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Sharing a few thoughts from this week in response to COVID and its effect on education across the country.
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We quickly highlight:
- Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there. Especially our resident Mom on staff, Lori
- Innovating for graduation - football stadiums, drive-ins, and other large, open air venues
- Webinars / Zooms to help families navigate learning platforms
- The tragic murder of Ahmaud Arbery
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Thanks again for tuning in and engaging. Have a great weekend and be kind to one another.

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Sharing a few thoughts and reflections from Week 7 of COVID as it affects education and equity. 
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Shouting out CDL and the work of her team Moonshot edVentures. They are based in Denver, CO and are supporting school leaders of color to rethink the day-to-day of school.
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Also sending some love to our team and community partners for helping us launch the Ashely Park Family Relief Fund. We're repurposing grant funds to help families overcome any challenges as a result of COVID. A committee comprised of families will review requests and determine how funds are released. 
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We hope these insights are helpful. 
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More to do. More to come.

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Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod - a podcast about making the good things about school - even better.

Today's episode is from our interview with Christine DeLeon, also known as "CDL". She is the Founder & CEO of Moonshot edVentures, based in Denver, CO. Moonshot "surfaces and supports a diverse pipeline of leaders to design and launch the learning environments of tomorrow."

In this episode, we covered:
- CDL's love for Boyz II Men
- Our 7,000,000 followers :)
- Moonshot's response to COVID
- why diverse school leaders from their own communities are critical to the future success of education

In our chat, CDL refers to Learner Variability resources. Here's a link to the posters she references.

We hope you'll give this a listen, leave us your thoughts, and share it with a friend.

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Sharing thoughts from leaders this week about equity in education as a result of COVID. 
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In this short weekly recap, we quickly highlight:

- James Ford and his incredible remarks about rethinking the grading scale in schools

- NC schools closed for the rest of the year

- Innovative School schedule options for the summer and 2020-2021 school year. 

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Sharing three thoughts from leaders around the country adapting to support equity in education as a result of COVID.
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In this short weekly recap, we quickly highlight: 
- The city of Indianapolis and the MindTrust
- The Powerful Parent Network
- The Charlotte Westside Think Tank
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Check out all of these great organizations and their work.
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More to do. More to come.

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Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod - a podcast about making the good things about school - even better.
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Today's episode is from our interview with Sil Ganzo. Sil is the Executive Director of ourBridge, an afterschool and summer program that offers refugee and immigrant children great experiences and opportunities to find out what they love to do and what they are really good at doing.
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In this episode, we covered:
- Sil's favorite Argentinian drink
- ourBridge's response to COVID in order to support their students and families
- The challenges of hiring and fundraising as a non-profit leader
- The need for Charlotte to be more welcoming of immigrants and refugees and the importance of government leaders
Also - this episode was recorded on Zoom and you can check out the video at our Youtube page - @SchermCo
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You can check out every episode of the #squarepizzapod at http://scherm.co/squarepizza/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. 
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We hope you'll give this a listen, leave us your thoughts, and share it with a friend.

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Sharing thoughts about family engagement and empowerment for the 2020-2021 school year and two innovations by KIPP and Uncommon Schools.
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A few of the resources we mentioned:
- The74
- UnCommon Schools, Remote Learning Plans   
- KIPP, Student Attendance Hack
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We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. 
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More to do. More to come.

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A quick episode sharing thoughts after the third week of lockdown due to COVID. You may have seen this video on our social channels but we also wanted to share here for those you following the #squarepizzapod.  
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This episode quickly touches on the importance of collaboration as well as special education services during distance learning. 
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We hope you'll give this a listen and let us know your thoughts. 

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A quick episode sharing thoughts after the second week of lockdown due to COVID. You may have seen this video on our social channels but we also wanted to share here for those you following the #squarepizzapod.  
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This episode quickly touches on the digital divide and ability for schools & districts to grade assignments during this crisis. 
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We hope you'll give this a listen and let us know your thoughts. 

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A quick episode sharing thoughts after the first week of lockdown due to COVID. You may have seen this video on our social channels but we also wanted to share here for those you following the #squarepizzapod.  
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We hope you'll give this a listen and let us know your thoughts. 

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