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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

When people outside of school ask you what you do say, at a social event how do you describe your work? I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership. And I mean, I'm lesson planning, I'm unit planning. My mantra now is: I'm a successful educator and businesswoman. That's what I do.

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STUDENT VOICE: Here’s why my high school and others must address anti-Asian racism

The Hechinger Report

We need to read texts by Asian American authors in English classes and learn about Asian American history and community leaders in social studies classes. Related: OPINION: Now is the time to hire and promote Asian Americans into leadership positions. This raises a necessary question: Who is going to teach these classes?

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Teaching Was My Dream. Now I Wonder If It Is Stunting My Other Passions.

ED Surge

Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning. In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. Despite my hesitance, I recently took on a leadership role at my school for a few reasons.

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OPINION: Three misunderstandings about open resources

The Hechinger Report

All of our districts are members the members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, an 86-district coalition recognized for innovation and leadership in education. District sponsorship allows for the development of broader materials: entire units, rather than lesson plans.

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Teaching Broke My Heart. That's Why I Resigned.

ED Surge

I hope no behavioral concerns arise, because if I can avoid a parent phone call I might be able to get some of this done—well, that is if I do a virtual assignment during social studies. I just remembered I have a training during my planning period today. Oh, shoot. I actually can’t get much of this done.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

The online platform includes a project-based curriculum for science, social studies, math and English language arts for students in grades four through 12, along with additional content in those subjects that students can tackle at their own pace. Now nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states. It’s a mindset shift.”.

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What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us?

The Hechinger Report

Young gets the utility of online lesson plans geared to math standards and targeted to students at any level. Indeed, this year, the district’s new math curriculum is aligned with units from the web-based Khan Academy, and Young started directing students to the site’s online videos and lessons for extra practice or new challenges.