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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
Virtual Back to School Night Demonstration
As an instructional designer and former high school teacher, Cindy recorded a sample virtual back to school night that includes some tools and tips teachers may find helpful in planning their own back to school night and/or ways to visually and virtually ... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
In the process of researching and writing this article, I read The Atlantic’s article by Ibram X. Kendi, titled “The American Nightmare.” From 1896, the same year the Supreme Court decision, Plessy v Ferguson, legalized segregation, Kendi discusses a raci... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
In these unprecedented times that we are all enduring right now, I find our family is pulling out all the stops to keep life moving in a healthy and helpful direction. Most days in our house, a flurry of activity surrounds work for both adults and schooli... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool’s teams of education experts are coming together to lead and discuss ways school leaders and/or teachers can create and adapt instruction for blended and online learning environments. Attend one or multiple weekly workshops and customize a lea... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
Objectives are an invaluable resource for achieving learning outcomes. A well-written objective includes information that will help guide both teachers and students. Teachers need objectives to help plan a lesson, the activities, and the evaluation of the... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
Teachers, do you remember the lesson plan overview you created in your teacher credential and/or masters’ program classes?! If you’re like me, you thought to yourself at the time, “I’ll never use this overview with my students in my classroom.” Like most ... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
In this article, 10 Top Tips to Use Zoom Safely, Betanews shares their 10 top tips to help you use Zoom safely for your video conferencing needs during distance learning. Zoom's privacy and security issues have caused concern for many people. Betanews is ... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
In this article, Help Calm the Storm: What you Can Do Today to Prevent Child Maltreatment while Social Distancing, Frank Kros shares actions each of us can take during social distancing and sheltering in place to avoid one of the many unintended consequen... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
As a mom, trained educator, and a fulltime employee with two teenagers, I’ve watched them struggle, offered help, and listened a lot about the challenges in adapting to distance learning. This week one of my teenagers felt overwhelmed and struggled to jus... read more
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CynthiaA
PowerSchool Team
PowerSchool Team
Use the following lists to ask for your child’s help around the house. Older kids can do items on the lists for younger kids or they can help teach anything in those lists to younger kids. Beyond these lists, use Pinterest, Google, and/or other resources ... read more
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jamiem7
Lead Community Moderator
Lead Community Moderator
Check out the tips in the PDF attachment below for some best practices with fonts and use of color in digital presentations. read more
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jamiem7
Lead Community Moderator
Lead Community Moderator
As you and parents know, students struggle to ask for help through email. Prior to COVID-19, parents primarily emailed teachers when they felt their students needed additional help or support. But now, students need the skills to be able to reach out to t... read more
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jamiem7
Lead Community Moderator
Lead Community Moderator
When leading an online meeting, transform the background behind you into something school related to help keep students focused on your distance-learning objectives. Our team pulled together six free images for you to use in your virtual meeting platforms... read more
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jamiem7
Lead Community Moderator
Lead Community Moderator
In the coming days and weeks, our team will contribute helpful resources, tips, and suggestions related to distance learning to help support ANY teacher, parent, administrator, or supportive community member. Please feel free to share these resources with... read more
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