The exterior of Kavasutra Kava Bar on East Colfax in Denver. The cafe remains open but it’s not possible to see inside as windows have been covered with paper. Kavasutra has a second location on West Colfax in Lakewood. (Beth Rankin, The Denver Post) Kavasutra Kava Bar, a cafe chain […]
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The best learning resources for teaching English, history and geography
If you’re once again the acting teacher in your at-home classroom, use these ideas to help you ace it (iStock) Schools have been massively affected by the ongoing pandemic and for many parents, much of 2020 was spent homeschooling children, as they were shut or partially open to specific year […]
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Treehouse teaching and laundry art: Educators find creative ways to reach kids
The Washington Post gathered stories of creative teaching from throughout the Washington region. The anecdotes collected below do not represent everyone’s experience, but they highlight notes of grace — and offer sparks of hope. ‘Everyone’s got laundry!’ As the weeks of online learning stretched into months, art teacher Abigail Dillingham […]
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Teaching in the Pandemic: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’
Caitlyn Clayton, an eighth grade English teacher, with her students in Farmington, Ill., on Nov. 12, 2020. (Lauren Justice/The New York Times) At Farmington Central Junior High in rural Illinois, classes still start at 8 a.m. But that’s about the only part of the school day that has not changed […]
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Teaching in the Pandemic: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’
At Farmington Central Junior High in rural Illinois, classes still start at 8 a.m. But that’s about the only part of the school day that has not changed for Caitlyn Clayton, an eighth-grade English teacher tirelessly toggling between in-person and remote students. At the start of the school day, Ms. […]
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Teaching online is a way to make money while avoiding COVID
If the current surge in coronavirus cases makes you nervous about going to work, you should know that you might not have to risk your health to keep food on the table. Even if you have a physical job that normally requires in-person attendance, you may be able to profit […]
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Katie Redd: Teaching and learning to live with COVID-19 | Op-Ed Commentaries
The Kanawha County Board of Education voted 3-2 to send students back to school five days a week, skipping the second week of hybrid classes. Two weeks of hybrid learning was settled on by teaching professionals and community members as a waiting period to assess the spread of the virus […]
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Online teaching will be a family affair for the Burrills in the Santa Clarita Valley
West Ranch baseball coach Casey Burrill, who teaches AP Computer Science, and his wife, Kristin, who teaches seventh-grade P.E., are going to be instructing students from home starting Tuesday. (Corey Burrill) When the new school year begins Tuesday in the Santa Clarita Valley, classes will be taught online, but Brady […]
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Online teaching will be a family affair for Burrills
West Ranch baseball coach Casey Burrill, who teaches AP Computer Science, and his wife, Kristin, who teaches seventh-grade P.E., are going to be instructing students from home starting Tuesday. (Corey Burrill) When the new school year begins Tuesday in the Santa Clarita Valley, classes will be taught online, but Brady […]