Educational Links 10/22/2020

 

Lucy Calkins Says Balanced Literacy Needs 'Rebalancing'

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/10/lucy_calkins_says_balanced_literacy_needs_rebalancing.html

Why Teaching Kindergarten Online Is So Very, Very Hard

https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-teaching-kindergarten-online-so-very-very-hard

Recognizing the Stressors That Paralyze ADHD Brains

https://www.additudemag.com/stressors-adhd-brain/

Please Stop Expecting Normal From Kids (and Teachers) Right Now

https://www.weareteachers.com/stop-expecting-normal-from-kids-and-teachers/

Flexible backup plans keep online learning going through illness, outages

https://www.educationdive.com/news/flexible-backup-plans-keep-online-learning-going-through-illness-outages/587270/

Moving remote learning from reactive to proactive

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/10/19/moving-remote-learning-from-reactive-to-proactive/

How to Connect with Reluctant Students During Remote Learning

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2020/10/how-to-connect-with-reluctant-students-during-remote-learning/

Students are reluctant to engage in instruction for a multitude of reasons. While teachers should strive to have all students engaged in instructional activities, teachers have more direct ownership of some of these reasons for students not being engaged. The key to increasing student engagement is to invest in key areas. These key areas can be viewed like low-hanging fruit. By investing in these areas, educators are likely to reap a harvest that leads to increased student learning outcomes.