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eSports: The Growing Extra-Curricular Activity NOW!

The CoolCatTeacher

Over the past 20 years, she has helped lead the CHSM team to state and national honors including a Crystal Star Award for Dropout Prevention Schools, Civic Advocacy Award, Promising Practice Award, and being named a National School of Character. Dr. Custer is a leader in character education and civic advocacy. Website: www.usd266.com/chsm

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

Edsurge

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? Creativity builds advocacy skills that employers want, such as communication, collaboration and critical thinking. What creative skills are employers looking for?

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OER / ZTC Advocates Have an AI Problem

Iterating Toward Openness

At some point over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) advocacy in US higher education became zero textbook costs (ZTC) advocacy. This is why I refer to this line of advocacy as “free no matter the cost.” There are plenty of practical reasons why this might have happened.

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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

The Hechinger Report

Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Barry Zuckerman, who created the first medical-legal partnership in Boston more than 30 years ago, saw the need for family advocacy first hand during his childhood, in the 1950s.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

Edsurge

I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.” Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning. Those “aha” moments were often accompanied with a gleeful, “I get it!”

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8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about

Neo LMS

I therefore thought that a definitive quick reference guide to the major players, with a brief description would be a handy resource for our readers. Focus: EdTech Access and Advocacy. Future ready here specifically refers to high school learners who can leverage technology for better career and higher education options.

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Why Schools Still Struggle to Provide Enough Mental Health Resources for Students

Edsurge

We know many districts wanted to use ESSER funds to hire more staff, but workforce shortages prevented them from doing so,” Vaillancourt Strobach says, referring to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

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