• by Bill Soistmann
    Programmer, educator, troublemaker. I love baseball.

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New York State Teams With Gates Foundation to ‘Reimagine Education’ Amid Pandemic – Politics K-12 – Education Week

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York will work with the philanthropy on developing new online learning strategies as it continues to grapple with the crisis caused by the coronavirus. Source: New York State Teams With Gates Foundation to ‘Reimagine Education’ Amid Pandemic...
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How to Look Good on Video Calls

COVID-19 lockdowns mean many of us are working from home and swapping in-person meetings for video chats on Zoom, Skype, or Google Meet. Here’s how to make sure you look your best while on camera. Source: How to Look Good on Video Calls
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Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaway

Source: Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaway
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Here’s how we can keep this crisis from digging even wider educational divides – redefinED

Editor’s note: In this commentary, Jawan Brown-Alexander, Chief of Schools for New Schools for New Orleans, proposes that it’s possible to take what has Source: Here’s how we can keep this crisis from digging even wider educational divides – redefinED
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Less is Best with Distance Teaching – Not So Wimpy Teacher

Dear Teacher, I was a little nervous about writing this letter. I don’t want to offend anyone. I don’t want to make people feel bad. I don’t want mean hate mail. I’m writing this because I love teachers and I have a huge heart for serving the teaching community. I hope you know...
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A Short Story About Starting Online Learning: The Zooming Owl | The Techie Teacher®

Source: A Short Story About Starting Online Learning: The Zooming Owl | The Techie Teacher®
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Morning Meeting Google Slides

Add these morning meeting Google Slides to your distance learning collection. Another free resource from The Curriculum Corner. Source: Morning Meeting Google Slides
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Remote Learning Lesson – Procedural Texts and Fractions with Pizza! – Australian Curriculum Lessons

Summary of Lesson Plan: Procedure Pizza Fractions: students will make a pizza, creating a procedure of steps and demonstrating their understanding of fractions. This lesson is in a distance learning format (at home) but could also be completed in a school setting. As students...
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Wide Open School

Schools are closed. Minds are wide open. Source: Wide Open School