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Covid 19 Response Resources |
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New Resource (April 1st) - Wide Open School
As schools shift to new learning, the need for daily schedules, and engaging content, check out the resources at Wide Open School. From their website: Wide Open School is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. There is so much good happening, and we are here to gather great stuff and organize it so teachers and families can easily find it and plan each day.
Offline Resources for Students
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Online Resources for Students and Teachers
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This is where I'm saving all of the resources I'm coming across as I help teachers and students navigate this opportunity for innovation and contemporary structures. If you are looking for something in particular, or if the collected resources are too overwhelming, please use the contact option above and send me an email. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Stay healthy, everyone! -Mike
Google Hangout Resources
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Schoology Resources
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Zoom Resources
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Blog Posts from Colleagues responding to Coronavirus concerns:
Allison Zmuda and Mike Fisher:
Remote Learning Experiences Map (AKA Be a filter, not a dump truck)
Now that remote learning has been underway for a couple of weeks, we thought it would be a good time to turn down the volume a little and begin the process of focusing on quality over quantity.
Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Allison Zmuda:
Curriculum Triage: How do we manage the instructional challenge right now?
At this extraordinary moment in our history, there is a striking and urgent need to frame and to create solutions.
Mike Anderson:
Maintaining School Momentum as Learning Moves Home
Mike Anderson shares how we can support routines and behaviors, offer choice, and use language to value the voice of learners as they engage in at-home learning.
Mike Fisher:
Coronavirus Conversations: Leveraging Networks and Resources for Online Learning
Mike Fisher shares that if schools need to make decisions about learning online there are several considerations. This includes scale — how big or small you want the opportunity to be and whether your messages and interactions are for big or small groups. It also includes multiple relevant resources and knowing where to go to get what you need for learning experiences.
Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda:
Learning About Yourself As You Shift to Home-Based Learning
In their first blog post, Bena and Allison offer reflective questions both for educators and students to consider as the entire school community faces new challenges and opportunities. To find more ideas and suggestions on Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind, please visit Learning Personalized and The Institute for Habits of Mind
Tips for Managing Impulsivity
In the second blog post, Bena and Allison suggest a few tips to a Habit of Mind worth tending to right now— managing impulsivity. To find more ideas and suggestions on Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind, please visit Learning Personalized and The Institute for Habits of Mind.
Aaron Roberts:
5 Tips for Families as They Transition to Home Learning
Aaron Roberts considers the parent, guardian, and caretaker perspective with this new shift in learning. Now that school is suddenly at home, how can adults and kids work together to make a powerful home learning environment? These five tips can help you make the best of this situation. Roberts is a Learning Experience Designer with Mason City Schools in Mason, Ohio. Stories about Mason’s journey into personalized learning can be found at their blog and by following their exploits on Twitter using #MasonPLJourney
Silvia Tolisano:
#remotelearning – It’s Happening …
Silvia Tolisano shares her concrete tools and pedagogical guidance on how to grow thinking and sharing with learners in a virtual space. Her blog post shifts our perspective from purely a reactionary one to an “incredible opportunity to document these new forms of learning and collaboratively redefine teaching and learning for the future.” Silvia’s site is a treasure trove of instructional practices and processes that elevate learner voice and co-creation as they seek out information and share their ideas with others.
Allison Zmuda and Mike Fisher:
Remote Learning Experiences Map (AKA Be a filter, not a dump truck)
Now that remote learning has been underway for a couple of weeks, we thought it would be a good time to turn down the volume a little and begin the process of focusing on quality over quantity.
Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Allison Zmuda:
Curriculum Triage: How do we manage the instructional challenge right now?
At this extraordinary moment in our history, there is a striking and urgent need to frame and to create solutions.
Mike Anderson:
Maintaining School Momentum as Learning Moves Home
Mike Anderson shares how we can support routines and behaviors, offer choice, and use language to value the voice of learners as they engage in at-home learning.
Mike Fisher:
Coronavirus Conversations: Leveraging Networks and Resources for Online Learning
Mike Fisher shares that if schools need to make decisions about learning online there are several considerations. This includes scale — how big or small you want the opportunity to be and whether your messages and interactions are for big or small groups. It also includes multiple relevant resources and knowing where to go to get what you need for learning experiences.
Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda:
Learning About Yourself As You Shift to Home-Based Learning
In their first blog post, Bena and Allison offer reflective questions both for educators and students to consider as the entire school community faces new challenges and opportunities. To find more ideas and suggestions on Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind, please visit Learning Personalized and The Institute for Habits of Mind
Tips for Managing Impulsivity
In the second blog post, Bena and Allison suggest a few tips to a Habit of Mind worth tending to right now— managing impulsivity. To find more ideas and suggestions on Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind, please visit Learning Personalized and The Institute for Habits of Mind.
Aaron Roberts:
5 Tips for Families as They Transition to Home Learning
Aaron Roberts considers the parent, guardian, and caretaker perspective with this new shift in learning. Now that school is suddenly at home, how can adults and kids work together to make a powerful home learning environment? These five tips can help you make the best of this situation. Roberts is a Learning Experience Designer with Mason City Schools in Mason, Ohio. Stories about Mason’s journey into personalized learning can be found at their blog and by following their exploits on Twitter using #MasonPLJourney
Silvia Tolisano:
#remotelearning – It’s Happening …
Silvia Tolisano shares her concrete tools and pedagogical guidance on how to grow thinking and sharing with learners in a virtual space. Her blog post shifts our perspective from purely a reactionary one to an “incredible opportunity to document these new forms of learning and collaboratively redefine teaching and learning for the future.” Silvia’s site is a treasure trove of instructional practices and processes that elevate learner voice and co-creation as they seek out information and share their ideas with others.