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New Webinar: "Managing Stress in the Library: Strategies for Library Workers" with Loida Garcia-Febo

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Managing Stress in the Library: Strategies for Library Workers A Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 It is of utmost importance to provide support and strategies to manage stress in the workplace. It is of utmost importance to provide support and strategies to manage stress in the workplace.

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PROOF POINTS: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says

The Hechinger Report

Source: Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) slide presented at a webinar that Attendance Works held on September 28, 2022. Chang says that scheduled teacher visits to families’ homes are a “proven strategy.” She also recommends advisory groups for middle and high school students to build connections with faculty.

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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

The most common strategy that is embraced in schools is empowering learners through voice and choice. However, we must not lose sight of the third element that comprises this concept, and that is advocacy. Learners should be in a position to advocate for ideas, strategies, resources, and other elements that will help them succeed.

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6 tips to help educators support young readers

eSchool News

When teachers call attention to the parts of the word rather than presenting the word as a whole, it can help students gain a better understanding of reading. 3 tips for teachers to support young readers Provide opportunities for students to practice flexible decoding strategies with irregularly spelled words.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report. Canadian labor groups have also supported the efforts , something that has recently become a more prominent strategy in the United States, especially after efforts to pass child care legislation faltered in 2022.

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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

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. In terms of communication, the aspect of listening is just as important in leading and sustaining change as the use of verbal and non-verbal strategies.

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Getting More Students Through — Not Just To — College

Edsurge

There’s a special emphasis in the new College Completion Fund plan as presented by Sen. And the bills acknowledge the fact that other higher ed policy proposals currently on the table, including making community colleges tuition-free , might not be enough to get some students across the finish line.

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