Educational Links 12/19/2020

5 Things We've Learned About Virtual School During the Pandemic

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57099/5-things-weve-learned-about-virtual-school-during-the-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR28a7dn5gn3fqBa2lgrVr-etebOJwzA_n8VPKr4umNpbTQcDHRkjqnCVCI

California teachers' unions affirm opposition to opening schools without more safety precautions

https://edsource.org/2020/california-teachers-unions-affirm-opposition-to-opening-schools-without-more-safety-precautions/645460?fbclid=IwAR28a7dn5gn3fqBa2lgrVr-etebOJwzA_n8VPKr4umNpbTQcDHRkjqnCVCI

Finding joy amid tragedy, California families look ahead with hope

https://edsource.org/2020/finding-joy-amid-tragedy-california-families-look-ahead-with-hope/644650?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socail&utm_campaign=finding-joy-amid-tragedy-california-families-look-ahead-with-hope-12-18-20&fbclid=IwAR2Q5dJelvIMwRp8byTdtjg4--Y3Ugpj4Van9VayQGuFSRYzBt9KECmOV14

4 Criteria for Effective Directions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-criteria-effective-directions?fbclid=IwAR10I0YKjUptdcSBdoGio9l9QDbtTOxGg2W-c806eVZLx3ZkJphilsLqQMs

Teach Math in Ways That Are ‘Proactive’ & Not ‘Reactive’

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-teach-math-in-ways-that-are-proactive-not-reactive/2020/12?fbclid=IwAR3GATfi-JmVI8ITdHBlU-fKcdWQeTTnQuUiaAbf9fwG11Xz4QihQOD1fqs

How to Help Kids Who Are Too Hard on Themselves

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-kids-who-are-too-hard-on-themselves/

The Christmas Dilemma

https://www.edutopia.org/article/christmas-dilemma

Teaching elementary students about religious and cultural holidays is tough, but in schools across the nation culturally responsive teaching is opening up new possibilities.