Saturday, October 3, 2020

Educational Links 10/4/2020


Sudden Shift to Online Learning Revealed Gaps in Digital Literacy, Study Finds


The Best Science Websites for Elementary Students

4 Key Elements for Designing Remote Professional Learning


Tutoring by teachers, staff leads to greater academic improvement



Motivation: How to sustain your energy levels


How To Get Students To Turn On Their Zoom Camera 


A comprehensive collection of children’s books about learning disabilities and ADHD – along with take-away activities for you and your kids.




Educational Links 10/3/2020

 


With Stress in Schools Increasing, Simple Strategies to Stay Calm


‘Life Is in Chaos’: How 13,000 High School Students Are Weathering the Pandemic


EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT EDUCATION POLICY BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK


Schools can prioritize reopenings for students with disabilities



5 of the Most Common Virtual Teaching Challenges (Plus How to Tackle Them)


What Should Recess — and Play — Look Like in a Socially Distanced World?


How Girls With ADHD Are Different




Thursday, October 1, 2020

Educational Links 10/02/2020

 

7 Ways to Do Formative Assessments in Your Virtual Classroom


Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?


District budgets, expenses in flux while in-person learning remains uncertain




The ADHD Brain


10 Activities That Teach the Presidential Election Process


In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle With Distanced Learning



Across the country as American schools struggle with whether to reopen or stay virtual, many rural districts are worried their students will fall even further behind than their city peers.

Educational Links 10/1/2020

 

Brainy Strategies for Teaching and Learning



Report: Pandemic could spur new school staffing approaches



Outdoor classes and ‘forest schools’ gain new prominence amid distance learning struggles


How to Create a Sensory Room

4 Key Elements for Designing Remote Professional Learning


Sense of community, collaboration, personalized learning, and reflection remain paramount.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Educational Links 9/30/2020

 


How Project-Based Learning Helps Students Process Challenging Personal Experiences

Distant & Remote Teaching and Learning


Understanding Special Education

EdSurge Guides


Get more time to teach and inspire learners with Classroom

COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen




Schools can prioritize reopenings for students with disabilities


https://www.educationdive.com/news/reopenings-for-students-with-disabilities/586051/



In separate documents released Monday, the U.S. Department of Education reminded schools of their obligations to special education services and civil rights laws regardless of whether students are learning in-person or remotely.


Monday, September 28, 2020

Educational Links 9/29/2020



 19 Jokes About Distance Learning That Are For Teachers' Eyes Only


Some schools now open for small special education classes

https://edsource.org/

Helping students with autism navigate a socially distanced classroom



Video: See UDL in Action in the Classroom


The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning


THIS WEEK’S RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TEACHERS COPING WITH SCHOOL CLOSURES


Creating Online Clubs for Students During Remote Learning


A teacher who sponsors a coding club shares how it helps students meet peers with similar interests and feel less alone while learning at home.

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Educational Links 9/28/2020

 


Why Deeply Diving Into Content Could Be the Key to Reading Comprehension


EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TEACHING CURRENT EVENTS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK


3 steps to help students’ learning after the pandemic


3 things schools need in a data management system


States let school districts leave needy kids behind


Want Kids To Be Better Readers? Teach Social Studies



How To Help Students Find More Time To Read



The big idea here is mindset and tone—the mindset of the reader and the general tone of how reading is framed in your classroom. What they read and why, and what they think and do as a result of their reading—it all fleshes out a context for literacy that can create lifetime book lovers.

Educational Links 9/27/2020

The Right Kind of Praise Can Spur Student Growth


21 Ignorant Comments (and Lies) About ADHD

ED TECH DIGEST

The Newest Teach for America Corps Is Preparing for a Year Like No Other

The hopes, fears and reality as schools open worldwide


LESSONS FROM FOUR WEEKS OF TEACHING FULLTIME DISTANCE LEARNING


Language Disorder Basics


Children with language disorder struggle with both understanding and speaking language. It is distinct from speech sound disorder, which consists of problems producing sound. In this guide you'll learn how language disorder appears in children, how it is diagnosed and how it's treated.