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Cybersecurity in K-12 Education

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11 to discuss the evolving landscape of digital threats in schools. We’ve seen the FCC launch a cyber security pilot program as well, and there was other money devoted to sort of SLT, state and local governments, broadly speaking, for which schools could benefit. Depending on your. Msac or the multi state Isaac.

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How This Teacher Brings Census Data to Life in the Classroom

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The census helps companies plan where to create jobs; local governments plan where to build roads, schools, and hospitals; and finally helps students and organizations that research the numbers bring awareness to issues and possible solutions. What are you doing, specifically, to educate your students about the census?

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

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It’s a learning philosophy like Habits of Mind or John Hattie’s Visible Learning (click for a discussion on those). Traditional classes focus on teacher lecture; constructivism focuses on personal inquiry and class discussion. Constructivism works with any curricula because it isn’t one. Traditional teaching vs. Constructivism

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Election Organizing Went Online This Year With Help From Students Too Young to Vote

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Students younger than 18 volunteered as poll workers, organized voter registration drives and hosted forums for candidates to discuss their platforms. Because it’s so local, it’s difficult to find information about what these varying groups have power over, and how they work,” she says.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

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Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. This is a community problem that our local government should be investing in. How do these DEI concepts play out in your districts? What do they look like in terms of the active participation of teachers and students?

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Districts put DEI into action

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Department of Educations recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. This is a community problem that our local government should be investing in. How do these DEI concepts play out in your districts? What do they look like in terms of the active participation of teachers and students?

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Youth? ?Can? ?Change? ?the? ?World:? ?Lessons? ?from? ?the? ?T-Mobile? ?Changemaker? ?Lab?

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They work with schools, local governments, and other youth development programs to offer a series of five week-long educational workshops. Over three days, Price says they had a chance to discuss and find support for every aspect of running Be The Change Venture. But the benefits of being at the Lab didn't end there.