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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

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A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

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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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4 focus areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure

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The school systems and dynamic leaders that embrace change will succeed and create an educational environment that is more equitable and prepares students for their futures. Those districts and systems have successfully implemented changes and innovations since the pandemic started.

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4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools

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2) AI Revolutionizes Classrooms: From Chatbots to Personalized Learning The education landscape is undergoing a data-driven transformation: 67% of UK secondary students leverage AI tools, while AI grading cuts teacher workload by 70%. By 2024, an estimated 47% of learning management systems will harness AI , impacting education globally.

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

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In the coming year, that broad trend will continue, with a shift to looking beyond knowledge building as schools, districts, and states begin improving capacity and creating systems aligned to the science of reading. Those organizations are well-resourced and they fan the flames of dissonance by focusing on areas of misconception.

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Systemic Change Means Rethinking College and Career Prep. We’ve Done It Before.

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to invest heavily in its public education system, and to the passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA). The only way to achieve another revolution in innovation is through complete transformation of our system As we write this, humanity is in the midst of multiple emergencies.

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TeachingBooks Resources Available to 24 Million Readers with New Statewide Library Systems Added in 2021

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CLEVELAND – February 3, 2022 – TeachingBooks , an online database of supplemental resources that enrich children’s and young adult books, had a busy year in 2021. TeachingBooks also was awarded the “Common Sense Selection for Learning” as a best-in-class resource for both students and educators. million students.