Tag: student engagement
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How Teachers Can Foster Community in Online Classrooms
This article was published on Wired by Eli Reiter on September 25, 2020. THE SCHOOL YEAR is difficult for both teachers and students, to say the least. Some districts are using a hybrid of remote and in-person learning, while others are on Zoom entirely. And that means teachers are stretched thin and unable to build community…
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Arguing for Agency: One Student-led Classroom Debate at a Time
This article was published on Getting Smart by Les Lynn and Eric Tucker on September 29, 2020. Understanding the ins and outs of the COVID-19 pandemic can be difficult—information changes almost daily, and public health guidelines shift, too. For schools grappling with these changes, it can be confusing. But it’s also a powerful learning opportunity…
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Educating All Learners Alliance Launches Flagship Site, Shares Personas Educators Can Use to Understand Students’ Lived Experience During COVID-19
This article was published by Getting Smart on September 9, 2020 by Eric Tucker, Erin Mote, Arthi Krishnaswami. Although some teachers got a glimpse into their students’ home lives during video sessions this spring, many schools with little or no synchronous learning didn’t have a way to check in with students in real-time. As a…