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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

The COVID-19 pandemic has left long-lasting impacts on educators and students alike. According to a report cosponsored by the NEA , “what was once referred to as stress or educators ‘having a bad day’ – which might still be happening – has evolved.” Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS).

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International Education During the Pandemic

Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, a passionate educational consultant for T4Edtech, traveled to Italy and surrounding areas and has some interesting insights into their education efforts during the pandemic: From An Italian Train: Education during the Pandemic.

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If We Listen, Students Will Lead Education Research and Development

Edsurge

Student disengagement in writing at the secondary level is a pervasive challenge school districts face nationwide. He engaged in the Advancing Secondary Writing initiative led by Digital Promise’s Center for Inclusive Innovation , recognizing the importance of involving students directly in the research and development (R&D) process.

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Students Want More Workplace Skills From Colleges. Will Higher Ed Adjust?

Edsurge

Today’s high school graduates are increasingly questioning whether higher education is worth it, and that’s pushing colleges to rethink the value they bring students. As a sign of how many students worry about the return on a college investment, about half of Gen Zers surveyed believe they can be successful through alternative pathways.

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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

Last year, I worked with my team at The Learning Accelerator and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop an Edtech Systems Guide that outlines best practices for equity-driven edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation. How Do Your Stakeholders Engage with These Edtech Tools?

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

In order to work toward a vision of educational equity, we must be deliberate in how we’re designing or redesigning systems in a way that centers the experiences and needs of our traditionally underserved learners – particularly students of color, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and students from low-income families.

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How High School Students Feel About College After the Pandemic

EdTech Magazine

The coronavirus pandemic not only transformed what learning looks like for high school students today, but also changed their post-secondary education plans. Yet despite those changes, high school students are still largely interested in pursuing higher education.

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