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How We Can Honor Indigenous Values in Our Teaching Without Appropriating the Culture

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This past June, I received an email inviting me to participate in a webinar on Gratitude-Based Learning (GBL). However, during the seminar, the facilitators jumped directly into piloting GBL activities with attendees. Hence, when I saw that the facilitators of the GBL webinar were appropriating Indigenous culture, I had to speak up.

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1-Hour Free Webinar: "Parenting for Academic Success"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The following one-hour webinar from Greg Smith and Chris Loper was recorded on October 6, 2021, as part of the LearningRevolution.com "Survive and Thrive!" webinar series. This parent seminar is like no other. This seminar applies to so much more than just academics – it applies to life skills.”

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How to Evaluate Programs You’ve Never Used in Less Than Seven Minutes

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If you’re like me, you spent the summer attending webinars, seminars, and conferences. Maybe because I’m a technology teacher, I can usually sort through this list pretty quickly. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Ready or not, it’s time to go back to school.

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Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class?

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On the day of the Socratic Seminar, they listen to classmates, challenge what they hear by building an argument based on what they have read and heard, and in so doing critically think about not only their opinions but those of classmates. Socratic seminar in a 2nd grade Common Core class. A high school Socratic seminar explained.

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Tips for incentivizing your teachers team while working remotely

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This is all the more relevant to educators, who will need to be leading lessons, seminars and one-on-one study sessions on a daily basis. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Teaching During #CoronaVirus–An Old Strategy That’s Perfect. 10 Tips for Teaching Remotely.

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Open Webinar Tonight: "Supporting Executive Function Growth for Neurodiverse Youth: Strategies for Parents, Educators and Clinicians"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This one-hour seminar is a crash-course introduction to their ten-hour summer course, Parenting for Academic Success (and Parental Sanity). This parent seminar is like no other. This seminar applies to so much more than just academics – it applies to life skills.” I highly recommend their seminars for parents of all kids!”

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

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Multi-user video conferencing /Live classroom sessions and webinars. Seminars held online, are called webinars. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Here are some critical features that can essentially leverage an LMS to become social in the true sense. Gamify any Math Curriculum.

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