Wondering if you can homeschool during a pandemic? The answer is YES! This past spring, your kids might have spent a large amount of time filling out worksheets and attending web classroom calls while schooling at home. As you facilitated your child’s learning, you might have thought: I could teach my children better than this! […]
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I don’t have a crystal ball. But if I took a guess, I would say there’s a 50% chance you’re reading this because you have seriously considered homeschooling your child(ren) for the coming school year. You’re not alone. Families choose to home school for a variety of reasons. The few most popular: to provide a
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Don’t we all appreciate our teachers more? Thanks to Covid-19, parents around the world better understand the challenges that come with teaching children day in and day out. It took ten weeks of disrupted routines and social isolation to open our eyes to what a gift a teacher can be in a child’s life. But
Vygotsky is a favorite of mine. It is very hard to earn trust; it takes a long time to earn it, and only seconds to lose it. One of my mentor teachers said, “It takes eight weeks to earn trust.” I have tested his theory, and it is true. If you express an interest in
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Are you on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn? If not, get yourself a Twitter account right now. NOW! You’ll find hundreds of educators and education tech experts offering encouragement, resources, advice, discussions, and a lot more. Here’s a few to get you started. For Ed Tech issues:@edublogs@rmbyrne@coolcatteacherFor parent engagement:@LearningLadder5@PTHVP @karen_mapp@HWDSBFor Social Emotional
If you’re like me, it’s becoming clear that we’re not ready for a “new normal.” Working online, schooling online, visiting with friends and family online, shopping online, consuming content online and spending 12+ hours looking at a screen every day. For some of us, this is not so overwhelming because it’s been a way of
Dear Parents, Now is the time to listen to your children. Now is the time to listen to your child’s teacher. Now is the time to stay fully present in the moment and not worry about the future of your child’s education. Now is the time to put social and emotional intelligence ahead of academic
In a recent interview, Sir Ken Robinson defined Learning as the natural process of acquiring skills and understanding. Education is an organized approach to learning, a more intentional system of learning. Schooling is a community of learners who come together and learn from each other.
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Schooling at home is what the majority of families are attempting to do during this Covid-19 crisis. This is a community effort. This set up involves students, parents, teachers and administrators. Many students are receiving instruction while at home with the assistance of a classroom teacher teaching online or by phone from a remote location.
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