Please share this video with any parent struggling or about to unplug distance learning! To any understandably overwhelmed parents: you were your child’s first teacher and are continuing to teach your child – whether you realized it or not! The discovery of mirror neurons explains our imitative nature; these neurons fire when observing and executing […]
What is a School without a School?
In an emotionally resonant op-ed, a principal in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) asked: “What is a school without a school?” I interpreted the question to be: what happens to the bonds of the school community without the traditional space of a four-walled classroom? In the past few weeks, the stark reality has set in that […]
Choosing a Distance Learning Platform
Overwhelmed by all of the online resources out there? You are not alone! To help integrate resources into an accessible platform for all of your distance teaching needs, I created a table that identifies the functions of many of the popular Web 2.0 tools currently being used for classroom instruction and communication with students and […]