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  • Quarantine campuses: With dorms shut and class online, students DIY college life

    May 18, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Colleges across the nation suspended in-person classes due to the coronavirus, but it also meant suspending campus life—a classic staple of the American college experience. Students innovated by creating their own version of dorm life and activities by setting up "satellite dorms,” either close to campus or places they could quarantine and study together, and staying in contact through various different social apps. But the biggest lesson for students and faculty was “The powerful role incidental and impromptu interactions play in the college experience—and how hard it is to replace them.”

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  • Teaching model ‘flips' traditional classroom in Arizona

    May 15, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    In Arizona, several schools are flipping the traditional format of school on its head; at home, students watch recorded lessons and then, during the day in the classroom, they work through homework. Advocates believe the approach allows for more collaborative and engaging learning, while critics don't believe the approach has shown improved results.

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  • Utec desarrolló laboratorios de realidad virtual y remotos para continuar con las clases

    May 14, 2020 |

    La Diaria |

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    Response Location: Uruguay, Montevideo

    La Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay continúa sus clases prácticas de Energías Renovables y Mecatrónica con laboratorios de realidad virtual, en medio de la crisis causada por la pandemia. Desde casa, los estudiantes usan los laboratorios vacíos y realizan ejercicios virtuales gracias a la tecnología VR. Alrededor del 95% de los estudiantes continúan su año universitario normal.

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  • 'How Can I Help You?' Schools Try To Reach Students Struggling With Mental Health During Coronavirus

    May 13, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Los Angeles Unified school district has shifted how it’s helping to support students’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. By opening up a mental health hotline, they are able to connect students and their families with members of the Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services Unit to help provide emotional guidance and support. Since opening, they’ve already served over 3,500 individuals and are working to develop plans for long-term support.

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  • Teletrabajo en barrios populares: una red de escuelas genera empleos digitales en plena cuarentena

    May 13, 2020 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Una iniciativa digital argentina está formando / educando a adolescentes y adultos jóvenes en una variedad de trabajos digitales durante la crisis de COVID-19. Se centran en jóvenes de barrios desfavorecidos. La mayoría de esta población depende de trabajos informales y vive día a día. Su economía se ve fuertemente afectada por la crisis, pero estos "nuevos" trabajos digitales pueden ser sus soluciones desde casa.

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  • A Virtual Landscape-Architecture Camp Introduces Girls to Careers They Didn't Even Know Existed

    May 13, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

    An Indiana-based architect started a virtual camp for elementary school-aged girls focused on the lesser-known field of landscape architecture. The weekly virtual lessons work by explaining the career and concepts of landscape architecture through fun relatable activities, and feature lectures from women working in the field. The architect leading the camp hopes the camp will engage young girls to participate in their community and introduce them to a potential career, one which is in need of more diverse perspectives.

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  • Closed-down Maine schools are still serving students meals

    May 13, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    The rate of food insecurity has increased during the pandemic, and elementary schools in Maine are doing their part to make sure as many families as possible have access to meals. Some schools have given teachers and staff designated routes to deliver food to door steps, others set up times that parents can drive to the school or designated sites to pick up daily meals and didn't require students picking up food to be enrolled in the district. The goal is to make food as easy to get to for hundreds of students and their families, while keeping everyone safe.

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  • Décrochage scolaire : à Toulouse, la mobilisation s'organise

    May 11, 2020 |

    Médiacités |

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    Response Location: France

    Depuis le début de la crise sanitaire, des centaines de milliers d'enfants auraient été « perdus » par leurs enseignants, d’après le ministre de l’Éducation. Malgré le manque d’équipements informatiques ou les difficultés des élèves à travailler à la maison, des professeurs, associations et bénévoles sont en partie parvenus à maintenir le lien.

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  • Schools on a screen: New York school district goes all in on technology to prepare students for whatever comes next

    May 10, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Students in the Mineola school district had a head start when schools around the country switched to online classes as a result of the coronavirus? Since 2017, students as young as kindergarteners have been learning to code, while older students have learned to take advantage of opportunities like a fabrication lab to design, produce and sell what they develop, among other offerings. But the challenges educators and administrators face are balancing how much tech to implement in the classroom, and how much is too much.

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  • Out your front door

    May 07, 2020 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    With stay-at-home orders in place for Coloradans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hikers are encouraging people to participate in urban hiking. This growing movement asks people to “treat your neighborhood like a great hike,” says one urban hiker. And a new book on urban hiking highlights 22 different hikes people can take through some local cities and towns. With more people looking to participate in outdoor activities, however, some trails and natural resources have been damaged as people try to social distance and some neighborhood access points have been congested.

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