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How to Become a National Blue Ribbon School

Ed.gov Homeroom

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that “great schools don’t happen by chance. Great schools happen by design.” It takes hard work & dedication at all levels of a school community – from students, teachers, staff, administrators, & families – to make a school truly shine. Today, we honor 297 schools for their exemplary teaching. Continue Reading.

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Adding Schools After Completing FAFSA

College Aid Consulting Services

Your favorite student is adding schools after completing FAFSA. What is the best way to add additional colleges and universities after completing the FAFSA for the school? Filling out your FAFSA, especially for the first time, can be a confusing process. Add to that the pressure of picking a college to attend, and you may be so overwhelmed that you fail to include a potential school.

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Resource Spotlight: Summarizing

Purdue University Global

Many writers know that citing and paraphrasing are effective ways to incorporate information from other sources in their writing. Summarizing is also a useful technique, as well as an excellent reading and learning strategy. We hope you enjoy this resource spotlight featuring a short video that discusses summarizing and gives four important steps for summarizing.

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Burnout is Real: How it Manifests and Ways to Cope

Black Students Mental Health Blog

Burnout happens we encounter ongoing stress and frustration, with no time to relax and recharge. When you are studying, you are learning something new. Yes, I am sounding like Captain Obvious but stick with me here I’ve thought this through, it will make sense. When at University, you are training to get a qualification in that profession, which means that you are not expected to already know.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Teachers as Advocates and Leaders of the Profession

Ed.gov Homeroom

By: Lauren Jewett, NBCT (Special Education Teacher/New Orleans, LA) My mother grew up as one of nine children. Her youngest sibling, my aunt Cheryl, was born with Down Syndrome. At the time of Cheryl’s birth in 1962, the doctors told my grandparents that Cheryl would only live until the age of three, and as such, Continue Reading. The post Teachers as Advocates and Leaders of the Profession appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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4 Challenges Derailing Academic Advisor Effectiveness (And How to Fix Them)

Civitas Learning

Effective academic advising teams have the power to significantly impact student success, but often there are unseen barriers preventing advisors from reaching the right students at the right time. A Civitas Learning study on what works for student success found that advising is the most impactful initiative (5.8 PP lift on persistence overall). However, this study also found that, while advising can work, 47% of advising programs aren’t improving student outcomes.

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New Report from Mainstay Recommends Ways to Improve the College Experience for First-Generation Students

Student Research Foundation

“When I arrived on campus as a first-year college student, the differences between me and my peers were clear. So many of my fellow classmates seemed at home, not just among the beautiful buildings and green spaces, but also with the small nuances of the higher education experience — from skillfully finding the right courses to simply approaching faculty and staff for help.

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Deputy Secretary on the Road to Success Bus Tour

Ed.gov Homeroom

“I know you’re all going to have a wonderful day of learning.” Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten said as she finished the morning announcements at Idlewild Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina, helping ED kick off the Road to Success Back to School Bus Tour. The schedule for Monday was packed; four stops in one day! Continue Reading. The post Deputy Secretary on the Road to Success Bus Tour appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Fill Up Your Cup on the WACADA Executive Board

WACADA

Above: What current WACADA Executive Board members value about their time on the board. Have you thought about joining the board but.

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10 High-Demand Two-Year Degrees You Can Earn Online

Community College Review

We look at some of the hottest two-year degree programs today that can be earned right from the comfort of home.

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The Department is Automatically Canceling the Loans of Some Borrowers Who Attended Predatory Schools: What Borrowers Need To Know

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

Over the last few months, the Department of Education has made a number of groundbreaking announcements that will provide debt relief to millions of people with student loans. In addition to the big announcement that most people with federal student loan debt can apply to have $10,000 to $20,000 of that debt cancelled , the Department has also announced it will fully cancel the debts borrowers took on to attend four large predatory schools– Marinello Schools of Beauty , Corinthian Colleges

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A Population of Heartbreak

Ed.gov Homeroom

By: Cori Walls, International Baccalaureate film & Digital Video Production teacher for Palm Beach County School District in Delray Beach, FL Why is it that so many films have a backstory of a child losing a parent? Or that many superheroes are vindicating the death of their parents? This is where art is the reality for. Continue Reading. The post A Population of Heartbreak appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Wondering About WACADA?

WACADA

September 2022 It is September, and the time of year when college campuses again come alive with students. This is also the.

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Value of an Associates vs. Bachelors Degree

Community College Review