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5 Ways to Help Kids Have Fun and Stay Focused While Learning
The kids are ‘over it’; they’re sick of learning at home, even if part-time. And parents, you may need a pep talk too. Five tips for keeping kids focused, engaged and having fun no matter where they are learning for Class During COVID. It’s an important interview from Mom2Mom’s Maria Sansone.
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Are Kids Missing Important Cues While Learning With Masks On? One Expert Weighs in
Kids are missing all kinds of key social cues while wearing masks at school, smiles and reactions can’t be seen. Crucial tips to keep the learning uncovered even when faces aren’t.
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Top Tips For Parents to Make Virtual Learning Fun
The kids are ‘over it’ already. They’re sick of learning at home, even if it’s just part of the time. And parents, you may need a pep talk too. Mom2Mom’s Maria Sansone talks to a global curriculum developer who has taught through two pandemics about ways to get kids engaged and have fun to make remote learning successful for...
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‘Masked' Social Learning
Kids are missing all kinds of key social cues while wearing masks at school, smiles and reactions can’t be seen. Crucial tips to keep the learning uncovered even when faces aren’t.
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Large Numbers of Students Leaving Public Schools: Survey
A survey from superintendents in Massachusetts has found that large amounts of students are leaving public schools for either private schools or for homeschooling due to the rise and fall of coronavirus cases.
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What Has It Been Like To Lead A College During Covid?
At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, they’ve given 70,000 Covid tests and had only 20 come back positive. What’s working so well at WPI? What are the challenges ? The costs? And by the way, 1,000 kids have already applied for next year! A great conversation with WPI President Laurie Leshin.
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Got Fidgety Kids? This Educator Says Tea May Do the Trick
What does tea have to do with your kids’ fidgeting while they are trying to focus during at-home learning? Educator Gahmya Drummond-Bey, who has taught remotely in Asia during two pandemics, shares ways to work with your kids’ movement, and embrace it. It’s COVID during class for the latest #Mom2Mom.
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This Comedian Uses Humor to Deflect Mom-Shaming. Here's Why You Should Too
When it comes to doing what’s right for your kids during this pandemic, emotions run high. That can lead to judgment, a lot of judgment . Comedian, author and social media superstar Tiffany Jenkins tells Mom2Mom how she handles mom-shaming and how you can too.
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Comedian Uses Humor to Deflect Mom-Shaming; Why You Should Too
When it comes to doing what’s right for your kids during this pandemic, emotions run high. That can lead to judgment, a lot of judgment . Comedian, author and social media superstar Tiffany Jenkins tells Mom2Mom how she handles mom-shaming and how you can too.
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Many ‘Early Decision' College Applications Are Due On November 1st
So how can students navigate this whole process when there is so much uncertainty due to COVID-19? You’ll get some great ideas and perspective in this conversation with Jon Carson, Founder and CEO of the College Guidance Network.
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‘Edutainment': Key to Remote Learning
With COVID-19 cases heading into the red in many communities and school districts juggling to adjust on the fly, it’s clear that remote learning is going to be part of the game plan for some time. Gahmya Drummond-Bey, a global curriculum developer who has taught overseas during two pandemics, stopped by Mom2Mom with Maria Sansone to share some tips...
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The Key to Remote Learning: “Edutainment”
We are getting used to the remote learning routine, but are kids really paying attention? Mom2Mom’s Maria Sansone speaks with a global curriculum developer who has taught through two pandemics in Asia. She says the key to remote learning is ‘edutainment.’ Here’s how.
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Shrewsbury Public Schools Say They Have Now Had 13 COVID Cases
How are school and public health officials responding? How is their learning plan evolving? And what are the biggest challenges with remote learning? Supt. Dr. Joe Sawyer talks with NBC 10 Boston’s Brian Shactman as part of our ongoing series, Class During COVID: Your Questions Answered.
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Challenges of Remote Learning Amid Pandemic
A Massachusetts high school senior who advocates for equality in education is speaking out about the challenges of remote learning amid the pandemic and the lack of motivation she sees among her peers.
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‘Why Not Nashua?': New Hampshire Parents, Students to Rally Monday for Return to Classroom
A group of parents in New Hampshire is planning to rally Monday morning to protest the Nashua School District’s decision to remain fully remote at least until the end of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Nashua School District — which is in a fully remote learning model for most students — had early plans to switch to a…
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How a Local Company Pivoted During The Pandemic To Make People Smile
Needham-based company Rafi Nova pivoted from selling backpacks to making millions of masks when the pandemic hit. Today, they are giving back to communities across the country, and their inspiring story spans the globe. [Sponsored]
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Parents: Embrace Your Kids' Fidgeting During At-Home Learning
What does tea have to do with your kids’ fidgeting while they are trying to focus during at-home learning? Educator Gahmya Drummond-Bey, who has taught remotely in Asia during two pandemics, shares ways to work with your kids’ movement, and embrace it. It’s COVID during class for the latest #Mom2Mom.
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How to Make Virtual Learning Fun
Global Curriculum Developer Gahmya Drummond-Bey has taught through two pandemics. She stops by Mom2Mom to share her tips for making virtual learning fun and keeping kids engaged.
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The Story Behind “Eli's New Clothes”
Kerri Mullen, a mom of three, realized that when looking for children’s books with transgender children they almost always included a transition from male to female and not female to male. Determined to provide a book that represented her son’s journey, Kerri wrote and recently released “Eli’s New Clothes.”
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‘I Love It Outside': Vt. Schools See Success With Outdoor Class Amid COVID
During the coronavirus pandemic, Vermont schools are holding classes outdoors more than ever. At the Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne, third grade students were wearing hats and coats outdoors Tuesday, but their study of phonetics and parts of speech was otherwise the same as it would have been inside. “We feel really inspired that we’re not just making...