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Mitigate Learning Loss with Active Classrooms
“Learning loss” has become an important topic for schools in the United States due to students having to learn from home during the pandemic. To address this issue, federal funding has been given to K-12 [...]
“From Where I Sit”
As many schools are beginning to reopen to in-person learning, the discussion is happening that we need to minimize movement and transitions for our students. It is understandable, however, more [...]
Creating Individual Workstations in Your Classroom
Active classrooms are more important now than ever before, and that’s because students (and teachers) will need to adjust from their work from home lifestyle to back to their classrooms. [...]
Implementing Social Emotional Learning into your Lessons
Social emotional learning. SEL. What is it? Seems like a buzzword these days. The concept of SEL is not new, as it has been around for decades. The Collaborative for [...]
Breaking Down ESSER Funds
Important Abbreviations ESSER Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief CARES Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security CRRSA Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations SEA State Education Agency LEA Local Education Agency ESF Education Stabilization Fund Timeline March 27, 2020: The CARES Act was [...]
Movement Mazes and Physical Distancing
Movement in our schools has never come under the spotlight quite like it did in 2020/2021. With the concern of contract tracing, student-student contact, student-teacher contact, and the overall spreading [...]
How to Incorporate Active Learning at Home
Since Thanksgiving Break, our kindergartner has been distance learning. And, while we are headed back to a more normal elementary school experience in Minnesota, we still have had to make adjustments to our [...]
Keeping Kids Moving During Remote Learning
More than ever kids are sitting during instruction due to remote learning. Keeping kids moving is critical during this time to help with learning recovery. Use these tips to keep your students engaged and moving. [...]
Movement Activities in a Virtual Environment
Most of you are pretty adept at teaching virtually by now. In fact, many are rocking this and have the organization and delivery of teaching online down to a science. [...]