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listening, speaking, acting for change

Catherine Cronin

Respect. Justice. Equality. Most of us aim to embody and enact these values in the work we do, in all our interactions, in all the spaces we inhabit. In a world of increasing inequality, these values demand much of us — especially white people in relation to racism. The quote in the image above is from Audre Lorde’s ‘Learning from the 60s’, a speech she gave for Malcolm X Weekend at Harvard University in February 1982 (I include the text here again, for those who may be u

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10 Back to School Essentials for School Counselors in 2020

The Counseling Geek

10 Back To School Essentials for School Counselors. 10 Hot Summer Buys To Get Ready For The Fall. 10 Must Have Office and Wardrobe Additions for Back To School. With summer break looming or already here for many school counselors around the US – the fall still leaves a lot of questions in terms of what school will look like with the COVID-19 outbreak and mitigation measures.

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Heads up, the T(r)ails of Verification (part 2)

Moneyman

Let’s face it. Verification isn’t fun. When you are selected for verification , it can feel like a burden, and it may feel like those of us who are working in financial aid are trying to “get into your business” Trust moneyman, it isn’t our choice. If you are selected for verification it might feel like the flip of a coin at random (heads or tails?

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How to see if a student has applied for graduation.

MCC Academic Advisement Resources

How to see application status.

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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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If it is on the Internet, it must be true (CARES Act update)

Moneyman

So not everything you read on the Internet is true. I know. Shocker. Yoda, Kermit, it’s all the same… Some things on the Internet need to be taken with a fair amount of disbelief. Almost an approach of “ trust, but verify “ So I can understand if you might not believe what I am about to tell you when it relates to the HEERF Funds from the CARES Grant.