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The “new” home schooling situation during the corona crisis raises many questions. For instance, how can we create a learning environment at home, and what are consequences of social isolation? What do we know from research, and how can we use the knowledge?
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Children’s play in the COVID-19 pandemic
In the current COVID-19 pandemic, children are spending more time at home as some schools have to close for a day, a week, or several months. What does this mean for young children’s play...
Homeschooling: What was it like for you?
Due to Corona protection measures, schools were closed for several months this spring. Just before the Summer holidays schools re-opened for part of the time. Parents took over the role of teacher...
Podcast with Nienke van Atteveldt: ERC researchers explore lockdown life
Nienke van Atteveldt was interviewed for the podcast series #ERCasks, in which ERC grantees talk about different aspects of lockdown life. In the podcast on home schooling, Nienke explains how this...
Stress in times of COVID-19
How can we handle the stress the COVID-19 crisis puts on us and what makes the situation stressful? Who is most affected and who can cope better? Anja Huizink is an expert on stress and gives valuable tips in her blog.
How to keep students motivated to engage in online learning in a time of crisis
The corona crisis means hard times for healthcare workers and people in other essential services. It is also a hard time for all of us in education. Teachers are busy trying to maintain the...
COVID-19 and school closures; legislative aspects of the new situation
This exceptional period raises a number of questions about the legislative context of some of the decisions currently being taken, such as on the authority to close schools and suspend assessments....
Corona: didn’t go to school, did learn a lot
In this blog, Anders Schinkel reflects on the lessons we can learn from this Corona crisis. How can we make sure that even though schools are closed, we still learn a lot from what is happening now?...
Remote testing: discussing options, advantages and disadvantages
Now that the final test in primary education and the central exams in secondary education have been cancelled, we are missing important information about the learning process of pupils and what they...
Teaching at the kitchen table; a quick guide to home-schooling for parents
Since Monday 16 March, all schools in the Netherlands have been closed due to the corona crisis. This means that, in addition to their regular activities and work, many parents now also have to...
Parents as personalized teachers
How effective is home-schooling? In this blog, Professor Meeter summarizes the research on distance learning, homework, tutors and one-on-one education with an adult and in online environments to answer this question. There is reason for optimism he argues, especially when parents and teachers in the current situation are able to provide pupils with frequent feedback, are able to support students who are stuck and coach them to progress.