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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

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I just began loving teaching from there, even if I had imaginary students.” Alongside teaching, Thompson is also working on her master’s degree in education policy at Florida State University and is scheduled to graduate next month. They always chose me to be the teacher,” said Thompson, who was born in St. James, Jamaica. “I

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Ohio Wesleyan, Columbus State Collaborate to Improve Student Outcomes

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Ohio Wesleyan University and Columbus State Community College are collaborating to address societal challenges and help Columbus State students more quickly, easily, and affordably earn bachelor’s degrees at Ohio Wesleyan. and is in good academic standing with no disciplinary violations.

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Sacred Heart University Partners with School District to Help Diversify Teaching Profession

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A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. SHU joins other institutions and national initiatives aimed at diversifying the teaching profession.

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Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

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AACTE officials said that this year’s theme, “Ascending New Heights: Propelling the Profession into the Future,” aligns with the association’s vision and mission “to revolutionize education for all learners by elevation education and educator preparation through research, professional practice, advocacy, and collaboration.”

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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

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Jonelle Knox When I reviewed the question posed to me about [re]engaging the college community, I started thinking about a missed opportunity that many colleges and university leaders are not taking advantage of; the collaboration of student affairs and human resources to create [re]engagement activities.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

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“So, all of us working at institutions, particularly if we have academic programs that are training rising higher education professionals, should be looking through that lens of early collaboration [and searching for] opportunities to engage those students in meaningful projects — creating, fostering, grooming, developing our future higher education (..)

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Film About the Abuse of People of Color Becomes a Teaching Tool

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For a year and a half, Webb collaborated with educators to create the 3E Program for Social Justice and Change , which begins its official roll out on November 15. The 3E Program aims to teach unfiltered American history by combining ethics, empathy, and empowerment, the three Es. Meeting the New York state standards for U.S.

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