December 3, 2020
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
― W.B. Yeats
HEAR FIRST-HAND ABOUT SOME SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS
WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR ways to make the transition to the new landscape smoother for our students. Our expert panel from local school districts is taking a look at 3 current challenges: teaching about racism, blended learning, and mental health. Listen as each speaker presents how these problems are being addressed at our December 10th webinar (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm), Supporting Students in the New Landscape (register through your district clerk).
E-LEARN ACT INTENDS TO SPREAD BROADBAND TO EVERY STUDENT ACROSS NY STATE
LEAVING STUDENTS WITHOUT BROADBAND ACCESS IN THIS NEW landscape is denying them a sound basic education. Depending on school districts to know who needs broadband access, the plan is to establish an E-LEARN fund and have SED allocate the money. The case will be made to the NYS Senate next week and support for this bill, spearheaded by Senator Shelley Mayer, seems to be growing.
CONTROVERSY OVER TESTING IS A PERPETUAL NEWS ITEM
HOW DO WE FAIRLY ASSESS STUDENTS working remotely? Open book tests are an option and may be the wave of the future... studies find they produce little difference in learning or assessment outcomes. Before students become too comfy with the whole idea, we should reveal that the theory is based on a notion called the "extended mind" which will still require preparation for exams.
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