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Educator Wellness: How Do We Move Beyond Self-Care

05/21/2024
In collaboration with Lisa Stein, Education Consultant, Student Services, Prevention and Wellness Team. I just need to get to June and then I can re...
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DPI Program Aimed at Retaining Special Educators Celebrates Successful First Year

05/21/2024
258 New Educators Complete Special Educator Induction Program A program launched last year by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction aimed a...
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Supporting Kids’ Mental Health Is Within Our Grasp

05/21/2024
An editorial by State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly during Mental Health Awareness Month When people ask me what a major barrier is facing individ...
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Five Educators Selected 2025 Wisconsin Teachers of the Year

05/21/2024
2025 Wisconsin Teachers of the Year: (From top left to bottom right): Ana Báez, bilingual counselor at South Division High School (Milwaukee Public...
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Six Wisconsin Teachers Named Finalists for National Math and Science Teaching Award

05/21/2024
  2024 Wisconsin PAEMST award finalists (from left to right): Rhonda Veroeven, Middleton Cross Plains Area School District Sheila Kohl, West De Per...
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For One Teacher, PD Leads to Zero-G

05/21/2024
Social Media post by Glen Hills Middle School teacher Lalitha Murali detailing her week with the Space Foundation. This is the fourth article in...
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Teaching About the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924: 100 Years On

05/21/2024
President Calvin Coolidge (center) posed with Native Americans, possibly from the Plateau area in the Northwestern United States, near the south law...
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Bulletin Board 5/21/2024

05/21/2024
Welcome to the ConnectEd Bulletin Board! This is the place to find opportunities for further professional development, grant and awards opportuniti...
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Extra Credit: LGBTQ+ Student Support Module Series

05/07/2024
Screenshot from the LGBTQ+ Student Support Module Series modules. Welcome to Extra Credit, our newest ConnectEd recurring feature! In each issue...
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State Superintendent Proclaims Teacher Appreciation Week Across Wisconsin

05/07/2024
On Monday, May 6, 2024, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly proclaimed May 6-10, 2024, as Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin. “Our teachers a...