eSchool News

JULY 30, 2020

It certainly made the sudden switch to distance learning quite the challenge! As the dyslexia coordinator for my district, I’m a big believer in individualized, in-person interventions. So much of the support we offer our students with dyslexia is centered around small group work during our intervention block.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2020

Distance learning is a way of life for more than 56 million kids in the U.S. Related: 6 fun resources for online learning. I’ve curated and created 6 simple steps to help you create a sense of calm and certainty in distance learning, and in these uncertain times, while making learning fun again for you and your families.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2020

Now that we are all learning and teaching from home, building a community and connecting with our kids is a little harder with distance learning factored in. Related content: Student mental health goes virtual during a pandemic.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2021

When the pandemic prompted schools to quickly shift to distance learning last spring, educators became responsible for using online technologies to teach students. This included a crash course in learning and behaving online.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2020

When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time. Editor’s note : A version of this article originally appeared on The Character Tree’s blog. Over the years, I’ve come to cherish this part of the school day and I know my little writers feel it’s a special time too!

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2020

As districts have moved to distance learning amid fears of the spread of COVID-19, it has been a learning experience for all — even in schools like ours that have had a 1:1 computer initiative for years. Now, as we complete our third week of remote learning, I have seen this experience bring both challenges and opportunities.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2020

Macking one of the world’s largest providers of print books, ebooks, audiobooks, and video is offering access to its ebook library and distance learning content for free. If your school or district has closed due to COVID-19 or is shifting to temporary online or distance learning, MackinVIA has an effective solution.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

When Highline Public Schools starts its academic year on September 9, the district will implement an engaging distance learning model that Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield and her team developed over the summer. Lessons learned from family and student feedback. Highline is a truly diverse district.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2020

But not us educators – teachers across our district immediately got to work, learning new technologies and adjusting curriculum for our new reality: distance learning. At the end of the day, we know it’s about the students and their learning comes first – no matter the shape or form it may take.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2020

Distance learning has become a new reality for many learning institutions across the country. Many districts that lacked distance learning plans, communication tools, and training for teachers found the rapid change from the classroom to distance learning a bit too challenging.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The first phase of distance learning shocked education systems across the nation as schools were forced to migrate students and staff to distance learning in a week’s time, leaving many struggling to simply “make it work.” Related content: Engaging distance learning starts (and continues) with collaboration.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2020

If your student or child had to rapidly transition to an at-home learning environment as a struggling reader, an English language learner, or one with dyslexia, there are many ways that the support they were receiving in school can transfer to their home. For your struggling readers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2021

As K–12 educators try to adjust to a new reality, many stories in the media note a tension between maintaining academic expectations while also supporting students’ basic needs during distance learning. Students can and should continue their learning during stay-at-home mandates.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Last spring, school districts rushed to transition to distance learning as quickly as possible to protect the health and safety of students, teachers and staff. Now, schools are reflecting on what worked, what didn’t, and how these learnings can be applied to prepare for safe and effective learning this fall.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Today’s students, teachers, and administrative staff are facing unprecedented connectivity challenges as the 2020 school year brings more and more distance learning options. Students who don’t have access to high-quality internet service are at significant disadvantage compared to their connected peers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

AuraNexus has partnered with the Marymount School of New York to debut its EdTech interactive video platform providing students and teachers with personalized learning at scale. The goal here is to empower students to be curious and learn without limitations. What we are doing now is only scratching the surface,” said Kimmel.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 25, 2020

As the year comes to a close, I encourage teachers to take a moment and collect feedback from students about their experiences learning online in the last few months. I think it’s likely that schools will begin the year online or adopt a blended learning model that allows for fewer students on campus at one time.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

For students across Texas and around the country, bridging the digital divide and providing reliable Internet connectivity that enables distance learning for students without Internet access are among the top priorities for state governments, school districts, teachers and parents alike. Many students across the U.S. 1 [link] .

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Distance learning has long been a part of the education landscape. Virtual learning has become a permanent fixture in modern academia. Virtual learning has become a permanent fixture in modern academia. Digital Citizenship: Online Communities By Banyan Global Learning, for Grade K-4. North Mankato, Minn.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Discovery Museum announced today the launch of its Feel the Force laboratory toolkit, the first offering in a new product series for K-5 remote learning called Field Trip on Tour. The toolkits are available to order now at an introductory price, for Spring 2021 student learning. About Discovery Museum.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

COVID-19 is leading to months of learning loss for students across the state of California. Much of that money is going to devices, software, and internet access for distance learning. So state leaders are providing schools $5.3 billion in funding to try to address the issue moving forward. Finding like-minded partners.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Teachers are scrambling to move their offline courses online to ensure that students continue learning for the remainder of the school year. Understandably, the focus is on online learning as that is a new and unfamiliar learning landscape for a lot of educators. What did they learn? ChoiceBoardLearnOffline.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. But doing so is imperative if we want to re-humanize learning experiences for our students. School leaders asked: Which apps should we download?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Learning amid the leaves is the hallmark of a forest school, an immersive outdoor education model devoted to the exploration of nature. Forest schools, which have their roots in Scandinavian educational tradition, generally focus on preschool age children.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Whether teaching remotely or in the classroom, consider making time—and providing the right types of hands-on tools—for collaboration, learning and growing. We're all striving to get back to at least some version of in-person learning. In recent months, I've focused on bridging the gap between in-person and distance learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Classroom learning and management all begin with relationships, and SEL can guide the relationship and community building process. Any connected educator has heard buzzwords like flipped classroom, gamification, social-emotional learning (SEL), differentiation, and personalized learning.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 25, 2020

Not only are audio and video instructions an excellent complement to text directions, but they can make students feel more connected to their teachers as they learn online. I have encouraged teachers who are using Google Classroom to create a Google Slide deck for each week of distance learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List. About IXL Learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Many publishers waived copyright fees for use of materials in distance learning, made teaching resources freely available and aggregated useful content. Online learning platforms and other edtech tools gained traction. Publishers created no-cost licenses to enable teaching under these new circumstance.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. The majority of teachers I have spoken with did not enjoy their initial experiences with distance learning. Click here to learn more about My Maps.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

The move by many schools to distance or hybrid learning contributed to mental health issues like isolation, anxiety and depression. However in distance learning or hybrid environments, it can be more difficult for teachers to identify and address SEL concerns because they aren’t seeing students in person every day.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While the full impact has yet to be determined, the fear is that the COVID learning loss experienced during the pandemic could widen achievement gaps for those students furthest from opportunity. Related content: Study shows major learning loss for grades K-2. Some schools provided packets for distance learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2021

In 2020, students, teachers, and parents made an extraordinary pivot to distance learning with no preparation at all. Now, we’re at a point where students, parents, and teachers all deserve to sustain those investments and the skills that they’ve built over time in order to reach one another and continue the learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Second, learning for many students will take the form of full-time or part-time virtual learning outside of the classroom. Related content: 22 educators weigh in on fall learning challenges.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2020

School buildings may have closed as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country, but teaching and learning didn’t stop—they just moved in new directions. Administrators, teachers, and staff transitioned quickly to take learning online, a move that provided new opportunities even as it brought consistent challenges.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2021

One of the many challenges with distance learning is finding ways for students to engage in active and interpersonal learning experiences that increase their understanding of STEM. Related content: A device in every hand during COVID-19. Creating a generation of problem solvers.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2020

What does learning in a post-COVID world look like? Will schools convene in person again, will they have to move back to online learning in case of new viral outbreaks, or will learning remain online for now? Related content: District tech successes in the midst of COVID.

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