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Steven Blackburn

How technology can streamline and improve temperature screening

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District leaders can improve and streamline the process of screening student temperatures by using thermal camera technology. Here are five points district leaders should consider before implementation.

What teachers do not find effective about online learning

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During school closures, many educators felt underprepared for online learning and believed that their students would not learn in this new environment.

What is the future of testing in K-12?

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Many states could extend their suspensions of high-stakes school testing into the next year due to complications relating to the novel coronavirus.

3 best practices for taking students on virtual field trips

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While virtual reality takes students (and teachers) to many places around the world they would otherwise never go, implementing virtual reality field trips for teaching takes time. Here are some best practices for taking students on virtual reality field trips.

Why schools serving high Latino populations are affected more during closures

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As COVID-19 affects the mental health of Latino students at significantly higher rates than whites, Cutler-Orosi JUSD in California struggles to provide support for a student population that is 97% hispanic.

Improving student engagement with Minecraft: Education Edition

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Districts of Distinction honoree Cherokee County School District is bringing game-based learning into the classroom (and online during school closures) by providing extensive training and PD.

How this district is building relationships with at-risk students during COVID-19

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Alabaster City Schools, a previous Districts of Distinction honoree, is keeping in continual contact with students at risk of not graduating.

How a 1 to 1 district program streamlined the switch to online learning during COVID-19

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Students at Glastonbury Public Schools, a previous Districts of Distinction honoree, are using district iPads to complete assignments from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 sheds light on persistent transgender privacy risks in education

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Some student information systems only allow online learning platforms to use the legal names of students, which can reveal the gender identity of transgender students.

How a therapy dog helps special ed students during COVID-19

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Despite school closures, a Henry Hudson Regional School therapy dog named Hudson is still providing social-emotional support for students with special needs via a video-conferencing platform.

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