To honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Discovery Education and the 9/11 Day nonprofit invite students to join the engaging new 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Paying Tribute Through Good Deeds virtual field trip (VFT). Premiering September 7th at 1 PM ET, the 20th Anniversary of
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New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education & Partners Welcome Students & Teachers Back to School
To welcome K-12 students and teachers back to school, Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art K-12 digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—and leading corporate and community partners proudly introduce four new engaging, no-cost virtual field trips (VFTs).
ACE-ED.org & the Urban Assembly Host Twitter Chat on Hiring SEL-Focused Educators
Trauma-informed work is critical to helping students navigate the events of recent years. Not all teachers have the capacity to teach with SEL in mind, however, and many haven’t even been formally exposed to it. We’re calling for school leaders
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Slooh Launches Grant to Help One Million Students Explore Space Using Its Robotic Telescopes
Slooh, the only organization offering live online telescope feeds of amazing astronomical events to students, is launching The Slooh Space Exploration Grant for the 2021-2022 school year. The grant is being provided with the goal of helping one million students
Boerne Independent School District in Texas Discusses how to Support Student Resilience in Aug. 24, 2021 Webinar
New “Inside SEL” webinar series from Aperture Education features interviews with school districts about best practices for social and emotional learning (SEL) As school resumes in 2021-2022, student wellbeing and resilience will be important areas of focus. Educators and administrators
My Life is Worth Living Is the First Animated Series to Address Teen Suicide Prevention
Produced by the Cook Center for Human Connection in response to a national mental health crisis, the series models behavior for struggling teens and the adults who support them The Cook Center for Human Connection today announced the launch of My Life
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MindSpark Learning® Launches First-of-Its-Kind Certification in Disruption
The certification uses a human-centric architecture designed to recognize and reward the highest possible standards in education MindSpark Learning® (MindSpark™), a nonprofit that delivers extraordinary and sustainable learning experiences for educators and professionals, is taking the concept of ‘disruption for
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National Report Reveals Students Are Behind in Reading and Math
How Kids Are Performing report shows that achievement gaps widened between fall and spring—and offers vital resources to help accelerate learning Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today released the full-year edition of How Kids Are Performing, a
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REpowering Schools Partners with EDP Renewables to Honor Educators Leading the Future Energy Workforce
REpowering Schools awards outstanding educators at the K-12 or college level who educate the future of the renewable energy industry REpowering Schools, an organization dedicated to inspiring the next generation of the renewable energy workforce, has partnered with EDP Renewables
10 Questions Principals Should Ask Teachers
During the Hiring Process to Prioritize
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
By Joshua Bobrow and Brandon Frame During these challenging times in which gross racial injustice and a pandemic have contributed to our collective trauma, one thing is increasingly clear: high-quality SEL is needed inside our classrooms. SEL articulates asset-based developmental