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SCHOOL STATUS AND THE EPSTEIN MODEL OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT

November 26, 2022

SCHOOL STATUS AND THE EPSTEIN MODEL OF PARENT
When you consider a student’s academic achievement, it becomes readily evident that no one person alone contributes to success. This idea is at the core of Joyce Epstien’s theory of parent involvement. Specifically, students are most successful when parents, educators, and community endeavor together to support learning and development (Epstein, 1995).

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Capella University

Capella University (www.capella.edu) is a regionally accredited online university* that offers online degree programs designed to help working adults advance in their careers. Over 70 percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology.

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Career-Connected PBL

whitePaper | December 7, 2022

Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional strategy in which students learn by actively engaging in large-scale projects that have realworld relevance. Numerous studies have shown that PBL can lead to deeper learning, higher levels of engagement, and better student outcomes when implemented skillfully. 1

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Edruptors 2021: the top international education influencers of the past year

whitePaper | January 20, 2022

Who are the opinion shapers within international education today? ISC Research has explored the question for this first white paper identifying the key education influencers who are followed on social media platforms by people around the world.

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Empowering World Language Instructors in the Shift to Blended Learning

whitePaper | July 30, 2020

In October 2013, Getting Smart partnered with Rosetta Stone to release a report called “The Next Generation of World Language Learning.” The goal of the report was to create a vision for world language learning that acknowledged its role in global competency and to frame the vision inside broader shifts to personalized learning and blended instruction. Pointing to the potential of educational technology, we advocated for accessible, high-quality world language instruction for all students—from elementary through high school.

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Students Can Develop Computational Thinking Skills Without Tech

whitePaper | November 24, 2022

As students navigate an increasingly high-tech world, digital literacy has become crucial to STEM success. Learn how educators can address the globe’s growing digital divide by teaching STEM along a high-touch to high-tech spectrum.

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Global development of AI-based education

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

AI-based education is still developing and not yet fully mature. While AI is a hot topic, application of this technology in education industry requires longterm efforts. The initial stage of AI application in education focuses on planning and tentative exploration. Since Allen Newell and Herbert Simon from Carnegie Mellon University invented Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the 1950s, it has evolved to address problems of probabilistic and numeric nature, leading to the incorporation of approaches from mathematics.

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A Human-Centered Vision for Quality Virtual Learning

whitePaper | August 1, 2022

Count educators, students and their families among those who struggled over the last two years, as K-12 schools became the epicenter of turmoil in local communities. Districts faced more scrutiny than ever — with the media tracking remote learning and safety measures as closely as rising COVID-19 cases and with parents gaining a daily window into what their students were (or weren’t) learning. Districts also dealt with the operational and instructional hurdles of “emergency room-to-Zoom” and keeping staff and students healthy, two challenges they had never faced before

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Capella University

Capella University (www.capella.edu) is a regionally accredited online university* that offers online degree programs designed to help working adults advance in their careers. Over 70 percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology.

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