Virtual Writing Instruction
Across school districts, students’ grades, scores, and standardized test results indicate a widespread drop in foundational skills, some of the...
Education
The education section will provide helpful tools to assist with learning as well as news and information that will affect students and teachers in the class room or virtual learning spaces.
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Executive Functioning and Distance Learning: Part l
As educators and mental health professionals, helping students manage their executive functioning is a critical aspect of building the foundation...
Gaming in the Classroom to Boost Engagement
Creating engaging lessons and activities for learning is no easy task. With today’s technology, the Gen Z group has access...
Remedies for Reluctant Readers
As students progress through their education, reading assignments and materials naturally become more intense and time consuming. The literature itself...
Easy Strategies and Accommodations for Behavioral and Mental Health Needs in Learning Enviorments
The numerous accommodations and modifications that teachers make for students often amount to a lengthy list. These adjustments can involve...
Distance Learning with Multiple Children
Distance learning is tedious. Between the emails, Zoom meetings, various portals teachers utilize, and the individual workload of every class,...
Protecting Children from Harm in the Context of Distance Learning
The nation saw an uptick in domestic violence calls in the midst of the pandemic and the shutdown. The convergence...
How to Create Inclusive Environments for Black Students on Predominantly White College Campuses
Predominantly white institutions of higher education in the United States routinely point to rising enrollments of students of color as...
Why America Should Have Universal Early Education for Young Children
Many Americans with young children want to prioritize both their family and their work. But childcare and preschool can be...
Do District-Based Elections For School Board Help Minority Candidates Get Elected?
This memo is part of a series on public policy challenges facing San Diego. Click here to read all memos in the series....
How Real Is Zoom Fatigue
Distance learning is now the norm, at least for the remainder of this school year and for summer school. Now...
Remote Learning: Making Use of Time at Home During School Closures
State-wide school closures for an extended amount of time due to a worldwide pandemic is truly unprecedented. Families, school systems,...
Addressing White Supremacy in Social Work Institutions and Curriculum
"We must summon the courage to have productive conversations about racism in our field. White workers especially need to reflect...
Dealing with School Drama at Home, Part I
While the middle and high school years are most notably fraught with drama, elementary-aged children are also seeing their fair...
How To Activate PBS on Your Streaming Device
Would you like to revel in Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on your device along with Roku, Apple TV, Samsung TV,...
Rutgers expert school violence prevention weighs in on whether beefed up security measures keep kids safe.
August’s annual back-to-school advertising blitz featured much of the same products parents have purchased for their students for decades. But...
Examining White Privilege: What’s the Fear?
Dickinson student Leda Fisher asks the question “Should White Boys Still be Allowed to Talk?” in her opinion piece in...
The Difference Between Micro, Macro and Mezzo Social Work
Sponsored by Aurora University The social work profession is multifaceted, and the good news is these skilled practitioners are in...
A Holistic View of Social Work Using Systems Theory
Social workers help struggling individuals receive the care and resources they need to live healthy, comfortable lives. Through aiding vulnerable...
Enhancing Education with Digital Tools in the Classroom
Especially now, with the rise of technology in the classroom, teachers have practically unlimited methods for teaching, assigning, and grading...
