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Distance Learning Educators: What It’s Like For many, the pandemic has slowed the pace of life. Certainly millions of people have turned to unemployment relief as their jobs have literally evaporated. But many of those who have maintained their jobs have seen a recalibration of expectations, a shift in what is expected, and, of course, a major downshift in travel. … Read More
Do you need to make time for some work at home self care? While many professionals have long had the opportunity to occasionally – or even regularly – work from home, the work at home world is new to most K-12 educators. Unless you work at an online school or alternative program, then your work has likely compelled you to… Read More
When Reopening Schools Hybrid Model is not Sustainable is part of an occasional series including educator perspectives on distance learning and reopening schools. A Hybrid Model of Reopening Schools is Not Sustainable Let me be clear, distance learning is not ideal. I do not know a single educator who has spent their training or career desiring to teach TK-12 students… Read More
It’s time to be rethinking self care – something that frequently lands at the bottom of educators’ to-do lists, and even more so during our current health crisis. Part of an occasional series featuring educator perspectives on school reopening and distance learning. Jennifer Hettel is a school psychologist and intervention counselor at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, CA. As a… Read More
Should you homeschool? More than any other year in recent memory this question is popping up in social media feeds, text threads, and Zoom meet-ups. Here are some thoughts on the topic from Heather Renfro, an experienced educator who chose to homeschool one of her children for several years. Connect with her at hrenfro@gmail.com. Part of an occasional series featuring… Read More
As much of the country returns to school in some mode of distance or hybrid remote learning, you may be working to set up your at-home space to facilitate learning for a variety of ages and learning styles. Because our son received extended school year services this summer remotely, we have had an extra amount of time to practice –… Read More
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
