Online Learning
Meeting Social and Emotional Learning Needs – A Critical Part of College and Career Readiness for High School Students
311 days. Never would I have guessed on March 16th, 2020 that our then ninth grader would go 311 days without being in the same physical space as her peers and her beloved teachers. While she values ...
Keeping Students Connected, Focused, and Engaged During Remote Learning
A friend of mine is an educational administrator for STEM in my district. While an avid tech user himself, he has often questioned technology use in education. He emphasizes teacher development and us ...
Jimmy Chin and the Tyranny of Passion: A Letter To Your Students
Some of you may have seen the person pictured on this page, National Geographic photographer Jimmy Chin, win an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in February 2019. Jimmy is a man of many tal ...
Emerging Issues in Digital Citizenship
If you google “Digital Citizenship Activities,” you’ll find thousands of videos, examples and suggestions. Use Google Scholar for the same search, and you’ll be practicing just a small piece of the Wo ...
15 Effective Online Learning Activities for Workforce and College Readiness
Online learning is new to most of us and may make us feel excited, challenge, worried, stressed, unsure and, really, the full range of emoji faces on our phones. Most educators are trained to teach in ...
Students Become Real Scientists with Citizen Science Projects
Here are two things that are still taking place normally in this extraordinary time of pandemics and social distancing:Kids still need new activities and learning opportunities to stay happy and engag ...
Strategies for Quickly Transitioning Courses to Online for K12 Schools
During this unprecedented time teachers, parents, and students have been challenged to continue the education process from their homes. This new distance learning challenge is one that takes time to a ...
Keep it Real, Keep it Relevant
*Access the recording of Paul Battaglia’s webinar here. Opportunities to enrich student learning are everywhere! Teachers should feel empowered to use real-life, relevant materials and experien ...