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How To Reopen Closed Schools Amid Coronavirus : NPR :: Anya Kamenetz

How To Reopen Closed Schools Amid Coronavirus : NPR :: Anya Kamenetz | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it

"Three-quarters of U.S. states have now officially closed their schools for the rest of the academic year. While remote learning continues, summer is a question mark, and attention is already starting to turn to next fall.

"Recently, governors including California's Gavin Newsom and New York's Andrew Cuomo have started to talk about what school reopening might look like. And a federal government plan for reopening, according to The Washington Post, says that getting kids back in classrooms or other group care is the first priority for getting back to normal.

"But there are still many more unknowns than guarantees. Among the biggest, says Lily Eskelsen Garcia, president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, is this: "Is it safe and healthy for my kids to pack them into that classroom?"

"Here are nine key ideas — drawn from interviews with public health experts, education officials and educators around the country — for what reopening might look like."


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Lexi Larrimore's curator insight, May 14, 2020 9:34 AM
Many schools closed down due to the corona virus, the idea of reopening classrooms can be a scary idea but in this article it points out how they have to decide what is a healthy and safe way to bring the kids back? This article points out a few key ideas and ways that they could do this effectively. 
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33 Winning Back-to-School Ideas - School Library Journal

33 Winning Back-to-School Ideas - School Library Journal | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it
Looking for some new ideas to bring to your library this fall? Check out these inspired and wide-ranging plans from school and public librarians across the country. They’ll be offering everything from virtual reality (VR) experiences and mystery parties to life skills programs and opportunities to give back to their communities.
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