Geogramblings

JUNE 23, 2024

Gemma Bailey, the Climate Ambassadors Regional Hub Manager for Southeast England, is a passionate advocate for sustainability and community engagement. Based in Kent and working at the University of Reading, Gemma’s journey has been shaped by her deep-rooted love for wildlife and the environment.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

Quilantan-Garza puts it this way: “What we’re trying to do is promote a new generation of well celebrated and beautifully crafted library programs that engage not just the students but teachers and reach the overall community. ” Come back for more.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Editor Sherry is the Associate Chair and Assistant Professor Teaching Stream in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, specializing in pedagogical research in biological anthropology, and community-engaged learning with the local Indigenous community.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Editor Sherry is the Associate Chair and Assistant Professor Teaching Stream in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, specializing in pedagogical research in biological anthropology, and community-engaged learning with the local Indigenous community.

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Anthropology Social Science Community Engagement Humanities 130

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2017

Like great disruptive brands from Apple to Uber, educators now have the ability to get the community engaged and immersed in the school's brand equity—and BrandED provides the roadmap for getting there." — Scott Kerr , Executive Director of Strategy and Insights, Time Inc.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

She hopes to eventually earn a master’s degree and work at a nonprofit in her community. The experience “helped me want to continue with community engagement,” she says. “It It was refreshing to see all the perspectives in my community — in my county — that I never knew.”

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ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

We are the only school in the region who started a dual language program,” said Rossina Sandoval, Southwest DuBois County School District’s director of community engagement, in an interview with the Daily Yonder. Today, Cruz works as a Hispanic community engagement director for Purdue Extension.

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

Schools are often a focal point for community involvement: families send children to school, where they’ll learn many of the skills they need to become happy, healthy, successful members of society. That means the majority of the work involved in breaking down barriers to community engagement in schools often falls to educators.

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ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2023

Students thrive when they have a choice in what they learn and how they engage with the content, such as “having a way for them to demonstrate their learning that makes the most sense for them,” adds Rebecca Hare, a community engagement manager at Adobe.

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Education Elements

MARCH 2, 2016

The success of your virtual school may very well depend on how you implement technology and how well you engage your community. It is perhaps obvious, then, that technology is a critical component, but the importance of people and community might be less clear. Technology is a critical part of your virtual school’s success.

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Community Engagement EdTech Education 41

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 17, 2020

I especially appreciated your emphasis on family and community engagement and our conversation about some new possibilities for next school year. Thank you, Cory Steiner , for sharing how the Northern Cass School District in North Dakota has been adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

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Leadership Community Engagement Public School Education 102

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2020

And researchers have reached consensus on the common features found in different types of successful community schools: integrated student supports; expanded learning time and opportunities; family and community engagement; and collaborative leadership and practice. “We

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Public School Community Engagement Leadership Teaching 139

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it’s a good idea for most schools to expand their mission and adopt aspects of the community school model depends on one’s view of the purpose of school. Others argue that strong community engagement is an important aspect of education and can improve daily attendance and learning.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

The team then decided to apply the strategies from the “Implementation” section of the edtech systems guide, focusing on clear communication with stakeholders (caregivers, teachers, admins) and providing ongoing support and training opportunities for staff.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The state’s policies regarding nutrition environment and services, counseling, psychological and social services, and community engagement were rated “moderate.”. The state also scored well in health services, which include requiring preventive health screenings across grade levels.

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Psychology Professional Development Community Engagement Public School 103

ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Often, the assumption is that parents don’t make time to engage with their child’s learning community or do not care about their student’s academic progress — even if that student is performing poorly or below academic expectations. We need parent reinforcement.

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Middle School Community Engagement Teaching Education 132

Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2020

We can no longer treat family and community engagement as a separate entity from learning. Educators are more important than ever, and we need to equip them with new tools to support virtual learning while simultaneously providing families with tools to engage in their new role as instructors.

