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Need a New Job? Here’s What You Do

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Include comments from colleagues or parents of students, posted anonymously as ‘fifth-grade teacher’ or ‘third-grade parent’ If you have official Letters of Recommendation, do NOT post them here. Do ask for Letters of Recommendation from your boss, Principal, and colleagues. Save them until requested.

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Need a New Job? Here’s What You Do

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Include comments from colleagues or parents of students, posted anonymously as ‘fifth-grade teacher’ or ‘third-grade parent’ If you have official Letters of Recommendation, do NOT post them here. Do ask for Letters of Recommendation from your boss, Principal, and colleagues. Save them until requested.

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Let Evidence Guide the Solutions to Student Absenteeism

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The letter served as a physical “social artifact” that bridged time among missed school days, and thus proved to be more effective than digital communication, like text messaging, often associated with one-off issues as missed homework. The much-improved letter increased its impact by 40%. Almost all took action as a result.

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News literacy tools: Advice, four sites and a new app (Swiipe)

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I don’t think it’s hard for us to work with K12 students to develop habits that allow them to more easily discover news and to develop habits that may be just a little smarter than those of the average bear. Letter to Editor. So, let’s work with the data to improve access, quality, and literacy. Environment.

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The Evolution of the New York City Edtech Scene, Empowering Parents and Tax Policy

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You wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Times in response to Congress's proposed tax plan offering up to $30,000 in tax breaks for families who send their students to private schools. That's just another example. Before we wrap up I want to talk to you about taxes.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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HERO K12, BV INVESTMENT PARTNERS AND SCHOOLMINT ( herok12.com com ) & ( www.bvlp.com ) & ( www.schoolmint.com ) Hero K12 and BV Investment Partners announced SchoolMint will be joining their EdTech Platform. This course uses Roblox’s built-in editor to create 3D worlds and then uses LUA to code game mechanics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Washington Post : “Strike avoided: Teachers at California online charter schools reach landmark union agreement with K12 Inc. ” And a big thank you for the editors who consistently run with this sort of ridiculous headline and make writing this section such a joy.). ” More via The Atlantic and via NPR.