Educational Links 12/08/2021

 

'The Reading Year': First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind.

https://hechingerreport.org/the-reading-year-first-grade-is-critical-for-reading-skills-but-kids-coming-from-disrupted-kindergarten-experiences-are-way-behind/?fbclid=IwAR1Rua2kyP0mTGF0GBFCSh1fcoCxyJ3AmlmnULwE52X2O8KU64mwvz8NXiM

Ways To Use Strategies For Differentiated Instruction In Your Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/strategies-differentiated/

HERE’S A NEW “INDIVIDUALIZED” HOMEWORK STRATEGY I’M TRYING WITH MY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/12/06/heres-a-new-individualized-homework-strategy-im-trying-with-my-english-language-learner-students/?fbclid=IwAR1SXAenYxdlralRQd9SSLT_gxRZvQLpx-FwFyV5GVaUqUN-xP3lgj5lV7g

Our rural district’s 4 steps to a new post-pandemic learning reality

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/12/07/our-rural-districts-4-steps-to-a-new-post-pandemic-learning-reality/

Almost 40% of educators said some ELLs should have repeated grades after pandemic

https://www.k12dive.com/news/almost-40-of-educators-said-some-ells-should-have-repeated-grades-after-pa/611059/

Enrollment Data: How Many Students Went Missing in Your State?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/enrollment-data-how-many-students-went-missing-in-your-state/2021/07

How to Manage an Engaging Virtual STEM Program

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-manage-engaging-virtual-stem-program

A STEM initiative kick-started by the pandemic continues to have value in a district where some students are continuing with hybrid learning.