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DLEMS 00: Deeper learning in elementary and middle schools

Dangerously Irrelevant

And so it begins… I am on sabbatical in Spring 2023, unpacking deeper learning in elementary and middle schools. Driving Question What do students, teachers, and leaders do in ‘deeper learning’ elementary and middle schools that is different from their traditional peers? However, with some exceptions (e.g.,

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Racial Injustice: Teaching Resources

Catlin Tucker

The resources are organized by: Early childhood/elementary Middle school/high school Black Lives Matter 13 Guiding Principles. It has a collection of creative and artistic activities for kids, including an advocacy poem, talking points for families, and collage activity.

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Music Teachers of Excellence with the CMA Foundation

The CoolCatTeacher

She oversees advocacy efforts for the CMA Foundation at the state and federal level, which includes working with more than a dozen community partners to elevate the cause. Kerns works with each and every grantee organization to provide strategic planning, compliance, project management, and community impact.

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The Pedagogy of Blended Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Herein lies the impetus of the work at Wells Elementary schoo l the past two years. Path Pace Place Choice Voice Advocacy Models There are many mainstream models out there that can be used to blend effectively. For the purposes of this post, I am going to highlight strategies, elements, models, and supports (tools).

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New Advocacy Campaign Calls for Banning Facial Recognition on College Campuses.

Edsurge

Indeed, last week saw the launch of “ Ban Facial Recognition on Campus ,” a nationwide campaign from the nonprofit advocacy organizations Fight for the Future and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. These advocacy efforts in K-12 schools, she adds, may have influenced the new college campaign.

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Computer science education sees more investment, but access gaps linger

eSchool News

“While advocacy is not part of teachers’ responsibilities, it is so helpful in moving towards our vision of every child prepared for a world powered by computing.” We need every state to require a computer science graduation requirement.” public high schools offer foundational computer science (up from 57.5

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. It’s a creative space where students not only can build things, but also create things, such as a new advocacy program on a social issue. “In For its part, St.

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