7 Strategies Designed to Increase Student Engagement in Synchronous Online Discussions Using Video Conferencing
This article offers advice to teachers to help increase engagement in online discussions. The author, Catlin Tucker is an educator, author, and blended learning coach; she suggests seven easy actions teachers can take to improve synchronous online discussions. These range from helping students prepare by distributing agendas and expectations for behavior in advance to using… Read More ›
Rural Community Resource Hub
This website features news and resources related to the Coronavirus outbreak that is of particular importance to rural communities. The site is a collaborative effort informed by rural school administrators and leaders across the country and organized in partnership between Mara Tieken, Associate Professor of Education at Bates College and author of Why Rural Schools… Read More ›
Story as Salve: The Impact of Sharing Lived Experience in Youth Voice Work
I am so tired of being confused. All those years of knowledge, and still I lose. Is it C or B? Should I choose A or D? I second guess myself; which letter will it be? Work your way up the worn linoleum floors of Southwest High School, twisting through packs of students until you… Read More ›
Always Ready for Learning Network
The Learning Accelerator (TLA) has launched a national, philanthropically-supported initiative to ensure K-12 school systems leaders receive pro bono, urgent, and customized guidance on how to successfully shift to remote learning and prepare for instruction in the fall and beyond. The Always Ready For Learning Network is a coalition of leading education organizations providing timely,… Read More ›
The Power of Place: Authentic Learning Through Place-Based Education
Place-based education (PBE) is an immersive learning experience that places students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities, and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and other subjects across the curriculum. PBE is also a natural complement to personalized and project-based learning. This webinar will explore… Read More ›
66 Years After Brown v. Board of Education, the Work Is More Urgent Than Ever
The 66th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision provides a moment to pause and consider how much work is still needed to provide equitable educational opportunities to every student. School closures and disruption of services due to COVID-19 have exposed a huge number of equity concerns, with black and brown students and… Read More ›
Not a Normal Convening but What’s Normal Anyway?
The Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative hosted its bi-annual grantee convening May 7-8. Our original plans were to meet in Philadelphia and visit with student activists and educators, but like so many of us are doing these days, we shifted everything to virtual. We met on screens rather than in rooms. We connected over Wi-Fi rather… Read More ›
As Educators Grapple With COVID-19 Challenges, Supporting Undocumented Students & Families Must Be a Priority
This article brings to the forefront the importance of supporting the most vulnerable families during COVID-19 school closures, especially immigrant families without documentation. As school leaders and educators know, students must have their basic needs met and feel a level of safety and well-being for effective learning to take place. Yet undocumented families may be… Read More ›
Supporting LGBTQ+ Students During and After School Closures
During school closures, some LGBTQ+ students may be even more vulnerable. In this article, Kimm Topping, an educator and consultant for the Safe Schools Program in Massachusetts, offers practical suggestions to support LGBTQ+ students at home. It also explores how to continue this support once schools reopen. This article offers advice that will be relevant… Read More ›
How Can Educators Tap Into Research to Increase Engagement During Remote Learning?
This article lays out research-based strategies to engage learners remotely. It explores the importance of using multiple strategies to motivate students, help them focus and engage them in learning. In particular, it addresses the importance of engaging learners, parents and peers using a variety of strategies. Teachers of any subject or grade can use these… Read More ›
10 Questions for Equity Advocates to Ask About Distance Learning
This report from Digital Promise and Education Trust explores the biggest equity challenges that districts face from school closures due to COVID-19. The report outlines each of 10 challenges and offers suggestions to address them. The report discusses challenges related to continued online learning that may occur through the summer and into the next school… Read More ›
What COVID-19 Could Mean for the Future of Learning
This informal conversation, hosted by Knowledge Works, will explore future tensions and uncertainties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This moment of crisis invites educators to stretch their thinking and challenge assumptions about how education might be reshaped to serve every learner. KnowledgeWorks futurists Katie King, Katherine Prince, Maria Romero and Jason Swanson will chat about… Read More ›