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Supporting Students and Faculty in the Online Classroom: Slow Down and Simplify at the End

Faculty Focus

For example, during the COVID pivot, many institutions’ first reactions were to seek out a new type of technology to provide services to students, such as new conferencing software that could be used to project faculty into multiple classrooms simultaneously. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 22 (4).

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Supporting Students and Faculty in the Online Classroom: Slow Down and Simplify at the End

Faculty Focus

For example, during the COVID pivot, many institutions’ first reactions were to seek out a new type of technology to provide services to students, such as new conferencing software that could be used to project faculty into multiple classrooms simultaneously. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 22 (4).

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78 Scholarly & Creative 7th Grade Writing Prompts

Teachers Pay Teachers

Informational Writing Choice Board (Distance Learning) By Swain in the Middle Grades: 5th-8th Standards: CCSS W5.2, Would you rather take a class with more technology or minimal screen time? How do friendships influence school life, and what would school be like without them? What’s the advantage of one over the other?

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The Balance: Distance Learning–Mini-episode #2

Catlin Tucker

I talk about the importance of balancing online and offline learning tasks in this moment of distance learning. Just because we are communicating with students online does not mean every learning task needs to be an online task. If you enjoyed this podcast, please share it with other educators who might enjoy it.

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The Balance: Distance Learning (Mini-episode)

Catlin Tucker

If you want more information about planning online learning experiences, check out my article “ Successfully Taking Offline Classes Online ” that was featured in a special distance learning edition of Educational Leadership. Maria Hersey for teachers, teenagers, and elementary students (and their parents).

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Combining distance learning with interactive, hands-on STEM

eSchool News

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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Is digital citizenship the most important takeaway from distance learning?

eSchool News

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.