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Charity Dodd
Charity Dodd is a Transformation Agent for LINC, the Learning Innovation Catalyst. Before joining LINC, Charity worked for 15 years as a public school teacher and school counselor in Ohio. She managed a digital learning program for her district’s most at-risk students in middle and high schools. She has been coaching educators across the country and presenting instructional strategies that allow teachers to meet the needs of each student.
Classroom Zen: Crafting a Cell Phone Agreement with Students
By Charity Dodd
The presence of cell phones in the classroom presents both challenges and opportunities. While they can be powerful learning tools, they can also be sources of distraction. Balancing these realities ...
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AI for School and District Leaders
By Charity Dodd
As an education leader, you understand the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest tools and technologies to improve the education experience for your students. One class of technology ...
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ChatGPT ensures all students have equal opportunity to learn by providing a translation service so those who don't speak the same language can still understand the content. This valuable technology ...
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Education is continually evolving, and with AI tools like ChatGPT, educators can open doors of opportunity for their students. From using these tools in personalized learning activities to creating ...
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As the topic of AI is becoming more popular in the education world, and with the most recent release of ChatGPT, many teachers are turning to ChatGPT to enhance learning and to reduce their own ...
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The Benefits of Bite-Sized Learning
By Charity Dodd
Lately I’ve been reading about microlearning or bite-sized learning for students in the classroom. Microlearning in the K-12 classroom is characterized by the use of small, focused lessons that are ...
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Developing Students’ Self-Awareness Skills
By Charity Dodd
What is self-awareness? According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL): The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they ...
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Introduction to Social and Emotional Learning
By Charity Dodd
What is SEL? According to the The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is "the process through which children and adults acquire and ...
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When I feel upset, sad or unfocused at school, I can…..
By Charity Dodd
Self-management tools can help students stay calm and focused at school, allowing for motivating themselves and setting and reaching goals. Self-management allows students to follow through on plans ...
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Beyond the Equity Audit: Equity in Classrooms
By Charity Dodd
Districts across the country are conducting equity audits to understand the inequities that exist in their policies, practices, and curriculum. Equity audits are a valuable leadership tool used to ...
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Shifting to a Virtual School Counseling Environment
By Charity Dodd
Shifting to a virtual environment for school counseling can present its own challenges, from students not being required to meet with a school counselor, to trying not to overwhelm students and ...
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