It might take a village to raise a child, but with school closures from coronavirus, parents/caregivers shoulder 99 percent of the work. It's on them for meals, schooling, recreation, church, and socializing—often while trying to work, deal with sickness, or solve for unemployment.
Given these challenges, this show focuses on how to support parents. Until we're through with the virus, children's well-being is dependent almost exclusively on the strength of their immediate family units.
You'll hear from three people who represent solutions for how we will #MindTheGap, meaning the space between where millions of children find themselves today and the entrance to the online-learning, distance education train. Children face five gaps, represented by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Speaking to #gap1—the Physiological Gap—Ruth Iaela-Pukahi tells us what it's like to walk to the local elementary school to pick up breakfast and lunch for the seven children, including two foster children, she is parenting as a single mother.
Speaking to #gap3—the Social Belonging Gap—Matt Clayton shares how his guides at Slope School connect one-one-one with their students three times a week using Zoom videoconferencing. They've also organized squads of four students who check in on each other through a structured process of peer support.
Speaking to #gap5—the Self-actualization Gap—Thomas Collette shares how his company Agilix has organized a coalition of content companies to deliver a catalog of online courses for free until June 2020 so that students can work toward their goals while schools are closed. The courses load easily onto all major learning management systems.
What other solutions have you found to #MindTheGap? Share them on Twitter and tag them with #gap1, #gap2, #gap3, etc.
Then visit www.readytoblend.com/mindthegap to see what others have shared.
To support Ruth Iaela-Pukahi, consider purchasing your next Amare wellness and mental health supplements from her beautiful collection at www.amareglobal.com/11150.
Explore Matt Clayton's Slope School at www.slope.school. It's part of the Acton Academy network: www.actonacademy.org
To partake in Thomas Collette's offer for free online courses, go to https://agilix.com/freecontent/
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30. Online and Blended Learning Fundamentals: Learning from the Pioneers
29. Helping Children Feel Safe to Share
28. Using Games to Support Children Socially and Emotionally
27. Where Do We Go from Here? with Atomi's Simon Hennessy
26. Developing Student-centered Teachers
25. Hacks for Solving Esteem Gaps
24. Hacks for Solving Social Belonging Gaps
23. Hacks for Solving Safety Gaps
22. Hacks for Solving Physiological Gaps
20. As Schools Cancel, Mind the Gap
19. Hurricanes and Other Hurdles with Guest Roy Moore
18. Data-Driven Learning with Michael Norton
17. How Clayton Christensen Improved My Life
16. Flexible Learning Environments, part 1 with Michael Norton
15. Moving Beyond "Tech Integration," with guest Lisa Adams
14. Districts Can Support Principals, with guest Micha Villarreal
13. Finding Time to Transform Your School, with guest David Medina
12. You Can Get Good Grades
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