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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
Geography: The unloved stepchild of American education
It took a teacher to make a decent movie about a teacher
The value proposition: On-the-job skills versus bachelor’s degrees
The Education Gadfly Show: What Americans think about schools’ response to the COVID crisis
Forge emotional connections with students before pursuing lessons online
The impact of school closures: A deep dive into the research
A self-reflection tool for distance learners
Denver’s ambitious reimagination of accountability
Hard questions for building leaders to re-open schools
Providing teachers with quality materials that they're trained to use is critical as schools prepare for the fall
To reopen our economy, we need to reopen our childcare centers. But they need help.
District management teams: Meeting the COVID-19 challenge
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