DTEC-TAG Response To COVID-19
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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak crisis, the Delta Research and Educational Foundation and DTEC-TAG will operate in telework mode effective
Thursday, March 19, 2020
, until further notice. During this period, all staff members will be working remotely and will be available via email and/or telephone between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM (EST), Monday through Friday. Calls to the main office number, 202-347-1337, will rollover to staff telephones.
In addition, DTEC-TAG community activations will be paused indefinitely. We will continue sharing resources on social media via Facebook (DTEC-TAG), Instagram (@dtec_change_agent) and Twitter (@dtecchangeagent)
Currently, federal health officials are urging everyone to please stay indoors and practice proper hygiene to protect yourselves and others from risk of COVID-19 infection. We at DTEC-TAG wish you and your families the best during these uncertain and unprecedented times.
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Virtual and Home-Based Learning Resources
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"My hope is also for resiliency in the face of adversity. We must believe that we are up to the challenge at hand and model perseverance and ingenuity for our students. We’re navigating the unknown and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a place of fear…it needs to be a place of hope. We will weather this storm."
- Mike Fisher, Education Consultant
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Click
HERE
to access a full Google Doc of resources for online learning for students. Educators, ADD to this document and share your knowledge and tips!
Parents and Families can utilize this resource from Fundamentals of Learning, LLC. to gain tools to teach their children while they're home
This YouTube channel uses learning plans in conjunction with popular music in a concept PhonicsMan calls "EduTrap."
Text 'SCIENCE' to 21000 to stay updated on this father-son duo who broadcast their home school science adventures!
JSTOR system has "an expanded set of content (ebooks and journals) that is available to institutions where students have been displaced due to COVID-19 through June 30, 2020."
Support and resources for mothers and fathers of color who have decided to homeschool their children.
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The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention provide practical ways that you can do to manage anxiety and stress in your life and in the lives of your children.
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Happy Women's History Month!
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Women’s History Month is a dedicated month to reflect on the often-overlooked contributions of women to United States history. The actual celebration of
Women’s History Month
grew out of a weeklong celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California in 1978.
This year, we are celebrating women who have made great strides and long-lasting impacts in education.
We launched the celebration by highlighting Equity Warrior and DTEC Change Agent, Dr. Martha S. Lue Stewart, the first African American woman to be promoted to full professor at the University of Central Florida in 2003!
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Complete the United States 2020 Census Today!
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Remember to
fill out the 2020 Census!
The federal government will allocate billions of dollars to communities across the country for schools, hospitals, and infrastructure – based on population. Please make sure our communities of color are adequately represented and served.
Also, even if you don't have your Census ID from the initial mailing form, you can still fill it out online in less than 10 minutes.
Click the picture above to easily fill out your Census response today!
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DREF 2018-2019 Annual Report
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Click on the picture above for access to the 2018-2019 Delta Research and Educational Foundation Annual Report and see how our Foundation has been amplifying the lives of minorities through research, education and advocacy!
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#TeacherTalkTuesday Social Media Campaign
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Make sure you visit our social channels to catch #TeacherTalkTuesday! We want to engage our audience in a new refreshing way and since most of them are educators, we believe that discussions that directly affect how educators are supported and guided in the workplace will benefit them the most. Which is why we are in need of
more of YOU
to be featured on the podcast in the coming months!
WE NEED YOUR VOICE! IT MATTERS!
These are the topics
we’d like you to consider honing in on for this conversation:
1. Teacher Efficacy
2. Student Engagement & Instructional Best Practices
3. Advocacy in Action
4. Changing "At-Risk" to At-Promise
If you have any further questions about the set-up, please do not hesitate to reach out via e-mail to pstreeter@deltafoundation.net.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out the survey below:
A special thanks to Instructional Coach Dr. Annetra Peete for joining us on our sixth episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday!
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Please send in updates about the HEART work you are putting in in your respective districts!
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Send in information from your region to be featured on DTEC-TAG social media and newsletter!
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Teaching Tolerance Nationwide Professional Development Workshops
Teaching Tolerance offers daylong professional development workshops for current K–12 classroom teachers, administrators and counselors, and for anyone who coaches classroom teachers and administrators.
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Open Enrollment for the workshops is still available! For more information, click
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Kansas City
June 5, 2020
Social Justice Teaching 101
June 6, 2020
Facilitating Critical Conversations
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Milwaukee
June 19, 2020
Social Teaching 101
June 20, 2020
Facilitating Critical Conversations
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Open Enrollment for the workshops is still available! For more information, click
HERE
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University System of Georgia Institutions to Waive Requirement of SAT and ACT Scores for 2020 Admission Applicants
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First-year students applying to University System of Georgia colleges for the summer and fall 2020 semesters can now be admitted without an ACT or SAT score, if they meet all other admission requirements.
In the absence of ACT and SAT scores, University System of Georgia institutions will make admissions decisions based on the other materials submitted by prospective students and, according to a press release from the system, will utilize a GPA threshold that is at least the following sector minimum rather than the usual Freshman Index (FI) criteria -
Minimum unweighted high-school GPA:
♦ Research universities: 3.0
♦ Comprehensive universities: 2.31
♦ State universities: 2.18
♦ State colleges: 2.0
While this list excludes Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia, other USG schools include:
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Albany State University, Armstrong State University, Atlanta Metropolitan State College, Augusta University, Bainbridge State College, Clayton State University, College of Coastal Georgia, Columbus State University, Dalton State College, Darton State College, East Georgia State College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia College and State University, Georgia Gwinnett College, Georgia Highlands College, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia State University, Gordon State College, Kennesaw State University, Middle Georgia State University, Savannah State University, South Georgia State College, University of North Georgia, University of West Georgia and Valdosta State Univer
sity.
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Coronavirus Closes Schools for Half of All Kids In the U.S., Now What?
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Department of Education Suspends All Required Testing, Including Georgia Milestones
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You Can't Teach Who You Don't Know: The Importance of Building Relationships In & Out of the Classroom
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This educational program is made possible by the Delta Research and Educational Foundation.
To donate, click here:
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