During the summer, I am 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
School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis
Best Ways to Begin the School Year
Best Ways to End the School Year
Student Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning
Challenging Normative Gender Culture in Education
Cooperative & Collaborative Learning
Today鈥檚 theme is student voice. You can see the list of posts 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.
* 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.
* 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.
Six students, from the ages of 7 to 17, share their thoughts about online learning鈥攂oth the good and the bad.
High school students reveal what they like about remote learning, what they don鈥檛 like, and whether they鈥檇 prefer online learning or getting their education in school.
Four students鈥攆rom California, Minnesota, and France鈥攄iscuss their varying experiences with online learning, including their pros and cons.
Six students write about their most memorable teachers and why those educators were important in their lives, citing their listening skills and their ability to 鈥渒eep it real,鈥 among other reasons.
Five students share memories of their favorite teachers and why they appreciated them, including their teachers鈥 presence in times of emotional stress and their belief in them.
Five students contribute short pieces about their favorite classroom moments and what others might be able to learn from them.