In a March 13 executive order on school closures, Gov. Gavin Newsom stated that school districts and charter schools should continue to deliver “high-quality educational opportunities to the extent ...

Instead of asking yourself, “What am I going to teach today?” ask, “What will my students learn today?” and curate your teaching strategies accordingly. Next: Additional Resources and References Book ...

One does not have to look hard to find evidence that when you close schools due to a pandemic, students’ social, emotional and academic needs are affected. Despite heroic efforts to quickly shift to ...

Senior Lecturer, Director Teaching, Learning and Program Development, Sol Plaatje University International bodies, politicians, policy makers and researchers have always been interested in the way ...

Erin Simon had big goals for this school year. The director of student support services for Long Beach Unified School District wanted to reduce the number of local students who were chronically absent ...

When you're teaching in a dual immersion classroom--or even if you aren't--these character development tips will help students build important life skills It’s important for teachers to find ways to ...

Parenting a child with additional learning, attention, social-emotional, or behavioral needs has never been easy—and it’s not exactly getting easier. Distance learning and hybrid learning have created ...

What is considered an Active Learning Strategy? An active learning strategy is any type of activity during class (face-to-face, online, or outside of class) that engages learners in deep thought about ...

It’s important for teachers to find ways to teach social-emotional learning and character development to help their students build the skills necessary to process the events of 2020 and to persevere ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...