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Mary Beth Cunat, Principal at Spectrum Progressive School in Rockford Illinois, is adamant about equipping her students as global citizens, with World Language skills. However, as a small school, funds are tight for additional language teachers. Mary Beth and her students found the perfect solution with Meg Languages, which goes far and away beyond a typical language learning platform. Listen and be inspired!

Resources:

Connect to Meg Language to learn more, and see Meg in action

Set up a free pilot of Meg Languages Spanish

Set up a free pilot of Meg Languages Mandarin

Reach out to Matt at Meg, to schedule a live demo for you and your team

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Research:

CNN Business: The Hottest Job Skill Is...

New American Economy: Demand For Bilingual Workers More Than Doubled in Five Years

Science Daily: Bilinguals of two spoken languages have more gray matter than monolinguals

The New York Times: Why Bilinguals Are Smarter

Language Magazine: Blurring the Line Between Language and Culture

ERIC: The Effect of Foreign Language Study in High School on Verbal Ability as Measured by the Scholastic Aptitude Test

NIH: National Library of Medicine:  Age of first bilingual exposure as a new window into bilingual reading development

EIC: The Relation between High School Study of Foreign Languages and ACT English and Mathematics Performance.

The Atlantic: How Foreign Languages Foster Greater Empathy in Children

The New York Times: The Superior Social Skills of Bilinguals

Forbes: How Being Bilingual Can Increase Your Income

Technology Integration Specialist, Steven Lamb, shares how to enhance learning in all content areas through technological innovations and imagination. Steven has been recognized as a PBS Digital Innovator, Apple Distinguished Educator, the Henry Ford Innovative Teacher, and an ISTE Making IT Happen award recipient. He and his wife Rachel Thomas, started a virtual team teaching movement which they shared at the 2016 and 2017 TEDxABQ Education events. Listen and be inspired! 

Resources:

Connect to Infini-D Learning to inquire about a free pilot

Steven Lamb and Rachel Thomas' website  on Virtual Team Teaching

Reach out to Steven at [email protected]

International School of Denver

Steven Lamb and Rachel Thomas at TEDxABQ Education

Tristan Harris and the Center For Humane Technology

Foundations of Humane Technology:  An Online Course For Professionals Shaping Tomorrow's Technology

Find The Social Dilemma on Netflix

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Christy Chappell, counselor at Boltz Middle School, and Karen Helfrich, administrator at High Plains K-8, have found a resource that provides a school-wide screening tool that enables targeted, data-driven, three-tiered SEL and intervention. Hear all the reasons why they, their teachers, and their students, love Bloomsights. 

Resources:

Connect to Bloomsights to learn about their free pilot opportunity

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Dr. Lana Israel is a globally recognized learning expert and author, who has been helping people learn better for three decades. She shares how a growing body of neuroscience research confirms that music activates memory, attention, motivation and emotion, and how it successfully boosts engagement and achievement in math where all else has failed.

Resources:

Connect to Muzology to learn about a free pilot

Hear Math teacher and Department Head, Shirley Forehand, and Pre K-12 Math Supervisor Gary Petko share their Muzology success. 

Kids love Muzology on Twitter

Dr. Lana Israel's website

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Duane Smith, English Department Chair at Byram Hills School District, and his middle school students couldn't wait to tell us about Written Out Loud, their published books, and the skills and confidence they've gained as writers. This unique, fun and out-of-the-box program was recently featured on Good Morning America for the way it kept students not only engaged, but excited and progressing during the pandemic and beyond.

Resources:

Connect to Written Out Loud

Hear About Written Out Loud on Good Morning America

Learn About Written Out Loud at Byram Hills Central School District

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Joel Garza, High School English Teach in Dallas Texas, gives us an idea of how instruction has evolved and progressed in his classroom over his 15 year career. He is joined by Shelley Rodrigo, Senior Director of the writing program at the University of Arizona, and VP of the National Council of Teachers of English. Their enlightening dialogue helps us understand how to better prepare students for success with college and career writing expectations.

Resources:

Learn about BetterRhetor and their College-Ready Writing Essentials

EdCuration's free, brief micro professional learning ExPLorations for educators, including downloadable resources and a professional learning certificate:  Preparing Students for College Writing Success

National Council of Teachers of English

NCTE's Position Papers

Contact and follow Shelley Rodrigo:

            Shelley on LinkedIn

            [email protected]

Joel Garza:

           www.greenhill.org

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Vice Principal Emma Veltri, and  Principal Diana Herbst share the essential criteria for choosing a Social Emotional Learning Resource for secondary students, how to structure this learning for success, how to gain student and teacher buy in, and why Emozi has been so successful at Maze Middle School in Holllister California. 

Resources:

Connect to Emozi Middle and High School Social Emotional Learning Curriculum

Engage in this short, free professional Learning from PATHS, LLC

        A 'Novel' Approach: Developing Middle School Students' Social Emotional Skills With Literature

Discover all the programming in the Education Podcast Network     

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EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellow, discusses how her own experience of trauma led her to the mindfulness practice that now empowers her students and the teachers she coaches. These are some of the practices helping educators combat the rampant burnout and demoralization many are experiencing. 

Resources: 

Inquire about InfoBase Learning Cloud's Free Pilot Opportunity

Connect with Moozoom for real life, easy to implement SEL support

You can contact Jennifer Yoo-Brannon and access all of her EdSurge article on her EdSurge Writer's Page 

Follow Jennifer and see her adorable children  @JYooBrannon

Jennifer's articles:

• Trauma is Everywhere. My Experience With it Made Me a Better Teacher

What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing  by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry

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Educators Rachel Steil, Lee Zientara, and Lela Goettl share their excitement about Learners Edge - the top quality, online, professional learning and continuing education graduate credit courses for teachers. Not only has Learners Edge allowed them to increase their skills, overall efficacy, and compensation, but has also provided a fin and lucrative sideline as course evaluators.

(As of March 2023, Learners Edge and Teaching Channel have joined forces under the Teaching Channel umbrella. Same great people and a massively expanded lineup of courses ready to serve you under a new name and a refreshed website). 

Resources:

Connect to Learners Edge/Teaching Channel

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Award-winning Associate Editor of Education Week, Stephen Sawchuk, shares the history, misunderstandings, impact and legislation around Critical Race Theory to help us get smarter about this current controversy. Understand the impact on K-12 classrooms and teachers based on current legislation in this enlightening conversation.

Resources:

Connect to our sponsor, Ad Fontes Media, home of the Media Bias Chart and the SUMMA News Literacy Curriculum

From Stephen Sawchuk:

• What Is Critical Race Theory and Why Is It Under Attack?

Ed Week's up to date Map: Where Critical Race Theory is Under Attack

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