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Overcoming data center industry staff shortages with skilled tradespeople

eSchool News

Key points: Data centers need employees with specialized skills so they can hit the ground running 5 steps to boost CTE programs and fill workforce pipelines Concerns mount as high school graduates express career uncertainty For more news on career readiness, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub We often refer to the “silver tsunami” in the data center industry–a reference to the growing wave of older employees poised to retire and leave the workforce in the next five years or less.

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How Generative AI Improves Parent Engagement in K–12 Schools

EdTech Magazine

When it comes to student success, parent engagement is an often overlooked but key contributor. Decades of research, including Henderson and Mapp’s often-cited “A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement,” affirm the importance of parent engagement, which leads to students being more likely to attend school, avoid disciplinary issues, achieve better grades and ultimately graduate.

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What 1,000 families want your district to know about school-home communication

eSchool News

Key points: It’s time to reimagine school-home communication through a modern, family-friendly lens Educator-parent communication doesn’t have to be a struggle School-home communication remains a challenge for many districts For more news on district outreach, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Can you point to that moment where a teacher said or did something that changed the course of your life?

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Teaching Bilingual Learners in Rural Schools

Edsurge

This story was originally published by The Daily Yonder. Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment. But some rural schools are developing multilingual education strategies to rival those found in urban and suburban districts.

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Teacher-Authors: What’s Happening on my Writer’s Blog

Ask a Tech Teacher

A lot of teacher-authors also read my WordDreams blog (for writers). In this column, I share the most popular post from the past month. AI in Writing I use AI judiciously and never without adult supervision. It is efficient if well directed, provides good summaries of articles on a factual level, and is fast if I’m not looking for clever, creative, complex, or any sort of conscience.

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DHS Marks Back to School Season with New Resources for Schools, Educators to Recognize and Prevent Online Child Exploitation

eSchool News

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sharing new resources for educators, school administrators, coaches, and others who work with kids and teens to better understand the risks of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) and help them stay safe online. For the first time, Know2Protect, DHS’s national public awareness campaign to prevent online CSEA, is providing tips and classroom materials directly targeted for educators, with the goal of raising awareness of the i

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How to Personalize User Experience with Data and AI

EdTech Magazine

Organizations across industries have more access to data than they’ve ever had before, but they’re still evolving when it comes to transforming that data into actionable insights. This transformation is especially crucial for customer experience strategies. In K–12 schools, CX doesn’t refer to customers in a traditional sense, but rather technology users such as teachers, students and families.

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How to Build Resilience in Students

Teach Hub

As a child, having the ability to bounce back after something goes wrong is not always easy. While some kids naturally seem more resilient, many others struggle. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America , anxiety disorders affect 31.9 percent of children aged 13 to 18. Young children who suffer from anxiety often find it harder to cope and recover when things are not going well.

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On the First Day of Class, Begin with Intrigue

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 8, 2022 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! I probably shouldn’t admit this, but when I was just beginning my teaching career, I had one clear goal on the first day of class: scare the living crap out of my students. I’m exaggerating, but only a little.

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Transform Your Teaching: Explore the Teaching Professor Online Conference

Faculty Focus

Explore the dynamic sessions of the Teaching Professor Online Conference with this infographic! From October 22–24, 2024, join virtually for plenaries, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities, and then dive into on-demand content available until January 31, 2025. Discover how this conference, featuring top teaching experts and carefully curated topic areas, can transform your teaching practices and elevate student success.

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Transform Your Teaching: Explore the Teaching Professor Online Conference

Faculty Focus

Explore the dynamic sessions of the Teaching Professor Online Conference with this infographic! From October 22–24, 2024, join virtually for plenaries, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities, and then dive into on-demand content available until January 31, 2025. Discover how this conference, featuring top teaching experts and carefully curated topic areas, can transform your teaching practices and elevate student success.