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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Writing for Districtadministration.com , Morris notes that successful family engagement begins by centering on families and their needs, just like teachers center children in their classrooms. Including families in the planning of these events can help them be invested in the classroom. Family Volunteering Have a field trip coming up?

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

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In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school. In 2010, I completed an MA in Applied Linguistics with a certification in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as well as earning an ELL (English Language Learner) endorsement for K-8 students.

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. China’s Education Modernization 2030 Policy and Ten Year Development Plan for ICT and Education 2010-2020 are among government initiatives named that intend to improve the country’s education in the long run. Whereas the U.S.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

Edsurge

In 2010, Lower Merion School District in Philadelphia was caught— and successfully sued when it was discovered that school officials were taking photos of a student through a school-issued laptop. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A.

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Are Latino ‘Systems of Knowledge’ Missing From Education Technology?

Edsurge

Between 2010 and 2021, the share of white non-Hispanic children fell to 45 percent of public school students, while the share of Hispanic children grew to comprise 28 percent. Antonio Vigil is director of innovative classroom technology at Aurora Public Schools in Colorado. Meanwhile, changing demographics of students in U.S.

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How well does your state support children with dyslexia?

The Hechinger Report

Kindergartners in an Ohio classroom learning letters. The flurry of new state laws over the past five years is in large part the result of pressure from Decoding Dyslexia, a parent advocacy group with chapters in all 50 states. One in five American kids struggles to read, and many of them have dyslexia. Department of Education.

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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

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Jennifer Bergland has written about the companion bill in the House, HB 6, at the TCEA Advocacy blog here and here if you would like more detailed information. According to the TEA Progress Report on the 2006-2020 Long Range Plan for Technology, released in December 2010, 59.3% My name is Sandy Kendell and I am a career educator.