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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Located in Mississippi, Columbus Municipal School District is committed to advancing advocacy of learners’ parents. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness.

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New, Free Digital Experience Offers All Students Invaluable Career Readiness Opportunities

eSchool News

BOSTON, MA – Kids today do not feel adequately prepared to make informed, confident decisions about what they want to do after high school. An additional study states that less than half of Gen Z respondents said they had enough information to decide what pathway was best for them after high school.

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ACP Highlights: State and Local Partners

Education Superhighway

Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) Following a partnership with the Baltimore City Office of Information and Technology, EducationSuperHighway partnered with HABC to bring awareness of the ACP benefit to 19,500 residents.

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Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K–6 Classroom

Tom Murray

Mobile devices provide new options for students to create as they make a movie, record a song, or publish a blog post to capture understanding. By leveraging technology, thinking is amplified and the “how” for all learners is diversified.

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10 Young People Who Changed the World to Add to Your Class Curriculum

Waterford

In addition to informing students about your local chapter , share this speech Isra gave at TedxWakeForestU on climate advocacy, racial justice, and intersectionality. When he was just 16 years old, he created the Algae Mobile —a device that can convert carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles into oxygen. Sophie Cruz.

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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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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

It is becoming more important than ever to be mindful of how a child’s digital personal information is protected, as children are up to 50 times more likely to fall victim to identity theft over adults. Many parents overlook the role educators and other institutional leaders play when it comes to defending their child’s information.

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