Classroom Management

Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers run their classrooms and manage student conduct during class

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Artificial Intelligence Will COVID-19 Spur Greater Use of Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education?
Opportunities for wider use of AI in education are opening up, but the virus outbreak could seriously delay investments in new, innovative technologies, predicts AI expert Robert F. Murphy.
May 19, 2020
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Teaching Expectations for Online Student Behavior Vary During Coronavirus School Closures
As teachers transition to remote learning, many are now having to decide: How much should they be enforcing school rules via webcam?
Madeline Will, April 8, 2020
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Teaching Opinion Remember, Online Learning Isn't the Only Way to Learn Remotely
It will take more than online tools to activate learning during a school closure. Kate Ehrenfeld Gardoqui offers 5 sample assignments.
Kate Ehrenfeld Gardoqui, March 16, 2020
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Reading & Literacy 'Decodable' Books: Boring, Useful, or Both?
These sound-it-out books designed for young readers aren’t always popular with teachers. But experts say they’re an important tool.
Sarah Schwartz, March 13, 2020
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Teaching Opinion My 5 Basic Rules for Talking to Young Students About Coronavirus
Students are understandably anxious about COVID-19. Teachers must address those fears in age-appropriate and educational ways, writes 4th grade teacher Ivy Higgins.
Ivy Higgins, March 12, 2020
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Student Well-Being & Movement Children and Coronavirus: 4 Questions Answered
How likely are children to contract and spread the new strain of coronavirus? What steps should schools take to protect them?
Sarah D. Sparks, March 11, 2020
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8 min read
In this 2016 file photo, Jody Wagner, a resource nurse in the Albuquerque, N.M., school district, talks to a student just before giving him a flu shot at one of the city's elementary schools.
In this 2016 file photo, Jody Wagner, a resource nurse in the Albuquerque, N.M., school district, talks to a student just before giving him a flu shot at one of the city's elementary schools.
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School & District Management How to Deploy School Nurses During Coronavirus (If You Have Them)
School nurses are critical partners and advisers to school leaders who are managing responses to the coronavirus outbreak. Here are ways schools should deploy nurses, if they have them.
Denisa R. Superville, March 11, 2020
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A server places breakfast out in the cafeteria at Kyrene De Las Lomas Elementary School in Phoenix. As more schools close over coronavirus concerns, districts are wrestling with how they will pay employees should people fall ill, be required to be in quarantine, or if there's a prolonged shutdown.
A server places breakfast out in the cafeteria at Kyrene De Las Lomas Elementary School in Phoenix. As more schools close over coronavirus concerns, districts are wrestling with how they will pay employees should people fall ill, be required to be in quarantine, or if there's a prolonged shutdown.
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School & District Management If Coronavirus Closes School, Who Gets Paid and How?
These are some of the biggest issues for districts to grapple with as they plan for shutting down schools in response to the coronavirus.
Mark Lieberman, March 11, 2020
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De’Andre Arnold, middle, and his mother Sandy, second from right, attended the Academy Awards with the team behind the animated short “Hair Love.”
De’Andre Arnold, middle, and his mother Sandy, second from right, attended the Academy Awards with the team behind the animated short “Hair Love.”
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School Climate & Safety Why Do Schools Hang On to Discriminatory Dress Codes?
School dress codes are clashing with students, parents, and researchers who see the rules and their enforcement as rife with racism and sexism. Some school leaders say the codes are important for safety and teaching kids to comply.
Christina A. Samuels, March 10, 2020
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Idled school buses at the Northshore School District in Bothell, Wash., which is closed for two weeks over coronavirus concerns. The district is operating a remote learning program to continue instruction and is distributing meals daily at several sites around the district.
Idled school buses at the Northshore School District in Bothell, Wash., which is closed for two weeks over coronavirus concerns. The district is operating a remote learning program to continue instruction and is distributing meals daily at several sites around the district.
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Student Well-Being & Movement Shut Down by Coronavirus, Schools Scramble to Feed Students
A major dilemma for schools shutting down is how to keep providing meals to students who rely on them for their daily nutrition.
Corey Mitchell, March 9, 2020
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Teaching How Teachers Are Talking to Students About the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads, teachers are put in the hard spot of educating students about prevention without scaring them.
Sarah Schwartz, March 3, 2020
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6 min read
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Teaching Profession Tiny Teaching Stories: 'I Have One! Porn!'
Super-short stories written by teachers about their triumphs and frustrations, and the hilarious or absurd moments from their lives.
Catherine Gewertz, March 3, 2020
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School & District Management How to Respond to Coronavirus: 6 Steps for Schools
Here are key steps for district and school leaders to follow if coronavirus hits your community.
Mark Lieberman, March 2, 2020
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4 min read
A man wears a mask over his mouth as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 in Mexico City. Mexico’s assistant health secretary announced Friday that the country now has confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.
A man wears a mask over his mouth as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 in Mexico City. Mexico’s assistant health secretary announced Friday that the country now has confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.
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School & District Management 9 Things Educators Need to Know About Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases have now directly hit U.S. schools. Here’s what school leaders need to know right now about the virus.
Mark Lieberman, February 28, 2020
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