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How we built a whole-child, wraparound approach to special education

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This includes their history, culture, dreams, and any experiences that have shaped who they are today, such as trauma, poverty, or medical needs. Opening the Learning Journey We believe in an intentional focus on literacy, numeracy, and assistive technology.

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What educators can learn about effective teaching from a Harvard prof

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But Dr. Malan’s unique learning culture and sense of responsibility placed on the students helped Dan to discover a passion for “learning how to learn” and thinking about design—skills he can apply to manage his learning in any situation, from other courses to his professional growth. My son, Dan, took the course.

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8 questions every student should ask before choosing a college 

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A schools culture isnt found in rankings, so talking to students and visiting a campus can help you determine if its the right fit. Its worth investigating the student-to-faculty ratio and whether professors are actively engaged in teaching or if most instruction is left to teaching assistants.

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

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Together, we navigated the cultural shock of teaching in Jacksonville, a city with a small Latino population compared to the communities we had grown up in. Her deep understanding of the cultural needs of our students constantly pushed me to reflect on my teaching practices. Another key relationship was with Ms.

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Students Need Summer Learning That Doesn’t Feel Like School

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This was also the year when schools became the centerpiece of America’s culture wars —with educators being regularly accused of and reported for teaching divisive topics , infringing on parental rights , and—in most recently—being labeled as “groomers” and accused of pedophilia.

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What One Startup Founder Learned in Her Quest to Change How Profs Communicate With Students

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So Sankar proposed an online system that would be open to everyone in a class , where when any student wrote in asking for help or clarification, all would benefit from the answer posted by the professor or a teaching assistant. It varies across cultures and across nations,” she argued. “In She called her startup Piazza.

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Students Dive Deep Into COVID-19 in Free Open Study Course

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The new summer program groups teams of students into one of four tracks based on interest: pandemics and globalization, epidemiology, the history of pandemics, and socio-cultural evolution, which looks at what happens to societies when big things change. Unlike the research program, this offering doesn’t pair every student with mentors.

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