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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
Are video games a valid extracurricular activity or a time sink?
Cheers and Jeers: May 11, 2023
What we're reading this week: May 11, 2023
#869: Strong long-term outcomes for English learners in Texas charter schools, with Deven Carlson
Remembering Mike Smith
High-achieving middle schoolers fare poorly in U.S. history and civics, finds NAEP, but that’s nothing new
History and civics scores still falling, reports NAEP
How lax grading policies make classrooms chaotic
Putting the Core Knowledge study into perspective
Look beyond test scores to gauge the impact of teacher performance pay
Cheers and Jeers: May 4, 2023
What we're reading this week: May 4, 2023
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