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Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
With more than half of states closing their schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of parents, grandparents, and other caregivers have become de facto “home schoolers” practically overnight. Students in this situation will likely be spending a fair amount of time on screens—as a lifeline, respite, or both. We have compiled some excellent suggestions—updated several times since initial publication—for making at least some of that time educational.
Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
Smiling through: Thirty-two resources for entertaining energetic preschoolers during daycare and preschool closures
Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
Ways your whole family can volunteer during the COVID-19 crisis
A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
The bias toward complexity when humans attempt to solve problems
The Education Gadfly Show #767: The fight to get kids back in class five days a week
Cheers and Jeers: April 29, 2021
What we're reading this week: April 29, 2021
Remembering Bob Slavin
How to adopt and implement a high-quality elementary mathematics curriculum
Testing, SpaceX, and the quest for consensus
Schools need mental health services. Here’s how to fund them after Covid aid ends.
Six principles for high-quality, effective writing instruction for all students
How does money matter for schools?
Not all non-traditional schooling is created equal
Cheers and Jeers: April 22, 2021
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