“Guiding Special Education Students to Stay on Track for Success in Hybrid Classrooms”
Category: Social Emotional Learning
Jan 28
Remote learning is here to stay: RAND report key US findings
“About two in ten districts have already adopted, plan to adopt, or are considering adopting virtual school as part of their district portfolio after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. District leaders cited reasons related to student and parent demand for continuing various forms of online instruction in future years.”
Jan 25
Survey: Students Want More Opportunities to Connect With Teachers During the Pandemic: Education Week
“the survey also found that Black students, in particular, were more likely to have experienced economic hardships as a result of the pandemic: 37 percent of Black students said that at least one of the adults in their household had lost their job due to the coronavirus, compared to 27 percent of Latino students, 23 percent of white students, and 16 percent of Asian American and Pacific Islander students.”
Jan 25
How an Indigenous land-based learning approach to STEM could help students across Canada: Toronto Star
““Indigenous people have these knowledges, they express them in different ways, though,” said Dokis, who is a member of Dokis Anishinabek Nation. “It’s passed on through story and observation. Whereas in western mathematics or sciences, those knowledges are expressed through numerical formulas.”
Jan 25
Relational scavenger hunt – online version from restorativeteachingtools.com
“OBJECTIVE: Participants will build relationships, get to know each other, and laugh together over Zoom!”
Jan 16
A daily class ritual of dedicating the day’s learning builds community and trust and helps teachers get to know their students
“For those of us teaching remotely, the daily dedication can still help infuse the online space with genuine humanity. You can even make a collage out of the students’ dedicatees to use as digital wallpaper for virtual class meetings or your course homepage.”
Dec 21
Students attend virtual classes without engaging in the learning: 6 exercises to get to know your students better and get them engaged
“Whether it’s that they love to play baseball, have three brothers, or enjoy writing or photography, celebrating your students’ unique experiences and identities can bolster connections that keep them engaged and performing better in school. Students who have a deeper sense of self—and purpose—are also better able to define their goals and stay focused on pursuing them, concluded a 2014 study from David Yeager, Angela Duckworth, and colleagues.”
Dec 16
Engaging students in a virtual environment: consider virtual literature circles to create a safe space for students
“We must also choose books to help our students through what may be the most difficult moments of their childhoods, but also to understand the fight that others face, and what their role is and can be. Let’s help them get there. Let’s keep rich literature alive in a big way during and after this pandemic.”
Dec 14
So your students are showing up virtually but not engaging. Here are some helpful strategies to encourage turning cameras on
“f you want to incorporate social and emotional learning (SEL) strategies to prompt camera use among your students, start with the recognition that words matter: Our communication with our students needs to be rooted in community, not compliance.”
Oct 22
The Effects of Absenteeism on Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes: Lessons for COVID-19
Student outcomes generally suffer more from absenteeism in mathematics than in English language arts. Negative effects are larger in middle school. Absences also negatively affect social-emotional development, which can affect other student outcomes down the line.