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Facing Fourth Grade: Tips for Parents Dealing with Academic and Social Challenges

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This includes fostering open communication channels with teachers and school staff, advocating for additional support resources such as online tutoring services, and instilling a growth mindset that emphasizes resilience and perseverance in the face of challenges.

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Creative Approaches for Developing Essay Writing Skills

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The Beauty of Freewriting Engaging in creative exercises such as freewriting, mind mapping, and storytelling can foster innovation and proficiency in essay writing skills, while seeking guidance from top essay writing services can offer valuable feedback and support in refining one’s craft to achieve academic excellence.

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Why Educators Should Lean in to AI to Better Support Students

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To shift AI toward being a more neutral, individual-oriented tool, educators can commit to teaching and supporting the use of gender decoders, which are algorithms that detect a lack of gender inclusivity, and other modalities aimed at achieving design balance.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

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The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. Riley Mulcahy Marketing/Admissions Associate, Compass High School For Mulcahy, the use of a visual tool—a graphic organizer—was pivotal to achieving his writing aspirations.

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Astronaut Training and the 4 C's of STEM

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Post by Michelle Bogden & Natasha Wilkerson January 22, 2024 Unleash Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking in your Students! Challenge your students to complete astronaut training to collect all four badges: creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking!

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How Data Drives Strategies for Improved Student Outcomes

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These decisions are informed by analyzing various types of data, such as academic achievement, non-academic factors, program and systems data, and perception data. It allows for comparing a student's growth over time and also noting their achievements against benchmarks. Qualitative data remains equally impactful in this regard.

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This Program Is Empowering the Next Generation of Computational Thinkers

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Not every student has an equal opportunity to learn modern, basic technology that is essential to lucrative careers, such as in STEM fields. Parents master computational thinking skills while communicating and cooperating with children through interactive activities. EdSurge: What inspired the creation of CoolThink@JC?

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