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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
Watch the movie, don’t just read the script: Teaching vs. curriculum
Those that live by the scores…
Why evidence-based practices don’t work: Part II
Why evidence-based practices don’t work: Part I
Lessons educators can heed from the grim findings of “The Supplemental Curriculum Bazaar”
Ed reform’s lost decade: Twilight of the technocrats
A roaring decade for school choice
Why Catholic schools have regained their place in education reform
Teacher interactions make a difference in online courses
The Education Gadfly Show: Why rural education matters
How districts can mitigate the harm of popular but low-quality online curriculum resources
Teachers trust each other more than they trust experts
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