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How Desk Chairs Became a Lesson About What We Deserve in Public Schools

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It is not often that we see an overhaul of the furniture in our public school classrooms, let alone in the middle of the school year. For context, these mobile desk chairs were all the hype in the mid-2010s, popping up in every private school or innovation academy that screamed flexible seating. But this year, it actually happened!

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Engaging All Learners: Expanding High School Options for Success

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By understanding these varying styles, you’re able to adopt a more flexible approach to your education. They also tend to focus heavily on academic achievement, often neglecting other important facets of education like social skills, emotional intelligence, and practical life skills.

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How Cloud Storage Benefits Education

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Below, we’ll explore how your institution can harness the potential of cloud tools to improve learning outcomes, accessibility, and data security. This means no more storing files on your device or a USB stick; you can access them from any device as long as you have the right credentials and an internet connection.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

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For teachers, this means providing equal access to educational experiences and ensuring that all students have the support and resources they need to succeed academically, socially and emotionally. For Mulcahy, UDL means “making sure that all of the students have an accessible way to learn.”

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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They also set up a randomized controlled trial, which is designed to measure whether the intervention worked and changed science learning and achievement, Schneider says. Many rural students have also struggled to access high-quality STEM education because of a lack of resources. This barrier is top of mind for Schneider.

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How Has the Pandemic Changed the Way Educators Think About Homework?

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Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. They cite homework’s impact on the achievement gap between students of differing socioeconomic backgrounds. Maxey has spent over two decades in public education, both in the classroom and at the administrative level.

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Is the Post-Pandemic Era Ripe for Rethinking High School?

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This activity was part of a design workshop hosted by DC + XQ, a partnership between the city’s public schools and the nonprofit XQ Institute. In 2016, XQ Institute spent more millions on a public awareness campaign to promote its ideas about reforming education, papering its branding on buses and bus stops. Public Schools.

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