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How Online PD Eased A New York District’s Transition to Remote Learning

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But with SMART Boards in almost every classroom, one-to-one iPad programs in grades 4 through 8 and the district’s investment in Google's ecosystem of classroom tools, digital literacy skills were becoming increasingly crucial for Hauppauge teachers. We heard comments like…‘It would be incredible if I could do it from home.’

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The Greatest Enemy of Creativity in Schools Isn’t Testing. It’s Time.

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You have to provide physical space, emotional space and time for kids to try things and experience either success or failure. I’ve taught every grade, K-12. The same is true in highly performance-based environments like physical education and practical and applied arts. Part of that is justifying a grade.

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Students Are Not Well, and It's Our Job to Save Them

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I firmly believe our failure to teach our children across all the dimensions of wellness has left them unprepared to tackle life's challenges in and out of the classroom. I remember him asking early in the school year, How can I be on a 10th grade math level by the end of the year?