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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

eSchool News

Students should be learning the contextual background of a subject and working on the skills they need to critically analyze social studies content. Students also need practice with primary and secondary sources before diving in and analyzing and finding their own. Because the curriculum in a class like AP U.S.

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Learning Through Play Is Powerful – and Students and Teachers Agree!

eSchool News

It is a powerful tool for teaching that naturally engages students in the learning and builds the skills they’ll need in and outside the classroom like creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. On top of that, almost 80% of students want more playful learning experiences in the classroom. for LEGO Education.

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Friday 5: Student learning under the microscope

eSchool News

Today, pandemic-related learning loss is still a very real concern for educators, and student learning is one of education’s biggest priorities as the nation strives to move further away from the pandemic’s impact on education. Education doesn’t have to mean students do all of their important learning in classrooms.

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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. continue to impact instruction and student learning. The past few years have seen a rapid expansion of technology in schools.

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

Digital Promise

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this first post, the authors outline how they centered equity as they developed an edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation guide for school systems leaders.

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

Edsurge

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. One survey presented by ECMC Group during a session on “ Is College Worth It?

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