Blogs
Triaging the Student Attendance Crisis
Event Date: Rebekah Richards Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer – Graduation Alliance In light of the emerging information around the COVID-19, education agencies have responded quickly to the need to not just temporarily suspend classroom-based education, but to reconvene education in a completely new and entirely remote format in a matter of weeks. Arguably, the most pressing […]
Read MoreAdvice on Transitioning to Remote Classroom
Event Date: I’m pretty tech-savvy, and I love a challenge, AND I’ve taught online for 8 years, so I didn’t think the switch from B&M to online would bother me. I was pretty excited. But WOW. What a learning curve! What I wish I knew: GIVE YOURSELF GRACE: You are going to hate life for a couple […]
Read MoreAdvice From Teachers
Event Date: What I Wish I’d Known (and Done) Three Weeks Ago Many of our online teachers work full-time for brick and mortar schools in their hometowns. A few of them made the switch from brick and mortar to online a few weeks ago. We asked them “If you could talk to your past self, what advice […]
Read MoreRemote Learning Plan Resources for School Districts
Event Date: In light of the emerging information around the novel Coronavirus COVID-19, government health and education agencies are shifting their focus to remote education to enable teaching and learning to continue in this unprecedented environment. We know educators around the country are scrambling to respond to requirements for remote education plans. While there are a plethora […]
Read MoreWebinar Q&A
Event Date: As millions of teachers across the nation transitioned to online instruction, many for the very first time, Graduation Alliance hosted a series of webinars to help educators use their expertise, empathy and creativity to provide the flexibility, accountability and support students will need to succeed during this challenging time. We wanted to share with you […]
Read MoreTips and Tools for Quickly Moving your Classroom to an Online/Virtual Environment
Event Date: Across the nation, educators are being charged with the challenge of moving their face-to-face classroom environments to a virtual setting to ensure learning continuity. Although some of us have had the luxury of time and training to make this move, today’s climate is tasking teachers to complete this jump in a few weeks or even […]
Read MoreLocal Advocates round off the support students need to be successful
Event Date: Hear Directly from Our Local Advocate: Lynnetta I have been a Local Advocate with Graduation Alliance since 2012. My favorite part of the job is seeing students succeed despite the challenges they face. We work with students who have so many barriers to completing their education. Many of our students need to work full-time, and […]
Read MoreSix tips for helping students create a productive study space at home
Event Date: “When you go into a good studio, let me tell you what you’ll see,” the founder of a music arts academy recently told us. “You’ll see a clean and orderly space that has been designed, from the ground up, to eliminate noise from the outside world — because when you’re trying to make amazing music, […]
Read MoreSchool Counselors — Champions for Students
Event Date: 250-to-1: That’s the ratio of students per school counselor that experts believe to be sufficient to meet students’ needs for critical social-emotional and academic supports. And if you know what counselors do — if you know what students truly need — even that seems like a tremendously large ratio. But, in reality, the average student-to-counselor […]
Read MoreNew Adult Diploma Launch
Event Date: As the new decade begins, Graduation Alliance is blazing a new trail in Colorado for adults. Graduation Alliance has been named one of the providers for the Colorado’s Workforce Diploma Pilot Program, which is helping Colorado residents who are at least 21 years of age to pursue a high school diploma and explore 10 pathways […]
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