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What student choice and agency actually looks like

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The mere idea can be intimidating, and figuring out ways to develop ownership through teaching and learning practices compounds the challenge. Teachers, or “Learning Facilitators” as they are called at LUSD, are able to offer guidance to each student in helping them decide which option is best for their education.

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TC- What student choice and agency actually looks like

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The mere idea can be intimidating, and figuring out ways to develop ownership through teaching and learning practices compounds the challenge. Teachers, or “Learning Facilitators” as they are called at LUSD, are able to offer guidance to each student in helping them decide which option is best for their education.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

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These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. According to historian Benjamin T.

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When Zero-Tolerance Was Failing Students, This School Turned to Restorative Justice

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Instead, the public charter school has embraced “restorative justice,” an alternative disciplinary approach that exposes students to mindfulness exercises, one-on-one counseling and group therapy sessions with a social worker. Luz, as a result, was assigned to the restorative justice program, or RJ, as it’s known at Austin Achieve.

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School Leaders Say Plan for Remote Teaching. But Take Care of Students First.

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In our case, we’re asking teachers to give students two assignments, spread out over the week, so that they can get a check in and get a sense that students are following through. From there, think about setting some boundaries.

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Crunch the numbers: The latest edtech data you can use right now

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Notably, 55 percent and 47 percent of parents in California and Texas, respectively, support extending the school year to provide students with increased learning time, and 46 percent of California parents and 43 percent of Texas parents favor the use of A.I. Over a third assign a major or complete responsibility to schools in this regard.