School innovation in a challenging year New data takes stock of how COVID and the sudden shift to remote learning have impacted progress toward school innovation By Chelsea Waite October 28th, 2020 Across the country, redefining the status quo has become the status quo for K–12 schools. Wide-scale remote and hybrid learning, mask-wearing culture, and “pods” all fall outside the bounds of what most of us imagined as mainstream schooling before this year. But despite how schools all face a similar set…
How does culture impact our ability to learn? Some insight into how culture can impact a student’s ability to participate and learn By Stacey Pusey When educators think about diversity in the classroom, culture may be one of the characteristics that crosses their mind. But as they select their curriculum and develop their lessons, most teachers are not accounting for how culture will impact a student’s ability to participate and…
News Unpacking research on COVID learning loss October 28th, 2020 According to an Education Week survey, classroom teachers spent the first six weeks after school closures troubleshooting connectivity and software issues, resulting in a 75 percent drop in…
News How COVID put a spotlight on equity October 27th, 2020 For Todd Dugan, superintendent of Bunker Hill CUSD #8, a small, remote district in southern Illinois, issues surrounding back-to-school COVID-19 style are not abstract but all too real.…
News Strategies for teaching SEL skills during virtual learning October 27th, 2020 Why did you go into education? I bet it was because you love teaching and inspiring young minds. However, these days teachers are faced with an increased focus…
News The new role of the school CIO October 26th, 2020 This year’s return to school stands in stark contrast to every school year that’s come before. The usual excitement that marks a new fall semester and the typical…
News Restoring learning at scale in a remote environment October 26th, 2020 Disruption in learning caused by COVID-19 is the reality that school districts face this school year. K-12 education is evolving from a brick-and-mortar learning environment to learning both…
Digital signage offers teachers the tools they need to succeed Many of us can recall scratchy, static-muddled murmurs of elementary and high school administrators making announcements over the public address system, accepting such antiquated technologies as the norm.…
In an uncertain fall, remote assessments and focus skills offer clarity Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…
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