Academic Resources for School Leaders and Educators

A World of Academic Resources at Your Fingertips

The Center’s Academic Performance and Accountability team has researched and compiled a list of resources from external organizations that coordinate with the academic focus areas included within the Educational Program. These resources support schools in their efforts to drive academic performance and provide a quality educational option for all students.

Assessment Curriculum and Curriculum Review E-Learning for Educators Instructional Monitoring Instructional Planning and Delivery Leadership Mission, Vision, Values School Improvement Special Education Virtual Learning

Assessment

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
16 Ways to Integrate Culturally Responsive Teaching into Your Classroom	Assessment Learning Network	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Summary of Assessment Users	Michigan Assessment Consortium		✓	✓	✓
FAME Research and Resources	Michigan Department of Education - FAME Program	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
K-12 Multimodal Assessment and Interactive Audiences	ScienceDirect				✓
Teaching Students How to Ask Productive Questions	Michigan Department of Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Michigan Arts Education Instruction & Assessment	MAEIA		✓	✓	✓
7 Smart, Fast Ways to Do Formative Assessment	Edutopia			✓	✓
10 Principles for Building a High-Quality System of Assessments	Learning Forward	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Complete Guide to Balanced Assessment Systems	Illuminate Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accentuate the Formative	The Learning Professional			✓	✓
Aiding culturally responsive assessment in schools in a globalizing world	Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability	✓	✓	✓
Assessment Coordinator Training Guide	Michigan Department of Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Assessment Literacy Standards	Michigan Assessment Consortium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Evidence Based Intervention Programs & Assessment Tools	The Fuchs Research Group at Vanderbilt University	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
First Things First: Demystifying Data Analysis	Educational Leadership	✓	✓	✓	✓
Learning Points	Assessment Learning Network	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Learning Points	Assessment Learning Network	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Overview of Test Security	Michigan Department of Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Publicizing Test Security	Caveon	✓	✓	✓	✓
Re-Balancing Formative Assessment: Placing Formative Assessment at the Heart of Learning and Accountability	McREL	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spotlight on Assessment	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Summative Assessment in Distance Learning	Edutopia			✓	✓
Teachers developing assessment for learning: impact on student achievement	Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice Journal		✓		✓
The Best Value in Formative Assessment	ASCD	✓	✓		✓
The Bridge Between Today's Lesson and Tomorrow's	ASCD				✓
The State of the Teaching Profession	Teacher Magazine	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toward More Effective Data Use in Teaching	Phi Delta Kappan	✓	✓
Understanding a Teacher's Long-Term Impact	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Understanding Balanced Assessment Systems	Caveon	✓	✓
Using K-12 Lessons Learned About How to Balance Accessibility and Test Security to Inform Licensure, Credentialing, and Certification Exam Policies	Michigan Department of Education: MI Open Book Project	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
What Administrators Need to Know About the Formative Assessment Process	Michigan Department of Education - FAME Program	✓	✓	✓
Your Guide to Rubrics	Schoology			✓	✓

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Curriculum and Curriculum Review

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
21st Century Standards and Curriculum: Current Research and Practice	Journal of Education and Practice	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Reading Rockets Website	Reading Rockets			✓	✓
What School Principals Need to Know About Curriculum and Instruction	IssueLab	✓	✓			✓
Amplifying Student Voice	ASCD				✓
Curriculum Development: Inductive Models	Schooling Volume 2, Number 1, 2011	✓	✓	✓	✓
Curriculum Integration Research: Re-examining Outcomes and Possibilities for the 21st Century Classroom	MDE	✓	✓	✓	✓
Curriculum Mapping	ASCD	✓	✓		✓
Curriculum Mapping Tips for New Teachers	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guide to Choosing Digital Content and Curriculum	Center for Digital Education		✓			✓
High-Quality Curricula and Team-Based Professional Learning	Learning Forward	✓	✓
History Lesson Plans	The Ohio State University		✓		✓
iCivics: The Best K-12 Social Science Resource Ever!	iCivics		✓		✓
Improving Math Curriculum for English Language Learners	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
MI Open Book	Michigan Open Book Project				✓
Reading like a Historian: Improving Literacy in the Social Studies Discipline	Stanford History Education Group				✓
Standards, Instructional Objectives, and Curriculum Design: A Complex Relationship	Phi Delta Kappan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Statistics in Schools	U.S. Census Bureau				✓
Teacher Collaboration in Curriculum Design Teams: Effects, Mechanisms, and Conditions	Educational Research and Evaluation, An International Journal on Theory and Practice	✓	✓	✓
Use a Data Inquiry Cycle to Guide Your Curriculum Review	Atlas	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Using Writing to Spark Learning in Math, Science, and Social Studies	ASCD			✓	✓
WebQuest Creator and Library	Zunal				✓
Who Creates Curriculum? New Roles for Teachers	ASCD		✓	✓	✓

