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Educational Links 11/14/2020

The Pandemic Is Raging. Here's How to Support Your Grieving Students

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/13/the-pandemic-is-raging-heres-how-to.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR0_AGGSHg1uM4mrr9HgPia64A6e55Xowb2JmT5tZJGjUVf9ZfxoJqBY7Fg

Thanksgiving Activities to Try with Your Students

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-activities/2020/11/thanksgiving-activities-to-try-with-your-students/

Is there such thing as ‘good’ screen time for young children?

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/there-such-thing-%E2%80%98good%E2%80%99-screen-time-young-children

Does Trauma Cause ADHD? And Vice Versa?

https://www.additudemag.com/trauma-adhd-ptsd-causes-connection/

 

Lack of extracurriculars hurts school engagement during pandemic

https://www.educationdive.com/news/lack-of-extracurriculars-hurts-school-engagement-during-pandemic/588970/

What Are Learning and Thinking Differences?

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know/what-are-learning-thinking-differences?_ul=1*7mscud*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

Extracurriculars Play a Vital Role During the Pandemic

https://www.edutopia.org/article/extracurriculars-play-vital-role-during-pandemic

Dedicating time to extracurricular activities during the pandemic provides middle and high school students with a sense of normalcy and social connection amid uncertainty.

Educational Links 11/13/2020

 

5 Ways to Support Kids With ADHD During Remote Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-ways-support-kids-adhd-during-remote-learning

An Easy Way to Have PDFs Read Aloud

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

How I’m Leading Remote IEP Meetings

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/learning-and-thinking-differences-basics/how-im-leading-remote-iep-meetings?_ul=1*18j1l5m*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

Despite broad compliance with school mask policies, lawsuits persist for some

https://www.educationdive.com/news/students-complying-with-mask-policies/588855/

What we can do to keep our students engaged in learning

https://edsource.org/2020/what-we-can-do-to-keep-our-students-engaged-in-learning/641985

7 Morning Routines for Teachers That Take 10 Minutes or Less

https://www.weareteachers.com/morning-routines-teachers/

What Shouldn’t Return to ‘Normal’ When Schools Reopen

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-11-10-what-shouldn-t-return-to-normal-when-schools-reopen

A Highly Effective Vaccine Is Likely on the Way. What Does That Mean for Schools and Kids?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/12/a-highly-effective-vaccine-is-likely-on.html

News this week that a COVID-19 vaccine on the runway is far more effective than originally predicted has been hailed as a potential game-changer in fighting the coronavirus.

Educational Links 11/12/2020

Pandemic Teaching Is The Hardest Thing We’ve Ever Done

https://www.weareteachers.com/pandemic-teaching-hardest-thing/?utm_content=1605101757&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1DVH940bVvOcDQkSUCk-e11-Kb_c3xxwRyuaAXY0FEJ1y5VA2yk2RqIGQ

The Big Problem With Teaching

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/the-problem-with-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR1x7XkllLDHRxBIqpsvTmXcYXHqgwup3AFW_OyfmCIUhI9YQ1fwRUp3f_E

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT WRITING INSTRUCTION BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/11/11/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-writing-instruction-but-were-afraid-to-ask/?fbclid=IwAR23eqqDFoqbdP2WqirQOF08GHBRbvGm3q9c83Yo8eK8bPofgjdoQR8Dx5o

Homework Secrets for Kids Who Can’t Just ‘Buckle Down’

https://www.additudemag.com/hit-the-books-the-add-way/

Curricular Counsel: Parental support crucial to maximize virtual learning

https://www.educationdive.com/news/curricular-counsel-clay-hunter-gwinnett-county-schools-SEL-virtual-learning-parents/588664/?:%202020-11-11%20Education%20Dive:%20K-12%20Curriculum%20Weekly%20Newsletter%20[issue:30814]&:%20Curriculum

“How My Understanding of ADHD Has Evolved Over Time”

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-awareness-month-2020-evolved-understandings/

 7 Ways to Infuse Your Curriculum With Hope

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-ways-infuse-your-curriculum-hope

Young people dealing with the effects of the pandemic can be encouraged through lessons that inspire resilience. 