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ED Surge

APRIL 11, 2023

Both are emeritus scholars from selective institutions: Steven Volk, an emeritus history professor at Oberlin College, and Beth Benedix, an professor emeritus of world literature, religious studies and community engagement at DePauw University who is also founder and director of The Castle, a nonprofit organization that partners with public schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

That level of change will impact not just our families, but entire communities and generations to follow. senior manager of Family and Community Engagement at Rocketship Public Schools, a nonprofit public charter network of 20 elementary schools serving low-income communities with limited access to excellent schools.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Thomas is vice president of strategic initiatives and community engagement at the Community College of Philadelphia, and he connects K-12 students to college opportunities that help them earn associate degrees or industry credentials and secure jobs as paraprofessionals.

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K-12 Teaching Community Engagement Tradition 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2024

“A certain amount of humility is absolutely required in almost any of those situations, and universities haven’t been terribly good at humility in the past,” said Kirk Dombrowski, vice president for research and economic development at UVM, who oversees its new Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships and other community engagement projects. “We

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Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2024

They have got underway with their Climate Action Plans (CAPs) after working with Let’s Go Zero and worked with me using an audit tool I developed looking at different safeguarding categories such as ‘Mental Health & Wellbeing’, ‘Community Engagement’, assessing against statements such as ‘We ensure that mental (..)

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Community Engagement Education 83

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2023

The University of South Carolina’s mission statement , for example, begins, “The primary mission of the University of South Carolina Columbia is the education of the state’s citizens through teaching, research, creative activity, and community engagement.” Still, it has the third largest gap for Black students in the country.

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High School Community Engagement Teaching Research 130

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Anne Henderson, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement. Out-of-school factors weigh heavily on student success, studies show, and research indicates family engagement can lead to higher grades and test scores, improved attendance and better behavior. “I

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

Our community finally was talking about racial disparities in a new way, and came up with five “D’s” toward dismantling inequities: Define what equity means to your school or district — To avoid “equity” becoming a cliche, you have to define what it means in your local context and agree on actions to support it.

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Political Science Now

JULY 29, 2024

The workshop aims to provide a space where scholars and practitioners with a commitment to civic engagement can collaborate, build supportive relationships, and share practical guidance for leading community-engaged projects.

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Civic Engagement Civics Political Science Community Engagement 63

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Community engagement and leadership are our foundational principles. This acknowledgment led us to launch a task force that includes Black male students, teachers, principals, students’ fathers and other family members and community partners. I know that the solutions we need won’t come from me alone.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

These are still early days for GenAI, and it will take time for districts to develop policies and strategies that reflect the varied needs and priorities of their communities. Engaging staff, investing in learning, and building bridges between departments can help build a solid foundation for meaningful AI guidance and decision-making.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

For example, we grouped together “creating authentic learning opportunities,” “challenge-based or problem-based learning,” and “developing civic knowledge through hands-on community engagement” because they all use hands-on, collaborative activities that are based on real-world conditions.

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K-12 Education Civics Middle School 108

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In my current role as a school and community engagement manager, I work with students and families facing a range of challenges — often very serious situations such as experiencing homelessness or community violence. It’s not uncommon for the trauma to follow my students into school.

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Community Engagement Leadership Teaching Education 120

ED Surge

AUGUST 30, 2023

What started as a daunting task became a mission to reignite the passion and engagement of our students while strengthening our local community. Of course, things will never be what they once were, but we are building a better school and community – more importantly, we are building leaders.

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Community Engagement Advocacy Cultures Middle School 93

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

But how can all of America’s students become sufficiently equipped and knowledgeable about important issues to get involved and make a difference within and beyond their communities? Related: Helping even middle-of-the-pack students see themselves as leaders.

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Anthropology News

JUNE 6, 2024

Anthropology News encourages submissions in a variety of formats to present compelling stories that make anthropological insights accessible to a wide audience. Think short-form magazine-style stories with scientific bite—low on jargon, high on storytelling—or compelling photo essays or multimedia pieces.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Community Engagement and Advocacy. Community and family support is also important for building students’ computer science skills. For instance, Indian Prairie School District held a four-hour Maker Day to garner community support for computational thinking and maker learning in elementary schools.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2020

We’ve effectively offered this package at selective four-year residential institutions through a rich combination of coursework, research, mentoring, internships, community engagement, student-led organizations, athletics and international experiences.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2022

“What we lacked was a transparent way for the community to see how boundaries could change under different scenarios,” said Craven-Howell. “I “It’s a powerful tool for community engagement. But a lot of messaging and communications work has to happen alongside it.

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