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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

The challenges of online learning are real, but there are some basic steps teachers and families can take to encourage educational success. Use Online Teacher Tools to Communicate With Families. Fortunately, teachers have plenty of options when it comes to online learning tools and parent resources for special education.

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PROOF POINTS: The myth of the quick learner

The Hechinger Report

Some kids appear to learn faster than others. A few years ago, a group of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University decided to study these rapid learners to see what they are doing differently and if their strategies could help the rest of us. The software guided students through practice problems and exercises.

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What Work/Life/Learning Balance Looks Like in a Pandemic

Digital Promise

Kristen Franklin (Pre-K Parent): Our preschool class started a WhatsApp group, where parents have been sharing pictures and ideas on keeping our kids moving and engaged. Carly Chillmon (Pre-K and Elementary School Parent): My kids are active, very active. Learning needs to be flexible and allow for silliness and a hint of whimsy.

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COLUMN: Can we find the solution to middle school math woes in a virtual world?

The Hechinger Report

The exercise is part of a new program that encourages learning middle school math through real world problem-solving, now in use in 190 school districts across 36 states. NEW YORK — I strap on a virtual reality headset. A screen appears and dramatic music pounds into my ears.

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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Math Webtools to Support Any Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

Then that too changed when rote drills and worksheets were replaced with cerebral challenges and dynamic exercises. Here are five online math resources that will turn boring math into a favorite subject: Mathletics. There are about 118 games, sorted by age group (grades 3-5, 6-8, and high school) and subject, including: Algebra Four.

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U.S. ranks No. 13 in new collaborative problem-solving test

The Hechinger Report

In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. But it turns out American teens are, surprisingly, much better at group collaboration than at individual academic work. However, what employers probably value the most is the ability to produce a group project.