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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   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events    

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             shelley.rodrigo@gmail.com   Joel Garza:            www.greenhill.org   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

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        EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

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 We Need to Make Schools Human Again. That Means Treating Teachers With Respect There's No Easy Protocol For Handling Classroom Conflict. We Must Challenge Ourselves Concerned Parents and Lawmakers, Here's What You'll Really See in My Classroom   What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing  by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

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? Critical Race Theory and the Fight Over History Standards:  6 Things to Know Revising America's Racist Past Polls About Lessons on Racism in Schools Can Be Eye-Opening, and Misleading Ed Week's up to date Map: Where Critical Race Theory is Under Attack   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

Math teacher and Department Head, Shirley Forehand, and Pre K-12 Math Supervisor Gary Petko, have not only seen engagement and test scores increase drastically for their math students--music enhanced learning with Muzology is creating a cultural shift in math learning, and growing confidence in the their students that is impacting cross content achievement.   Resources:  Connect to Muzology Read about Muzology's creator, Dr. Lana Israel   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Janice Lintz has become the go-to, global consultant and advocate for hearing access. She shares her inspiring story of working with education, cultural, and government institutions to improve accessibility, and offers tips for educators on how to best support students with hearing loss.     Resources: Contact Notysing - supplemental, digitally-based music curriculum Janice Lintz Website Janice Lintz on LinkedIn  Founder & CEO: Hearing Access and Innovations HuffPost Article: 10 Misconceptions Teachers Should Know About Children Who Are Hard of Hearing Rethinking Cities for People With Hearing Loss by Janice Lintz Contributor: Tell Her She Can't: Inspiring Stories of Unstoppable Women 2008 People Magazine Hero: A Champion for the Hard of Hearing 2016 Nominated United State of Women Changemaker   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

Library Media Specialist, Sara Webb, shares how the Media Bias Chart and other resources from Ad Fontes Media, have equipped her students to think critically about the messages coming from all different media branches and platforms. Ad Fontes teaches students to read laterally and measure reliability and bias in the news stories they are reading for content studies as well as social media.   Resources: Find the Interactive Media Bias Chart ad fontes' SUMMA Essential News Literacy Curriculum ad fontes media --Tell them the EdCuration podcast sent you! Media Literacy Now Where Can I Find Resources for Media Literacy Lesson Planning? Blog post by Sara National Association of Media Literacy Educators --Membership is free and they have a great journal. The 2021 Media Literacy Index  The Stanford History Education Group An article reporting the SHEG study findings that students are unable to judge the credibility of online information.     EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

The Long Beach Unified Public School District regularly hosts visitors from all over the world, eager to learn from their success in closing achievement gaps. Christopher Steinhauser, who led the LBUSD for 18 years as superintendent, reflects on the reasons for their success and his newly released book. LBUSD is the five time nominee and national winner of the Broad Prize- the nation's largest education prize, honoring large urban districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among various ethnic and socioeconomic groups of students. Additionally Long Beach was listed as a World Class School by Mckenzie and company and were recognized as schools that are beating the odds by the Learning Policy Institute. Dr. Steinhauser is the Co-author of Schools on the Move: Leading Coherence for Equitable Growth (Corwin Press in 2022) with a forward by Michael Fullen.   Resources: Connect to Proliftic Chris' book Schools on the Move: Leading Coherence for Equitable Growth                     and here from google books                    and here from Amazon More information on The California Promise Learn about Swun Math Curriculum Learn about Swum Math Professional Learning   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Educators Jennifer Romer from Alaska, Shannon Heckelsmiller from Washington State, and Ashley Martinez-Doublin from Colorado, all share how they transitioned to project based learning strategies with the cross-content, standards-aligned, customized units from Educurious. Student engagement and achievement have both soared. Students are making connections to their environment and community in ways previously unseen, and formerly reluctant learners have tuned in and turned on.   Resources: Connect to Educurious   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events