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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

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High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” Replacing VHS tapes with YouTube clips is probably not the ideal version of moving a classroom into the 21st century. How to Bring ‘Mastery Learning’ to the Classroom.

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Why America Needs More Black Male Teachers

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While there have been many efforts to diversify classrooms by adding more Black male educators, there are still obstacles preventing us from successfully reaching this goal. While the paper spotlighted their valuable insights, observations and opinions, voices alone won’t increase the representation of Black males in the classroom.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

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The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. Forty-two percent say it happens in classrooms. percent jump in those who were bullied or by text or online. What can parents do?

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TEACHER VOICE: College students who lack basic skills can learn to love reading and writing

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I taught basic English writing at two community colleges in New Mexico before I retired in 2019. percent literacy rate , the seventh-lowest among the 50 states, and one of the highest school dropout rates. percent literacy rate , the seventh-lowest among the 50 states, and one of the highest school dropout rates.

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It’s Time To Unlearn & Relearn Learning

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And it’s not just in the classroom. He states, “If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you probably would design something like a classroom. University of California, California high school dropouts cost state $46.4 billion annually. UC Santa Barbara.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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Conner also identified three levels of innovation that need to occur, starting with the application of efficiency logic to smaller systems like classroom design. McNulty is the president of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and the Successful Practices Network (SPN). WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

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The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. It turned out instead to be a bump in the road. He’d hit “absolute rock bottom.”.

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