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OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners

The Hechinger Report

In other words, while distance learning may not be meeting all of English learners’ needs, we shouldn’t overestimate the effectiveness of the in-person instruction these children are presently missing — nor should we underestimate the value of the linguistic and cultural assets they gain from this additional time with their families.

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Three Strategies for Advancing Antiracist Practices

MindShift

They describe how racism is both everywhere and constant, which means it’s also present in classrooms, even when teachers have the best of intentions. . Huynh has received positive feedback about scaling back on grading assignments on the quarterly surveys he gives students. “My Students Seeing Themselves in STEM.

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Colleges welcome first-year students by getting them thinking about jobs

The Hechinger Report

It’s a strategy now buttressed by a new survey of 6,000 recent graduates, which found that the earlier college students had started looking for a job — and preparing for it by participating in internships and other career-related experiences — the happier they eventually were with their careers.

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More students question college, putting counselors in a fresh quandary

The Hechinger Report

Earlier this year, a survey of teens by the ECMC Group and VICE Media found that more than half believed they could be successful without a four-year college degree. Yusanat Tway, a sociology major at the University of Minnesota, wants to go to law school, then do human rights advocacy. “It Students are pushing back.

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Kids Co-Creating Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Congress to accelerate innovation in education.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2015, a national survey organization ranked Albemarle County Public Schools in the top five of all school divisions in Virginia and among the top two percent of all school divisions in the county. Congress to accelerate innovation in education.

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GlobalEdCon 2013 - Day Three Schedule

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Information about certificates for volunteers, presenters, and attendees is here. Swift, International Baccalaureate Coordinator ED4ALL - Learning English Grammar by Writing - Mr. Paul Hartman From the USA to Africa: A Unique Primary STEM Global Partnership Emerges - Your Name and Title: Maria D.

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