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Tired of the Same Old Professional Development? Let Students Lead.

Edsurge

PD has a bad reputation in education circles, and it isn’t because teachers are resistant to professional learning. On the contrary, teachers want professional learning that is practical, engaging and relevant. Next came the trickier part: planning an engaging professional learning experience.

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States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. Are High Schools Keeping Up?

Edsurge

That, plus rapid tech adoption by schools and a major push from advocacy organizations, explains why nearly every U.S. Since the nonprofit Code.org began its advocacy work five years ago, the number of states with one or more computer science policies in place increased from 14 to 44. Across individual U.S.

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A small rural town needed more Spanish-language child care. Here’s what it took

The Hechinger Report

Through the local advocacy of several organizations, the community will have nine Spanish-speaking providers by this summer — including Aguilera. The group, founded in 2017, helps develop quality early care and education programs in Nebraska communities that don’t have enough of them. “If

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status.

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Focusing on Social Justice as a Path to Equity

edWeb.net

To meet these goals, they start with the perspective of advocacy for all, especially BIPOC, high-poverty, LGBTQ, religious, and other populations within their schools. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders.

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Framework: Future Ready’s Transformation Framework

Edsurge

Personalized Professional Learning. Visualized, the framework can be seen this way: Image Credit: Future Ready Schools In 2017, Future Ready Schools launched a series of five collaborative strands, guided by 75 leading school practitioners from across the country, to further support leaders guiding their communities.

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Cybersecurity is Still Paramount for Schools

edWeb.net

All of the presenters said that due to the growing sophistication of attacks, they include cybersecurity training as part of professional learning. Dr. Luvelle Brown was the 2017 New York State Superintendent of the Year. They educate staff about the types of attacks as well as what to do. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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