“Fluency” can mean a variety of things in the education world. We’ve heard of reading, writing, and math fluencies, all of which demonstrate proficiency in those subject areas. In fact, well into the 21st Century, the topics of focus in education remain reading, writing, and math, sometimes known as the 3 “R’s.”
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Anxiety Awareness: A Mental Health Q&A with Education Professionals
Posted by Learners Edge on May 11, 2022 7:00:00 AM
Topics: educator wellness, anxiety, Courses, Mental Health Awareness, Digital Resources, teacher resources
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3 Tips to Calm Anxiety from Angst [+ A Free Film Screening]
Posted by Keely Keller on Apr 19, 2022 7:00:00 AM
In 2019, the course writing team at Learners Edge recognized the need for a course about anxiety to help educators find ways to assist students with this mental health challenge in their classrooms and schools. No one resource yet distilled the essential information about anxiety into a book that would work for our graduate-level, continuing education course.
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Promoting Social Good with Ed Tech (New Course 5207!)
Posted by Susanne Leslie on Apr 15, 2022 7:00:00 AM
What makes you happy?
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Spring is in the air, and Earth Day is April 22nd! For 2022, we invite you to celebrate by using our Educator Earth Day BINGO board, and/or our Student Earth Day BINGO board. Every day is Earth Day, and we think these BINGO boards will bring fun to the classroom and remind students and educators of the actions we all can take to celebrate the beauty that is our earth!
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Our pick for our next Cover-to-Cover book club course is Brené Brown’s recent release, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience!
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“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” A New Course to Help You Decide
Posted by Sarah Murphy & Marcee Harris on Mar 29, 2022 7:00:00 AM
There’s no doubt that the past few years have been challenging for everyone, and particularly difficult for educators. After being hailed as heroes during the initial stages of the pandemic, teachers faced a constantly-changing landscape of remote learning, hybrid, and in-person instruction, plagued with quarantines, staffing shortages, and controversy over school policies. On top of that, children returned to school with increased academic and social-emotional needs. It’s no wonder there’s been a significant increase in the number of teachers seeking to leave the classroom!
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