Educational Links 8/5/2020

Round-the-Clock Communication Is Exhausting Teachers

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/07/22/round-the-clock-communication-is-exhausting-teachers.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR3QxDwc5MBofOEbnsaLpwYQ4jR17g0U4OS6vSGnh763Ct-xIa2Zj5XKoMg

15 Ways To Virtually Welcome Kids Back to School

https://www.weareteachers.com/ways-to-welcome-kids-virtually/?utm_content=1596553381&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3CKO2JSasuqLIrAsUFvWxx5Eocb2TpLT9IRaz32qqOvjHM0kheT2ZdoiI

Sal Khan says distance learning can't fully replace in-person instruction

https://edsource.org/2020/sal-khan-says-distance-learning-cant-fully-replace-in-person-instruction/637541?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sal-khan-says-distance-learning-cant-fully-replace-in-person-instruction-08-03-20&fbclid=IwAR1Ta6dGEH9XxL8vOzGSQnisoIe8u5AquzwVjuAG8jytIBJSwrZ8mdDaecg

Los Angeles Unified reaches deal with teachers over distance , STEMlearning while other districts struggle to finalize plans

https://edsource.org/2020/los-angeles-unified-reaches-deal-with-teachers-over-distance-learning-while-other-districts-struggle-to-finalize-plans/637571?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=los-angeles-unified-reaches-deal-with-teachers-over-distance-learning-while-other-districts-struggle-to-finalize-plans-08-03-20&fbclid=IwAR17Igj3ipT2vVz95HEbk2vK6p0STjHW5FTYjLYtcTg9IY-tcSKo5YDO6GU

Some California teachers asked to return to empty classrooms during distance learning

https://edsource.org/2020/some-california-teachers-asked-to-return-to-empty-classrooms-during-distance-learning/637623?fbclid=IwAR08ZL8YKYIK7AdLia2P5aq9TdrKq72uC2CFuZnQh4YWEancOuA7vp_vMwU

There Are Other Options Besides Reopening Schools

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/07/how-help-parents-without-fully-reopening-schools/614836/?fbclid=IwAR0YhYqIiIXbrMt_wcXFEJBls5Zv0f6YuO9zWhf4Arkxw4pQHK3HcpLKdtc

Building Critical Thinkers by Combining STEM With History

https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-critical-thinkers-combining-stem-history?fbclid=IwAR2BOt3Aq-ip5MTu3pIK_bJG9I_rhUwyKw5OFk7qUjJRWKcXb4TAAVT0vSY

By asking students to explore the history of scientific discoveries, we get them to view their world with more wonder—and more skepticism—and condition their minds to think about causes and effects.