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Improving Student Outcomes Through Work-Based Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Work-based learning is providing a way for school and district leaders to increase the relevance and value of secondary education, while also offering opportunities for the practice and application of new skills in supportive environments.

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Using ESSER Funds Effectively for PBL and STEM: Advice From the Experts

edWeb.net

During the edLeader Panel, “ Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives ,” a panel of educational peers engaged in a lively discussion about how to best invest funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) in high-impact project-based learning (PBL) and STEM initiatives across the nation.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

Edsurge

Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online. No one ever taught them how—or asked them to learn. “To They don’t have to start from scratch: Research about how to successfully teach kids in virtual classrooms has been underway for years. For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.”

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Giving Students a Voice

Digital Promise

When schools find ways to welcome student opinions — to partner with students “as stakeholders in their own learning,” especially at the secondary level — they do more than equip students with tools for lifelong success. Not so right, says Gretchen Brion-Meisels , a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

The new literacies that we need are actually, in some cases, what we should already be teaching: We must be literate on how to conduct civil discourse. We must be literate on how to verify information BEFORE sharing it. Digital Citizenship with Social Media: Participatory Practices of Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education.

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Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091

Shake Up Learning

Mike shares what he has learned after seven years of implementing portfolios–how to organize, how to make them student-centered, and the ease of Google Sites! Mike also contributed a lesson plan to my new book, Blended Learning with Google , on how to implement student portfolios with Google Sites. Click To Tweet.

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LinkedIn for Students: Find or Be Found – from Sabba

EdTechTeacher

” This should be the mantra for every student in secondary and postsecondary education. Not everyone has teachers who stress the importance of portfolios and networking, so to help students create a great profile and understand how to maximize their use of the platform, LinkedIn even created a Student Job Hunting Handbook series.