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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

The director of student support services for Long Beach Unified School District wanted to reduce the number of local students who were chronically absent, a term that refers to those who miss 15 or more school days of the academic year. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications.

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Learning Revolution Free Events - The Conference - Next Up #Reinvent14 - Appreciative Inquiry and AERO

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''ve also just added information about the Invent to Learn workshop on Saturday with Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez (which is the same day as our Global Ed event , but we''re magnanimous around here). Christopher will discuss how Mission US prompts young players to think critically, make choices, and reference primary sources.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Sodexo?” — referring to the testing and cafeteria behemoths. It’s not uncommon for schools to outsource professional development, but the decision to transform a traditional classroom into a fully personalized, tech-heavy setting demands more than the odd skills workshop. He responded, “I have concerns, but compared to what?