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E-Learning for Educators

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
KET Education Store	Kentucky Educational Television	✓	✓	✓	✓
Library of Congress	Congress.gov	✓	✓	✓	✓
PBS TeacherLine	Public Broadcasting Service	✓	✓	✓	✓
ASCD Webinars	ASCD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Boosting Student Interaction and Collaboration When Teaching Remotely	ASCD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Differentiation in the Online Classroom (Webinar)	Michigan Virtual University	✓		✓	✓
Education Week Webinars	Education Week	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
EdWeb.net	EdWeb LLC	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Laura Candler's Webinars for Teachers	Laura Candler's Teaching Resources			✓	✓
Michigan Virtual - Professional Development on Remote & Blended Teaching	Michigan Virtual University	✓	✓	✓	✓
OK2Ask	Source for Learning	✓	✓	✓	✓
OK2Ask Professional Learning	TeachersFirst	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
SciLearn	Fast Forward: A Carnegie Learning Solution	✓	✓	✓	✓
SimpleK12 Educational Webinars	SimpleK12	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spotlight Sessions	Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM			✓	✓

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Instructional Monitoring

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
A Summary of Assessment Users	Michigan Assessment Consortium		✓	✓	✓
Delivering Impactful Feedback to Teachers	Center for Educational Leadership		✓	✓
The Michigan Arts Education Instruction & Assessment	MAEIA		✓	✓	✓
A Guide to Implementing Instructional Coaching	Better Lesson	✓	✓	✓		✓
Assessment Literacy Standards Self-Assessment	Michigan Assessment Consortium		✓		✓
Coaching	The Teaching Channel	✓	✓	✓
Designing the K-12 Achievement Curriculum: Strategies for Delivering Multi-Tiered Equitable Instruction	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓
Ensuring That Teachers Don't Run Out of Gas	Edutopia	✓	✓
Evidence Based Intervention Programs & Assessment Tools	The Fuchs Research Group at Vanderbilt University	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
For Teacher Professional Growth, Study the Soil	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓	✓
Getting an Accurate Assessment of Student Learning	Edutopia		✓
Improving Teaching and Learning through Instructional Rounds	Harvard Graduate School of Education	✓	✓	✓	✓
Learning From Instructional Rounds	Educational Leadership		✓	✓	✓
Peer Coaching That Works: The Power of Reflection and Feedback in Teacher Triad Teams	McREL	✓	✓	✓	✓
Peer-to-Peer Observation: Five Questions for Making it Work	ASCD	✓	✓	✓
Research-Tested Benefits of Breaks	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rethinking Classroom Observations	ASCD	✓	✓	✓
Students Center Stage: Focusing Classrooms on Challenging Work	TNTP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Science Behind Student Engagement	Pearson			✓	✓
What Administrators Need to Know About the Formative Assessment Process	Michigan Department of Education - FAME Program	✓	✓	✓

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Instructional Planning and Delivery

