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America’s educators and families face a back to school season like no other, and we’re all facing more questions than answers. Our #DistanceLearningLessons webinar series will bring expert guidance right to your screen. We’ll discuss what school leaders are thinking about as they plan for the 2020-2021 school year. This series of webinars will feature tangible tools and resources that center equity and highlight the voices of teachers, school leaders, and others. We will feature guest speakers with the experience and expertise on the challenges we all face, as well as real-world solutions in a time of restricted movement and strained budgets.
Here are some helpful school reopening tools and resources:
- School Plan Examples:
- Bellwether’s tool to Complete Your Reopening Plan
- Bellwether & NewSchools Venture Fund blog on Five Lessons in Creating School Reopening Plans
Our Moral Imperative: Racial Equity and the Public School System
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What Will Learning Look Like this Fall? Scenario Planning for an Uncertain Future
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Check out these resources from other organizations in the field:
- Achievement First’s Distance Learning Webpage
- Brooklyn Lab’s BTS Instructional Program & Facilities Toolkit
- Chiefs for Change’s Resources for Responding to the Coronavirus
- Principles Schools Leaders Can Use to Reduce COVID-19 Risk
- Stand for Children’s Guide to Prevent Learning Loss
- Third Future Schools’ Fall Return Plan & Social Distance Schedule
- Transcends’ Resource Library of distance learning design
- Unofficial Implementation Guide To Reopening Amidst COVID-19
Grade-Level Instruction or Personalized Pathways: Is it Possible for Schools to Incorporate Both in Distance Learning Plans?
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Resources included in the webinar (presentation slides):
- Instruction Partners: Series on Rethinking Intervention
- Student Achievement Partners: 2020-2021 Instructional Content Prioritization Guides
- TNTP: To Accelerate Learning, Focus on the Most Important Skills and Knowledge
- Transcend: Playbook of Tools and Guidance
How to Meet Students' Social Emotional and Academic Needs When Schools Reopen
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Serving all Students Well in Distance Learning | Spotlight on English Language Learners
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Resources included in the webinar (presentation slides & webinar chat):
- EL RISE! Critical Conditions for English Learnings in Distance Learning
- NewSchools Venture Fund blog on Serving All Students Well
- SEAL’s Guidance on Family Interviews during Distance Learning
- SEAL’s Youtube Channel with videos of Integrated & Designated ELD
