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Eclectic Technology
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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Elementary school Principal Peter DeWitt writes about students' social and emotional health, and how educators can help young people find common ground. He can be found at www.petermdewitt.com. 
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"It’s clear that children from poverty are often at a disadvantage in school, and educators can find it challenging to help such students become positively engaged in their own learning. In a recent webinar for Scientific Learning, author and educator Eric Jensen (Teaching with Poverty in Mind), provides invaluable guidance for teachers who work with at-risk and low-income youth." As well as providing some suggestions there is also a link to a webinar and links to additional readings.
Kyle McAlister's curator insight,
September 21, 2018 10:49 AM
As I study to become a high school teacher in a metropolitan area, this article is pertinent to both my effectiveness in that position, as well as my current research. The methods that the article highlights regarding how to engage students who live in poverty and how to be a support for them speak directly to my question of how a teacher can influence poverty.
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This infographic comes out of a recently published book, 'Reducing the Risk, Increasing the Promise: Strategies for Student Success.' The book explores ways to help "at-risk students achieve success in and out of the classroom." This infographic proivdes six skills that students need to do this:
* Resilience
* Resourcefulness
* Responsibility
* Relationships
* Respect
* Reading
The infographic includes some specific details for each of the skills. A great resource that may be shared with students.