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Dear Reader,

Do you have a free minute right now? If yes, then watch these winning 15-second vocabulary videos created by high school and middle school students from around the world before this global pandemic upended our lives. The videos are delightful, and I hope they bring you just a little bit of joy — as they did for our team. Perhaps you’ll learn some unfamiliar words too.

What else brings us joy during these uncertain times? How about the thousands of students sharing their opinions and ideas on our site during this new era of remote learning? Students are analyzing a flatten-the-curve graph, trying to explain why social distancing matters. They’re sharing what they’re reading and watching while at home; how they’re trying to help others during the pandemic; how they’re trying to stay fit when youth sports are suspended. They’re writing poems, telling stories and being photo detectives.

What else do we appreciate? All the love that we’re getting from teachers, parents and our regular readers on Twitter, via email and during our weekly Wednesday webinars. A big thank you, from all of us at The Learning Network.

Sincerely,

Michael Gonchar, Editor

CURRENT EVENTS AND MULTIMEDIA What’s Going On in This Graph? | April 1, 2020 How can social distancing affect the chain of coronavirus transmission? By The Learning Network Film Club: ‘She’s an Honors Student. And Homeless. Will the Virtual Classroom Reach Her?’ How is the coronavirus exposing education’s digital divide? By The Learning Network current events Lesson of the Day: ‘5 Key Things in the $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Package’ In this lesson, students will consider what the largest economic stimulus measure in modern history means for businesses and workers, and consider the question: Is it enough? By Jeremy Engle and Natalie Proulx weekly news quiz for students Weekly News Quiz for Students: Congressional Emergency Relief, Joe Biden, Tom Brady How well did you follow the news this past week? How many of these 10 questions can you get right? Compiled by Jeremy Engle and John Otis current events Lesson of the Day: ‘Welcome to the Virosphere’ In this lesson, students will learn about the process of classifying viruses and then participate in a citizen scientist project to identify the stages of a virus. By Nicole Daniels current events Lesson of the Day: ‘Photos From a Century of Epidemics’ In this lesson, students will explore global epidemics from the 1918 flu to Covid-19. By Natalie Proulx current events Lesson of the Day: ‘Food, a Basic Pleasure, Is Suddenly Fraught’ In this lesson, you will consider how this crisis has affected food and food rituals for people, families and communities, then consider practical things you can do to help. By Katherine Schulten student opinion How Do You Think the Primaries and 2020 Presidential Election Should Proceed? Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many people are worried about the safety and feasibility of voting in person. Should elections be canceled or postponed, or should states make health and safety adjustments? By Nicole Daniels

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WRITING, LITERACY SKILLS AND STUDENT VOICE An Argumentative-Writing Unit for Students Doing Remote Learning Suggestions for self-guided activities that can help students practice making claims and supporting them with evidence. By Michael Gonchar and Katherine Schulten current events conversation What Students Are Saying About Living Through a Pandemic Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation. By The Learning Network student opinion What Are You Reading, Watching, Listening To, Playing and Cooking? A Place for Recommendations What’s helping right now? What can you recommend to other teenagers? By Katherine Schulten picture prompts Helpers What heroic acts — big or small — have you witnessed during the coronavirus pandemic? By The Learning Network picture prompts Trapped Inside What image could this story tell? By The Learning Network student opinion How Are You Staying Healthy and Fit? Youth sports are canceled. Social Distancing is the norm. What are you doing to be physically active? By Jeremy Engle student opinion Should Public Preschool Be a Right for All Children? When do you think the government should begin financing and supporting a child’s education? By Nicole Daniels picture prompts Brady’s Big Move How do you feel about Tom Brady leaving the Patriots? By The Learning Network

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ELSEWHERE IN THE TIMES How to Home School During Coronavirus It’s not easy, even for professionals. Start with these sample lesson plans. By Katharine Hill Teachers Deserve More Respect Their struggles were hard enough before the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic hasn’t helped. By Alexandra Robbins As Schools Look for Guidance, Educators Are Left Asking, ‘What?’ The spread of the coronavirus is shutting down school systems across the country, but the federal government is offering little clarity on when they can reopen and what they should offer meanwhile. By Erica L. Green

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