AC&E/Equity & Access Online Journal
June – July 2020 Issue

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ARTICLES

Civics Education, and Our Ailing Democracy, Need a Booster Shot

Civics Education, and Our Ailing Democracy, Need a Booster Shot

(Trans)formative Assessment: Making Feedback Equitable

(Trans)formative Assessment: Making Feedback Equitable

Linguistic Malpractice or Linguistic Equity

Linguistic Malpractice or Linguistic Equity? Educators Decide

After COVID-19, Re-opening Requires Redefining Access

After All This Trauma, Equity & Access Will Start With Prioritizing the Mental Health of Students & Teachers

RISE2 Deeper Learning Model: Real-world Innovations = Systemic Enduring Engagement

RISE₂ Deeper Learning Model: Real-world Innovations = Systemic Enduring Engagement

RESEARCH REPORT: Special Education in Rural Eastern Kentucky

228 Accelerator

Moving Equity Work Toward Action in the Age of COVID-19

Antiracist Action: Identifying the Great Equalizer as Well as the Inequity

Antiracist Action: Identifying the Great Equalizer as Well as the Inequity

Four Intentional Actions to Bridge the 21st Century Learning Divide

COVID-19 and 21st Century Learning:
Four Intentional Actions to Bridge the Divide

Cultivating Genius

Teaching Toward Genius:
An Equity Model for Pedagogy in Action

Leading in Crisis: A Meditation

The 3 Postures of Equitable Leadership in a Time of Crisis: a Meditation

Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech

Easing the Transition to Virtual Learning for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Dr. Luvelle Brown

Q&A With Luvelle Brown, Ed.D, Superintendent of the Ithaca City School District in New York

KVEC

Eastern Kentucky: KVEC’s Fight for Digital Equity in One of the Country’s Most Impoverished Regions

Learning First Alliance

Seven Stages of the Public Education Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

George Farmer article

Closing the Distance During Social Distancing

Child anxiety

Stress Management Exercises for Anxious Children

A Culture of Success for All at Meriden Public Schools

A Culture of Success for All at Meriden Public Schools

Where There Is Hardship There Is Opportunity

Where There Is Hardship There Is Opportunity

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INDUSTRY NEWS

i-Ready Chosen by TEA as Blended Learning Provider for Math Innovation Zones Program

Texas Education Agency Selects Curriculum Associates as an Approved Math Innovation Zones Blended Learning Provider for Both Online Curriculum and Interim Assessments

Arizona Department of Education Approves Illuminate Education’s FastBridge Solution

Arizona Department of Education Approves Illuminate Education’s FastBridge Solution

Digital Promise

i-Ready Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification

EDmarket Partners with GBAC STAR™ Accreditation Program for Safeguarding Educational Facilities

EDmarket Partners with GBAC STAR™ Accreditation Program for Safeguarding Educational Facilities

Discovery Education Experience

Discovery Education Adds New Social Justice, Digital Citizenship, Social-Emotional Learning Resources, and More to Digital Services

Illuminate Education’s eduCLIMBER Named Learning Analytics Solution of the Year

Illuminate Education’s eduCLIMBER Named Learning Analytics Solution of the Year

Virginia’s Prince William County Public Schools and Discovery Education Extend Partnership Providing Award-Winning Digital Service to Educators

Virginia’s Prince William County Public Schools and Discovery Education Extend Partnership Providing Award-Winning Digital Service to Educators

Six Exceptional Classroom Designs Selected for EDspaces 2020

KidWind Educator Extraordinaire Named Wisconsin 2020 Energy Educator of the Year

KidWind Educator Extraordinaire Named Wisconsin 2020 Energy Educator of the Year

Education Projectors for Classrooms

Captivate, Engage and Inspire Classrooms with Epson Education Display Solutions

PODCASTS

Listen: 2020, Mental Health, and Stress Awareness in K-12 Education

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: Teaching the Power of Empathy During a Time of Crisis

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: Philosophy for Kids, Inside and Outside of the Classroom

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: Remote Learning, Remote P.D. From the National Constitution Center

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: Cultivating Genius – An Equity Framework for Culturally & Historically Responsive Literacy

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: How Magnet Schools Promote Equity & Access Throughout the Country

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: Veterans Molding Minds Is Working to Help At-Risk Youth Succeed

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: Superintendent Turnover in Rural Districts

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Listen: Accessible Media Materials from the Described and Captioned Media Program

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

Podcast: Supporting Gifted & Talented Children During the COVID-19 Crisis

Education Talk Radio Podcast Episode

The #Texas #Education Agency has selected i-Ready as an approved solution for both online curriculum & interim assessments for its #Math Innovation Zones blended learning initiative. ace-ed.org/?p=44780 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee @CurriculumAssoc @teainfo

