Author: sehdimpact
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Save the Date! August 14, 11:00 – 12:30 – Undergraduate Student Welcome
SEHD will be welcoming our new group of undergraduate students on August 14 from 11:00 – 12:30 in the Terrace Room. Would love to have all faculty, staff and current students join us in welcoming them into the SEHD family! More info coming soon.
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Trending in the SEHD Knowledge Network | July 2014
“Trending” is a mutilation of the English language that means “currently popular.” It derives from a sad misunderstanding of the verb “to trend” as meaning “to become a trend.” Twitter’s “Trending Topics” list has probably contributed to this degeneration. ~ via UrbanDictionary Wondering what’s happening in #PD these days? We’ve got a full report on…
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CAEP Update
Dear Colleagues, CAEP’s strategic plan, which was created with wide public participation, committed CAEP to become a model learning organization. CAEP’s organization and staff must continue to evolve as we address new challenges and anticipate the field’s needs. In this spirit, I am pleased to announce the following appointments. Both our fundamental commitment to equity…
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GoodRead: Less Is More (DPS Denver Plan)
Less Is More ( from A+ Denver Newsletter) Pasted below for your convenience, or read the original here. Dear friends, In 2013, Mat Honan wrote an article for WIRED called Why Subtraction Is the Hardest Math in Product Design. He points out that simplicity sticks, saying it has “made hits of the Nest thermostat, Fitbit,…
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TechBits 06.27.14
Video.Engagement: Edthena, Vialogues, VideoNot.es, and now Comment Bubble. There is no shortage of options for building online student engagement with video – including co-viewing and co-commenting on online videos with your students. Check out the sample Comment Bubble below! Just.Announced: Google Drive for Work offers unlimited cloud storage with data encryption, and improved Office…
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Pyramid Plus Conference Recap from the CO Office of Early Childhood
The following article was posted by the Colorado Office of Early Childhood earlier this month. Beyond the Basics – Implementing Inclusion for All Children The “Beyond the Basics” conference hosted by the Pyramid Plus Center from May 15 – 17th in Denver, focused on professionals who strive to implement the Pyramid Plus Approach for inclusion…
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SEHD launches charter middle school in partnership with DPS
The Near Northeast Community Engagement School (NNECE), was approved by DPS last week as a middle school charter with an emphasis on developing student leadership, problem solving and critical thinking. The school will serve the I-70 corridor Elyria-Swansea-Globeville community. Antwan Jefferson will serve as first Board President. Other UCD Board members include Shelley Zion, Suzanne…
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ASPIRE Teacher in the News
Olivia Jones, an ASPIRE to Teach candidate at Manual High School, was featured in Chalkbeat Colorado! When the district announced that the future of Manual was up in the air, her students took action. They began an email and photo campaign to the district to speak up and have a say in what the school’s…
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TechBits 06.03.14
Make.NoExcuses: The Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference will be in Denver, July 8-9. Expand your horizons, around the corner. #BLEND14 Teach.Globally: NPR Ed outlines the spurring international market for US online ed in The Future of Online Ed isn’t Heading Where you Expect. Zoom.Boom: UC Boulder and CU Online are jumping on the Zoom web conferencing…
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GoodRead: Moving Beyond Tests – Interdisciplinary experiential edu in Kentucky (NPR Ed)
“Kentucky was the first state in the nation to adopt the Common Core and the tests that align with it. This spring, the 1,700-student Danville district thinks it’s found a better way to teach the Core.” [ READ ON ]