Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2020

As schools and districts across the country transition to distance learning, educators are seeking new ways to engage their students in powerful learning experiences at home. Join “Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home”. Educators connect and collaborate at Edcamps. Educators connect and collaborate at Edcamps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 14, 2021

Here are five great ideas that are energizing and motivating: 5 Fun Science Experiments Kids Can Do at Home. While parents certainly can’t match the school’s resources and expertise in imparting science and technology education to eager little minds, there’s quite a bit we can do to grow the next Einstein (or Musk) at home.

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Digital Promise

MAY 12, 2020

As schools and districts across the country transition to remote learning, educators are seeking new ways to engage their students in powerful learning experiences at home. While Luukkonen found ways to bring the community into students’ homes, Rahman and Sorrells found ways to bring students’ homes into the virtual classroom.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Educators navigating the new reality of hybrid and digital learning are making strides to partner with parents so that learning is seamless between home and school. Parents aren’t teachers but they are the experts on their children and can set up a positive learning environment at home. Set up productive spaces for learning at home.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2020

Listen to Dr. Kim Shonert-Reichl Talk about Helping Kids Be Healthy from Home Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. The post Helping Kids Be Healthy and Whole While Learning from Home appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2020

Here are ten tips to help kids experience these positive benefits — even while stuck at home. Listen to Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl talk about How Students Can Give Back from Home Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. Children are happiest when they feel a sense of purpose.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 22, 2020

In this post, I’ll share how we can help students volunteer from home. Volunteering opportunities are one of the easiest ways to make SEL actionable at home. Last week, we started a series of episodes that have helped us gear up with ways to volunteer at home. He’s doing this while he is at home.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 11, 2024

Tips for improving family engagement through home-school communication include goal setting and consistent communication. The post Tips For Improving Family Engagement Through School-Home Communication appeared first on TeachThought.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 4, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Working at home changes us. Here are the 8 Productivity Tools and Tips I’ve started using while working from home. It has undoubtedly changed me as has the time away from the physical presence of my students and colleagues.

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Education Elements

JULY 28, 2020

Here we are, looking down the barrel of another stretch of at-home learning. Worn down from an already long stretch of stay-at-home learning, it’s understandable for parents to feel overwhelmed or daunted by the prospect.

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Waterford

AUGUST 18, 2023

Read on to find out what family-teacher partnerships involve and why it is important to build connections between home and school. The post Building Connections Between Home and School through Family-Teacher Partnerships appeared first on Waterford.org. Then, discover a few strategies for improving family partnerships in your school.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The merger will help K12 districts increase student success through expanded communications for educators, students and families ParentSquare, the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K12 education, has acquired Remind, a popular platform for communication and learning.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Supporting Life Skills at Home. Review IEP or 504 plan and collaborate with your team of teachers to support learning at home. Coordinate with classroom or subject-area teachers, special education teachers, and other specialists—such as occupational or speech therapists—to continue service provision and/or make accommodations at home.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

After more than 12 years working with one-to-one device programs, I’ve heard some pretty interesting tales when it comes to device care. One very 21st century take on “the dog ate my homework” came after a tablet was returned with some serious teeth marks!

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

That’s not to mention the panoply of devices they interact with at school, at friends’ homes, at after-school activities — on and on and on. Because fundamentally, proper cybersecurity— like charity — should begin at home.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As remote or hybrid learning continues across the country, establishing home learning routines is more crucial than ever. Educators understandably continue to worry about learning gaps caused by COVID-19, but bringing parents into the conversation can be an excellent way to improve outcomes for students who are learning at home.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 10, 2019

But time spent at home, reading independently or talking about books and stories with parents, seems to have a greater influence on children’s academic growth than summer camps or vacations, new research suggests. Low-SES children were increasingly more likely to spend more time at home watching television or playing computer games.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

5 Home Filtering Options for Parents. You know, we may filter at school, but our students are taking everything home. What’s your first option for home filtering for parents? It’s actually a device that you install at home. You connect it to your home WiFi and all of the configuration is done through an app.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2023

