Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

In this webinar, panelists will look through a lens of pedagogy and identify new opportunities to confer, inform, and offer feedback to position kids and teachers in a place where anything is possible. If you are unable to watch the webinar live, an archived version will be available in FRS Hub shortly after the event airs.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

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Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. It should be an interesting conclusion to the conference. Our large district summit, which received rave reviews at the 2019 conference, returns for its second year.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Then, in 2019, when I became the lead Arabic teacher at my current school, I attended my first professional development conference. She told me that she is Muslim like me, and while she wears a hijab in her daily work, she decided to take it off for the conference for fear of not fitting in.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2022

Earlier this month, as thousands of early childhood educators and advocates gathered in Baltimore for the 2022 National Head Start Annual Conference, attendees exchanged first-hand accounts and anecdotes from the field, sharing what the last couple of years have been like for them and what it’s like right now.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

Related: To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade Number two: Youth ambassador opportunities that develop leadership and advocacy skills. Advocacy efforts need to include and be led by youth, but that means we need support from the adults who are leading these conversations.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

It has also forced school leaders to become more creative, outspoken and innovative in their advocacy and leadership—lessons they will take with them to help drive change in 2021. They aren’t waiting for a conference or for instructions from their state or nation’s leaders. District leaders have also learned to be more proactive.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2019

Five powerful edtech accelerators are influencing the skills and needs of K-12 students and educators, according to a new CoSN report released during the advocacy group’s 2019 conference. They vary in speed, speed, the report notes, with some suddenly appearing and others gradually becoming more important over several years.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Today is officially the last day to submit proposals to present at the conference. More information is below or here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 27, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," is just one week away and will be held online (and for free) next Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. The final schedule for the conference, with links to each session, will be emailed later this week.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2023

Our first Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. mini-conference, we will focus specifically on helping library workers thrive in our current uncertain and complex times.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 68

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Department of Education taking a step back from leading on educational initiatives, more and more we’re seeing SEAs working harder than ever to ensure all students have access to quality education.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Next, each student would discuss his or her scores with a classmate in a peer conference. A Tool for Self-Advocacy. Rubrics give students control over their academic progress through self-advocacy. A writing professor could begin by asking her students to assess their own work on an assignment. Rubrics change that.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 1, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) nextThursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. She has presented her research at numerous academic and professional conferences and published widely.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Our first Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. mini-conference, we will focus specifically on helping library workers thrive in our current uncertain and complex times.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 67

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

Now a board member for the National Center for Transgender Equality , she's sharing hers and 8-year-old Ellie’s story at conferences, teacher trainings and in outlets like the Washington Post. Vanessa, you are the parent of a transgender child and you've spoken about the desire to make your story an advocacy piece.

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The Thinking Stick

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Jess was awarded the Research Society on Alcohol’s Media Award for “outstanding journalistic efforts of writers who cover empirical research on alcohol” […] “for her book The Addiction Inoculation and advocacy for the recovery community.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

They’re feeling better supported, and I think that’s helping them build self-advocacy and independence,” she says. One school in McKittrick’s research reported that parent-teacher conference attendance increased from 80 percent to 95 percent after meetings were moved online. “I

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Technology Education Meeting Analysis 203

Kyle Pace

JUNE 4, 2024

Those with a knack for advocacy often gravitate towards positions in corporate communications, helping organizations articulate their missions and manage their public image. Non-Profit and Advocacy Work Those passionate about social issues may find rewarding careers in non-profit organizations and advocacy groups.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2019

Lue will present the project next week at the OpenEdX conference in San Diego. One of those partners is Fanuel Muindi, who leads the nonprofit Stem Advocacy Institute , which has created a library of educational materials called The Journal of Stories in Science.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. We have finalized the 18 concurrent presentations for the conference, and they are listed below. In this Library 2.0

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 62

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The already converted policymakers, school leaders and teachers ready to transform traditional schooling came to this annual conference last week from around the world to share a common refrain: Out with the old. Photo: Austin Haeberle. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No more simply “sitting on your butt in class,” as one educator put it.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Like many districts across the country, our teachers can no longer attend professional conferences or collaborate with peers to learn instructional practices because substitute teachers are not available to cover classrooms.

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Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 212

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2017

A short list of organizations includes funders like the Gates Foundation and Next Generation Learning Challenges and advocacy groups like the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE).

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Personalized Learning Learning Advocacy Blended Learning 141

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

When we meet with school counselors, one of the things that we share out is the data regarding Bachelor’s degrees that are being conferred in this country, and the number of jobs that are available. What are counselors saying about this topic? Angela: Right. The reverse is happening in computer science. www.caldwell.edu ].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

That was a major through line at this week’s DREAM conference here. In the past six years, Amarillo College opened a legal aid clinic, a childcare center, a counseling center and an Advocacy and Resource Center, a hub for the school’s food pantry where students can also get connected to social services provided by local nonprofits. “I

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Survey Advocacy Policies Data 164

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. She has presented her research at numerous academic and professional conferences and published widely.

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Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 67

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2020

It’s restructuring the relationship between a student and his or her institution,” says James Toscano, president of Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust , the nonprofit advocacy organization that is taking the lead in promoting the bill of rights. This is a consumer-protection agenda.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some approaches include “advocacy centers” where students are coached through strong emotions with activities like yoga, breathing exercises or calming music. Anytime we have parent-teacher conferences, it’s the Cub Connection teacher's responsibility to communicate that information to the parent.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

And so, yes, I’ve kind of started very quickly after accepting the award for Instructional Technologist of the Year, then TCEA – as many of our state affiliates has a strong advocacy arm for educational opportunities here in Texas. I’ve said, “You should be speaking in more places. You should be sharing this story. Please blog.

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