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ParentSquare Partners with MyVRSpot to Enhance Video Messaging to K-12 School-Home Engagement Platform

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Teachers can also easily create and share lessons using the built-in recorder tools in MyVRSpot and then add the videos to the posts they create in ParentSquare – giving teachers and students the tools they need to teach and be future-ready citizens. The MyVRSpot solution is currently used by more than 700 school districts throughout the U.S.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

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In looking at policies and processes, we must keep in mind that [we are] teaching students every day–regardless of race, nationality, gender, religion, orientation, neurodivergencies, whatever their otherness might be or not be. 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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In looking at policies and processes, we must keep in mind that [we are] teaching students every day–regardless of race, nationality, gender, religion, orientation, neurodivergencies, whatever their otherness might be or not be. What do they look like in terms of the active participation of teachers and students?

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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Despite widespread publicity, this student could not find one wildfire victim who had successfully participated in the program. Sheliya then brokered an agreement between local government officials and Airbnb to publish more data on the effectiveness of these types of programs in the city.

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Can Colleges Reach Beyond Campus to Foster ‘Digital Equity’ in Communities?

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The Orangeburg approach is an example of the role higher education could play in helping to get millions of people of all backgrounds, income levels and parts of the country connected to high-quality internet in order to more-fully participate in the modern world—a concept that some advocates have started to call “ digital equity.”

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

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School Board Elections Although presidential races naturally attract the most election attention, students are often more directly affected by local school board races. That’s one of the theories driving the work of Student Voice, a nonprofit that helps high school and college students participate in education-policy decisions.

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

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Constructivism is a student-centered philosophy that emphasizes hands-on learning and active participation in lessons. Constructivism teaches students not the bullet points of a curriculum but how to learn by engaging in problem-solving, higher-order thinking, and collaboration. Traditional teaching vs. Constructivism .

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