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Indigenous Knowledge Is Often Overlooked in Education. But It Has A Lot to Teach Us.

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The loss of my unci , a lifelong educator, my namesake, and one of the most important teachers in my life, and in the lives of many others, has prompted me to think even more deeply about how important it is for Indigenous Knowledge Systems to be not only included, but honored and affirmed in classrooms.

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Are Latino ‘Systems of Knowledge’ Missing From Education Technology?

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public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. EdSurge recently posed a question to a panel of Latino educators and an edtech leader: Is educational technology serving the Latino community, particularly its students? Meanwhile, changing demographics of students in U.S.

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Why Our Trauma-Informed Teaching Must Be More Culturally Responsive

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In order to truly address trauma, we must also consider both the cultural experiences and socioeconomic inequities that impact our students. In my experience, teachers who have the most success with their Native students take into consideration these cultural strengths during their planning and instruction.

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VHS Learning Partners with Continental Han Feng Network Technology to Develop Chinese Language Program

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Nonprofit VHS Learning is partnering with Continental Han Feng Network Technology (CHF) to develop a full Chinese language high school program. Chinese 1 through AP® Chinese Language and Culture courses will be added to the more than 250 online courses currently offered by VHS Learning.

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Vernier Software & Technology is now Vernier Science Education

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BEAVERTON, Oregon, August 17, 2022 — Vernier Software & Technology has changed its name to Vernier Science Education. We’ve always been more than a software and technology company—we’re a science education company with a deep commitment to being an authentic partner to educators.”. About Vernier Science Education.

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How We Can Honor Indigenous Values in Our Teaching Without Appropriating the Culture

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As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. How do we, as educators, empower ourselves to affirm Indigenous knowledge as foundational to our practice and move closer to a pedagogy of justice and gratitude in our curriculum? As a teacher, it filters through my relationships with students and into the curriculum I curate.

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For English Learners to Thrive, Community and Culture are Necessary

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I work intentionally to ensure students’ linguistic capital—an expression of community cultural wealth — is acknowledged through language supports via student pairings and vocabulary, sentence, and speaking scaffolds. Together, we create a rich and culturally wealthy community of learners.

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