In a March 13 executive order on school closures, Gov. Gavin Newsom stated that school districts and charter schools should continue to deliver “high-quality educational opportunities to the extent ...

Instead of asking yourself, “What am I going to teach today?” ask, “What will my students learn today?” and curate your teaching strategies accordingly. Next: Additional Resources and References Book ...

EdSource · California teachers on the picket line amid shrinking school budgets One does not have to look hard to find evidence that when you close schools due to a pandemic, students’ social, ...

This is especially effective while teaching in person, and also can be done during virtual learning. Teaching in a distance learning classroom Even with the best resources, it can still be difficult ...

Erin Simon had big goals for this school year. The director of student support services for Long Beach Unified School District wanted to reduce the number of local students who were chronically absent ...

Everything about Ray, from his seat choice to his body language in class, indicated that he didn’t want to be noticed. And for the first half of his 9th grade year, he did enough to pass, earning Cs ...

Trauma-informed teaching cannot be simplified to cookie-cutter practices. Take this example: a teacher worked with a student to develop a silent signal that he could use when he needed extra breaks ...

What is considered an Active Learning Strategy? An active learning strategy is any type of activity during class (face-to-face, online, or outside of class) that engages learners in deep thought about ...

It’s important for teachers to find ways to teach social-emotional learning and character development to help their students build the skills necessary to process the events of 2020 and to persevere ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...