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Join the Out Teach conversation and learn more about how Atlanta Public Schools and Dione Simon, EdD embed community into decision making.

🎙 Our COO T. Nakia Towns, Ed.D. joined Talk 107.3's Brian Haldane in the studio this morning for a conversation about #highdosagetutoring in Louisiana and a proposed state bill that would make tutoring available to more students during the school day. "High-dosage tutoring is it absolutely moves academic outcomes and you can accelerate learning up to a year of additional learning gains ... there's also evidence that students who are engaged in high-dosage tutoring have better attendance ... they have better confidence, they see themselves as a better learner, they have more belief in themselves and their ability to learn, and they can see their progress. It's one of these things you want to sustain over time with the right level of investment." Catch the full segment below! #LATeacherLeaders

How can schools develop a positive #SchoolClimate? Learn about Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Program Midwest's MESA approach and ongoing practices in Akron Public Schools to build safe and supportive school environments. Watch this new Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Program Midwest and @WVIZ documentary.  https://lnkd.in/gFRVTnbE

📢 Calling all educators passionate about cultivating equity and care in the classroom! Join Senior Executive Director, Mary List, from Children's Literacy Initiative at the Illinois Head Start Annual Conference on Wednesday, March 13th! Mary will present "Building Bridges: Cultivating Equity and Care in the Classroom," a transformative session empowering educators to weave the threads of identity and culturally responsive teaching into their practice. Through engaging small group discussions, attendees will share insights and strategies, collaboratively generating a practical list of actionable steps to strengthen these crucial connections in their classrooms. 'Building Bridges' is not just a session; it's an opportunity to transform teaching practices and cultivate classrooms that celebrate diversity, prioritize relationships, and foster a culture of equity and care.

If you're at SXSW EDU next week, make sure to stop by Small Magic's panel, featuring LENA's Rocy Gomez O'Keefe! Learn more about the science of early #braindevelopment, the importance of interactive talk, and how #Birmingham is working together to ensure every child shows up to #kindergarten ready to learn. https://lnkd.in/eZtSHaVU

Children learn through discovery, through the ability to pursue what they’re interested in, to wonder and explore, to be curious, and to investigate. 🔍💡 And that’s why we named our framework for early care and education Discovery Driven Learning®. Take a look at #DiscoveryDrivenLearning in action! 👉https://bh.social/4cr6nWb

I appreciate this framework released to advance postsecondary success. Having seen this work on the ground, I wonder about the dangers of data use for evaluation. As a self-proclaimed data person myself, I am biased towards using data to make informed decisions. However, I’ve also seen the more ominous side of data that confirms negative stereotypes or causes people to make unethical decisions to boost their metrics. How do we support increased data use in a critical and racially/socially conscious way?

Join Facing History & Ourselves and Urban Collaborative for a Free Interactive Zoom Meeting on February 27th, 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET! How did we as a society arrive at this place of profound educational inequity, and what can we do about it as educators? Facing History & Ourselves will give an overview of their Teaching for Equity & Justice (TEJ) program that focuses on educator mindsets and strengthens school and district approaches to building a culture where everyone thrives. Their approach begins with an examination of self. Through interactive pedagogy, educators examine historical access to and the purpose of education. With that historical context, they explore current systems of inequity. The shifts in policies and practices that we encourage lead to more equitable student interactions and outcomes. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/gtHkV59j [Image Description: Two high school students, one male and one female, sitting at a classroom table with notebooks in front of them. Text in image: Teaching for Equity & Justice. Facing History & Ourselves. February 27th 12:00pm PT.]

There is a growing need for equitable access to flexible resources that facilitate new and yet-to-be discovered models for instruction and learning. As a co-PI of the Teaching Skills That Matter-SkillBlox Instructional Support Pilot, Dr. Jen Vanek is helping lead the team to incrementally test and refine new features within SkillBlox to make it easier to find, organize, adapt, and share quality, reusable open educational resources (OER) in practical ways. Learn more about TSTM-SkillBlox: https://lnkd.in/drpKgrS8

Thanks for the great discussion this morning on how higher ed institutions can improve reenrollment and degree attainment for those with some college but no credential. Explore the insights from our report: https://lnkd.in/gR3_g3qB