Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This is especially true when the conversation shifts to groups of students who have been marginalized by race, culture, language, family income, or disability. We often show students that we don’t see them as experts about their own lives and astute observers of their surroundings.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

Even curriculum has become a pawn of partisanship, as the country wrestles with how our history should be taught. For decades, online schooling quietly grew in the shadows of our public school system under the “independent study” category, generally reserved for kids with illness or disability.

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Schools Disabilities History Study 205

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Braithwaite stresses that, “We need awareness of our situatedness—in time, space, in culture and in how we experience the flow of history through us. By building relationships with colleagues who come from different cultures and contexts, we can create ways to help us see more clearly where change is needed in our teaching.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2024

History to Spanish immersion, more students means more funding. Programs that help establish community support and participation include “Fuertes Together,” a partnership with the public library where families can hear stories in Spanish and English and engage with cultural music, dance and art. From Advanced Placement U.S.

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Teaching English Language Languages 205

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2019

Tell a compelling story – All of the content featured on your website, including video, articles and photographs, should tell the unique story of your school or district’s history, mission, vision and culture. Design for accessibility – Many school and district websites are not in compliance with the WCAG 2.0

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

For James Singewald, a typical week goes something like this: Learn about the history of boarding schools in an Indigenous Studies class. Apply a fresh coat of paint at Southeast Alaska Independent Living, a nonprofit that serves people with disabilities. Cook breakfast for a classmate celebrating a birthday.

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Education Study History Language 172

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. As the U.S.

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Schools Language Languages Reading 246

Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

As the country grapples with its long and enduring history of racism, early childhood educators—the majority of whom are women of color—are well-positioned both to support young children who have experienced trauma from systemic racism as well as to expose children to anti-racist ideas and education at a young age.

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Education Disabilities Language Languages 156

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

David Peña-Guzman provides cultural and historical framing before students begin reading. Photos: Sydney Johnson) Joelle Thomas, a master’s student in the reading class, teaches a course at the university, called “Values in American Life,” which looks at different types of art forms across American history.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Heading into the 2024-2025 school year, I think we’ll see an increase in the funding and focus on meeting the needs of students with disabilities, like low vision and ADHD, through innovations in technology.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 338

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported. Collaboration technology improves accessibility for students with disabilities, illnesses, and other impediments to in-person learning.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2019

EdSurge: I'd like to start with a bit of history about the program. But if you have maybe a learning disability, you don't speak English as well as others or your achievement has not been the same, arts gives these children multiple ways to express what they know. This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.)

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Note that these tools are notoriously unreliable, inaccurate, and biased against non-native English speakers and students with disabilities; Liang et al.,

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2023

history at a high school in East Palo Alto while she wraps up her coursework. So for me, seeing what was going on with the culture wars and seeing all these teachers leaving after the pandemic, I felt like if any time is the right time to do this, it's now. No one noticed that I had a learning disability.

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Social Studies Teaching Philosophy Coaching Learning Disabilities 144

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Additionally, AI can be used to develop tools that enhance accessibility for students with disabilities, providing a more inclusive learning environment for all kinds of learners. Some students avoid asking for help in-person, as they may feel embarrassed or fear negative repercussions or backlash.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported. Collaboration technology improves accessibility for students with disabilities, illnesses, and other impediments to in-person learning.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 297

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Note that these tools are notoriously unreliable, inaccurate, and biased against non-native English speakers and students with disabilities; Liang et al.,

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Our culture of higher education is backwards. The professor, Vann Sprecher (the Guide who led the cheers earlier) previously taught medieval history at Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan until, as she says, “I had a kid and couldn’t live in New York anymore.” Perhaps the biggest change for Vann Sprecher is what she teaches.

