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How We Can Support Educators and Parents in the Midst of ‘Crisis Schooling’
By: Amy Valentine. A former online teacher and school leader differentiates crisis learning from remote learning and advices parents on how to best support online learning for their school-age kids.
Topics
The Digital Learning Mindset
By: Joey Lehrman. Joey reflects on helping to build a free, fully online distance learning program for adult education students and how to create a digital learning mindset.
Equity & Access
Literacy Concerns in the New Mutuality
The recent pandemic is illuminating gaps or deficiencies and Eric discusses how to make sure basic needs are met for the most vulnerable students and not let the literacy gap widen while schools are closed.
Getting Through
The Counter-Narrative
Our children are learning right now. They are learning significant lessons far away from the walls and rows of desks. They are learning what matters to them. We need to shape learning to encourage that discovery.
Getting Through
How Can Schools Grow from Coronavirus?
By: Ross Wehner and Dr. Kirk Wheeler. There are many silver linings to this unplanned shift to remote teaching and learning. Schools and teachers are seizing the opportunity to adopt new and improved practices around preparation, communication, engagement and personalization.
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How to Stay Secure When Teaching Remotely
By: Sam Bocetta. Engaging with new learning systems for distance learning offers huge opportunities but also presents some cybersecurity risks. Here are some practices and tools you can use to keep yourself and your students secure when teaching remote.
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SEL in the Era of COVID-19
By: Lori Jackson. During this time of school closure and distance learning, SEL is more important than ever. Everyone—parents, teachers, and students—can practice identifying, understanding, and managing their emotions.
EdTech
15 AR and VR Immersive Learning Tools
An overview of tools and technologies that help educators get started with AR and VR immersive learning in the classroom.
Getting Through
How To Know What Your Teenager Is Doing In School
By: Jamie Steckart. Head of School at THINK Global School shares a simple, yet effective process to use in home to not only build upon the parent-student relationship, but relieve some of the anxiety and stress brought on by the shift to distance learning.
Getting Through
How to Reopen Schools: A 10-Point Plan Putting Equity at the Center
By: Eric Tucker & Tom Vander Ark. Eric and Tom lay out a 10-point plan on how to reopen schools post-pandemic with equity in mind and strengthening systems as the focus.