Cindy Donaldson

Great reflection and shared insights about distance learning.

If you're meeting with your whole class via video conferencing, start with quick SEL exercises to get everyone primed for sharing. edutopia.org/article/how-fo…

God bless teachers everywhere!

We hear you @JessHallal, @TechisforGirls, @mrR_tjmscience + @buddyxo! Today we're excited to announce... Screen Recording in @Flipgrid 🤯 We can't wait to see how you and your learners share your world with this supercharged upgrade 🚀

Five years ago when I started this website for #eurekamath teachers, I had no clue whether it was going to be helpful. That question was cleared up today when I noticed that our videos were viewed 100,000 times in the past 48 hours. Dang. twitter.com/dhabecker/stat…

It’s important to bear in mind that cultivating an engaging distance learning experience is hard. It takes time and an incredible amount of patience. If you are new to the experience, you’re probably going to feel like a first-year teacher again. That’s OK!edutopia.org/article/4-tips…

Gaps in access to technology and support at home are major. Trauma and anxiety are spiking. That means a large % of students will not be able to engage in any type of distance learning. We need to prepare for loss of learning time.

Ideas from @Kareemfarah23 on how to create an engaging—and sustainable—distance learning experience for students. It's not all about computers. edutopia.org/article/4-tips…

The incredible true story of the first grader with 40 grades on his report card greatschools.org/gk/articles/im… via @greatschools

“Teachers are attuned to the social-emotional wellbeing of our students...Yet we are still just learning how to discuss a huge, lurking threat to our work: our own mental health.” --Henry Seton, High School Teacher kqed.org/mindshift/5512…

This Is Pretty Interesting: An Online Historical Archive Of Notebooks Used By Schoolchildren Around The World larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/01/23/thi…

Ditching the Reading Logs edutopia.org/article/ditchi…

Brilliant post from Andrew Johnson: Reading Interventions and Educational Malpractice. PLEASE SHARE #G2great #LitEssentials linkedin.com/pulse/reading-…

“When we pay attention to each other we breathe new life into each other. With frequent attention and affection our relationships flourish, and we as individuals grow wiser and stronger. We help heal each other’s wounds and support each other’s growth.” buff.ly/2MkfKw5

Why The Art of Speaking Should Be Taught Alongside Math and Literacy kqed.org/mindshift/4654…

Post-It Note Activities! - Brain Blast #edchat #ukedchat

This is inside information that all administrators need to learn because it is TRUE; especially, #5.

"Quality education is about relationships. Caring teachers who understand child development and who know and are attuned to the children in their care are far more important than many of the measures of quality we use today." (via @edutopia) edutopia.org/article/whats-…

Check out this thoroughly researched and well-documented piece on what the science says about how kids learn to read from @educationweek and @LianaLoewus @SarahDSparks @s_e_schwartz Don't miss all the links and notes! Great resource for teachers/schools edweek.org/ew/issues/how-…

Want students to remember something? Ask them to draw it. Research shows that drawing concepts is better than simply writing notes, viewing images, or listening to lectures. A recent @edutopia video I worked on.