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‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief

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On Thursday, hoping to send a stronger message, they took it all the way to the top, with a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. Below is the full text of the email the students sent to Facebook’s chief executive.

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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

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She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015. Starr Sackstein , MJE Facebook Fan page. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. Contact information: mssackstein@gmail.com.

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5 Ways to Find Project Based Learning Ideas

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Jennifer Pieratt, author of “Keep it Real with PBL” for both elementary and secondary students, shares how she finds many of the project ideas that she creates and shares at crafted curriculum. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Gale Launches Online Community to Help Educators Thrive

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The company has launched Gale Community For Educators , a new Facebook community designed with K-12 educators in mind. About Gale Community For Educators Gale Community For Educators is an online community designed for K-12 educators, with an emphasis on secondary education. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. Learn more at [link].

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Self Care Tips and Advice to Be Your Best

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She consults internationally with school districts and post-secondary institutions in the effective use of technology to support great teaching, mental health support for educators, and how to create organizational change. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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Clark County School District Gives Educators in 241 Elementary Schools Access to Lexia’s LETRS Professional Learning

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Offered by Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group company, LETRS professional learning programs provide educators with the deep knowledge required to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. CCSD used Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER) to implement the programs.