An intuitive, easy-to-use program can standardize communication between school and home, for example, and increase overall family engagement. It also helps districts avoid or address these top five school-home communication challenges: 1. Too many systems create too many messages and mass confusion.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Increasingly, district leaders are incorporating video into school-home communication. Districts are finding that using video can improve school-home communication by making the process of engagement easier for parents. Video options can help with: Removing barriers to school-home communication.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Working from home is part of the new normal for K–12 schools and districts. How can IT managers secure teachers and staff in online environments? Here are some questions and answers. What’s the Biggest Security Risk?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2024

But the application readers often lack key information on other responsibilities or life circumstances students may have, such as caring for siblings or sick family members, working part-time jobs to help pay family bills, or living in a home without a stable internet connection. The post Sick parents? Caring for siblings?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Watch the video below to see how the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative has equipped Argyle Middle School for success while teaching and learning from home. The post Fast-Tracked for Success while Learning from Home appeared first on Digital Promise. Applications are now open for the 2021–2022 school year.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2023

Consistent school-home communication helps home adults understand the benefits of coming to school. If school communication is the bridge between home and school, let’s leverage ESSER funds to ramp up the percentage of students crossing that bridge.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. For more on how your district can support students’ at home access, visit FCC.gov. ConnectHome. In the summer of 2015, the U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2023

Key points: Societal challenges are contributing to students’ absenteeism Remaining in consistent communication with adults and caregivers can help reduce chronic absenteeism See related article: 5 ways video improves school-home communication Adolescents are in crisis right now.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Students and families who are considered under-connected are those who have internet access and devices in their home, but not at a caliber or quality sufficient for smooth and consistent online learning. live in homes that are under-connected. or “Do you have a computer at home?” Maybe we’re measuring this thing wrong.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Now that parents and caregivers are overseeing learning at home, we need to ensure that students continue to build and practice social and emotional skills in meaningful ways, especially when distractions and anxieties from current events and in their personal communities are at an all-time high. So how can we practice SEL at home?

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

APRIL 10, 2024

At Central, East, and West conferences, educators will gain practical information and skills to elevate family engagement system-wide The landscape of school-home communications is evolving, and staying up to date with the latest tools and strategies is crucial for family Keep Reading ParentSquare Invites Leaders and Teachers to Elevate School-Home (..)

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

However, when students went home there was no way to guarantee they’d have any access to high-speed internet when they got there. Often, much time and decision making power is spent on the device chosen, rather than if it can be used at home. After about 4pm in most schools the doors are locked up for the night and everyone goes home.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This story on how to make the most of home-based learning, originally published on March 16, was eSN’s No. You need to be ready to support teachers thousands of miles away who must start “home-based learning” on Monday. 4 most popular story of 2020. Check back each day for the next story in our countdown. Your school is closed.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As home has become the place where many of us now live, work and attend classes, we must strive to make it a conducive environment for each of these essential activities. Below are five recommendations to help your child thrive in at-home learning while you balance the priorities of your entire family.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Short greetings—which can be text, audio, video or some hybrid of the formats—can be followed by invitations to and ideas for follow-up engagement with a grownup at home. Our goal is not to replicate a typical school-day schedule or intended curriculum online or at home. Competency will build over time. They are always learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When she asked why he couldn’t stay for the rest of the day, Manwell said the school told her they would call child protective services if she didn’t take him home. She says a school staff member told her that Cassie was refusing to do her work and needed to go home. When I got her in the car, I asked her, ‘Cass, what happened?

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 29, 2020

When stay-at-home kids (or students) need an engaging project to grab their interest, introduce them to creating STEAM-y musical instruments they can craft from household items. STEM educator Anne Jolly shares ways to help 4-8 graders try out ocean drums, panpipes and more.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 2, 2022) — To keep students engaged in learning all summer long, Discovery Education and its Social Impact Partners are offering students and caregivers an array of no-cost dynamic digital resources they can use at home.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Working from home has gained momentum and popularity in recent years. With perks including no commute, working in comfy clothes all day, and, often, flexible hours, why are more people not choosing to work from home? . Working from home can be done full-time or as a side hustle. . Translation and Localization.

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