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
16 Ways to Integrate Culturally Responsive Teaching into Your Classroom	Assessment Learning Network	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Are Proctors Deterrents?	The American Educator	✓	✓	✓
FAME Research and Resources	Michigan Department of Education - FAME Program	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
How Teachers Can Better Manage Classroom Computing	EdTech Insider	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
K-12 Multimodal Assessment and Interactive Audiences	ScienceDirect				✓
Reading Rockets Website	Reading Rockets			✓	✓
Teaching Students How to Ask Productive Questions	Michigan Department of Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Michigan Arts Education Instruction & Assessment	MAEIA		✓	✓	✓
What School Principals Need to Know About Curriculum and Instruction	IssueLab	✓	✓			✓
4 Tips for Productive Online Discussions	Edutopia				✓
7 Ways to Spark Engagement	Edutopia			✓	✓
9 Strategies for Getting More Students to Talk	Edutopia			✓	✓
10 Tips to Maintain Positive Student Behavior	MiddleWeb				✓
11 Teacher-Recommended Math Apps and Online Tools	Edutopia				✓
25 Best Website for Teachers	Scholastic	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
27 Proven Student Engagement Hacks to Try in Your Classroom	Schoology				✓
A New Reality: Getting Remote Learning Right (An Educational Leadership Special Report \| Volume 77)	ASCD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Problem-Solving Model for Literacy Coaching Practice	George Mason University			✓
Adapting Science Lessons for Distance Learning	Edutopia				✓
Amplifying Student Voice	ASCD				✓
Bringing Number Talks to the Online Classroom	Edutopia			✓	✓
Collaborating on Project-Based Learning	Edutopia		✓
Differentiation: Lessons from Master Teachers	ASCD	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Disciplinary Literacy: A Shift That Makes Sense	ASCD	✓		✓	✓
Distance Learning Strategies to Bring Back to the Classroom	Edutopia				✓
Essential Apps for the Physical and Digital Classroom	Edutopia				✓
Evidence Based Intervention Programs & Assessment Tools	The Fuchs Research Group at Vanderbilt University	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Extending the Silence	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Finding Reputable Online Resources for Distance Learning	Edutopia				✓
Five Ways High School Teachers Can Use MOOCS	SI News			✓	✓
Fostering Student Engagement in the Mathematical Practices	Curriculum Associates			✓	✓
Getting Ready to Teach Next Year	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guided Self-Correction: A Positive, Focused Feedback System That Improves Writing	ASCD			✓	✓
Helping Students Process their Feelings During Remote Learning	Edutopia				✓
How to Choose a Co-Teaching Model	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lullaby of Algebra: How Mixing Music and Math Helps Engage Students	EdSource			✓	✓
New Teacher Survival Guide: Differentiating Instruction	The Teaching Channel			✓	✓
One to Grow On/Leading from "Why"	ASCD			✓
Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies All Teachers Should Know	American Federation of Teachers			✓	✓
Research-Tested Benefits of Breaks	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Right-Sized Rigor	ASCD	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scaffolding Text Structures for ELLs	The Teaching Channel	✓		✓	✓
Selecting and Sequencing Student Solutions: Facilitating Productive Mathematics Discussions in the Classroom	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓	✓
Serving the Math Whiz Kids	Education Next		✓	✓	✓
Spotlight on Literacy Instruction	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spotlight on Reading Comprehension	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spotlight on Struggling Readers	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Strategies for Teaching Complex Texts	ASCD			✓	✓
Teacher Tube	Teacher Tube	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Teaching Students How to Ask for Help	Edutopia			✓	✓
Teaming Up to Support English Learners	Edutopia			✓
The Best Way to Help Children Remember Things? Not “Memorable Experiences”	Education Next		✓	✓	✓
The Inclusive Education Checklist: A Self-Assessment of Best Practices	National Professional Resources, Inc.	✓	✓	✓
The Key to Content-Area Writing: Short, Frequent, and Shared	ASCD			✓	✓
The Necessity of Having High Expectations	Edutopia			✓	✓
The STEAM-Powered Classroom	ASCD			✓	✓
The Teaching Channel	The Teaching Channel	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tips to Create a Warmer, More Engaging Online Classroom	Edutopia			✓	✓
Toolkit for Digitally Literate Teachers	University of Southern California Rossier School of Education	✓	✓	✓	✓
Using Writing to Spark Learning in Math, Science, and Social Studies	ASCD			✓	✓
What Administrators Need to Know About the Formative Assessment Process	Michigan Department of Education - FAME Program	✓	✓	✓
What Independent Readers Do	ASCD			✓	✓
What Makes an Excellent Online Teacher?	Harvard Graduate School of Education			✓	✓