Educational Links 11/11/2020

 

Going Back to Virtual Learning: The Challenges of Reopening High Schools

https://www.edutopia.org/article/going-back-virtual-learning-challenges-reopening-high-schools

Using the Arts to Develop Interpersonal Skills

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/10/using-the-arts-to-develop-interpersonal-skills/

MindShift Podcast is Back with Season Five!

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56213/mindshift-podcast-is-back-with-season-five

More changes proposed for California’s ethnic studies curriculum to strengthen ‘balance’

https://edsource.org/2020/more-changes-proposed-for-californias-ethnic-studies-curriculum-to-strengthen-balance/643306

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How to Nurture Social Emotional Development in Isolation

https://www.additudemag.com/social-emotional-development-adhd-quarantine/

IEP Accommodations During Distance Learning

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/learning-and-thinking-differences-basics/iep-accommodations-during-distance-learning?_ul=1*jxazu5*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

Rubric for Recovery: Tightening budgets, litigation add to pandemic special ed pressures

https://www.educationdive.com/news/helping-students-with-disabilities-access-services/586494/

Dedicated in-person sessions and group interventions have been among districts' strategies for additional supports amid remote learning challenges.

Educational Links 11/20/2020

 

Veteran’s Day

https://www.teachhub.com/in-the-classroom/writing-prompts/2020/04/veterans-day/

Rubric for Recovery: Low-income students of color at edge of widening opportunity gap

https://www.educationdive.com/news/rubric-recovery-low-income-students-of-color-widening-opportunity-gap/587658/

Short Lessons on the History of Veterans Day

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/11/short-lessons-on-history-of-veterans-day.html

Want to Rethink Education After COVID-19? Creative Solutions Mean Taking More Risks

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-11-09-want-to-rethink-education-after-covid-19-creative-solutions-mean-taking-more-risks

Education and the coronavirus crisis: What’s the latest?

https://edsource.org/2020/latest-updates-on-education-and-the-coronavirus-crisis/635717

Teachers union sues school district over virus concerns

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/03/teachers-union-sues-school-district-over_ap.html

Strategies to Encourage Students to Turn Their Cameras On

https://www.edutopia.org/article/strategies-encourage-students-turn-their-cameras

Incorporating SEL approaches, playing games, and giving students options can inspire them to show their faces.

Educational Links 11/09/2020

What’s the Plan? How K-12 School Districts Are Preparing to Resume and Reopen

https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/what-s-the-plan-how-k-12-school-districts-are-preparing-to-resume-and-reopen

One Thing Teachers Can Do to Make Remote Learning More Effective

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/ask_a_psychologist/2020/11/one_thing_teachers_can_do_to_make_remote_learning_more_effective.html?cmp=eml-enl-tl-news1&M=%%MESSAGE_ID%%&U=%%CF_ICNACCOUNTNUMBER%%&UUID=%%MD5_EMAIL%%

How California teachers are making bilingual education work online

https://edsource.org/2020/how-california-teachers-are-making-bilingual-education-work-online/643049

25 Remote Teaching Tips To Engage Students In Distance Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/remote-teaching-tips-for-student-engagement/

Benefits of Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Online Instruction

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2020/11/benefits-of-synchronous-vs-asynchronous-online-instruction/

 Yoga, help lines, virtual social hours: Strategies to support staff through COVID-19

https://www.educationdive.com/news/yoga-help-lines-virtual-social-hours-strategies-to-support-staff-through/588527/

How to Make the Most of Student Feedback During Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-make-most-student-feedback-during-distance-learning

It’s harder to read a class when students are learning at home, so teachers need to explicitly ask for feedback.