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Teaching Through Asking Rather Than Telling

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  Week of July 19, 2023 Your newsletter is personalized. We found 5 stories that match your interests this week. Teaching Through Asking Rather Than Telling High school teachers can promote active learning by strategically replacing some direct instruction with questions that produce thoughtful conversations. 9-12 High School Celebrating Student Interests to Create a Positive High School Culture Events that center students’ picks in art, music, and food can create powerful opportunities for them to increase their sense of belonging. 9-12 High School NEW What's Your Educational Role? Tell us your educational role and get game-changing insights from your peers across the country. Update your account Creating a Sense of Community in High School From Day 1 At the beginning of the year, using class time for team building can help ninth graders with the transition to high school. 9-12 High School Combining Career and Technical Education With World Language Instruction Tailoring world lan

Creating a Community Risk Reduction Program Using Data

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  Creating a Community Risk Reduction Program Using Data People are at the core of what you do – you consistently strive to protect others and answer the door when duty knocks. So what can you do to mitigate risks for those around you? Take a deep dive to identify community risks and develop a plan to lessen their impact, aka Community Risk Reduction. Join Tammy Mills as she discusses how data plays an integral role in creating a Community Risk Reduction program. WATCH IT ON DEMAND

Can an AED Be Used on a Pregnant Woman?

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  Article by Trenton Minton |  May 16, 2017 Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) can happen to anyone.  SCA does not care if your young, older, or even if you are pregnant. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a study which tracked the causes of fatalities in pregnant women between 2011 - 2013, cardiovascular disease took the number one spot at 15.5%. When you think of a pregnant woman suffering an SCA a question might pop into your mind, can an AED be used on a pregnant woman?  You may be concerned with harming the unborn child or maybe even doing more harm to the mother than good.  According to the American Heart Association these worries should not be considered when trying to save the life of a mother experiencing SCA. In 2015 the American Heart Association released a scientific article stating that responders attempting to treat a mother suffering a cardiac arrest should not be concerned about harming the fetus by doing chest compressions or by using an AED.  The AHA stat