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Mark Danforth

@MarkDDanforth

Product @YouTube. Previously @Epic4Kids @PenPalSchools @TheBookAround & @OUSDnews. 👨‍🏫 #EdTech #PBL #SEL 📣 @Pirates @Steelers @Warriors

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Joined February 2013
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Acceleration Is Better Than Focusing on Learning Loss. This Unique Summer School Shows Why. edsurge.com/news/2021-08-10-… #edtech via @EdSurge
Acceleration Is Better Than Focusing on Learning Loss. This Unique Summer School Shows Why.

Acceleration Is Better Than Focusing on Learning Loss. This Unique Summer School Shows Why.

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Feel good Friday news courtesy of @andre. Welcome home! #StrengthinNumbers #DubNation espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3197…
Free agent Iguodala agrees to return to Warriors

Free agent Iguodala agrees to return to Warriors

Andre Iguodala, who won three NBA championships in his six seasons with Golden State before joining the Heat, is returning to the Warriors after agreeing to a deal as an unrestricted free agent.

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Kitty and Dragon are the buddy comedy we all need! Plus, the illustrations are 😻
Andrews McMeel Kids (@amp_kids) profile pictureAndrews McMeel Kids@amp_kids24 Jul 2021
When Kitty looks for the perfect home, she makes an unlikely best friend—Dragon! fal.cn/3gYPC
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Osmo@PlayOsmo22 Jul 2021
Welcome to the @BYJUS family, @epic4kids! 👋😆 #EdTech #eLearning #STEAMeducation #Welcome techcrunch.com/2021/07/21/by…

Byju's acquires reading platform Epic for $500 million in US expansion push | TechCrunch

Byju’s said on Wednesday it has acquired California-headquartered reading platform Epic for $500 million, the latest in a series of moves from India’s

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Epic is #hiring an #Educator Relations Manager to support the more than one million #teachers & 50 million kids who use @Epic4kids! Know anyone who might be a good fit? Check out the linked job description, #retweet, or send me a DM if you're interested! getepic.com/careers?gh_jid=5…
Science for the win! Scientists Played Music to Cheese as It Aged. Hip-Hop Produced the Funkiest Flavor smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
Scientists Played Music to Cheese as It Aged. Hip-Hop Produced the Funkiest Flavor

Scientists Played Music to Cheese as It Aged. Hip-Hop Produced the Funkiest Flavor

Researchers played nonstop loops of Led Zeppelin, A Tribe Called Quest and Mozart to cheese wheels to find out how sound waves impacted flavor

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The Data Analytics team is growing @epic4kids and we're currently hiring two Product Data Analysts! Learn more and apply via this link -> getepic.com/careers?gh_jid=5…
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Awesome resource to make reading in your classroom collaborative in 2021! Thanks for sharing, @smalchow!
Sara Malchow 👩🏻‍💻🐾 (@smalchow) profile pictureSara Malchow 👩🏻‍💻🐾@smalchow4 Jan 2021
🎩🎉 Ring in the New Year with #EpicPals 🎩🎉 This month's books are now available along w/ an EZ to use #BitmojiClassroom to access @padlet boards! Read more about this collaborative reading project for 1st-3rd graders here ⬇️ malchowsreflections.blogspot… #RaiderStrong @epic4kids
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Educator friends! I invite you to join us this Thursday to discuss teaching literacy in #remotelearning with @epic4kids Master Teacher Michael Hughes! We'll learn from Michael, build community, and share our love for reading! Link to sign up @ bit.ly/2GKPAnv
Michael Hughes (@LakersHughes) profile pictureMichael Hughes@LakersHughes19 Oct 2020
🚨 @epic4kids Webinar 🚨 ✅ out a few samples of what we will be covering and giving away. Digital and physical copies will meet your #remotelearning and in person needs. Come see how Epic! can change how your Ss learn! ✏️ Sign Up 🔗 bit.ly/2GKPAnv #EpicPartner
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Kelly Olegario@ms_olegario8 Oct 2020
Different? Same! by @htekavec (found on @epic4kids) helped us sort and organize leaves, classroom items, and living things in science this week. @mountsfieldps @TVDSB
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Shoutout to a brilliant friend and former colleague @Jessicaraealt on the release of an awesome new podcast produced by @move_thisworld. For those educators interested in social emotional learning, check it out! #SEL
Sara Potler LaHayne (@sara_lahayne) profile pictureSara Potler LaHayne@sara_lahayne24 Sep 2020
Every educator and parent knows how difficult this year has been - and we're still in it. Join me in my brand new #podcast The Saracast: Conversations in Social Emotional Learning to learn more about supporting social emotional #wellness. Listen here: ow.ly/dNYN50BA3QN
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FYI! The last day for Texans to register to vote in the Nov election is Mon, Oct 5. Go to VoteTexas.gov for more info. Or, if you’re an @AustinPublicLib user like me, ask for a voter registration card at any curbside location 🔗 Library.austintexas.gov/curb… #APLambassador
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"Reading books for and about young people can help school leaders center student voices and create school cultures characterized by empathy."
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@edutopia22 Sep 2020
When this school leader started reading the books her students were reading, "characters’ voices—which so often mirrored student voices—had settled in right where they belonged: front and center in my consciousness." edutopia.org/article/buildin…
Building a Better Bookshelf for School Leaders

Building a Better Bookshelf for School Leaders

Reading books for and about young people can help school leaders center student voices and create school cultures characterized by empathy.

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Personalized learning is on the rise for learners in our schools. That's great for students but what about teachers? via @EdSurge edsurge.com/research/guides/…
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Kathryn Cole@KatColeReads19 Sep 2020
Just a reminder that if you use @epic4kids you can access this book + share it with your students, present your screen, and offer a read aloud this upcoming week.
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🎶 We get by with a little help from our friends... @edutopia. 5 Research-Backed Tips to Improve Your Online Teaching Presence edutopia.org/article/5-resea… #edtech
There's been a lot of thought leadership this year about uplifting student voice. I love this piece from @Tolerance_org about making sure student voice is represented in our political process by expanding voter registration drives at our schools. 🇺🇲🇺🇲tolerance.org/magazine/uplif…
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Linda Meckem@mrs_meckem18 Sep 2020
#readshareconnect with @epic4kids #EpicAmbassador @platorv We read about Hector and his worries, shared our worries, and did some deep breathing exercises!
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Love this from @EdSurge! "There has never been a more appropriate time to help our students see the value of a primary source—and to recognize the power they have in creating primary sources that provide future students an understanding of this time." edsurge.com/news/2020-09-09-…
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