Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. This past spring, I had the opportunity to develop a virtual cybersecurity camp for young women and girls called CompuGirls.

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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. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

STEAM labs provide a dedicated and engaging learning space to increase student mastery and achievement in core competencies while sparking their access, exposure, and interest in STEAM. This last year, we wrote and received a grant allowing us to install STEAM labs in all of our elementary and middle schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

We must know their story, history, and how they are showing up to us. This includes their history, culture, dreams, and any experiences that have shaped who they are today, such as trauma, poverty, or medical needs. Each and every learning space we use for our students was designed with a particular focus and philosophy.

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Special Education Education Assistive Technology History 158

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

Rethinking Cultural Identity in the Era of K12 online education In a traditional classroom, culture is everywhere. But what happens to that rich cultural backdrop when school moves online? The Cultural Ecosystem of Traditional Schools Physical schools have always served dual purposes. Lessons are compressed.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It also requires instructors to recognize how our own cultural frames of reference and our biases are impacting the ways in which we might be able to include all of our students—all of their expertise, all of their experiences—into that space. Teaching and learning as we know, is a social interaction. And it's, it's hard.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

And this year’s predictions range from the abstract, such as “advancing cultures of innovation,” to more specific ones like an increasing appearance of new interdisciplinary studies on campus. Today, it is becoming increasingly common to see devices like Amazon’s Alexa integrated into dorm rooms and learning spaces.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

When it comes time to open the doors to the building again, we can’t let ourselves be seduced by the comforts of the past or nostalgia’s strong allure of “history without the guilt,” as the late cultural historian Michael Kammen puts it.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This year, at Lexington High School (LHS) when teachers are absent, an “ELF” now greets students in a collaborative learning space. Our “ELF” is an Electronic Learning Facilitator. The ELF model has also built a culture of collaboration between classroom teachers and the ELF around student learning.

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