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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Buena Park School District selects Dr. Julienne Lee as new superintendent |
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The Buena Park School District will soon welcome Dr. Julienne Lee as its next superintendent, pending approval from the Board of Education on June 12.
Dr. Lee currently serves the Fullerton School District as associate superintendent of educational services. She leads oversight of the district’s nationally-ranked speech and debate team, an award-winning intervention program, and the Spanish and Korean dual-language immersion programs.
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/buena-park-school-district-selects-dr-julienne-lee-as-new-superintendent/ |
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Language acquisition, literacy skills for English learners are the focus of Project GLAD® Spring Institute |
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Educators from across the region gathered in Costa Mesa last month to share strategies for improving language acquisition and literacy skills for English learners at the Orange County Department of Education Project GLAD® Spring Institute. Project GLAD® stands for Guided Language Acquisition Design, and OCDE runs its official National Training Center. The award-winning instructional model utilizes a scaffolded approach to language acquisition, using visual aids, cooperative learning and inquiry-based instruction to help students learn key academic vocabulary and concepts, as well as build comprehension, fluency and critical thinking skills. |
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https://newsroom.ocde.us/language-acquisition-literacy-skills-for-english-learners-are-the-focus-of-project-glad-spring-institute/ |
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Kids Ocean Day aims at education, conservation in Huntington Beach |
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Kids from across Orange County gathered to create a message, using their bodies to write out on the sand: “Give Us a Chance.” The estimated 1,200 students from 15 elementary schools visited Huntington State Beach on Tuesday, May 23, as part of an annual gathering hosted by Orange County Coastkeeper, a chance to expose kids to the beach environment, pick up trash along the shore and form a message of conservation on the sand. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/23/kids-ocean-day-aims-at-education-conservation-in-huntington-beach/ |
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Helping white seabass species thrive is a lesson in marine conservation |
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It takes just minutes to get a license and reel a fish out of the ocean. But putting fish back into the sea, that takes a lot more effort. A group of students from San Clemente High School spent the last couple of months growing and caring for young white seabass, which they released this week at Baby Beach in Dana Point, capping off a project that is part conservation, part education and all passion for the budding marine researchers. |
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https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/24/helping-white-seabass-species-thrive-is-a-lesson-in-marine-conservation/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Parents plan boycott over Pride Day at L.A. elementary school |
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Outraged conservative parents at an L.A. elementary school say they plan to keep their children home on the school’s Pride Day to protest the school teaching students about gay parents. A group of parents at the North Hollywood kindergarten-through-5th-grade Saticoy Elementary School launched an Instagram page about a week ago calling out the school’s administration and urging other parents to keep their children home on June 2, the day the school plans to hold its Gay Pride and Rainbow Day assembly, according to the page. |
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-24/parents-plan-boycott-over-pride-day-at-l-a-elementary-school |
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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
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Marin education office sues social media companies over negative impact on kid’s mental health. |
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The Marin County Office of Education is suing social media companies, claiming they have a negative effect on children’s mental health. The lawsuit, one of dozens filed across the country by school districts and local governments, has been brought on behalf of all Marin school students. It was filed April 28 in federal court in Oakland. |
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/05/25/marin-education-office-sues-social-media-companies/ |
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FRESNO BEE
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Fresno teachers vow a strike vote if they don’t reach a deal with district. ‘We’re tired’ |
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Over a thousand teachers union members agreed to give Fresno Unified a Sept. 29 deadline to reach a new contract deal during a rally that shut down an entire block of N Street in downtown Fresno Wednesday evening. |
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https://www.fresnobee.com/article275683201.html#storylink=cpy |
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Free food and toiletries: How a $7 million grant is transforming these Fresno schools |
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In several of the classrooms, students can find much more than standard school supplies lining teachers’ closets and shelves. Some teachers have toiletry closets, with toothbrushes and toothpaste, combs and hair ties, deodorant and menstrual pads, all free for the taking. |
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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article275711361.html#storylink=cpy |
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EDSOURCE
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El Cerrito High School students run their own radio shows as part of class |
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The KECG radio station, run by El Cerrito High School students, was a bustling scene on a recent Friday during a radio marathon. Students were in and out of the school’s two radio studios, some DJing music shows with their favorite songs, while others hosted witty talk shows. Outside the studio, students wrote scripts and planned radio shows and programming schedules, all engaged in their projects and working together. |
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https://edsource.org/2023/el-cerrito-high-school-students-run-their-own-radio-shows-as-part-of-class/691152 |
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Transitional Kindergarten expansion needs more focus on quality, research suggests |
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As California ramps up its expansion of Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK), new research suggests it must focus more on high-quality teaching.
