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Forget Critical Race Theory in the Classroom. Kids Are Learning About Race on TikTok.

Edsurge

For others, it’s “ political advocacy ” and “ anti-American theories. ” She noted that conversations among teenagers on social media organically became more political, even in forums designed for shared interests, like coding or fan fiction. Political controversy stemming from school curriculum is not a new phenomenon.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

When it comes to reading for pleasure, students have so many other competing interests available to them – movies, games, social media, and TV shows – that we need to aim to make it an attractive, conscious choice. As the U.S.

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Newark Board of Ed, Prudential Financial, and Discovery Education Launch Partnership Supporting Academic Achievement

eSchool News

A global community of education professionals, the Discovery Education Community connects members across school systems and around the world through social media, virtual conferences, and in-person events, fostering valuable networking, idea sharing, and inspiration. Real world success starts with a strong education.”

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7 questions after Governor Branstad’s school funding veto

Dangerously Irrelevant

These, personnel sharing arrangements, and other successes are a testament to the hard work of our educators, school systems, and communities. Although social media was a big part of this year’s school funding dialogue, slacktivism can be a fairly easy trap to fall into. Are our representatives actually representing our wishes?

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Notes from the UNI Education Summit

Dangerously Irrelevant

Kozol, the whole schools is talking about how quietly your children file down the hallways.” – our way of subverting the system so they would leave us alone and we could have fun without being bothered. University research and policy in an era of advocacy philanthropists and agenda-setting organizations. social media).

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Final Schedule - "Wholehearted Libraries" Online Mini-Conference on Tuesday, March 10th

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #wholeheartedlibraries on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to participate in this event. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Library Association.

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Critical Thinking Skills to Help Students Better Evaluate Scientific Claims

MindShift

The internet has no shortage of dubious information; and the ability to evaluate health and science claims is a subset of media literacy. With the abundance of health/science content students may only see via social media, kids are ill-equipped to discern hype from real science.