Teaching is already hard. Teaching online when half your kids don't have a working internet connection and everybody's living in the middle of a global pandemic...is harder.
The blog posts below explore strategies, offer articles for teachers, and provide back-to-school teaching resources to improve your remote teaching and learning.
Remote Learning
How to Hold a Virtual Read-Aloud While Schools Are Closed
With schools closed, consider holding a read-aloud online for young students by following these five simple steps.
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April 16, 2020
How to Teach Online: Strategies for K-12 Educators Amid School Closures
With schools closed, educators can use these tips and strategies for online teaching to ensure an engaging and impactful experience for your students.
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March 20, 2020
How to Engage Students in Online Learning: Tips for Elementary School Teachers
Follow these tips on engaging students remotely and preventing them from getting distracted in classes held online.
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April 14, 2020
7 Ways to Keep Students’ Attention in an Online Class
Remote learning forces educators to alter how they create instruction. Improve the online instructional experience for your students with these tips.
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July 7, 2020
New Year, New Students
6 Back-to-School Icebreakers for Elementary Students
Teachers can use these fun back-to-school icebreaker activities for elementary students in the classroom or remotely.
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July 30, 2020
Free Resources to Support Continued Learning at Home
Here you'll find free learning activities, lessons, downloadables, and videos for Grade K–12 kids to keep learning and growing at grade level.
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May 13, 2020
4 Virtual Back-to-School Night Ideas for 2020
Start off the year with parents and students on the right foot with these activity ideas for a virtual Back-to-School Night amid COVID-19.
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August 21, 2020
5 First-Day-of-School High School Icebreaker Activities
These icebreakers for students in Grades 9-12 will help them get to know one another while having fun and also getting creative.
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August 19, 2020
Ready, Set, School!
Kindergarten: Ready, Set, School! Podcast
Listen to our Ready, Set, School! podcast, developed especially for kids, to get tips and advice for starting this school year wherever you do your learning.
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August 18, 2020
Grades 1–2: Ready, Set, School! Podcast
Listen to our Ready, Set, School! podcast, developed especially for kids, to get tips and advice for starting this school year wherever you do your learning.
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August 18, 2020
Grades 3–5: Ready, Set, School! Podcast
Listen to our Ready, Set, School! podcast, developed especially for kids, to get tips and advice for starting this school year wherever you do your learning.
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August 18, 2020
Grades 6–12: Ready, Set, School! Podcast
Listen to our Ready, Set, School! podcast, developed especially for kids, to get tips and advice for starting this school year wherever you do your learning.
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August 18, 2020
Professional Learning
4 Lessons This Principal Learned from His School's Switch to Remote Teaching
Principal David Huber discusses how he came to realize that now is an opportunity for his district to make many lasting changes in how its schools operate.
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May 27, 2020
5 Tips to Ensure Connected Professional Learning for Teachers This Fall
This fall, education leaders should encourage a culture of reflection among their staff and tailor professional development to the current situation amid COVID-19.
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July 23, 2020
Starting the School Year During COVID-19: Action Items for K-12 Administrators
In addition to figuring out the complexities behind general reopening details, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of new priorities for education leaders.
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August 5, 2020
Equitable Learning
Serving Students With Special Needs in an Online Era: Q&A With Suzanne Jimenez
A former director of special education weighs in on the challenges of remote learning and strategies for overcoming them.
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July 27, 2020
Racial Literacy: A Call to Action for Teachers
Dr. Tyrone Howard, ICLE senior fellow and professor of education at UCLA, calls on teachers to develop the racial literacy needed to talk about race in their classrooms.
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June 19, 2020
10 Social and Emotional Learning Strategies for Responding to COVID-19
Explore key principles and strategies that schools and educators can use to nurture students’ social and emotional development.
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June 16, 2020
How to Prioritize Social-Emotional Learning in a Time of Social Distancing
Learn how to foster an environment of social and emotional learning despite the fact that students can’t interact with teachers or each other face to face.
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April 21, 2020
Racial Justice in Education: How Can We Assess Racial Climate in Schools?
ICLE Senior Fellow Dr. Tyrone C. Howard provides five key areas for administrators to assess how they are doing when it comes to racial equity in their schools.
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August 5, 2020
How This Superintendent Works to Ensure Educational Equity Amid a Crisis
Sharon Johnson-Shirley shares how her Indiana district meets students’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps she will take to prepare for future emergencies.
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May 1, 2020
Instructional Planning
Introducing the Connected Learning Model: Mitigating COVID-19 Learning Loss
This fall, learning loss among students may be much deeper than usual, but an HMH white paper offers insights into new ways to mitigate these losses.
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May 20, 2020
7 Strategies to Start the New School Year Right
No one knows how schools will open this year. One day it is online, and the next day it is in person. But the uncertainty around where learning will take place shouldn't stop them from preparing for what matters most: classroom culture.
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August 10, 2020
Video Lessons
Math at Work Olympic Edition: How Is Math Used in Sports?
In a special Olympic edition of the Math at Work web series, paired with activities based on the Olympic Games, students will learn how important math is to the world of sports.
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August 13, 2020
Literacy at Work: Writing a Personality Feature with Esther Wojcicki
Esther Wojcicki shares her lesson on conducting an interview and writing a personality feature—an intriguing, creative article about the interviewee.
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April 30, 2020
Literacy at Work: The Writers Room with Duane Capizzi
Have your students explore the exciting world of TV writing with a free lesson plan and insights from producer, writer, and Carmen Sandiego showrunner Duane Capizzi.
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August 17, 2020
Literacy at Work: How to Write a Rap with Dr. Chris Emdin
Have your students discover how creating and performing raps can inspire self-reflection, confidence, and an appreciation for writing.
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July 28, 2020
90-Second Science: Quick and Easy Science Experiments from HMH
Watch these 90-second videos of easy science experiments you can do with your students, in and out of the classroom.
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May 7, 2020
