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How can you make the best of at-home learning? As the most controversial “back to school” season in recent memory approaches, you are probably inundated by strong opinions on the subject. Parents are clearly desperate for their children to have a routine, rekindle in-person social connections, and to simply be OUT of their house. Educators are desperate as well. They… Read More
This is part of an occasional series including perspectives on distance learning, including the tough choice of a teacher leave of absence. Peggy Brewster is an educator and mother of two who recently decided to take a teacher leave of absence. She lives in Sunnyvale, California with her husband, 5 year old son, 11 month old daughter, and their dog… Read More
10 Tips for New High School Students 1. Sleep Teens and sleep have a complicated relationship. Teens are often most awake when their teachers and other adults are starting to nod off. While teens will still need to create routines to support participating in synchronous learning, there is more flexibility. Most hybrid and distance learning high school schedules eschew crack-of-dawn… Read More
This piece is part of an occasional series featuring educators from across the country and their thoughts on school closure and reopening, the effects of distance learning and tips for surviving it. Read more here: larasandora.com/educator-experience. Yolanda Beltran began her teaching career in Houston, Texas, via Teach for America. She taught middle school English for two years and has spent… Read More
This is part of an occasional series featuring educators’ thoughts on teaching and learning during our current health crisis. Breann Sai is from Modesto, California and has taught Kindergarten for thirteen years at Hart-Ransom Elementary School, most recently as a distance learning teacher. She resides in Modesto with her husband, two daughters, and her cat and dog. Connect with her… Read More
This is part of an ongoing series on the state of education during our current health crisis. As a career educator and parent of a high-needs, non-verbal kid (as well as highly-independent, academically-inclined teen) here are some of my thoughts on distance learning. In a word, you need to recalibrate. Distance learning feels “too easy” for some kids, and “too… Read More
From an occasional series featuring educators’ thoughts on school reopening in Fall 2020. Alison Hoeman is an ELL teacher in Des Moines Iowa. She has taught elementary school, middle school, and ELL for the past 20 years…. 13 years in 3 US states, and 7 years in 3 foreign countries. In her “free” time, she runs “Des Moines Refugee Support”,… Read More
Thank you, Sarah Stevenson Krejci, for putting this into words – the value of teachers. And yes, please share. Sarah Stevenson Krejci has been teaching for 23 years. 22 years in Kindergarten and first grade, and one year in third grade. She teaches at Ruth Grimes Elementary in the Colton Joint Unified School District. She lives in Bloomington, California with… Read More
As most educators – and parents – transition to a “summer” that feels only marginally different than past three months, many are asking, can schools open in the fall? As both a parent and an educator, I am asking can schools open in the fall? I want to go back to school, but I want to be safe. I want… Read More
