Links I Shared on Twitter: April 4: Advice for Teachers + Parents for Managing Coronavirus Distance Learning
April 04, 2020
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #ALMA2020, #BookLists, #Homeschooling, #LoveOfReading, #NationalPoetryMonth, #OnlineResources, #RemoteLearning, #Resilience, #SmallBusiness, #TomieDePaola, parenting, and writing.
Top Tweet of the Week
A perspective: #RemoteLearning is turning out to be a burden for parents ow.ly/b5Iz30qu9sQ "This should be a time of baking banana bread and listening to mildly educational podcasts. This shouldn’t be a time of overscheduling" @karol
Online Resource Collections + Advice for Teachers
'One big virtual love-in': how children's book authors are creating online sanctuaries @guardian via @tashrow ow.ly/8FL830qv1vZ #RemoteLearning #kidlit
Resources for coping w/ stress, managing #OnlineLearning + shopping while stuck home – @larrymagid ow.ly/cLUX30qv1tH
Ideas for Celebrating #NationalPoetryMonth From Home from Katie Cunningham ow.ly/XOCZ30qutge @clssrmbkshlf @sljournal | #Poetry #Homeschool
Just Read This – March 2020 #COVID-19 edition | @TheReadingTub has retooled their monthly #literacy roundup into "a bookmark-worthy collection learning-at-home resources" ow.ly/zcda30qut8E | Lots of great stuff for #Homeschooling
#DistanceLearning: A Gently Curated Collection of Resources for Teachers | @cultofpedagogy ow.ly/9RSo30qu9gq #OnlineLearning #teaching #COVID-19
#Coronavirus / COVID-19 - 4 Free #Writing Resources for Stay at Home Parents, Kids & Writers ow.ly/h6YK30qtZWf @Write4Kids
Combating #SocialIsolation When Using #RemoteLearning | ow.ly/cwn830qtzll @Catlin_Tucker | Help students feel less alone + get them more engaged in #learning
3 Ways to Use #VideoConferencing with Students for #RemoteLearning | ow.ly/F0Rr30qtzks @Catlin_Tucker | Small group instruction, discussion + conferencing | #teaching
14 Crowdsourced Tips For Helping Students With Limited Internet Have #DistanceLearning - @MindShiftKQED ow.ly/4i0Y30qtzhZ #EducationalEquity
The New Normal… | @smithsmm argues that educators should focus on supporting families to find a home balance, vs. pushing everyone for full-time at home education ow.ly/J0pi30qtzeR #RemoteLearning
Advice/Perspectives on Homeschooling for Parents
Crisis Homeschooling | Great advice from @semicolonblog "you DON’T have to do all the work the public school is sending you for your child to complete" ow.ly/8EHX30qutme | Spend time doing things that enrich your kids, like reading + art + play
Comic: How To #HomeSchool During The #Coronavirus #SchoolClosures : @theLAJohnson @anya1anya @NPR ow.ly/t87g30qutaU | Don't force it if it's going to cause severe emotional distress + other advice
Ideas for 'Doing' School at Home During the #Covid-19 Virus from @TrevorHCairney ow.ly/d90Z30qu8KF | See especially "Tension Breakers" section, w/ suggestions for "Sure Fire Mimes" | #Charades #Homeschool
Look For The Rainbows: A Few Positives Of #COVID-19 from @McKenzieRoss20 @HonorsGradU ow.ly/YY9l30qu8O6 | I've been calling them #SilverLinings but it's the same idea. They are out there.
Other Bookish Links
#TopTenTuesday: 10 Signs You're a #BookLover @literacious ow.ly/hQFN30qu8Vk | I can claim 7 of these, how about you? My fave is the one about mispronouncing words | #LoveOfReading
Best Children's Books about #Resilience for Ages 4-12 ow.ly/wVft30qutf0 | #BookList from @momandkiddo | #PictureBooks + #MGLit
A Nicer Guy You Couldn’t Hope to Meet: Saying Goodbye to Thomas Anthony “Tomie” dePaola — @FuseEight ow.ly/hyhL30qu8Up | May he rest in peace | #kidlit #PictureBooks
A Small Way to Support #IndieBookstores during #Coronavirus ow.ly/cvBt30qu8IE | @StaceyLoscalzo suggests changing your Audible membership to @librofm | #SmallBusinesses
South Korean author-illustrator Baek Heena @heenastory Wins 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award #ALMA2020 ow.ly/rB4E30qv1VS @AlmaAward #kidlit
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