Insights from Educate., 1st Edition
Weekly updates with featured articles and ideas from the education industry.
Welcome to the first edition of Insights from Educate.
Educate is a new publication on Medium focused solely on the education industry.
Educate magnifies the voices of changemakers in education. We empower educators to share their stories, ideas, insights, and inspiration. We are dedicated to the fusion of research + education policy and practice.
The mission of this publication is to inform education policy and practice through the authentic voices that are directly involved in education. We do this by using research to drive ideas and insights.
Featured Articles of the Week
What Teachers Need Right Now Gretchen Philbrick
Teachers Finally Need to Be Heard Walter Bowne
Foster Connections in the Classroom Jennifer Osborne
SC Should Not “Jump on the Bandwagon” of Science of Reading Movement Paul Thomas
Let Students Make Mistakes Jennifer Osborne
There’s a Better Way to Gauge Learning Walter Bowne
Ban Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Peggy O'Mara
How We Should Be Handling the Educational Gap Amidst a Nation-Wide Pandemic Jessie Dumont

Professional Learning
A Fuller Picture of What a Good School Is — Edutopia
“In a new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, C. Kirabo Jackson, a professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University, and his colleagues found that schools with robust impacts on student well-being may be helping students in ways that aren’t picked up by standardized tests. These schools may not have the highest test scores, but they’re the most likely to motivate students to graduate and attend college, especially those students who are less likely to do so in the first place.”
The Best Digital Resource for Teaching Black History Month- Tech and Learning
“The following are some of the best digital resources for teaching Black history. Be sure to start with number 1, “Do’s and Don’ts of Teaching Black History.” Here teachers can learn ways to integrate Black history into the American History curriculum — where it belongs — all year long.”
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About the Editor
Jennifer Osborne is an experienced educator with graduate degrees in Educational Leadership and Guidance and Counseling. She has taught in five different countries across a wide variety of classrooms and schools. Jennifer is passionate about authentic education for students and personalized professional learning for teachers.
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