Buker Elementary School Principal, Wenham, MA. Marathoner. Photographer. Tinkerer. Techie. Change agent. Dreamer. Native Vermonter.
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1. FAQ for #BetterMasks in schools and colleges - a long 🧵
My goal is to provide information to parents, teachers, and students who want to protect themselves, but also to give sufficient background to allow people to advocate for policy changes.
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ICYMI: My modest attempt to overthrow the entire field of classroom management - now in its 25th year - as explained in the current issue of Education Week: alfiekohn.org/article/bd25/
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A little food for thought this morning. From Essential Truths for Principals by @SteeleThoughts @ToddWhitaker
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We had over 150 teachers interview their students about pandemic learning and what should happen next year, and then report back. Here's what students said: 🧵
Vaccine Cheat Days Are Adding Up via @TheAtlantic flip.it/.aD1bw
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Quick! Stop scrolling.
What you see here aren’t just any clouds, they’re Martian clouds. Take a moment out of your day to look at the sky of another world.
📸 taken by my right Navigation Camera. go.nasa.gov/2QSoqja
Covid vaccines mean the end of quarantine is in sight. For some, the view doesn't look so good. flip.it/PWkEQu
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Today, I am directing every state to prioritize educators for vaccination. We want every educator, school staff member, and child-care worker to receive at least one shot by the end of this month.
It’s time to treat in-person learning like the essential service that it is.
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Give Teachers The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine First, Lawmakers Urge Baker
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Tip Tuesday! Create your own background for Jamboard in Google Slides or Google Drawings. Go to File → Page setup → Custom and enter 1920 x 1080 pixels.
You can download as a PNG and set it as the background in a new Jamboard document.
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What to know on the CDC guidance? Here's my take (with minimal editorializing).
who-cester.blogspot.com/2021…
If my teachers can teach all day with a mask on, there’s no reason Super Bowl refs need to pull their masks down to talk.
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A helpful little update popped up yesterday in #googledocs:
Hyperlink to a YouTube video & it will appeare in Preview in the corner of the doc. This allows students to watch instructional video while working in their document. #gsuiteedu #GoogleEdu
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Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District will move to remote learning November 30 through December 4. Please check your emails tomorrow for updates from your Building Principal and/or Director of Special Education.
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Grid view in Google Slides is a helpful way to view all student work in one location. If you don't want students to see each other's work, use this approach:
youtu.be/-Hl95mHLY9I
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Should you travel for Thanksgiving? @aaronecarroll has some simple advice for staying safe this holiday season.
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"Remember that your decisions affect everyone you share air with, no matter how circumstantially, as you go about your life."
theatlantic.com/health/archi…