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

We welcome the CEO of ClassTag Vlada Lotkina who, with her company, is on a mission to help parents become partners in their children's education. There's a right way to do it! ...
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Dr. Lori Koerner, a New York based administrator, talks about the role of parents, administrators and teachers during the pandemic era... and the character traits necessary to be an effective leader ...
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Listen to Dennis Yim, a veteran Kaplan teacher who's an expert at engaging students online, as he discusses preparing students for the GRE, GMAT, SAT and ACT ...
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Crayola has been with us through everything, and they're with us now. Thank you Cheri Sterman, Education Director at Crayola, for sharing how the company is working with schools to engage learners' creativity during these challenging times ...
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They needed to make it work, they got it done, and it is working. Enjoy the success story from Peter Finch, Assistant Superintendent at West Valley School District in Washington state, who is joined by Family Engagement Coordinator Minerva Pardo and Migrant Family Coordinator Don Bender ...
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School design firm Fielding International has a plan for environmental safety and sustainability now and in the future, all through the eyes of architects and classroom designers. Meet VS Furniture Craig Harvey, who discusses what they're working on, and read their 40-page manual on the subject here ...
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Lauren Spigelmyer, Hub founder and UPenn professor, talks about brain-based emotional and behavior regulation ...
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A CCSSO show: we thank our friends at The Council of Chief State School Officers for bringing us Nebraska's Commish, Dr. Matthew Bloomstedt, now also President of CCSSO's Board of Directors ...
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Izzit is a terrific company offering a tremendous service to k-12 educators nationwide. Susan Gable, their Director of Education and Dr. Dean Graziano, their VP, returned to Education Talk Radio to remind every educator that there are great resources out there for the asking ...
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This is an interesting show with a different perspective. Craig Cecilio founded DiversyFund, a financial investment technology firm that helps all invest well with minimum investment. He has seen firsthand the need for greater education in this area ...
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Learn about Tina Gridiron, Vice President of ACT's Center for Equity in Learning, as she and Larry Jacobs discuss the importance of providing all students access to a rigorous, high-quality education, regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status ...
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Your school librarian is a great resource all the time, but especially now. AASL President and high school librarian Kathy Carroll in Blythewood, SC is joined by Sauk Village, Illinois district librarian Danielle Baker to talk about it ...
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Excellent topic, and we thank AASA, the Superintendents Association. for bringing Tim Bolton, Vice President of North American Plastics, to our audience for a look at how the industry is meeting school district needs nationally ...
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Learn about Sharpen, a technology platform that improves social, emotion and mental  well being for schools and communities from its founder Robin Hussa Farrell, who's joined by former superintendent and thought leader Greg Firn ...
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U.S. bobsled gold medal winner Steve Mesler talks about his creation "Classroom Champions," now mentoring more than 25,000 students worldwide ...
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ACT's Shannon Hayes and Katie Gragnaniello explain how gathering and using the data on any year's graduating class allows better planning for future student learning... with a look at ACT's new program, Mosaic. This data is available at http://www.act.org/gradclass2020 ...
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How are investors supporting innovation in this challenging time for education? Meet ed tech entrepreneur Brad Schiller, Co-Founder and COO of Prompt.com, and Liam Pisanso, Managing Director of Edulab Capital Partners, who discussed this topic ...
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We are honored to welcome Colorado principal Luis Murillo, who was awarded a $10,000.00 ALAS scholarship and Linda DuBois, VP at Curriculum Associates, who is an ALAS Lifetime Achievement award winner ...
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Get your students involved in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Discovery Education's Lori McFarling and 3M's Denise Rutherford tell us all about it ...
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Last week, CASE held their virtual conference. Today, we had Executive Director Phyllis Wolfram on Education Talk Radio to provide an update on special ed successes and needs now and for 2021 ...
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