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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

Now, with learning back in person in many places in the country, Lindsay’s experience keeping kids mostly on track, even during the most chaotic of times, offers lessons to other districts. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said. Students on a break at Lindsay High School.

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We Know SEL Skills Are Important, So How the Heck Do We Measure Them?

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At Nueva, when it comes to assessment, standards-based grading is king. They include not just academic standards, but several teacher-selected “habits”: responsibility, curiosity, creativity, and self-improvement. In other words, SEL competencies.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

Fields said the app enabled regular contact with all parents — to discuss grades or attendance issues, for example — not just those who speak English. In the classroom, computer-based programs can give students additional support as they work to master the vocabulary and mechanics of English. . — Tara García Mathewson.