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Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

eSchool News

Awareness alone isnt enough–what students on the spectrum benefit from environments where their needs are understood, respected, and supported with purpose. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Heres how that looks in practice.

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Putting the “social” back into SEL–and why it matters now

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Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness increased nearly 10 percent, from 28 percent to 37 percent. Barely two months into the pandemic, nearly one-third of students reported feeling disconnected from adults and peers at school.

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Empowering superintendents to connect technology and learning

eSchool News

Instead of isolated lessons, students learn how to connect their studies with real-world problems. School leaders should encourage educators to use edtech that promotes skills like creativity and problem solving, which will serve the student no matter what profession they choose. Schools need to throw out that.

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Study suggests a lack of assessments for coding teachers

eSchool News

A small study recently conducted by the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) found a dearth of valid and reliable assessments for measuring student learning in computer science education. Develop a community of practice surrounding the use of assessment in computer science classrooms.

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Schools Sketch Out Modern Classrooms and Then Make Them a Reality

EdTech Magazine

Schools Sketch Out Modern Classrooms and Then Make Them a Reality. When Harbor Beach High School was built five decades ago, the library was a hub of student activity, but in recent years, it had become a veritable ghost town. It also had no Wi-Fi, no study spaces and, often, no students. “It

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What Does Your School Schedule Say About Equity? More Than You Think.

Edsurge

In Fall 2017, when Hoover High School in San Diego’s Unified School District began building the next year’s master schedule, school leaders discovered something concerning. A growing body of research shows that outcomes for students diverge not just within districts, but within individual classrooms and schools.

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EdSurge’s Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories of 2018

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Many of the stories here provide an answer to education’s perennial question: How can we make the time we spend with students just a little better? But high school English and journalism teacher Bryan Christopher is using micro-writing regularly in his classroom to support identity development and to build a sense of belonging.

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