The Arizona Dept. of Education has approved @Illuminateed's comprehensive screening & progress monitoring tool FastBridge to support Arizona's K-3 #literacy initiative, Move on When Reading. ace-ed.org/?p=44787 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee @azedschools

Congratulations to our friends at @CurriculumAssoc! i-Ready Personalized Instruction for Reading & Mathematics has earned the Research-Based Design Product Certification from @DigitalPromise. ace-ed.org/?p=44777 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee #edtech

What could be more important than providing students with the skills they need to enter the public sphere & to demand—even lead—the change they want to see? A thought-provoking read from @Bob__Kim. ace-ed.org/?p=44736 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee #civics

Working to get Every Child Connected to school..we've got industry voice and great insight on the value of communications on Equity and Access with our friends from @CoxCommunicatio . Listen at tobtr.com/11766423 #ageofequity @access2equityed

Part 2 of a great conversation on SCHOOL CULTURE with Professor Ashley Berner @BernerEd of @JHUeducation . Johns Hopkins has brilliant new research for K-12. Listen to the conversation at tobtr.com/11766410 THIS MATTERS and it matters now! #ageofequity @access2equityed

“Certifying both facility professionals and the buildings themselves will give parents, teachers and students needed assurance that schools are doing all they can to prevent infection.” ace-ed.org/?p=44740 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee @EDmarketassn @p

“The curated content I find in @DiscoveryEd’s services give me confidence to approach the difficult topics I need to teach.” ace-ed.org/?p=44711 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee #edtech #socialjustice #SEL

"We must move from what is, to what could potentially be within the realm of teaching & learning, the importance of which cannot be overestimated." — Veronica Torres, CEO of Prestige Mentors ace-ed.org/?p=44707 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee @veronic

How schools can truly build a strong equitable partnership of school/community/family to improve learning @JHUeducation's Nat'l Network of Partnership Schools @NNPS_JHU, Ideas based on research from Dr Joyce Epstein @ tobtr.com/11764072 #ageofequity #NSPRA @access2equityed

The #Bilingual Education Act of 1968 asks districts to address the needs of “limited English-speaking” children. @BeaMaldo310 explains why this wording can encourage a deficit mindset. ace-ed.org/?p=44694 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee #ELL #ESL #ESOL @ALASEDU

We congratulate the entire team at @Illuminateed — their innovative tool eduCLIMBER was named “Learning Analytics Solution of the Year” in the annual #EdTech Breakthrough Awards. Learn about it here. ace-ed.org/?p=44666 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee

A MUST LISTEN; First of a 2 part show with @JHUEdPolicy Deputy Director Dr. Ashley Berner @BernerEd on school culture & a new resource from JHU allowing you a deep dive into reworking your school's culture. Its brilliant at tobtr.com/11764068 #ageofequity @access2equityed

“When the COVID-19 pandemic forced our district to shift to #RemoteLearning, our educators leaned into using @DiscoveryEd Experience to keep students connected to learning.” — @DianeHarazin, @PWCSNews ace-ed.org/?p=44643 #ageofequity @edutalkradio #edtech #positivelypwcs

Congrats to @HordCoplanMacht, @Legat_Architect, @littleonline, Marotta Main Architects, Media Technologies & @MoseleyArch, the 6 firms chosen to design classrooms for #EDspaces 2020, ace-ed.org/?p=44640 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee @EDmarketassn #edchat

Congrats to@HordCoplanMacht, @Legat_Architect, @littleonline, Marotta Main Architects, Media Technologies & @MoseleyArch, the 6 firms chosen to design classrooms for #EDspaces 2020, ace-ed.org/?p=44640 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee @EDmarketassn

"Researcher earns grant to study rural school leaders’ efforts to create equity in schools"....an important Equity read Courtesy of the PreK-12 Equity Consortium at ace-ed.org . Read it here tinyurl.com/y8ddatk3. Join the Consortium #ageofequity @access2equityed

Many of us credit our college years as the time we learned how to think. @amysanomalies of @RedTKids is working to change that by introducing #philosophy to younger learners. Read our interview with her here. ace-ed.org/?p=44609 #ageofequity #edequity @edutalkradio @maialee

AN IMPT READ , courtesy of the PreK-12 Equity Consortium at ace-ed.org ... "Are Ohio schools’ equity policies enough to fight racism?" at tinyurl.com/yacnw7ue #ageofequity @access2equityed

Great way to start your week. Listen to Middle School Principal and author of "The Revolution..." , thought leader Derek McCoy @mccoyderek on revolutionizing Middle School ed..as it pertains to all grades. Good stuff at tobtr.com/11764064 #ageofequity @access2equityed

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