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Teaching Bilingual Learners in Rural Schools

ED Surge

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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'As Educators, We Must Tell the Truth'

ED Surge

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.

Education 112
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It’s Time to Soften Schools, Not Harden Them

ED Surge

A natural human reaction is to defend, to protect and to guard—which translates into “hardening” schools. An example of the benefits is the case of Think Equal , a global education initiative endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Office, teaching social emotional learning to 3-5 year olds.

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How transparent is school data when parents can’t find it or understand it?

The Hechinger Report

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. Higher Education. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

Human trafficking, social anxiety, immigration, gentrification, global citizenship: these are just a few of the immersive experiences produced by high school students in 360 Filmmakers Challenge, designed to inspire the next generation of virtual reality creators. Can Students Create VR? Short Answer: Yes!

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Adolescents Need More Proactive, Preventative Mental Health Supports in School

ED Surge

Department of Health and Human Services in 2022 found that between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety grew by 29 percent, and those diagnosed with depression grew by 27 percent. And there are increasing reports from adolescents of anxiety, stress and mental health challenges. A study released by the U.S.

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Educators are Disengaged and Distracted. Better Workplace Culture Could Win Them Back.

ED Surge

One name kept popping up, particularly as I explored employee engagement: Brad Shuck. Shuck is a professor of human resource and organizational development at the University of Louisville and co-founder of the start-up OrgVitals. Employee engagement is just that applied to the workplace. Where do I place my effort and my energy?

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