A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2018

However, we must not lose sight of the third element that comprises this concept, and that is advocacy. Image credit: [link] While voice and choice are more aligned with ownership of learning in the classroom, advocacy aligns with improving the school or district culture. There is no point in student advocacy if no action results.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

It forced school systems to not only rethink their instruction but also figure out how to best use technology to facilitate instruction. Before the pandemic, teachers across the country taught students how to read, how to code and how to determine mathematical concepts like the area of a circle mostly from in front of the classroom.

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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. The group has issued nine state-level policy recommendations aimed at increasing computer science offerings in schools. “The

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. Students learn problem solving, communication and how to bounce back from failure.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

When he tried to enroll, he found that colleges had no idea how to handle his international transcripts and credentials. Latinos are the fastest growing demographic group in the United States , but data shows they are less likely than other racial and ethnic groups to have earned a college diploma. education system.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Pandemic closures provided some students with a chance to notice how stressed they are at school, says Jayne Demsky, founder of School Avoidance Alliance, an advocacy group that provides professional training to schools. Not all clinicians even know how to treat school avoidance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

They didn't want to work in groups. Districts have taken a wide range of approaches, as documented by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, a nonprofit that studies how government policies impact low-income families. When we got into the classroom, the students were shy.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

In 2017, I formed an after-school student activism and leadership club with a small group of seventh grade students. A group of students from the club met with the principal and explained their idea for leading a PD on building classroom community and supporting student self-confidence. My students were ready to disrupt that dynamic.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

The center’s first floor will provide flexible learning spaces, including a Skype room for video conferencing with outside experts, a quiet zone for research and a talking zone with soft furniture for group work and discussions. One spot will house tables where students can connect their tablets to a large video monitor.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The nonprofit broadband advocacy group found nearly 45 million students enjoy in-school access to high-speed internet connectivity, up from 39 million in 2017. According to the group, 98 percent of public schools have next-generation fiber infrastructure, and 96 percent have enough connectivity to support online and digital learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

The day after the retreat, one student shared in our group chat, “The retreat was actually really fun. A small group of students were trained to facilitate listening sessions and analyze data from conversations among the youth. The group of students decided they wanted to focus their advocacy on teacher practice.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Digital Promise recently started a coding working group for the League as a forum to share best practices and address challenges in implementing computer science. From this group, we’ve gathered insights on what the computer science movement looks like in these districts. Community Engagement and Advocacy. Relevance to Students.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start? They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers. Sometimes, it’s a simple question.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

We hear less often about the numerous ways to use “Good Twitter,” professional blogs, YouTube channels, Instagram accounts, Pinterest boards, Facebook groups, and other platforms in ways that are productive and empowering. I would encourage you to see how the following scholars are engaging online.

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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.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 2024

Many experts also highlight how low levels of stress can help to maintain the professionalism and excellence that library workers are known for. In this Masterclass, Garcia-Febo will provide an overview of how to understand and manage stress and anxiety and prevent burnout in the workplace. SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@library20.com

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When mimicking real life situations, students have to solve tasks usually designed to be tackled in groups. Students learn how to give instructions, explanations, arguments and justifications. These actions contribute enormously to students’ achievement and their advocacy since they are an intrinsic part of the work environment.

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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.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2022

Taken collectively, these studies can help education leaders and policymakers identify interventions needed for these student groups to help address the inequitable learning patterns in U.S. public schools.”. public schools.”. Our children deserve nothing less.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The trigger warning is buttressed by a more hopeful message accentuated in green: “& TIPS on how to deal with that.” As you come to the realization of how big an issue climate change is and how small it makes you feel, it really brings around this impending sense of doom,” she says. “It

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

The school schedule is a core part of the grammar of schooling : the ways that, just like we unconsciously speak grammatically, we conceive of how schools operate. For instance, we just know that students spend their days in groups of about 25: not 5, not 50. But what are the alternatives?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

With limited education opportunities available inside the camp for the 13-18 age group, Hello Future saw a gap that could be bridged through media and digital literacy, the ability to find, create and share content online. The program teaches students how to use the internet as a tool for more than just communication.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2019

Then, being announced today, is " Library Advocacy: Everyday Marketing Tools and Techniques " with Dr. Sue Alman on February 21st. To submit a purchase order, or with any registration difficulties, questions, or interest in group rates, contact steve@learningrevolution.com. More details on both are below.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com. You can pay by credit card, and you will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the event live and then your permanent access to the event recording.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), hoping to understand how these groups perceive issues surrounding privacy and technology, conducted surveys and focus groups from May to August of this year.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What Rasmussen didn’t have at the beginning of her political career, however, was much knowledge about how to turn her ideas into effective policies. “I I remember when I was elected to be a state senator, I bet I spent the first year figuring out the processes and the nuances of how decisions really get made,” she says.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

The schools that most successfully served their special education groups were those that prioritized communication and learning about families' needs, McKittrick found in her own analysis. One example she set forth was, pre-pandemic, how to address an issue if her seventh grade son came home crying from school. We're learning at home.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

Depending on their interests, Chao says, the student-led chapters might exchange letters based on a theme, focus on education around mental health, or participate in advocacy for mental health resources at their schools. The reactions to the concept were mixed, Chao recalls. But another student thanked her. Now, it's not ‘cool’ anymore.”

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A recent press release from the National Coalition for Digital Equity shared: A group of fourteen past-presidents of the American Association of School Librarians has come together to pool their expertise and experience to assist school librarians with strategies and resources helpful in addressing pandemic-exacerbated challenges.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2024

To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com. This masterclass is not included in the individual or group annual all-inclusive all-access passes for the Dr. Steve Albrecht Service, Safety, and Security webinars.

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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.

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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.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Attendees will learn about how successful relationships look for those working in libraries, the ins and outs of positive and negative relationships, and how to deal successfully with the stressors impacting work relationships. SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@library20.com This 60-minute training is presented by Library 2.0

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2023

Part of Anderson’s work has been to try to get rid of the Disturbing Schools law, by supporting a lawsuit against the measure filed by Kenny, the student who filmed the incident, and a group called the Carolina Youth Action Project. You saw the documentary, so you know he had a whole group of people telling him, ‘You were right.’

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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. Help them understand this small-group work as one important way their teachers help them succeed in reading grade-level texts.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mental Health and Wellness Series OVERVIEW : Learning how to say no is an underappreciated tool to equip ourselves with winning strategies for a successful career and life. We will also identify key strategies related to the “why, how, and when” to say no, allow ourselves to be unavailable, and nurture our wellbeing.

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