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Leadership

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
10 Things Great School Leaders Do Over the Summer	Edutopia	✓	✓
4 Things Great Principals Don't Do	EdWeek	✓	✓
5 Reasons Teams Choose to Follow Leaders	Tech Republic	✓	✓
A Guide to Implementing Instructional Coaching	Better Lesson	✓	✓	✓
A New Kind of PD	The Teaching Channel	✓	✓	✓
Burnout Isn’t Inevitable	Edutopia	✓	✓			✓
Coaching	The Teaching Channel	✓	✓	✓
Embracing the Power of Less	ASCD		✓
For Teacher Professional Growth, Study the Soil	EdWeek	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fostering Collective Teacher Efficacy: Three Enabling Conditions	Corwin Connect	✓	✓	✓	✓
How to Approach Teacher Collaboration	Schoology	✓	✓	✓
How to Attract, Develop, and Retain Effective Teachers	Schoology		✓
Improving Student Outcomes: Why You Shouldn’t Overlook the Impact of Principals	Schoology	✓	✓			✓
Leadership Matters: What Research Says about the Importance of Principal Leadership	National Association of Elementary Principals	✓	✓	✓		✓
Planning for Better Professional Development in an Uncertain Future	Edutopia		✓
Power in Numbers: Coaching Principals to Build Teams and Transform Schools	NYC Leadership Academy	✓	✓			✓
Role of Principal Leadership in Improving Student Achievement	Reading Rockets		✓
Schools Need to Address Student Trauma During and After Distance Learning	Learn4Life	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Teachers Are Cynical About 'School Improvement Plans.' What Principals Can Do to Change That	Education Week		✓			✓
Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Instructional Leader's Most Difficult Job	ASCD		✓
The Principal as Instructional Leader	National Forum of Educational and Supervision Journal		✓
The Results Are In - Principal Pipelines Make a Difference	Learning Forward					✓
The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning	The Wallace Foundation	✓	✓		✓
This Year, Lead Like a Designer	ASCD	✓	✓
Transforming Education: Simplify and Strengthen your Volunteer Program	Volunteer Now		✓			✓
Want to be a Better Leader? Learn Ho to Motivate Others	World Economic Forum	✓	✓	✓

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Mission, Vision, Values

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
79 Examples of School Vision and Mission Statements	Helpful Professor		✓			✓
Insights into Action - Book Excerpt, Chapter 1. Turning Vision into Reality	ASCD	✓	✓		✓
The Power of the Positive Phone Call Home	Edutopia				✓
15 Ways to Make Learning More Student-Centered	Schoology		✓			✓
Bridging the Soft Skills Gap	EdWeek		✓			✓
Do you Know Your School's Vision? Tips for Making a Meaningful Mission Statement	Education Week		✓			✓
Five Keys to an Effective School Mission	Edvocate	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Getting an Accurate Assessment of Student Learning	Edutopia		✓
Helping Parents Ask Good Questions	ASCD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank	ASCD		✓			✓
School Mission Statements: A Look at Influencing Behavior	International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Review		✓			✓
School Mission Statements: The 2020 Guide	Prodigy		✓			✓
Transforming Education: Simplify and Strengthen your Volunteer Program	Volunteer Now		✓			✓
Your School’s Big Dream: Creating a Vision for the Future	National Association of Independent Schools					✓

