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  1. 2 Minute Speech on Covid-19 (CoronaVirus) for Students

    Short 2-Minute Speech on Covid 19 for Students. The coronavirus, also known as Covid - 19, causes a severe illness. Those who are exposed to it become sick in their lungs. A brand-new virus is having a devastating effect throughout the globe. It's being passed from person to person via social interaction.

  2. What Life Was Like for Students in the Pandemic Year

    Miles' teacher shared his experience and those of her other students in a recent piece for Education Week. In these short essays below, teacher Claire Marie Grogan's 11th grade students at ...

  3. High school senior delivers "Class of COVID" graduation speech

    The Everett High senior lost her father to COVID-19 and helped her mother battle both the virus and leukemia. The project's finale " Class of COVID " debuts on Monday, June 21 at 7:30-pm ET ...

  4. COVID on Campus: The Pandemic's Impact on Student and Faculty Speech

    Troubling Measures Applied to Campus Communities During COVID‑19. Questions about student and faculty rights on campus amidst the pandemic are not just cabined to specific faculty members or student newspapers facing threats for speaking about COVID‑19 or their institutions' handling of it. In some cases, universities' campus-wide ...

  5. The impact of COVID-19 on student voice: Testimonies from ...

    Last update:20 April 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the schooling of more than 1.6 billion students and youth, with the most vulnerable learners being hit hardest. Maintaining student voice and participation during the pandemic has been particularly challenging, exacerbating the pre-COVID-19 feeling of many students that their voices ...

  6. How teachers can talk to children about coronavirus disease ...

    Here are some suggestions about how teachers can engage students of different ages ( preschool, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary) on preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses. Any conversations or activities should always consider the specific needs of children, the guidance provided by your school, local ...

  7. The Effect of COVID-19 on Education

    The transition to an online education during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may bring about adverse educational changes and adverse health consequences for children and young adult learners in grade school, middle school, high school, college, and professional schools. The effects may differ by age, maturity, and socioeconomic ...

  8. Free Speech on Campus: COVID-19 and Beyond

    Free Speech on Campus: COVID-19 and Beyond. February 11 & February 25, 2021. Free speech is central to democracies and part of the lifeblood of college and university communities. Knight Foundation research shows that student attitudes about and experiences of free speech were changing even before the disruptions of COVID-19, the racial justice ...

  9. PDF The Impact of Covid-19 on Student Experiences and Expectations ...

    COVID-19: 13% of students have delayed graduation, 40% lost a job, internship, or a job offer, and 29% expect to earn less at age 35. Moreover, these effects have been highly heterogeneous. One quarter of students increased their study time by more than 4 hours per week due to COVID-19, while another quarter decreased their study time by more ...

  10. How is COVID-19 affecting student learning?

    In math, however, the results tell a less rosy story: Student achievement was lower than the pre-COVID-19 performance by same-grade students in fall 2019, and students showed lower growth in math ...

  11. PDF Education in a Pandemic

    impacts of COVID-19 on students in elementary, secondary, and higher education." 8 . This Report answers that call. As is well known, COVID-19 upended classrooms and campuses across the country at the same time as the pandemic's devastating effects were being feltin our nation's economy and loss of life.

  12. The impact of COVID-19 on student experiences and expectations

    Our findings on academic outcomes indicate that COVID-19 has led to a large number of students delaying graduation (13%), withdrawing from classes (11%), and intending to change majors (12%). Moreover, approximately 50% of our sample separately reported a decrease in study hours and in their academic performance.

  13. The impact of COVID-19 on student equity and inclusion: Supporting

    A holistic approach to education - that addresses students' learning, social and emotional needs - is crucial, especially in times of crisis. School closures related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic mean that students from diverse backgrounds who are more at risk of increased vulnerability are less likely to receive the support and extra services they need, and the gap between ...

  14. What Students Are Saying About Living Through a Pandemic

    March 26, 2020. The rapidly-developing coronavirus crisis is dominating global headlines and altering life as we know it. Many schools worldwide have closed. In the United States alone, 55 million ...

