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Navigating back-to-school anxiety: A K-12 success guide

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Parent-teacher partnerships are essential for providing consistent support and understanding students’ needs, facilitated through regular communication channels, family engagement events, and resources that help parents support their children’s emotional well-being at home.

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?The Power of Choice: Why Online Classes Matter to Students

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Group activities, audio-video discussions, and multiple methods of communicating with the instructor created opportunities to interact with their instructor and peers, students said, and increased their sense of belonging.

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Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

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Melissa Vito, EdD Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, University of Texas at San Antonio According to Carnegie and ETS research, the 11 most important durable skills are collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, curiosity, digital and AI literacy, growth mindset, leadership, perseverance, self-regulation and civic engagement.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

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How it helps: Design thinking and communication skills are key components of education. How these tools support learning, not cheating The key to responsible use of education technology lies in choosing tools designed to aid understanding, not undermine it.

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Through Comedy Classes, Students Take ‘Big Swings’ for Mental Health

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They get to say — ‘these ones are about making people funny, and they also prioritize nonverbal communication, strengthening eye contact, being comfortable with failure and taking some chances in the spotlight.’” “We have clinical psychologists who go through all the improv exercises,” Gethard said.

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Centralized IT governance helps improve learning outcomes

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This reliable phone system is crucial for ensuring that MCSD’s schools, staff, and parents remain seamlessly connected, enhancing communication and safety across the district. Goyette’s innovative leadership extends to his strategies for integrating technology in the district.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

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As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million in the fall of 2011. “We

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