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School Improvement

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
Identify the Best Evidence for School and Student Improvement	Phi Delta Kappan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
School Improvement: Sowing the Seeds of Success	Teacher Magazine	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A New Kind of PD	The Teaching Channel	✓	✓	✓
An Improvement Plan is Not Enough — You Need A Strategy	Phi Delta Kappan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention for Elementary and Middle Schools	What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Can schools meet the promise of continuous improvement?	Phi Delta Kappan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Curiosity Works: Moving your School from Improvement to Innovation	McREL	✓	✓			✓
Helping Parents Ask Good Questions	ASCD	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Peer Coaching That Works: The Power of Reflection and Feedback in Teacher Triad Teams	McREL	✓	✓	✓	✓
Power in Numbers: Coaching Principals to Build Teams and Transform Schools	NYC Leadership Academy	✓	✓			✓
School Planning Guide	District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Starting Small Helps Keep Innovation Manageable	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Students Center Stage: Focusing Classrooms on Challenging Work	TNTP	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Summer Math Loss	Harvard Graduate School of Education		✓		✓	✓
Teacher Absenteeism in Charter and Public Schools	Thomas B. Fordham Institute		✓			✓
Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Road Less Traveled: Changing Schools from the Inside Out	McREL	✓	✓			✓
Transforming Education: Simplify and Strengthen your Volunteer Program	Volunteer Now		✓			✓
Why K-12 Schools Should Establish a Data-Driven Culture	EdTech Insider	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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Special Education

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
Accommodations, Modifications, and Intervention at a Distance	ASCD Educational Leadership				✓
6 Ways to Transition IEP Goals to Remote Learning	Edutopia				✓
Disciplinary policies for students with special needs	Phi Delta Kappan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Educating All Learners	Education All Learners Alliance	✓	✓	✓	✓
Educating Students with Disabilities During COVID-19: Civil Rights Endure and Authorizers Must Lead	NACSA	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Evidence Based Intervention Programs & Assessment Tools	The Fuchs Research Group at Vanderbilt University	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Five Current Trending Issues in Special Education	Edmentum	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guiding Special Education Students to Stay on Track for Success in Hybrid Classrooms	Edutopia				✓
How to Improve Distance Learning for Students With IEPs	Edutopia				✓
Neurodiversity: The Future of Special Education?	ASCD Educational Leadership	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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Virtual Learning

Article/Resource	Sponsoring Organization	Dean	Principal	Instructional Coach	Teacher	Board Member
48 Bloom's Taxonomy Apps for Your Critical Thinking	Custom-Writing.org				✓
Three Strategies for Better Online Discussions	ASCD Educational Leadership				✓
4 Tips for Productive Online Discussions	Edutopia				✓
6 Ways to Transition IEP Goals to Remote Learning	Edutopia				✓
11 Teacher-Recommended Math Apps and Online Tools	Edutopia				✓
A Powerful Model for Understanding Good Tech Integration	Edutopia			✓	✓
Adapting Science Lessons for Distance Learning	Edutopia				✓
Bringing Number Talks to the Online Classroom	Edutopia			✓	✓
Can Zoom Classes Keep Students Excited and Engaged? We Have Found Some Ways	The Hechinger Report			✓	✓
Curbing Teacher Burnout During the Pandemic	Edutopia				✓
Differentiation Strategies for Hybrid and Virtual Learning During the COVID-19 Era	Center for Student Achievement Solutions			✓	✓
Distance Learning FAQ: Solving Teachers’ and Students’ Common Problems	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Distance Learning Strategies to Bring Back to the Classroom	Edutopia				✓
Essential Apps for the Physical and Digital Classroom	Edutopia				✓
Finding Reputable Online Resources for Distance Learning	Edutopia				✓
Five Skills Online Teachers Need for Classroom Instruction	Resilient Educator			✓	✓
Fostering a Strong Community in a Virtual Classroom	Edutopia			✓	✓
Getting Ready to Teach Next Year	Edutopia	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guiding Special Education Students to Stay on Track for Success in Hybrid Classrooms	Edutopia				✓
Helping Students Process their Feelings During Remote Learning	Edutopia				✓
How to Choose Words That Motivate Students During Online Learning	Edutopia			✓	✓
How to Improve Distance Learning for Students With IEPs	Edutopia				✓
How to Make Station Rotation Work During Hybrid Learning	Edutopia			✓	✓
How to Keep Students’ Attention in a Virtual Classroom	Edutopia			✓	✓
How to Teach Science Remotely	Tech and Learning			✓	✓
How Using a Little Sign Language Can Improve Online Classes	Edutopia			✓	✓
Summative Assessment in Distance Learning	Edutopia			✓	✓
Tips to Create a Warmer, More Engaging Online Classroom	Edutopia			✓	✓
What Makes an Excellent Online Teacher?	Harvard Graduate School of Education			✓	✓

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