  15. Speech Anxiety in the Communication Classroom During the COVID-19

    Experience taught us that our students were speech anxious and that we needed to intentionally design safe and engaging spaces to support their success even before the arrival of COVID-19. Our challenge was to adopt a new skillset and look to the online learning community for resources, suggestions, and best practices. Pandemic Pedagogy

  16. Coronavirus and schools: Reflections on education one year into the

    Second, while students, parents, and teachers have been pushed out of their comfort zones for a year, and will seek a return to normalcy, they will also realize that they liked some COVID-19 ...

  17. Supporting Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Maximizing In-Person

    Given the possibility of isolation or quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students with disabilities eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) should have individualized education programs (IEPs) that include contingent learning plans for those circumstances. In addition, in all contexts, IEP Teams must also ...

  18. PDF Key Messages and Actions for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools

    3. Be a leader in keeping yourself, your school, family and community healthy. Share what you learn about preventing disease with your family and friends, especially with younger children. Model good practices such as sneezing or coughing into your elbow and washing your hands, especially for younger family members. 4.

  19. How COVID-19 Changed Lives

    Available in: English. ქართული. 12 May 2020. Being a school student can sometimes be challenging, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made getting an education, and life in general, even more difficult for young people in Georgia. With schools closed, lessons are being held remotely. All sports, school activities, and events have been ...

  20. Effects of remote learning during COVID-19 lockdown on children's

    Children who relied on speech and language therapy faced a more significant challenge after school closures. ... The impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on families of students with special education needs. Cypriot J. Educ. Sci. 2021; 16:1010-1020. doi: 10.18844/cjes.v16i3.5787.

  21. Graduation Speeches During The COVID-19 Pandemic : NPR

    Graduation Speeches During The COVID-19 Pandemic NPR spoke with a few student leaders about their graduations speeches and how a not-so-typical senior year inspired their words for the class of 2020.

  22. Learning in times of COVID-19: Students', Families ...

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and sudden impact on many areas of life; work, leisure time and family alike. These changes have also affected educational processes in formal and informal learning environments. Public institutions such as childcare settings, schools, universities and further education providers ceased onsite teaching and moved to distance learning - or closed down ...

  23. What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on education?

    Students now risk losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14% of today's global GDP, because of COVID-19-related school closures and economic shocks. Results from global simulations of the effect of school closures on learning are now being corroborated by country estimates of actual learning losses.

  24. Technology is shaping learning in higher education

    The COVID-19 pandemic forced a shift to remote learning overnight for most higher-education students, starting in the spring of 2020. To complement video lectures and engage students in the virtual classroom, educators adopted technologies that enabled more interactivity and hybrid models of online and in-person activities.

  25. Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Emerging COVID-19 variants, like the Omicron subvariant BA.5 that has recently caused a surge in cases, may pose new risks to children and create challenges for the back-to-school season.

  26. Protecting Students' Free Speech: Anthony Romero's Message to Graduates

    Share This Page. May 30, 2024. Executive Director Anthony D. Romero spoke to graduates at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. He stressed the critical need to protect free speech on college campuses. He calls on universities to uphold the principles of open debate and academic freedom, while also prioritizing the safety and ...

  27. Perceptions and challenges of online teaching and learning amidst the

    Online education has emerged as a crucial tool for imparting knowledge and skills to students in the twenty-first century, especially in developing nations like India, which previously relied heavily on traditional teaching methods. This study delved into the perceptions and challenges experienced by students and teachers in the context of online education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  28. Millions of US students are making up little ground after pandemic-era

    Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground. Fifth grade students attend a math lesson with teacher Jana Lamontagne, right, during class at Mount Vernon Community School, in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

  29. 6 factors for mapping the future of student success

    Most Popular. Driving change: The six forces driving the future of student success are: Public perception on value. Americans say they don't believe a college degree has a return on investment given the high cost of attendance. Fewer high school graduates are also choosing to enroll in college, a trend that has been on the decline since 2016.

  30. A Room Without a View(point): Must Student-Housing Employees ...

    As the COVID-19 pandemic hit college campuses, attention turned to the communal housing units that became both risk centers for transmission as well as refuges for quarantine. ... the authors gathered handbooks from 56 public universities nationwide to gauge how their regulation of student employee speech comports with First Amendment caselaw ...