“High-quality preschool instruction can make a difference for students,” says Alix Gallagher, the lead researcher of the Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) brief. “But only high-quality preschool instruction results in persistent positive gains. California has taken important steps to address facilities and staffing but needs to shift its focus to ensure high quality, developmentally appropriate instruction for its youngest learners if it is to meet its goals for improving student learning and achievement.”
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https://edsource.org/updates/transitional-kindergarten-expansion-needs-more-focus-on-quality-research-suggests |
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Surgeon General warns social media may harm youth |
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The United States surgeon general issued a public warning about the risks of social media to youth, as the New York Times reported, urging a push to grapple with the potential “harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.”
In a 19-page advisory, Dr. Vivek Murthy noted, “There are ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.” The report included recommendations to help families curate children’s social media use. It suggested that families keep mealtimes and in-person gatherings free of devices to help foster a sense of social especially boundaries around content.
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https://edsource.org/updates/surgeon-general-warns-social-media-may-harm-youth |
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KPCC
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An OC School Removed Nazi Symbols From 'The Sound Of Music.' Some Parents Say It's Censorship |
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The Fullerton School District is in the spotlight this week after its superintendent ordered that swastika props and “Heil Hitler" salutes be removed from a sixth grade production of The Sound of Music. Some parents and observers are applauding the decision, while others say it's censorship. "I'm very concerned that we're now watering down the facts of history," said Susan Cordova, whose daughter is in the performance at Rolling Hills Elementary. The play runs throughout this week. |
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https://laist.com/news/education/oc-elementary-school-removed-nazi-symbols-sound-of-music-censorship-fullerton |
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NPR
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How a little more silence in children's lives helps them grow |
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Mr. Steve, as he's known here, is talking a few students through a geometry lesson when another student approaches to ask an unrelated question. This kind of distraction happens all the time in classrooms around the United States. Mr. Steve doesn't lose focus. He uses American Sign Language to say "wait" — palms facing up, fingers wiggling — and the child waits quietly. This isn't a school for students with hearing disabilities, but Mr. Steve uses ASL as part of a broader approach to minimize noise in the classroom. And it's noticeably quiet. No one is talking louder than what's often referred to in Montessori schools as "the hum." |
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https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1072791328/more-silence-less-noise-children-lives-helps-them-grow-brain-development-memory |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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Social media presents ‘profound risk of harm’ for kids, surgeon general says, calling attention to lack of research |
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There’s not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it comes to their mental health, according to a new advisory from the US surgeon general. Tuesday’s advisory notes that although there are some benefits, social media use presents “a profound risk of harm” for kids. It calls for increased research into social media’s impact on youth mental health, as well as action from policymakers and technology companies. |
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/health/social-media-kids-surgeon-general-advisory-wellness/index.html |
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Dana Hills High to Participate in International Pen Pal Program |
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Promoting cultural exchange between Dana Point and its Friendship City, Sorrento, Italy, Dana Point Sister Cities International is launching a pen pal program this fall.
Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, Dana Hill High School students will have the opportunity to participate in the pen pal program with students at Marone High School in Sorrento. Eighteen DHHS students interested in participating completed a survey to be matched with students in Sorrento with similar interests, with whom they will correspond throughout the upcoming school year.
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https://www.danapointtimes.com/dana-hills-high-to-participate-in-international-pen-pal-program/ |
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