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Showing posts with label distance learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label distance learning. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Educational Links 6/9/21
When distance learning necessitated a reliance on technology, many teachers began experimenting with digital tools. From the student perspective, experiences were mixed. Some appreciated the new opportunities created by these technologies, especially in contrast to some limitations of in-person learning. Others chose to return to more analog methods, determining what worked best from the prior world and consciously choosing to keep some of the newer tools acquired during remote teaching.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Educational Links 6/4/21
Apps and Tools To Support And Improve Teacher-Parent Communication
Reasons to Support Teacher-Led Professional Development
Vaccinated Staff at ‘Exceedingly Low’ Risk of Getting COVID-19 From Unvaccinated Students
My Most-watched Tutorials in May
Distance Learning Tools That Teachers and Students Hope Become the Norm
How To Be A Role Model For Your Students (And Not An Internet Troll)
Helping Students Cope With a Difficult Year
https://www.edutopia.org/article/helping-students-cope-difficult-year
These tips on supporting emotion regulation and building strong relationships will help students next year and beyond.
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Educational Links 3/4/2021
The Overlooked Support Teachersare Missing: Coherent Curriculum
Six Dr. Seuss Books Are Dropped After Review Finds Imagery Offensive
How to develop curriculum that reflects all students
Should kindergarten be mandatory in California?
https://edsource.org/2021/should-kindergarten-be-mandatory-in-california/649967
ED Announces National Survey to Gather Critical Data on School Reopening
How Shakespeare Helps Us Rethink Education
Can Teachers Be Warm Demanders During the Pandemic?
The concept of being a “warm demander” has been held as an ideal approach for educators to adopt, especially as they pursue more equitable practices in education. Balancing warmth and demandingness is a perennial challenge in education, and it’s even more challenging in this pandemic.
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Educational Links 3/7/2021
Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development
Report: Parent school reviews correlate with test scores, not growth or effectiveness
Most Principals, District Leaders Predict Their Schools Will Be Fully In-Person This Fall
The Recent History Of The Neuroscience Of Learning: A Brief Overview
3 tips to engage students in math feedback during remote or hybrid learning
https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/03/05/4-tips-to-give-rigorous-math-feedback-during-remote-learning/
Attention School Leaders: Listening is Essential. Here’s How to Get Better at It.
ADHD Brains on Screens: Decoding a Complicated Relationship
“The major effect of screens — for adults, children, and adolescents – is that we sleep less because we don’t obey the rules for good sleep hygiene,” Anderson said. “This is particularly true for adolescents, for whom the prefrontal cortex is still developing and for whom executive functioning and planning is still under construction. They are still working on prioritizing tasks with long-term payoffs over and above ones they find rewarding in the moment. At that age, it can be really difficult to make the right decision about when to put down the phone, stop talking to your friends, and go to bed.”
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Educational Links 3/5/2021
Use Your Time Wisely by ‘Spending’ It with Intent
MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER ASSESSMENT
Report: US schools receive D grade for infrastructure
Is Teaching Still an Appealing Profession? A Growing Teacher Shortage Worries Experts
Nurse shortage could make reopening school campuses more difficult
Teaching Students to Self-Advocate During Distance Learning
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Teachers are finding ways to gauge students’ understanding of lessons this year, and guiding them to ask for help is a crucial piece of the puzzle.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Educational Links 2/23/2021
How to Avoid Zoom Fatigue
Proactive approaches help districts avoid COVID-19 special ed litigation
What's New in G Suite for Education - It's Not Called That Anymore!
Taking an Unapologetic Approach to Curriculum Overhaul
The Key to Better Student Engagement Is Letting Them Show You How They Learn
Schools must give standardized tests this spring
A Simple Way to Self-Monitor for Bias
Teachers concerned that they might be showing bias against students in marginalized groups can use a short checklist for self-assessment.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Educational Links 2/18/2021
5 Ways to Give Students a Makerspace Experience at Home
Disowning Past White House Remarks, Biden Says He Wants Many Schools Open Five Days a Week
Report: High-quality principals result in nearly 3 months additional learning annually
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
Special education teachers grapple with risks of in-person classes: ‘An impossible choice’
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.
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Educational Links 2/14/2021
MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE WEEK
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 231 What Works In Distance Learning?
