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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. Don’t waste valuable brain power.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

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To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. Institutions like the Boston Children's Museum (which she helped lead in the 1970s) drew heavily from and worked in partnership with the "open classroom" movement to develop informal educational models that are interactive, open-ended, and individualized.

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Calbright College: Prioritizing Diversity & Inclusion in Recruitment & Admissions

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The College opened for enrollment shortly before the pandemic began and offers a uniquely flexible and competency-based education model. Students move ahead by mastering content, not by spending a prescribed number of hours in a classroom. We also learned that; 40% of students were unemployed, 18% worked part-time, and 8.4%

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Bright Idea: Promoting Your Event on Social Media Will Help You Fill Your Seats Copy

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In the process, these volunteers serve as role models helping positively shape young people’s perceptions about the importance of education, as well as critical life skills. The inspiration piece comes from community volunteers who not only deliver lessons to young students, but also share their professional experience.

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Bright Idea: Promoting Your Event on Social Media Will Help You Fill Your Seats

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In the process, these volunteers serve as role models helping positively shape young people’s perceptions about the importance of education, as well as critical life skills. The inspiration piece comes from community volunteers who not only deliver lessons to young students, but also share their professional experience.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

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During the pandemic, these local education leaders have been critical in identifying and launching initiatives that not only assist girls in continuing their education during school closures, but also help them get back in the classroom when schools reopen. The game-changing part of Nayla’s platform? It doesn’t require internet access.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For webinars, the platform is your classroom setup, so it important to understand how the Q/A and chat features, whether everyone can see everyone else’s chats or just the presenter. Your design is not just about content. The learning model is called “SAVI ” : Moving and doing (Somatic). Talking and hearing (Auditory).