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  • How California community college foundations are trying to help students

    May 07, 2020 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    During COVID-19, community college foundations in California are stepping up to support their undocumented students who haven't benefited from stimulus payments under the CARES Act, providing direct payments as well as sponsoring weekly drive-through food pantries. “I don’t have to … risk to go out and buy food and second of all I don’t even have that money, so getting the food from school has been a blessing for me and my child,” one student said.

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  • The Kearns model: Strengthening teens through coping skills and mentoring

    May 05, 2020 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Kearns, Utah

    A high school program in Utah is combating increasing rates of teenage suicide by equipping children with the tools they need to manage thoughts of hopelessness. The program is known as ME (Mood Enhancement) Time and aims to provide youth with tools to learn the connection between their thoughts, actions, and feelings in order to be aware of what they can control to counter sadness and hopelessness. Students meet in counseling groups of 6-8 students for six sessions and discuss tools such as physical activity, keeping a mood journal to become more self-aware, and volunteering to alleviate depressive symptoms

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  • Surfing for a better life

    May 04, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape

    A program in Cape Town, South Africa is helping children learn life skills and provide mental health resources through 'surf therapy.' The program called Waves for Change starts each session with some grounding meditation and energizing chants in order to prepare the group before they venture out into the sea, which for some kids was a prior source of fear. For many kids, this has been a way to learn to communicate better and a chance to improve their self-esteem.

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  • The Kearns model: Helping youths by teaching parents

    May 04, 2020 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    In an effort to stem drug and substance abuse, Utah's Salt Lake City county is reaching out proactively to parents with courses and parenting programs. By arming parents with the tools to talk with their children and navigate tricky situations, the county is hoping to reduce the county's high reported usage rates.

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  • Shop Class, Over Zoom

    May 02, 2020 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Danvers, Massachusetts

    What happens when vocational education goes online? In Danvers, Massachusetts, one high school is pioneering creative solutions such as dropping off mannequin heads for cosmetology students, setting students up with a zoo webcam to practice their veterinary observational skills, and assigning environmental science students to pick up litter in their neighborhoods and analyze its impact on marine life.

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  • The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

    May 02, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

    The Summit Learning Program is an online program that offers personalized lessons in science, social studies, math, and English language arts for students in grades four through 12. “Nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states.” The Hechinger Report spent a year exploring the platform in schools, while there are some drawbacks there’s also evidence it works. In some schools, student test scores jumped after using Summit.

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  • Tutoriales caseros: historias de cómo podemos enseñarles a usar la tecnología a las personas mayores

    April 29, 2020 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    Este artículo funciona como un explicador pedagógico sobre cómo educar a nuestros parientes mayores para que utilicen la tecnología durante la pandemia, para que puedan estar en contacto con el resto de familiares / amigos, y para pagar facturas, solicitar servicios, etc.

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  • How Tennessee Is Getting Adult Students Back to School

    April 29, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Tennessee Reconnect, which started as a small-scale "mentorship and financial support program", has now been adopted and expanded throughout the state as a way to help adults start or continue higher education. Now in its second year, the program matches applicants with "navigators," adult mentors who understand the specific student's financial and social challenges and helps them navigate the process every step of the way. The program also provides funding to students to pay for coursework and is now looking to expand its operations to jails and prisons.

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  • Teachers use high and low-tech means to reach English Language Learners during coronavirus crisis

    April 28, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    To reach English Language Learners, who are particularly hard to contact during the coronavirus pandemic as a result of language barriers and other factors, teachers are trying low-tech approaches. From letters to phone calls to recorded lessons, instructors are hoping to minimize the potential learning loss during this extended break.

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  • With Campuses Closed, College Tours Move Online

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    When universities suspended in-person classes, this also included canceling campus tours for prospective and recently accepted students. So, they did the next best thing—they resorted to recreate as much of that physical experience into extensive virtual tours, online coffee dates between potential and current students, and one-on-one appointments with admissions staff. But is that enough for incoming students who were looking to develop a more personal connection to college campuses?

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