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10 Things Parents of High School Juniors Should Start Doing Now

By: Carol Barash. As part of our Smart Parents series, Carol offers 10 tips for parents of high school juniors that go beyond a practical checklist and instead invite an opportunity to connect with your child at this critical age. Recommendations include listening to your child, keeping the doors of communication open, and having fun.

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The State of Storytelling at SXSWedu

At SXSWedu, storytelling was centered on teachers using stories to enhance engagement and students telling stories to demonstrate skills, explore content, and demonstrate mastery. However, what’s more important when in storytelling was missed at SXSWedu

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Wojcicki’s Classroom and Book Encourage Shooting for the Moon

For 30 years, Wojcicki taught journalism classes in a portable building at Palo Alto High School. Now students in what I've called the nation's biggest and best journalism program learn valuable skills in a beautiful Media Arts Center with Wojcicki whose recently released book shares lessons from the program.

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3 Ways Parents Can Spot Student-Centered Learning

What can parents look for to determine if their child is in a student-centered learning environment? Here’s advice from a mother of two school-aged children, a former classroom teacher and a current advocate for student-centered learning.

EdTech

Across the Canvas Cloud

Instructure announced the next big thing for their Canvas learning management system (LMS): Canvas Commons. This new platform focuses on the social needs of educators and the power of the web to connect people.