Educational Links 2/18/2021

5 Ways to Give Students a Makerspace Experience at Home

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-ways-give-students-makerspace-experience-home

Disowning Past White House Remarks, Biden Says He Wants Many Schools Open Five Days a Week

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/disowning-past-white-house-remarks-biden-says-he-wants-many-schools-open-five-days-a-week/2021/02

Report: High-quality principals result in nearly 3 months additional learning annually

https://www.k12dive.com/news/report-high-quality-principals-result-in-nearly-3-months-additional-learni/595143/

How to Avoid Zoom Fatigue

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2021/02/how-to-avoid-zoom-fatigue/

Critical Reading: 50 Sentence Stems To Help Students Talk About What They Read

https://www.teachthought.com/

Why Assessments Are Still Useful — and Accurate — in a Pandemic Year

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-02-12-why-assessments-are-still-useful-and-accurate-in-a-pandemic-year

Special education teachers grapple with risks of in-person classes: ‘An impossible choice’

https://edsource.org/2021/special-education-teachers-grapple-with-risks-of-in-person-classes-an-impossible-choice/648491

Special education has been a challenge for many districts during the pandemic because students in special education often receive services that are nearly impossible to provide virtually, such as physical or occupational therapy. Assessments, required for students entering special education, as well as those already enrolled, are also almost impossible to provide online.