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Katy Farber
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Contributor, Freelance
Burlington, Vermont
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Biography
Katy Farber, Ed.D, is an educator, teacher coach and writer. She is the author of three books about education: Why Great Teachers Quit and How We Might Stop the Exodus (Corwin Press, 2010); Change the World with Service Learning: How to Create, Lead and Assess Service Learning Projects (R&L, 2011); and its new edition, Real and Relevant: a guide for service and project based learning, released in June 2017. Her writing has been published on CNN’s School of Thought blog, Educational Leadership, Edutopia, the Synapse, the Huffington Post and on environmental websites and blogs. Her children’s books include The Order of the Trees (Green Writers Press 2015) and Salamander Sky (forthcoming, March 2018).Learn more about her work and connect at katyfarber.com.
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By Katy Farber| Medium@ Katy Farber·Follow4 min read·--I taught in Vermont public schools for nearly two decades. I spent years working with teachers across the state as a professional development coordinator. And now I have the honor to work with pre-service and practicing teachers at a small university for the last three years. I owe my learning about equity and justice to so many people. Friends, scholars, authors, educators, social justice oriented educators on twitter before it became X, far too many to name here.
By Katy Farber| Edutopia Verified There had been a surge in a new variant. Families were stressed. Kids came in, carrying the world behind their masks. One morning, I didn’t have a chance to set up my normal greeting for students due to a parent meeting right before school. Usually, for our morning choice (soft landing) time, I dimmed the lights, put on a wildlife camera, and turned on some music that felt like something we needed. Temperature outside below zero? Beach reggae music. Students seem stressed and anxious?
By Katy Farber| Education Week Verified Katy Farber Katy Farber is a classroom educator and writer from Vermont. She has written and co-authored several books about education, including Why Great Teachers Quit and How We Might Solve the Exodus (Corwin Press, 2010). “I have no words to describe what it is like to be a teacher right now.”That is what I tweeted at the end of a day earlier this month, sitting on the couch while COVID-19 cases surged everywhere.
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Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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