

It’s never too young, for example, to work with kids on the aspects related to digital citizenship. Early Learning Network -Part of my advocacy work revolves around helping educators discover the power of connected professional learning. In addition to these resources there are countless articles and blog posts to explore as well!

Resources 139

Resources Technology Learning Digital Citizenship 139

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2021

Others were unsure about how to react when parents asked if they could send their children back to school immediately after traveling. In interviews, early childhood educators told EdSurge about how they thought twice about holding a preschool-aged child who needed consoling. Other changes are less visible, but no less anguished.

Education 176

Education Policies Industry Advocacy 176