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Grades Discussions Assignments Curriculum 120

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Whether its a virtual lab that lets you mix chemicals safely or a history reenactment using 3D environments, students actively explore ideas instead of passively consuming information. History discussions often bring in voices from current events, connecting past lessons to modern social movements. Electives extend even further.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 58

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 58

Elevate k12

JUNE 24, 2024

Create Culturally Responsive Curriculums Students are more likely to engage with classes that represent them and speak to their experiences and interests. School districts can create an inclusive environment by encouraging educators to reflect a variety of cultures, histories, and perspectives in their classes.

Education 52

Education Learning Styles Special Education Feedback 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Additionally, AI can be used to develop tools that enhance accessibility for students with disabilities, providing a more inclusive learning environment for all kinds of learners. Some students avoid asking for help in-person, as they may feel embarrassed or fear negative repercussions or backlash.

Gamification 130

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

We know from history that our most vulnerable citizens—marginalized, low income, underserved, and people of color—are the same people who suffer the most during a global health crisis. Use culturally relevant images and language in health messages. Students with Disabilities.

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Disabilities Counselling Students Language 187

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Sea Islands experiment, as it was known, marked a positive moment in the fraught history of Black education, notes education law expert Derek W. When we talk about the history of slavery, it is always the Souths insistence that its ability to deal with slavery was beyond federal reach. The legacy is really a straight throughline.

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Education Disabilities History Writing 116

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

And print-disabled users can use assistive technologies to read scanned books that might otherwise be difficult if not impossible to find in accessible formats. Now I spent much of my time studying history broadly across the last two centuries, and the reason is basically Google Books.” That work still lies ahead.

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Fairness History English Internet 167

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Members of the Long Beach Unified School District “All In” team conduct training on building a culture of attendance and brainstorming barriers to entry (Credit: Erin Simon). The national City Year organization does have a history of success with attendance.

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Distance Learning Learning Participation Coaching 208

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Jefferson says that means fewer opportunities for students with disabilities, or for students in rural areas or who want to work in public schools one day. So he’s been trying to spread awareness about what he says is the student perspective on the bill, that it will decrease education funding for public schools.

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Education Students Testing Participation 190

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

The only person I have seen that had the ability change this type of climate and culture was Joe Clark, or Morgan Freeman in that movie, ‘Lean On Me,’” says Brownlee. He believes changes in academic performance can happen in a struggling school like Fisher but says he has only seen it happen in the movies.

Teachers 137

Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 137

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 12, 2024

Cara Fitzpatrick When I read this book, I learned some fascinating and frankly ugly things about the history of school choice in the U.S. Private schools often are serving different populations than public schools because they’re not under any legal obligation to serve, say, children with disabilities. So already it would be difficult.

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Schools Fairness History Art 105

Cal Matters

APRIL 14, 2025

Then, in November 2022, he gunned his Ram 2500 truck as he entered a Placer County highway and slammed into the back of a disabled sedan, killing a toddler, court records show. Ervin Wyatts history behind the wheel spreads across two pages of a recent court filing: Fleeing police. Hes now facing felony manslaughter charges.

History 145

History Disabilities Reading Study 145

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2022

history and culture is founded on discrimination against women. It should be evident to all that the discrimination directed at smaller racial, ethnic and disabled groups will never end if discrimination against the most numerous “minority”—51 percent of the U.S. Who can have a good life in a hostile culture?

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Instructors Disabilities Evaluation Culture 208

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

Respect will be the foundation, encouraging students to value themselves and others, and creating a culture of empathy and understanding. Audiobooks bring a range of benefits, from expanding vocabulary and strengthening reading fluency to supporting learners with disabilities. Get them involved and keep our schools safe.

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Communication Skills Reading Science 356

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2025

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Ortiz, directs the MA in Engaged and Public Humanities Program at Georgetown University, where hes a professor of Latinx literatures and cultures.

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Essay Peer Review Art History 218

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2025

Now, a dozen students from six families are suing the department for sidelining books, curriculum and cultural awareness events that conflict with the presidents goal of excising gender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion from public life. Black History Month was canceled. Books were pulled from libraries.

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Schools History Students Culture 118