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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

It might be facilitated by posing questions and then having students respond under cover of anonymity using mobile devices. However, we must not lose sight of the third element that comprises this concept, and that is advocacy. How would you rate the level of learner advocacy in your school or district?

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The Lessons Learned Online That Will Shape Education After the Pandemic

Edsurge

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

an interactive collage in Scratch, a website, a mobile app, a physical computing project). Give them guidance in how to make their work relevant for your students. See a sample letter to principal, advocacy slide deck , and additional resources. Include CS projects in your menu of product options (e.g.,

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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

eSchool News

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.

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Trying to improve remote learning? A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons

The Hechinger Report

The program operates in what she calls a “mobile-first environment,” meaning 90 percent of the program is taught on a phone, even though classes are in-person. The program teaches students how to use the internet as a tool for more than just communication. Grosso and Hameed both believe the transition to remote learning in the U.S.

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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

Whether it be through acquiring an IP address, exposed locations on a mobile device, or tapping into a browser history, cybercriminals will stop at no end to obtain necessary information used to commit identity theft, and here’s the scary part: they might not have to look very hard if information has been left unprotected. Conclusion.

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TCEA 2011 Legislative Update Advocacy Panel

EdTechSandyK

Much smaller than the in-person mobilization to register the same number of people. SBOE needs to determine the WHAT, educators need to decide HOW to deliver it. Get PTA and booster clubs to mobilize. Teachers need to be professionally developed as well to equip staff to move towards this. 700,000 people registered in 2000.