During the summer, I will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 10 years. You can see all those collections from the first nine years here.
Here are the ones I鈥檝e published so far:
The 11 Most Popular Classroom Q&A Posts of the Year
Today鈥檚 theme is on school closures and the coronavirus crisis. You can see the list following this excerpt from one of them:
* How Students Want to Reimagine Education Next Year
The main features students are looking for are relevancy and supportive relationships.
* Ten Ways I鈥檒l Be Teaching Differently Next Year
I share 10 instructional practices I鈥檝e developed during the pandemic that I will be continuing into the next school year.
* Alternatives to Standardized Tests During a Pandemic Year
Three educators suggest alternatives to federally mandated standardized testing during this year undercut by COVID-19.
* 鈥楾here Is No Playbook鈥� for How to Do Hybrid Teaching
Four educators wrap up a nine-part series offering advice on hybrid/concurrent teaching.
* We 鈥楥an Lower Expectations and Still Have High Standards鈥� in Hybrid Teaching
Four educators make recommendations for effective hybrid teaching, including how to use 鈥渟tations.鈥�
* 鈥榁irtual, Hybrid, & Concurrent Are Three Words I Never Expected to Use鈥�
Four educators write what they鈥檝e learned about hybrid teaching, such as not being afraid to quickly change a lesson when it isn鈥檛 working.
* 鈥楪ive Yourself Grace鈥� as You Teach Concurrently
Three teachers continue a special series supporting educators moving from full-time distance learning to a hybrid model.
* It鈥檚 Like 鈥楾eaching Two Classes at Once鈥�
Four educators provide technical advice and instructional strategies to use when teaching the same class simultaneously online and in person.
* 鈥楬ybrid Teaching Is Multitasking to the Umpteenth Degree鈥�
Four educators offer advice to those of us who are just beginning 鈥渃oncurrent鈥� teaching as we return to the physical classroom.
* Strategies for Teaching Students Online and Face to Face at the Same Time
Four educators share how they are teaching students simultaneously online and in the physical classroom.
* Six Strategies I Apply to Make My Distance Learning Classes Not Terrible
Larry Ferlazzo shares the six key strategies he鈥檚 using in his distance learning classes, including developing student-leadership teams.
* The Idea of 鈥楲earning Loss鈥� Begs Us to Ask, 鈥楲oss From What?鈥�
A Georgia educator challenges the present thinking about 鈥渓earning loss鈥� and asks, 鈥淲hat if the loss is a loss in inflicting harm?鈥�
* Students Respond to Adults鈥� Fixation on 鈥楲earning Loss鈥�
A Boston educator shares three guidelines for responding to 鈥渓earning loss鈥� she developed based on conversations with her students.
* Pandemic Lessons for a Post-COVID-19 Classroom
Five educators share ideas for lessons learned this year that will carry over when they return to 鈥渘ormal鈥� classrooms.
* 鈥楳y Online Learning Experience as a Student This Fall Has Been Great鈥�
Three students share a relatively positive picture of their full-time virtual learning experiences this year.
* 鈥極nline Learning as a Student Has Been ... Hell on Earth鈥�
Four students write about their online learning experiences, and it鈥檚 not a pretty picture....
* Distance Learning 鈥楬as Been OK, I Guess': Students Share About This Year鈥檚 Experiences
Four high school students write about their distance learning experiences this year, sharing mixed feelings, including liking not having to wake up early but also suffering from eye strain.
* Teachers Share This Year鈥檚 Best Classroom Moments So Far
Many educators, including me, share their best classroom moments so far this year, including a Halloween costume unveiling and virtual visits from poets.
* Teacher-Recommended Tools for Online Learning
Four teachers offer several suggestions for online tools to promote interactive learning, and many others offer readers鈥� comments about their favorites.
* 10 Favorite Online Teaching Tools Used by Educators This Year
Three other teachers and I share our favorite online tools to use during this unusual year.
* Effective Strategies for Using Online Student-Discussion Boards
Two educators share tips on how to incorporate online discussion boards in virtual or hybrid teaching environments, including going for fewer and deeper ones rather than many shallow conversations.
* What Is & Isn鈥檛 Working for Teachers & Students This Year
Three teachers and I share what has been working鈥攁nd what hasn鈥檛鈥攄uring the first few weeks of the school year, including the value of student 鈥渓eadership teams鈥� and giving 鈥渇resh starts.鈥�
* Making Hybrid Teaching Work for Educators & Students
Three educators offer do鈥檚 and don鈥檛s of successful hybrid teaching, including setting boundaries and practicing self-care.
* The Do鈥檚 & Don鈥檛s of Hybrid Teaching
Three educators offer lessons from their hybrid teaching experience, including emphasizing differentiation and 鈥渇lipping鈥� the classroom.
* Nine Ways to Implement Culturally Responsive Teaching During Distance Learning
Four educators offer ways teachers can implement culturally responsive teaching during remote learning, including incorporating students鈥� lives into lessons.
* Strategies for Implementing Online Culturally Responsive Teaching
Four educators offer suggestions on how to provide online culturally responsive teaching, including by providing choice and opportunities for self-reflection.
* Strategies for Promoting Student Collaboration in a Distance Learning Environment
Another teacher and I share strategies to encourage student collaboration in a remote or hybrid learning environment, including through group presentations and class-created 鈥渘orms.鈥�
Four educators share their experiences of blended learning. They suggest elements needed to make it work in remote teaching such as emphasizing relationship-building and minimizing the number of online tools.
Three educators share how they are adapting the principles of 鈥渂lended learning鈥� to the COVID-19 environment, including through involving community members and using a 鈥渇lipped鈥� classroom.
Six educators share tips for teaching virtually, including making time to connect personally with each student and emphasizing collaborative work.
Three educators offer tips for online instruction, ranging from keeping videos short (3-5 minutes) to laying out an agenda at the beginning of each class.
Four educators share instructional strategies for online instruction, including adapting face-to-face techniques like 鈥渢hink-pair-share鈥� and 鈥渓earning stations.鈥�
Two teacher guest contributors and I highlight lessons that we learned in the spring, including emphasizing what we can control and not worrying (much) about what is outside of it.
Four educators share how they are going to apply lessons they learned in the spring to this new school year, including by reaching out to students as well as to parents.
Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey (co-authors of The Distance Learning Playbook), Isabel Morales, and Kiera Beddes share lessons they have learned from the spring, including the need for 鈥渆mpathetic feedback鈥� and community-building.
Five educators share recommendations for effective distance learning, including limiting the number of online tools teachers use with students and not assuming that caregivers will be around to help with schoolwork.
Wrapping up this series on the dos and don鈥檛s of teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, three educators suggest such strategies as creating online and offline content and embracing uncertainty.
Two educators call for schools to use this time of crisis to focus on equity issues like desegregation and community involvement.
Three teachers offer colleagues suggestions for this fall, including showing 鈥済race鈥� to students, parents, and themselves and emphasizing flexibility.
Four educators share instructional recommendations for the pandemic-influenced fall, including setting boundaries and showing patience.
Four educators share ideas on how to start a pandemic-effect school year, including by organizing scavenger hunts and having students share and write captions for their favorite photos.
Three teachers explain how they are going to start the COVID-19-affected new school year, including by sending videos or letters to students before classes begin.
Katie Hull Synieski and I share a book excerpt offering ideas on building relationships as our online or hybrid school year begins, including question starters and 鈥渟how-and-tell鈥� activities.
We Might Have Gotten Remote Learning Wrong. We Can Still Fix This School Year
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