Some California Schools Are Testing Kids For the Coronavirus Twice a Week Before Letting Them Inside
Engaging Students with the Camera Off
Why Assessments Are Still Useful — and Accurate — in a Pandemic Year
White students in California more likely to be getting in-person instruction than Black, Latino and Asian students
Guiding Students to Be Independent Problem-Solvers in STEM Classrooms
Teaching high school students how to plan to solve a problem in science, technology, engineering, and math is a crucial step.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Educational Links 1/20/2021
Biden's gambit: Will schools be ready to reopen in 100 days?
TUESDAY’S MUST-READ ARTICLES ON SCHOOL REOPENINGS
Ways to Recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Global Education: What We Don’t Teach Has Never Been More Important
Teacher to teacher: How racial identity work makes us better advocates for our students
Can You Provide a Quality Preschool Education Over Zoom?
The Power of Undo in Digital Art
When students make artwork digitally, they find new ways to take risks, build confidence, and get creative.
Friday, January 15, 2021
Educational Links 1/16/2021
30 Of The Best Tools For Remote Teaching And Learning
A LOT IS GOING ON! HERE’S EVERYTHING (WELL, ALMOST EVERYTHING) YOU NEED FOR TEACHING ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., THE INAUGURATION, IMPEACHMENT & INSURRECTION
To help get kids back in school, California should temporarily suspend local collective bargaining
School District’s Special Ed Services During COVID-19 Under Investigation
Low-Tech Scientific Exploration for Students at Home
Give school staff rapid COVID-19 vaccine access, education leaders urge
How to Make Anti-Racism More Than a Performance
Whether white people are ready or not, policies have to change
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Educational Links 01/13/2021
Surveys Find Districts Are Using More Edtech Tools — and Teachers Are Bearing the Costs
“IMPROVING INSTRUCTION WITH STUDENT DATA”
Big district superintendents, Newsom advisers remain at odds on back to school plan
What Is Autism?
When Toxic Positivity Seeps Into Schools, Here’s What Educators Can Do
3 Ways to Level Up Your Zoom Skills
Want Students to Master Literary Analysis? Try Starting With a Vocabulary Lesson
Unless they understand words such as ‘symbolize’ and ‘connote,’ it’s difficult for students to analyze literature well.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Educational Links 1/6/2021
7 Books To Help Address and Discuss Tough Topics With Kids
The Building Blocks of Dramatic Play
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ways to Help Ignite Students’ Intrinsic Desire for Writing Revision
Do schools spread COVID? It may depend on how bad things already are around them
ARE YOU USING REMOTE TEACHING STRATEGIES, TOOLS OR ROUTINES THAT ARE WORKING WELL WITH ELLS & WANT TO WRITE A GUEST POST ABOUT THEM?
The Ridiculousness Of Learning Loss
Learning is complicated. Plutarch famously wrote that minds are not vessels to be filled but fires to be kindled. Fires don't leak. You don't measure them in months. Learning loss is a calculation masquerading as a concept—a rather shallow, naïve, ridiculous concept.
Friday, December 18, 2020
Educational Links 12/19/2020
5 Things We've Learned About Virtual School During the Pandemic
California teachers' unions affirm opposition to opening schools without more safety precautions
Finding joy amid tragedy, California families look ahead with hope
4 Criteria for Effective Directions
Teach Math in Ways That Are ‘Proactive’ & Not ‘Reactive’
How to Help Kids Who Are Too Hard on Themselves
The 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.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Educational Links 12/17/2020
Principals Share Their Tips for Keeping Cool During Hard Conversations
What it’s like inside a learning pod: Juggling 32 schedules, steering away from chaos
The Real Hero of the School? The Custodian
NEW PBS NEWSHOUR VIDEO SEGMENT: “CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IMPACTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, AND IT’S HAVING DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES”
Chronic Absenteeism
The Case for ‘Edtech Minimalism’ in an Age of Distance Learning
5 Ways to Support Kids With ADHD During Remote Learning
Without the rules and structure of the classroom, students with ADHD are struggling. Here’s how teachers can help.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Educational Links 12/13/2020
How Friends Influence One Another–For Better or Worse–in High School
Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces
What's Lost When Parents Don't Talk About Social Identity With Their Kids?
How Outdoor Learning Can Bring Curiosity and Connection to Education in Tough Times
How to Manage Feelings of Uncertainty About the Future
When helping family comes before going to college
Formative and Summative Assessment in a Hybrid Classroom
Getting a true sense of students’ learning and discouraging cheating is tough when some students are in the room and some are at home, but it can be done.
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