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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: Why should schools care about diversity in the classroom? Schools embrace diversity in the classroom when they acknowledge these differences by prioritizing inclusivity. When learners feel inadequate in comparison to peers, they may participate less and/or become increasingly isolated.

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Celebrating Hour Of Code

The Web20Classroom

Hour of Code can be done in any classroom. You can sign your class up and add your pin to the growing map of other classrooms that are joining as well. A Beginners Guide To Bringing Coding Into The Classroom -The article has several suggestions and resources to start coding in any classroom. Think again.

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Word Clouds Revisited! 35+ Activities, Web Tools & Apps

Teacher Reboot Camp

In November, I spent the month training teachers around Venezuela to integrate technology in the classroom. Don’t forget to check out my recent American TESOL webinar on Teaching with Word Clouds. 170 Ways To Use Word Clouds In Every Classroom. A comparison chart of many word cloud creators ​. More Resources.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Its webinars usually host about 500 attendees but that number has grown since the pandemic outbreak. About 4,600 people showed up for a recent webinar, Chang says.

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This Week's Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org, the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. Be on the lookout for Australia-time-friendly events as part of the new Australia Series, Spanish-language Webinars from the Aula 2.0

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Nepris: A matchmaker for experts on demand

NeverEndingSearch

The platform allows teachers to virtually invite industry professionals into the classroom as speakers, experts, mentors and project and presentation evaluators. O*NET career comparison. Consider introducing it to your classroom teacher partners across grades and content areas. ” And more. Every day might be career day.

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Dropout Detective Offers Academic ‘Credit Scores’—But Is That a Good Thing?

Edsurge

The data doesn’t include email, webinars participation, or engagement outside of classroom,” O’Grady explains. This is the flip-side of the credit score comparison: students are not numbers, but complex individuals. Training staff not to view students as single data point.

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