These short articles highlight how we might tackle home learning in the current situation we find ourselves in as we stay home trying to work.
The recurrent theme is to keep it simple, filter out rather than filter in, use what you know, be kind to yourself. Learning at home is not like learning at school and we cannot simply transfer a school day to home.
A message from Perry Rush, President of the NZ Principal's Federation
Guidance from Jack Boyle, president PPTA on working from home
A great article full of good ideas from John Spencer reminding us distance learning is not about trying to move what we do in a physical space to a digital one or trying to replicate it. It's about opportunities to transform teaching and learning in a different way.
In this article Trena Wilkerson, president-elect of the NCTM says “schools should be prepared to pare back their expectations of what teachers and students can get done during this time” and talks about how teachers are overwhelmed by the flood of online resources.
The Education Hub share 12 initial ideas for teachers and schools to think about when planning for distance teaching and learning.
AMA have created a YouTube channel to support you on your journey towards online learning
Mindlab have curated a page of tips trick & links to support you through the pandemic
Karen Boyes at Spectrum Education shared a useful webinar with tips & strategies to get students engaged online. After watching this and the one on the NCTM link below I scratched together these notes
While your children are out counting teddies in the neighborhood ,why not add to the fun with #mathswalks. Check out some starter ideas here
In the NZ maths teachers facebook group we have curated a list of teacher sites youtube channels and other stuff for sharing
NCTM are offering free resources and PLD over 100 days to support online learning