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When Parent Engagement Is Low, Teachers Must Make the Connection Between Schools and Families

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One of the greatest challenges schools and districts face is low parent engagement. It is the school’s responsibility to ensure that children are learning, but learning extends beyond school walls. It is the school’s responsibility to ensure that children are learning, but learning extends beyond school walls.

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Using a Student-Centered Approach to Promote Computational Thinking

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Tony Lam, head of mathematics at Marymount Primary School in Hong Kong, recognized the mindset change required to create a student-centered coding experience. EdSurge: How would you describe the CoolThink curriculum adoption for your school?

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Kids’ Mental Health is in Crisis. Schools Can Get Them Help Through a $1 Billion Fund.

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Department of Education is ready to give schools $280 million through two grant programs to help young people access mental health care. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says the funding will fill the gap faced by schools that lack mental health services. One signal of just how severe a crisis: The U.S. The Annie E.

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Student and Teacher Motivational Needs in the School Setting

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In addition to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, motivation theories of William Glasser, David McClelland, and Fredrick Herzberg have application to a school environment. I believe that most schools do a great job insuring that students’ (and teachers’) deficit needs are met. Willian Glasser’s 5 Basic Needs.

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Our school approach in teaching sustainability

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CC-By , provided by the author Betim Muço is a co-educational school located in the capital city of Tirana, Albania, a country situated in the south-eastern part of Europe. After-school clubs support mental and physical health, providing a safe space for students to develop their skills and talents.

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

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Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

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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. Successful professional development creates a sustainable teaching capacity inside the school system. Global Benchmarking of Computational Thinking Education in Primary Schools.

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