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Vivi and Headspace Partner to Bring Mindfulness to K-12 Classrooms

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MELBOURNE – Vivi , the leading classroom communication and collaboration platform built exclusively for education, today announced an exciting new and unique partnership with Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, with a goal of improving social-emotional health for all students. About Headspace.

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Promethean Announces the All-New ActivPanel with ActivSync, Delivering a Transformational and Intuitive User Experience

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Security: The ActivPanel now allows teachers to securely sign into the panels in multiple ways, including password, QR code, or near-field communication (NFC) card. IT managers can rest assured that teachers’ personal information and profiles will remain confidential, and all networked devices will get the proper security updates.

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Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M

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Hobsons’ other major business line, Starfish, which provides advising, communication and “ nudges ” to support student engagement and retention at higher-ed institutions, will be sold to Washington, D.C.-based based EAB for $90 million. Both companies are currently owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

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Co-Creating the Classroom: Collaborative Ground Rules for Engaged Learning

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Research shows that initial class sessions are crucial for establishing trust, setting expectations, and capturing student interest (Curzan & Damour, 2000; Davis, 1993; Lucas, 2006; McKeachie, 2002) three elements essential to maintaining engagement across the semester. Maintain confidentiality. Ways to disagree.

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Coachin’ in the Classroom

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According to the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, “Student engagement is the psychological investment a student makes in learning.” [1] 1] Early in my teaching career I tilted more toward the professor-centric approach than the student-centric approach. And the students? They are thriving.

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Co-Creating the Classroom: Collaborative Ground Rules for Engaged Learning

Faculty Focus

Research shows that initial class sessions are crucial for establishing trust, setting expectations, and capturing student interest (Curzan & Damour, 2000; Davis, 1993; Lucas, 2006; McKeachie, 2002) three elements essential to maintaining engagement across the semester. Maintain confidentiality. Ways to disagree.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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“Help them learn what to do if they encounter hurtful language online, how to switch their communication style based on the setting, and ways to debate and communicate with civility.” She offers a few lessons on positive online communication, which can be modified for different grade levels. The Power of Words (grade 3).

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