Remove Advocacy Remove Digital Resources Remove Lesson Plan
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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

of the Aurora Institute, formerly known as iNACOL, an advocacy organization promoting competency-based education. The district already had an internal learning-management system that housed lesson plans, organized assignments and tracked student progress online, she said.

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Young People Have Unanswered Questions About Abortion. Online Sex Ed Can Help.

ED Surge

Extremist groups fueled and funded campaigns in Massachusetts urging parents to “opt out” of sex education, denying their children vital information about topics including puberty, healthy relationships, consent, self-advocacy and more.