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Strategies to Accelerate Family Engagement

A Principal's Reflections

Over time the emphasis shifted to getting messages to families that student engagement had become a critical issue as the pandemic raged on, even with the approval of two vaccines. Headline after headline acknowledged that tens of thousands of students had yet to log on to any remote classes during the school year.

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These Colleges Are Betting That Culturally Relevant Textbooks Will Improve Student Outcomes

Edsurge

About 39 percent of Framingham State University identify as people of color, with Latino and Black students representing 18 percent and 15 percent respectively. “If If you want to change the dynamic and make students engaged, you can include students in the making of your textbook,” she says.

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

It requires all leaders, regardless of title, to seek out answers to crucial questions that can pave the way for innovative ideas aimed at improving outcomes for all learners while fostering better relationships with stakeholders. Students who are not engaged are not likely to be learning. More often than not, the answer is no.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.” Social Media Social media can be used to safely engage learners.

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6 Digital tools for giving feedback to students

Neo LMS

Audio feedback allows you to connect with your students similarly to onsite classes. Students hear your voice and understand the subtleties of your tone. As long as you don’t focus only on negative feedback, your interventions will have the desired outcome. It’s faster than checking assignments on paper. All in all.

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Student Engagement Platform ClearScholar Raises $1.25M in Seed Round

Edsurge

ClearScholar , a student engagement platform where students can receive notifications, store information and virtually interact with their university, today announced it has received $1.25 We’re providing a student engagement platform that helps nudge students to get more engaged in meaningful relationships and staff.”

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The Vital Role of Digital Leadership in Transforming Education

A Principal's Reflections

Student engagement, learning, and outcomes : How will learning change in ways that better meet the needs of all learners? The pandemic revealed a harsh reality that a good number of educators already knew, and that was the fact that in many cases, education was preparing students for a world that no longer exists.

Education 447