Educational Links 9/6/2020

Back to School or Back to Remote Learning? Depends on Where You Live.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-09-04-back-to-school-or-back-to-remote-learning-depends-on-where-you-live

DeVos: States should 'rethink' assessment, consider competency, mastery-based assessments

https://www.educationdive.com/news/devos-states-should-rethink-assessment-consider-competency-mastery-bas/584700/

Assessment in 2020: How data will mitigate COVID-related learning losses

https://guides.eschoolnews.com/2020/09/01/assessment-in-2020-how-data-will-mitigate-covid-related-learning-losses/

In Preschools, Sharing and Playtime Look Different Now

https://www.edutopia.org/article/preschools-sharing-and-playtime-look-different-now

How to Activate Your Child’s ADHD Brain for Distance Learning

https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-focus-on-school-executive-functions-distance-learning/

Distance Learning: 6 UDL Best Practices for Online Learning

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/universal-design-for-learning/video-distance-learning-udl-best-practices?_ul=1*a60l8o*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

What Do Teachers Really Want From Professional Development? Respect

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/05/15/what-do-teachers-really-want-from-professional.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb-archive&fbclid=IwAR35Yjv8q9ThLXzw_G-r5PpZSrpa5piOoADySAbCAc4UyG6RxbQQVRVAFSc

Too often, training sessions fail to account for teachers' experience, ignore their expertise, and use tactics that are counter to instructional best practices