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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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Proceeding with caution (Transitioning to the Common Core, part 2)
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Creating Sustainable Teacher Career Trajectories: A 21st Century Imperative
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The efforts of hardworking teachers: the Common Core’s best kept secret
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Common Core and Reading: Which one of these things is not like the other?
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The accountability moratorium is here (Transitioning to the Common Core, part 1)
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Ed Next Book Club: Amanda Ripley on The Smartest Kids in the World
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Quick hits for a Friday
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Netflix Academy: The best streaming videos on ancient Greece
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Fewer, Clearer, Higher: How the Common Core State Standards Can Change Classroom Practice
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A common app for uncommon schools
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Gifted education—what I saw, what I’m learning
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The Polish education system is no joke
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