Monday Musings from The Kravis Center November 9, 2020
________________________________________________________________ "... half as much". by Varghese Alexander of Asheville School, co-Director of the Klingenstein Summer Institute was published in Medium on October 31, 2020.
Articles on student well-being
With Stress in Schools Increasing, Simple Strategies to Stay Calm, Laura Lee, Edutopia
Isolated Students May Struggle to Stay Mentally Healthy, Carolyn Curtis, Edutopia
Hackers Smell Blood as Schools Grapple With Virtual Instruction, David Uberti, Wall Street Journal
Virtual Signs of Mental Health Problems, Isaiah Pickens, EdSurge _______________________________________________________________ Professional Development Opportunities
On Saturday, November 14, Learning and the Brain is offering a session on Meaningful Virtual learning. Click here to find out more.
Learning and the Brain is offering numerous PD options for teaching during COVID. Click here to learn more.
SEL in the classroom: Here is the link to the numerous PD opportunities through One Schoolhouse, one of which is Protecting Student Mental Health in Hybrid Learning Environments with Lisa Damour
Harvard GSE programs for educators - so any worthwhile workshops for teachers. Hybrid Teaching and Learning: Resources and articles
As our ratio of online to in-person learners has changed, we've had a big increase in the number of teachers teaching hybrid classes this term. Hybrid, at Loomis, simply means having an online learner in an in-person class section. There are two guides (which are updating and changing frequently) about how this might function for those classrooms. The first outlines the technological options we have (the "hardware"), the second contains more best practices and FAQs.
Here is a Padlet for those who are teaching hybrid to post thoughts, ideas, etc and for those who are not, to see what it's all about! ________________________________________________________________ Follow us on Twitter! |