amberzen / Pixabay If you don’t already know about the work of Stacey Abrams and her colleagues, and what undergirds their work, you might want to check out my previous post, Here Are Resources For Learning About The Work Of Stacey Abrams & Her Colleagues. You might also be interested in The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change .
StockSnap / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Many Chicago teachers stay home to protest school reopening plans. is from The NY Times. This is happening in our county and is nuts: Roseville high school students return to campuses for live, in-person instruction is from The Sacramento Bee. Yes, there’s risk in opening schools. But
nvodicka / Pixabay Some of these predictions are educated guesses that I hope don’t come true, and some may be pipe dreams. Check them out, let me know which ones are off-base, and share your own! You can see the predictions I’ve made in previous years at the end of this post. *The new stimulus package will be a much-needed boost for schools. However, it won’t be sufficient to deal with the full
geralt / Pixabay We’re halfway into the and I suspect that many of us who are teaching remotely (and our students!) could use some new ideas. I’ve shared what I’ve been doing here , and would love to hear about specific lessons, instructional strategies, online tools, or class routines that have been working well with you while teaching English Language Learners. If you’re interested in writing a
Ways to Help Ignite Students’ Intrinsic Desire for Writing Revision is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Five educators make suggestions that might help students want to revise their writing, including by using “editing stations.” Here are some excerpts:
Many states, including California, recognize January 30th as Fred Korematsu Day: Fred T. Korematsu was a national civil rights hero. In 1942, at the age of 23, he refused to go to the government’s incarceration camps for Japanese Americans. You might be interested in The Best Resources On Japanese-American Internment In World War II .
heblo / Pixabay Joe Biden will take the oath of office on January 20, 2021 and become the 46th President of the United States. I have previously shared a number of resources to help teach about what’s been happening between the election and now. Here are some resources for teaching about the event itself: What you need to know about Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration is from The Washington Pos
Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : You definitely want to read The Atlantic’s article, The Debate About School Safety Is No Longer Relevant . Chicago’s School Dispute Intensifies is from The NY Times. Protesting teachers work from parking lot after colleague dies of COVID, GA video shows is from The Sacramento Bee. Do schools spread COVID
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in THE BEST ARTICLES, VIDEOS & POSTS ON EDUCATION POLICY IN 2019 – PART TWO ): How Education Secretary Nominee Miguel Cardona Works With Teachers is from The American Prospect. Private schools pull students away from public schools is from Axios. Trump Issues School Choice Executive Order All
mojzagrebinfo / Pixabay Teresa Thayer Snyder, a former school district superintendent in New York State, has written a very popular Facebook post pushing back on the idea of “learning loss.” You can read her whole statement
