Posts by Erin Gohl
Reimagining Family Engagement in the Time of Covid
In the face of challenges, but with a recognition of the importance of engaging and supporting families during this time, many educators have found ways to connect and partner with families.
Distance Learning: Boosting College-, Career-, and Life- Readiness
With the shift to remote learning, students are developing college-, career-, and life-readiness skills and lessons and adapting to this unique mode of learning.
A Unique Thanksgiving Season: Even More Reasons to Be Grateful for Our Teachers
By: Erin Gohl & Kristen Thorson. As we approach Thanksgiving, those of us who surround and depend on teachers—from parents of students to school administrators—must note, acknowledge, and convey thanks for all our teachers have done and continue to do for our children, families, and communities.
Election 2020: Engaging Future Voters
Erin and Kristen discuss ways to encourage civic discourse and engagement and ways to get students excited about participating in our democracy.
Strategies for Fostering a Productive Distance Learning Experience
Erin and Kristen share best practices for educators to create productive distance learning experiences.
Engaging Families During Distance Learning
By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. The pandemic has disrupted many of the traditional opportunities to connect and engage with families. Erin and Kristen provide ways educators can connect through distance learning.
Building School and Classroom Community During Distance Learning
By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. Though these current times and circumstances, leaders must use nontraditional approaches and create possibilities to connect with students deeper through distance learning.
Lessons from the Spring: Tips to Inform Future Distance Learning
With dramatic shifts to learning circumstances, educators are working to translate the physical classroom to the virtual environment. Erin and Kristen share lessons inform practices for any future distance learning.
Resources to Supplement and Enhance Distance Learning in the Elementary Grades
By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. In response to the transition to online learning, many individuals, organizations, and institutions are making distance learning resources and opportunities available for pre-school to elementary age students.
Engaging Families in Distance Learning: Supporting from Afar
A guide for educators and families seeking to make a smooth transition to distance learning in the wake of coronavirus-forced school closures.