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COMMUNICATION EQUALS STUDENT SAFETY AND 21st CENTURY SUCCESS!

COMMUNICATION EQUALS STUDENT SAFETY AND 21ST CENTURY SUCCESS! One of the essential strategies-concepts-lessons that both parents and educators that are working to prepare students for the 21st Century, despite the COVID19, is COMMUNICATION. Why? There are so many reasons this blog could go for days, but briefly, relationships and connections are essential to social-emotional well-being

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Online Learning: Be on Your Guard

The COVID-19 driven rush to online learning comes with risks The Coronavirus pandemic has abruptly closed conventional classrooms. The emergency response has moved learning online. Many educators only familiar with the wading pool of technology suddenly find themselves thrown into the deep end. Some quickly discovered the waters are dangerously polluted with identity thieves, scammers,

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TEACHER + PARENT = CO-TEACHING

Co-Teaching = Student Success RETHINKING HOW WE DO BUSINESS AND WHY…                                                        A New Teacher-Parent Partnership  by Dr. Pamela A. Herkner-Chasse As we are all so very much aware, the education of our kids is changing rapidly, as if it wasn’t already, right? But now with the “Stay at Home” orders due to the COVID19

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KEEPING BUSY: Websites, Virtual Field Trips, Reading, Social-Emotional Learning, and more…

100+ Activities to do at home with what you currently have or for a very small cost. entertainkidsonadime.com This site offers a wealth of fun, experiential, hands-on, active, engaging https://entertainkidsonadime.com/2020/03/13/100-activities-to-do-at-home-during-school-closures/and learning through play types of activities that won’t break the wallet but will ensure kids are busy while schools are closed. WAIT-There are many more

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RELATIONSHIPS MATTER

RELATIONSHIPS MATTER AND IT STARTS WITH CONNECTION Continuing to Build Teacher-Student Relationships can still happen with a little reflection on activities you were already doing.  Re-think how you can still accomplish the main objective. FOR STUDENTS:  Make a Personal Connection with your students daily (ideal) but weekly (great) by name. HOW?  A couple ideas: Using

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