Online Teaching Can Be Culturally Responsive: “At the heart of culturally responsive teaching is the idea of being responsive to students’ academic and social emotional needs. As teachers, we provide so much more than the lessons we share. For many of our students, we provide a guided path to successfully navigating those lessons, to security and to reassurance.” (Teaching Tolerance)
What to do When No One Tells You What to Do: a blog post by Andrew Frishman detailing his first week with his whole family learning and working from home. The post includes their calendar and lots of lessons learned from their first week of social distancing. (Big Picture Learning Blog)
Leaving to Learn in an Age of Coronavirus: “..as an increasing number of schools and school districts are temporarily shutting their doors, we may be provided with a once in a lifetime opportunity to double down on our philosophy of teaching, learning and activism. For those schools, students, educators and families who wonder what a Big Picture Learning approach to education looks like under quarantine, we suggest these tips.” (Big Picture Learning Blog)
Remember, Online Learning Isn't the Only Way to Learn Remotely: practice a skill that is important to you, follow your curiosity, create something you're proud of, find a way to help your community, find a spot where you can observe the natural world. Some of our advisors have been asking students, "what are you practicing, producing, and/or cultivating?" (Article from Education Week)
Supporting Kids During the Coronavirus Crisis: keep some routines in place, develop new ones, be creative about new activities, exercise, manage your own anxiety, limit consumption of news, stay in touch virtually, make (virtual) plans, keep it positive, keep kids in the loop–but keep it simple, check in with little kids, know that sometimes the path of least resistance is the right path, and accept/ask for help. (Child Mind Institute)
Supporting Students with Disabilities in K-12 Online and Blended Learning: The intent of this document is to supply educational teams content that will provide support for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services for students with disabilities enrolled in online and blended learning environments. Includes detailed pedagogical considerations for a variety of learning differences. (Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute)
Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times: The full packet contains content, strategies, and resources related to supporting individuals with ASD. (AFIRM - Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules)
Explore practical examples from the field of how educators are adapting to serve all students in the era of remote learning. Educators share technical descriptions of how they are working to move from face-to-face to at-a-distance learning with reflections and lessons learned about their experiences. (Educating All Learners Alliance)
Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During a COVID-19 Outbreak from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
More Resources for supporting students with educational differences during the crisis! Including Telepractice Services and Coronavirus/COVID-19, G Suite for Diverse Learners, Tips for Helping Your Child Learn at Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak, What’s in My Therapy Bag?, Online Educators’ Roles in Supporting Students With Disabilities, Supporting Students with Disabilities in K-12 Online and Blended Learning, Executive Functioning in Online Environments and more. (National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools)
Wide Open School provides easy access to activities and online learning experiences by age group and topic. When families or teachers don’t know what to do next this can lend a quick solution to fight boredom!
Creating Authentic Learning Experiences at Home lots of ideas and guiding questions to help your students lead their education. (Altitude Learning)
A designXequity framework for guiding big programatic questions in the time of COVID-19. (228 Equity Accelerator)