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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

In California, College Connect is Rowland Unified School District’s solution to making college and post-secondary pathways more equitable for every student. When the pandemic struck, the district pivoted to live virtual services, including full group Zoom sessions and one-on-one support for essay writing and unpacking financial aid.

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Nine New Lawsuits Target ?Inclusive Access? Textbook Programs, Alleging Antitrust Violations

Edsurge

The suits name publishers Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, and Pearson Education, as well as book sellers Follett Higher Education Group and Barnes & Noble. In January, several independent booksellers filed a class-action suit against large publishers and bookstores for allegedly eliminating secondary book markets.

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Teaching Must Get More Flexible Before It Falls Apart

Edsurge

For instance, we just know that students spend their days in groups of about 25: not 5, not 50. At secondary schools, we’d have to toss out 5-day-per-week class rotations. Without hiring more teachers, we’d have to abandon the idea that kids spend their entire learning time in groups of 25. But what are the alternatives?

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Quiet In The Classroom: How To Recognize And Support Introverted Entrepreneurs

EdNews Daily

Advocate: Young introverts need parental advocacy for public school. Teacher training is similar to influential groupthink, focusing in on design thinking, group discussions, meetings and project collaboration. Set up meetings to chat with your child’s teacher to explain unique concerns and necessary accommodations.

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What Can You Do with an English Degree

Kyle Pace

Teaching English at the primary, secondary, or post-secondary level allows one to impart knowledge about literature and writing and inspire a new generation of thinkers and writers. 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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Occupational therapy is the antidote for pandemic skill loss

eSchool News

While one client may want to pursue a skill like handwriting, another may be more interested in developing self-advocacy, decision-making, or goal setting skills. The reality is that OTs can assist people in many areas depending on clients’ needs and environments.

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On ZTC, OER, and a More Expansive View

Iterating Toward Openness

MIT OCW, Rice’s Connexions, my group at USU, and others applied the new Creative Commons licenses to their materials to create open content. They were relatively easy to tell apart from one another and advocacy was rather straight forward. This choice rotated licensing into a secondary priority.

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