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Kids Are Always Learning!

"Understanding children's funds of knowledge and planning from an assets-based perspective is essential as school resumes. You can draw on children's and families' home languages, cultures, and every day experiences to design instruction that is relevant and that connects to grade level goals and standards."

By Christie Angleton, Lara Handsfield, Deborah MacPhee, & Sherry Sanden

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ISTE Learning Keeps Going

Supporting Learning from Home: A Guide for Families

"Helping children make an effective transition to online learning is critical for their success now and in the future. The good news is that there are tried-and-true strategies that can make online and hybrid learning effective."

By ISTE Staff

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10Talk University of Illinois

Choice Boards vs Inquiry Boards

"They sent them [choice boards] out on a weekly basis, and the teachers asked, try to have them do one thing in each of the domains every day...for the first couple of weeks, maybe the first two weeks, my kiddo, she did this, but then she got kind of bored...We had to figure out ways for her to engage herself during the day, and so she decided that what she wanted to do was to spend some time learning about a topic every day."

By Christie Angleton & Nancy Latham

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ISTE Learning Keeps Going

! Covid-19 Parents

"We know education is important to you. But that doesn't mean helping your children learn at home comes easy. We're here to help with curated resources, ideas and lessons."

A curated collection of tips and lessons for parents.

By ISTE & EdSurge Staff

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The Educator's Playbook

14 Activities for Building Literacy at Home

"Two ideas are at the heart of every activity. The first is inquiry. One of the best ways to teach children is to ask a child questions, McInnis says, and to encourage a child to ask questions when they are curious or want to explore more.The second is respect. It’s important we treat kids as the cosmopolitan intellectuals that they are..."

By Penn GSE Faculty