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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

Over the last 12 years, the school system has undergone major upheavals. To ensure access to high-quality educational experiences at the high school level, students enrolled in Grades 9-12 were provided tuition to attend one of two neighboring high schools. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit. Innovative Learning Spaces.

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A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

Often, the group came back with artifacts like tree core samples to share with their students when school starts in the fall. The 20 K-12 educators are part of a two-year fellowship from the Louisiana Sea Grant, in partnership with Nicholls State department of teacher education and LSU school of education.

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Transforming the Classroom with Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Considering the variation in roles and responsibilities across the K-12 system of education, how does one-size-fits-all professional development meet the needs of our profession? Each educator brings a unique perspective and set of experiences, skills, interests, and abilities.

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

Engagement and Focus According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics, children ages 8-12 spend three times more on screens than is recommended daily. Artifacts also help students understand what they are working on and encourage them to connect old and new knowledge.

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Transforming the Classroom with Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Considering the variation in roles and responsibilities across the K-12 system of education, how does one-size-fits-all professional development meet the needs of our profession? Each educator brings a unique perspective and set of experiences, skills, interests, and abilities.

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Online Office Hours are a Potent Source for Observing Student Talk

Edthena

K-12 educators have long-held tutoring and work-space time for their students after school, and the idea of virtual office hours is comparable to this. Since online office hours will take place on a video-conferencing platform, a teacher can press record, and just like that, an artifact of a type of distance teaching has been created!

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Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups

Zinn Education Project

The group has a clear connection to pre-K-12 education. If possible, your group will share photos, videos, and other artifacts that reflect your work. K12 educators created a space to “generate and share ideas for promoting anti-racist curricula and practices in Chicago schools.”