In a March 13 executive order on school closures, Gov. Gavin Newsom stated that school districts and charter schools should continue to deliver “high-quality educational opportunities to the extent ...

I believe that collaborative learning is at the core of a successful distance learning environment. “Relatedness"—will what I’m being asked to do bring me in closer connection with others who I ...

Instead of asking yourself, “What am I going to teach today?” ask, “What will my students learn today?” and curate your teaching strategies accordingly. Next: Additional Resources and References Book ...

One does not have to look hard to find evidence that when you close schools due to a pandemic, students’ social, emotional and academic needs are affected. Despite heroic efforts to quickly shift to ...

Before the coronavirus pandemic, some teachers considered having a camera in their classrooms to be an invasion of their privacy, but livestreaming lessons is now the new norm. Distance learning and ...

This is especially effective while teaching in person, and also can be done during virtual learning. Teaching in a distance learning classroom Even with the best resources, it can still be difficult ...

Parenting a child with additional learning, attention, social-emotional, or behavioral needs has never been easy—and it’s not exactly getting easier. Distance learning and hybrid learning have created ...

What is considered an Active Learning Strategy? An active learning strategy is any type of activity during class (face-to-face, online, or outside of class) that engages learners in deep thought about ...

It’s important for teachers to find ways to teach social-emotional learning and character development to help their students build the skills necessary to process the events of 2020 and to persevere ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...