In the region in which I live, many educators have just recently begun the school year with students. Still many others are anxiously anticipating the return of students to begin in a few days. For over a century – educators, students, and parents have had a “first day of school” for the year. This year, […]
In physical classrooms, teachers circulate the room continuously to provide clarification of content to students. Struggling readers may receive guidance from an educator via small group or one on one instruction. An English learner may be paired with another student for native language translation. Special needs students may visit a resource specialist teacher for additional […]
Numerous studies across the past few decades assert that one of or the most important factor in students’ academic success is a positive relationship with a teacher. The consistency of a caring adult can make a world of difference in a students’ life. A few weeks ago, the existence of the COVID19 virus resulted in […]
Educators – you matter. You cannot be replaced by digital resources, educational games, or paper packets of worksheets. Those items do not have a soul, they do not have the human touch. And I see you. I hear you. I know that you are working tirelessly to connect with your students. And I also know […]
Educators have been scrambling to provide educational opportunities for students during school closures. Many districts have asked educators to continue to give students classwork and learning activities, both to help maintain a sense of normalcy in this time of uncertainty, and also to prevent learning gaps that may negatively affect academic success in subsequent grade […]
As requested by educators, I began creating lessons that align to a lesson design process I had developed specifically for remote/distance learning. The distance learning protocol of Set the Stage, Content, Collaboration, Synthesize Learning resonated with educators who sought examples of what this may look like. As schedules allowed outside of my day job, I […]
Distance learning is a reality that arose unexpectedly as a necessity for public health and safety. As such, students have experienced a shift in the way they receive educational opportunities. Educators across the globe have been scrambling to rework their entire mode of instruction, from a face to face model to one that often relies […]
It warms my heart to see reports of educators and students who are connecting with each other via virtual platforms. Teachers are holding meetings with their students using video conferencing, students are engaging in academic conversations in safe online spaces with both text and video, and principals are reading books from authors who have given […]
As the number of school closures across the globe continue to rise, remote learning has come into the forefront. The term sounds promising – students continuing to learn from a distance. Fortunately, technology can serve to support remote learning. Students who have access to devices and wifi can choose from a wide variety of online […]
An increasing number of educators are being asked to include technology in their lessons. I have seen the term technology included as a component of teacher evaluations, within state level teaching standards, and embedded within national content standards. I teach a class to intern teachers that is entitled “Technology in the Classroom”. It is a […]
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