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3 ways to support special education students with college and career readiness

eSchool News

Additionally, both hard and soft skills are learned and cultivated outside the classroom in experiential settings, such as: community service projects, extracurricular activities, job shadowing, career mentorship, informational interviews, internships, practicums, and afterschool programs.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

I’ve been writing this article 30 minutes here and 60 minutes there for several months (WordPress tells me I saved the first bits in March). This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Mark Ray is Director of Innovation and Library Services for Vancouver (WA) Public Schools and Future Ready Librarians Lead at the Alliance for Excellent Education. In addition to blogs, he has also written for School Administrator , eSchool News , and School Library Journal.