Teachers can use remote reading conferences and online library explorations to ensure that students continue to build literacy skills.

Several years ago, I made the choice of reading a top priority in my English classroom. The benefits of giving students time to read books they love are well known, and after reading Donalyn Miller’s The Book Whisperer:

For the very youngest students, providing space and autonomy to learn through play may be the key to promoting a lifelong love of learning.

One of my friend’s kids was a boy of strong and abiding passions. From the time he was a preschooler, whenever he saw me he would enthuse about outer space or his electric trains.

Recognizing that social and emotional learning would be especially important this year, one district created a program to address that need.

Over the last decade, and certainly, since March, when the pandemic shut down our schools, educators have become increasingly aware of the necessity to help students build social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies.

We conducted interviews with eight teachers from a wide range of school types and grade levels to see how they were coping on the cusp of the new year amidst the pandemic.

When Bijou Eric Jordan returns to his classroom later this month at Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School in Brooklyn,

Students may be isolated at home these days, but it’s still a good time to learn about people and cultures far away. Use these resources to get started.