Three pandemic lessons for teachers to carry forward
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As educators in the pandemic, we’ve had to redesign entire lessons, units, and courses on the fly while learning new technology such...
What the Education Department’s new testing guidance means for educators
The traditional function and administration of state testing must be different this year.
The role of families in teacher professional development
It can be a challenge for educators to balance their home life and professional practice. Why not use family members to advance new forms of PD?
How educators can help students resist reactionary propaganda on social media
By Matthew R. Kay
I’ll always remember one of my last in-person classes before schools were shut down last spring because of COVID-19. My sophomores...
How to talk, and listen, to your students during times of crisis
By Aleta Margolis
When I was an elementary school student, I remember learning the term insurrection. It meant “a violent uprising against an authority or...
What we can learn from our students as we return to in-person learning
By Terry Kaldhusdal
This fall, my school district in Southeastern Wisconsin chose to open for in-person learning beginning on day one. About 15 percent of...
Establishing a three-way relationship in service of deeper learning
Deeper learning requires a psychologically safe environment that is open to diverse perspectives.
Four strategies for supporting student leadership in a healthy reopening
By Jill Vialet
People often assume that play is the opposite of work, that it takes away from learning, and that it creates an environment...
The case for grade-level instruction as schools reconvene
By LauraMarie Coleman
Along with issues of health and
safety, concerns about making up for lost learning are a major source of anxiety
for educators and parents...
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