The Distance Learning Playbook for Parents

Rosalind Wiseman is the founder of Cultures of Dignity, an organization that shifts the way communities think about our physical and emotional well-being by working in close partnership with the experts of those communities—young people, educators, policy makers, and business and political leaders. Her other recent Corwin publication is Owning Up: Empowering Adolescents to Create Cultures of Dignity and Confront Social Cruelty and Injustice (2020), a comprehensive social justice program for grades 4-12 which is in widespread use across the world. She is the author of the New York Times Best Sellers Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, the groundbreaking book that was the basis for the movie and Broadway Musical Mean Girls; and Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, which addresses the social lives of boys and was awarded Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life.  Follow her on Twitter at @cultureodignity. Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Fisher was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design, as well as books such as Your Introduction to PLC+, Welcome to Teaching, How Feedback Works, Teaching Reading, and RIGOR Unveiled. Fisher loves being an educator and hopes to share that passion with others.Nancy Frey is a professor in educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Her published titles include The Courage to Learn, The Art and Science of Coaching, How Scaffolding Works, and The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning. Frey is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California and learns from teachers and students every day.John Hattie, PhD, is an award-winning education researcher and best-selling author with nearly thirty years of experience examining what works best in student learning and achievement. His research, better known as Visible Learning, is a culmination of nearly thirty years synthesizing more than 2,100 meta-analyses comprising more than one hundred thousand studies involving over 300 million students around the world. He has presented and keynoted in over three hundred international conferences and has received numerous recognitions for his contributions to education. His notable publications include Visible Learning, Visible Learning for Teachers, Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn, Visible Learning for Mathematics, Grades K-12, and 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning.

• ForewordLetter From the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsHow to Use This BookHold Up! Please Read This!Distance, Remote, and Blended Learning1. THE BASICSEstablish RoutinesCreate a Learning EnvironmentLearn the Learning Management SystemFollow Zoom EtiquetteEnsure That Your Children SleepMonitor Screen TimeCommunicate With TeachersTake Care of Yourself2. THE VALUE OF . . .The Value of Reading VolumeThe Value of Reading WidelyThe Value of Reading AloudThe Value of Vocabulary GamesThe Value of Oral Language DevelopmentThe Value of Foundational Reading Skills: Phonemic AwarenessThe Value of Foundational Reading Skills: Alphabetics and PhonicsThe Value of Foundational Reading Skills: FluencyThe Value of Writing Across the DayThe Value of Scaffolded Writing ExperiencesThe Value of Mathematics Across the DayThe Value of Supplemental Mathematics InstructionThe Value of Arts and MusicThe Value of Guiding, Not TellingThe Value of Wait TimeThe Value of Practice3. THE PRINCIPLES OF WELL-BEINGSocial Emotional Learning Is Not Just Soft SkillsHappinessThe Power of DignitySeparating Dignity From RespectPutting Principles Into ActionUnderstanding Emotional RegulationEmotional GranularityAnxietySelf-CompassionManaging ConflictsFriendships in COVID-19Teasing: It’s ComplicatedBullyingCommunication With Other ParentsPod Teaching: Learning Pods4. THE MINDFRAMESMINDFRAMES FOR STUDENTSStudent Mindframe 1: Know your current level of understanding.Student Mindframe 2: Know where you are going and have the confidence to take on the challenge.Student Mindframe 3: Select tools to guide your learning.Student Mindframe 4: Seek feedback and recognize that errors are opportunities to learn.Student Mindframe 5: Monitor your progress and adjust your learning.Student Mindframe 6: Recognize your learning and teach others.THE 10 MINDFRAMES FOR FAMILIESFamily Mindframe 1: I am an evaluator of my impact on my children’s learning.Family Mindframe 2: I see the power of collaborating with others in parenting our children.Family Mindframe 3: I value what my child brings to the family and world.Family Mindframe 4: I understand the centrality of my child.Family Mindframe 5: I have appropriately high expectations.Family Mindframe 6: I listen, build trust, and know how to gradually release responsibility.Family Mindframe 7: I know the balancing act between developing autonomy, relatedness, and competence.Family Mindframe 8: I appreciate the power of feedback and the place for praise as well as errors.Family Mindframe 9: I know how to work with the school.Family Mindframe 10: I am a parent, not a schoolteacher.ReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

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