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The pandemic has forced schools to offer remote learning.

Now Massachusetts is promoting high-quality remote learning. State educational officials have put together a four-part webinar series focusing on children in preschool-through-third-grade classrooms.

Register today for Part II, which is tonight at 6:00 p.m. This webinar will focus on building strong collaborations between public schools and community-based programs.

Launched last week, the series – sponsored by the Executive Office of Education, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Department of Early Education and Care – covers a range of topics.

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Part I looked at instructional approaches that are engaging and that meet children’s developmental needs.

Part III, which will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at 4:00 p.m, will explore how to engage students with disabilities and English learners. Click here to register.

And Part IV focuses on engaging families in culturally responsive ways both during and after the pandemic. This webinar will be on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 6:00 pm. Click here to register for this session.

All the webinars will be 45-60 minutes and will include reflection questions that participants can discuss in smaller groups.

Recordings of each webinar will be made and shared online.

The webinar builds on guidance that DESE issued in October, “Creating Developmentally Appropriate Learning Environments During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Early Childhood Programs (Preschool up to Grade 3).”

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