Archive - KIPP NJ

22 June 2020 | Laura Waters | NJ Left Behind

7 Ways Teachers Can Use Zoom to Connect with Students Right Now

Connection and continuing to build/grow significant relationships are part of the DNA of all good teachers regardless of the season.

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12 July 2020 | Amanda Geiger | The 74 Million

Fourth-Graders’ Tips for Learning Online: Go to Bed Early. Plug In Your Laptop. Try to Find a Quiet Place to Get Focused. Don’t Get Frustrated

“Don’t get frustrated if you get stuck. This isn’t easy, and you have to be nice to yourself.”

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16 July 2020 | Erin Richards | USA Today

Parents guide to online school: 9 questions to help vet your back-to-school choices

Because virtual teaching is so new – the world has never seen so many traditional teachers shift to online instruction – there's little conclusive research on what methods produce the best academic outcomes.

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10 July 2020 | Mark Joseph | NJ Left Behind

For White Teachers of Black Children.

We must use our platforms as educators to elevate the beauty and struggle we witness on a daily basis.

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28 July 2020 | Anya Kamenetz | WAMU 88.5

Can Online Learning Be Better This Fall? These Educators Think So

Banks has never been formally trained to teach online, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to make his classes as engaging and challenging as possible.

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18 August 2020 | John Jones | NJ.com

Back to School Giveaway

Principal Veronica Avery distributes hand sanitizer as she greets students and parents while school supplies are handed out to Kipp Team Academy students by teachers at the school in Newark.

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21 August 2020 | Caroline Preston | The Washington Post

Restorative circles, online wellness rooms and grief training: How schools are preparing for the coronavirus mental health crisis

This fall, teachers will also trade “calming corners” in classrooms for an online wellness space where students can listen to music, fill online coloring books or practice yoga on the school’s virtual-learning platform.

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21 August 2020 | Brian Bobal | NJ.com

Newark school holds outdoor book drives to get students ready for class

While students will be taking their classes from home until Oct. 5 at the earliest due to the spread of the coronavirus, many will be ready to go thanks to a pair of book drives put on by the school over the past few weeks.

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24 August 2020 | John Mooney | NJ Spotlight

For KIPP Charters in Newark and Camden, School Starts Now — But Remotely

“Parents liked it because kids are being actually taught and have a scheduled place they have to be; kids liked it better because it was human connection and not just going to a computer program all day,” he said.

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22 July 2020 | David Saleh Rauf | EdWeek

Nurturing Teacher-Student Connections in a Virtual World

They made home visits. They sent cards in the mail. They sang Happy Birthday through webcams. There were countless text messages and checks-ins on the phone.

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7 Ways Teachers Can Use Zoom to Connect with Students Right Now

Fourth-Graders’ Tips for Learning Online: Go to Bed Early. Plug In Your Laptop. Try to Find a Quiet Place to Get Focused. Don’t Get Frustrated

Parents guide to online school: 9 questions to help vet your back-to-school choices

For White Teachers of Black Children.

Can Online Learning Be Better This Fall? These Educators Think So

Back to School Giveaway

Restorative circles, online wellness rooms and grief training: How schools are preparing for the coronavirus mental health crisis

Newark school holds outdoor book drives to get students ready for class

For KIPP Charters in Newark and Camden, School Starts Now — But Remotely

Nurturing Teacher-Student Connections in a Virtual World

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