BeWellEDU.com

I’ll cut to the chase so-to-speak in this post. If your school has closed (or is poised to close) due to COVID-19 then you’ll want to keep a couple of things in mind: our students’ physical and emotional health. The activities below are aimed at fostering physical and social activity. At the end of this post, for those rainy days, see some apps that kids can have fun with while being creative, thoughtful, and should bring a smile! Do you have an idea? Please leave them in the Comments box. Before I continue: 1. Consider enrolling on one of these two free online courses: Designing for Online Learning  from the Global Online Academy Teach the Global Goals: Health and Well-Being . (a 2-hour self-paced program)  2. Look at these resources put together by a couple of people using crowdsourcing to help. (there is overlap): Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings Free Tools for Schools Dealing with Coronavirus Educator Temporary School Closur...

Wow!  So much has happened in our world over the last few weeks!  In just the last few days my province, Alberta, has seen school closures due to the Coronavirus (COVID19) and many other provinces are or have closed their schools.  Teachers are needing support and wellness more than ever, as they transition to working remotely with the expectation of still delivering some kind of curriculum through distance/online learning. Several of my former colleagues have been hustling to pull together what that will look like, and for many there are steep learning curves as they must now learn about educational technology and tools they can use to aide the delivery of their lessons. As educators who are going online settle into their "new normal", they will find that their own wellness will become paramount, as they begin to see how lonely it can be on a day-to-day basis without that personal connection.  One of the best things about teaching is being with the kids in the c...