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Published Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:45PM EST Some students will emerge from this year's extended period of online learning lagging far behind their peers, experts and teachers warn as they try to mitigate the situation. Evidence suggests that while remote learning works well for some, it can broaden the so-called “performance gap” for others and affect students for years to come, experts said. That's compounded for many children with learning disabilities and those without access to up-to-date technology and plentiful parent support, said Todd Cunningham, a professor...

Melissa Couto Zuber January 26, 2021 - 9:00 AM Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year. Seven-year-old Michela and her four-year-old brother Massimo had seen other holiday events nixed over the last nine months, and their mother wanted to make sure they knew Christmas was still on the table. So Melia turned to her computer, typing up a letter from Santa that would ensure her children he was safe and on his way. "I wanted to tell them Santa's been...

Ontario’s push for synchronous learning is important for social connection and student success, according to an expert with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. But one Upper Grand District School Board teacher says she’s also trying to maximize students’ offscreen time. 

Among the many things the educators at Tulsa’s Monroe Demonstration Academy try to instill in their students is a quintet of core values. When students are able to return to the school in early 2021, they will be greeted by physical representation of these values — Empowerment, Community, Respect, Responsibility and Excellence — in murals by Oklahoma artists that will adorn the school’s walls. The first mural, 10-foot by 10-foot image on the theme of “Empowerment” by Oklahoma City artist Lucinda Jones, was completed last week. Tulsa artist Alexander Tamahn spent ...

Sanitizing Santa, isolating elves: parents add pandemic themes to Christmas magic Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year. Dec 14, 2020 4:30 AM By: Glacier Media Updated Valeria Melia felt a tug on her heartstrings when her daughter asked if the pandemic would force Santa Claus to cancel his visit to their Toronto home this year. Seven-year-old Michela and her four-year-old brother Massimo had seen other holiday events nixed over the last nine...