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Free 24/7 online tutoring now available for CA students of all ages, thanks to new state initiative

California students can now get free 24/7 online tutoring and homework help all because of a new initiative Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday.

The initiative also provides a $254 million grant to renovate public libraries across the state.

Free 24/7 online tutoring now available for CA students of all ages, thanks to new state initiative All Californians can now get free 24/7 online tutoring and homework help, thanks to a new initiative announced by Gov. Newsom. The pilot program, which has no age limit, offers help in math, language arts and other core K-12 subjects in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Tagalog.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/25-essential-high-school-reads-last-decade

25 Essential High School Reads From the Last Decade We asked members of our community to share recently published novels they would love to have read in high school. Here are your top picks.

Happy Labor Day!

MTSS can change the culture at a school or district, benefiting teachers, parents, and students.

How MTSS Can Help Teachers and Students MTSS can change the culture at a school or district, benefiting teachers, parents, and students.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become an important tool for helping students with the so-called “soft skills” of life -- emotional regulation, social interactions, empathy, decision making. We may term them “soft,” but these skills are in fact essential for every child to master as part of maturing into a mentally healthy adult who can successfully navigate the world beyond the schoolyard. These free SEL resources provide a solid foundation for educators to understand and implement SEL in their classrooms and schools.

Best Free Social-Emotional Learning Sites and Apps Social-emotional learning resources for teachers, families, and students

Stay cool Charter Oak! Remember to hydrate this week!

FYI... The IMC will be closed Thursday afternoon.

Teaching digital citizenship is the job of all educators--here’s how to prepare them

How to Teach Digital Citizenship Teaching digital citizenship is the job of all educators--here’s how to prepare them

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Collections Find the right resource at the right time. SML organizes our top lesson plans, activities and units by popular topics, themes and events.

10 Pens and Pencils for Anyone Who Loved Back-to-School Shopping Gel pens, mechanical pencils, erasable pens, and more: We compiled a list of the top-rated writing utensils out there for every situation.

Explicit instruction can counter misconceptions that middle school students often have about what’s being conveyed through speech.

Teaching Adolescents About Tone of Voice Explicit instruction can counter misconceptions that middle school students often have about what’s being conveyed through speech.