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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.
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Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
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Smiling through: Thirty-two resources for entertaining energetic preschoolers during daycare and preschool closures
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Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
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Ways your whole family can volunteer during the COVID-19 crisis
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A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
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6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
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The power of the two-parent home is not a myth
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Watch the movie, don’t just read the script: Teaching vs. curriculum
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Those that live by the scores…
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Why evidence-based practices don’t work: Part II
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Why evidence-based practices don’t work: Part I
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Lessons educators can heed from the grim findings of “The Supplemental Curriculum Bazaar”
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Ed reform’s lost decade: Twilight of the technocrats
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A roaring decade for school choice
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Why Catholic schools have regained their place in education reform
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Teacher interactions make a difference in online courses
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The Education Gadfly Show: Why rural education matters
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How districts can mitigate the harm of popular but low-quality online curriculum resources
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