We have been approached by a journalist who is working on an in-depth article about the experiences of disabled children in education. If you are based in Christchurch, your child has additional education needs and you would be interested in potentially sharing your experience with the school system via a video interview, please send us a DM. Image description: The words 'Would you like to share your experience?' in green on a lighter green background.
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“The decline in kids’ unstructured time is bad for fun as structured activities like classes and sports in which adults are evaluating and judging kids’ performance can be more like work than play…It’s bad for learning, because children need playtime to develop motor and social skills.” Whilst we may not return to the good old days when free play was abundant, we can still do more to protect childhood and promote play in our community and daily life. Instead of aiming for perfect solutions akin to demanding that all national exams be scrapped so as to create more unstructured play time, we should adopt more childhood friendly practices gradually for a start. Realistically, parents demand for tuition will not reduce. What we do in Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) is to introduce more play pedagogy and elements of play into our lessons beginning from the primary levels.
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Educators, students, and families may have questions following the 2024 election. This will likely be a time of uncertainty for many immigrant families. While it is impossible to predict what will happen in the future, here is a timely article that includes steps that schools can take to support students' well-being and partnerships with families.
After the Election: Answering Immigrant Students’ Questions
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"Children to be taught how to spot fake news" Stop paying off your school librarians and start treating them like the professionals they are... The skills needed are all covered by the skills framework within FOSIL (Framework Of Skills for Inquiry Learning). School Librarians can teach these skills alongside the curriculum so no need to reinvent the wheel! We all get caught out sometimes so a dedicated part of the curriculum needs to focus on this not just an ad-hoc, lets teach analysis of newspaper reports in English... https://lnkd.in/erYSB-34
Children to be taught how to spot fake news and 'putrid' conspiracy theories | ITV News
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🔍 Introducing ""Propaganda Quizzz"" by Common Sense Communications! Aimed at enhancing foreigners' media literacy skills with 10 insightful questions about how online info can deceive public opinion. 🐻 Watch out! The quiz is hosted by Barry bear, who'll try to trick you!
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Lots of this works on a global scale.
There are so many great events coming up for #StudentPressFreedom Day! From skills-building workshops to discussions on timely topics, most are open to anyone — student journalist or not. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/e_SyA_ur Featuring events from First Amendment Coalition, Journalistic Learning Initiative, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, PEN America, Freedom of the Press Foundation, National Coalition Against Censorship and Education Writers Association! **Please share!**
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Hate crimes within universities and on college campuses happen more than we think, with members of different communities, races, and religions being targets for harm and violence that cause them to have emotions ranging from fear to anger. In my blog, I discuss the topic of hate crimes, how to address the issue, and what the solution should be for the future in order to make for a safer campus community. Read all about it below. https://lnkd.in/ePjxVHFg
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This is One Critical Skill that May Be Lacking in Our New Teachers The ability to cite/use evidence. The other week, my student teachers and I attended a panel discussion on educator free speech rights and on how certain organizations like the AFT and ACLU can help educators to respond to potential public comment about them that might be slanderous or libel. After, I asked my student teachers what they thought of the panelists. They told me that one of the panelists - who had described his problems/approach in defending himself as a school superintendent against negative public comment - must have been guilty if so many people were writing negatively about him on social media. I explained that social media comments skew negative when going viral and that evidence is still needed to determine someone's guilt or innocence. Crowd sourcing does not prove either. As future teachers, they will be responsible for teaching their students about the importance of evidence in making a claim. Yet, they may lack this skill themselves. How might we teach our futue teachers about the importance of anchoring evidence in their teaching? #factchecking #teachingandlearning #teacherdevelopment Gif: Tenor
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Busy? Here's the lowdown on the next round of 'Introduction to Inclusive ELT materials' in 50 words. A course for ELT editors and writers. You'll learn how to: ⭐ represent a diverse range of identities and experiences. ⭐ spot harmful representations. ⭐ create materials that focus on social justice. You'll learn through a combination of video input, practical workshops and tutorials. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/epS_Q8kA
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