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CoSN IT Leader Spotlight: David Jarboe

eSchool News

From exploring history, science, and the arts to career and technical training, VR can provide expanded experiences for background information and virtual field trips, which can be impossible to reach in person. With the use of VR, educators can provide content that is more immersive and engaging.

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Inaugural Catalyze Challenge Winners To Transform Journey From Classroom To Career

eSchool News

Building in career exploration and experimentation, as early as middle grades, as well as post-secondary education planning support, is a no-brainer when it comes to making sure every student has what they need to succeed,” said Annabel Cellini, Chief Strategy Officer of American Student Assistance.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. Oregon’s ESSA plan also personalizes teacher training itself.

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In New York state, students can be suspended for up to an entire school year

The Hechinger Report

In Albany, for instance, administrators said that they have focused on putting a variety of strategies in place, such as training teachers on trauma-informed care and de-escalation and putting counselors, nurses and psychologists in each school building. Our first go-to is not suspension. That’s not what happens.”

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

No one taught her these strategies. But training programs are doing little to prepare teachers; Fair’s experience is typical. Students with disabilities who are placed in general education classrooms get more instructional time , have fewer absences and have better post-secondary outcomes, research shows.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

million to train additional Alaska school districts and to create a research and development program. To encourage them along, the state offered schools $50,000 grants to subsidize RISC training, Gendron recalled. RISC, meantime, was acquired by Marzano Research and is no longer offering trainings.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

eSchool News

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. Principal Rod Ruth was named South Carolina’s 2023 Secondary Principal of the Year.