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Curriculum & Instruction

Managing student absences during hybrid learning

Educators and administrators should consider all factors impacting students learning from home, working to identify and break down barriers to student and family engagement, especially for students receiving support services.

5 reasons why some schools were ready for COVID shutdown

Five factors were good indicators of how confident principals and their teams felt about the transition to online learning when COVID shut down classrooms in the spring.

100 school leaders identify the biggest challenges this year

District leaders agree on the top four ideas that will be necessary to successfully educate students amid the current climate of chaos and disruption.

How a Texas district conquered internet dead zones to connect kids

Dead zones in Lockhart ISD’s rural communities made handing out hotspots an ineffectual online learning strategy, so the district and its partner built cell towers.

California disconnect: Nearly 2 million caught in homework gap

Nearly 2 million California students lack access to the internet and 690,000 don’t have a computer even as online learning is the norm in most districts.

3 simple tips for making virtual learning work

Insights from a virtual academy on how to have a successful year with online learning.
Mon Sep 28th, 2020

These states are safest for schools to reopen to students, study says

The debate over virtual, hybrid or in-person simply might come down to whether schools can open safely
Mon Sep 28th, 2020

Where to find and share ideas to innovate K-12 during COVID

New "Canopy" website lets district leaders exchange strategies for project-based learning, social-emotional learning, anti-racism and other practices.

Mon Sep 28th, 2020

School spend on remote learning tech growing exponentially

An extensive market intelligence report details what kind of distance learning technology academic institutions are buying as well as activity from major ed tech providers.

Fri Sep 25th, 2020

Why an HBCU is offering underserved high schoolers a free course

Howard University will offer a free, credit-bearing course in criminal justice to 100 11th and 12th graders in five underserved high schools in New York City.

Thu Sep 24th, 2020

Coaching, collaboration, and continuous improvement with video

Video-based reflection, and the use of video coaching, is changing the way we facilitate professional development for teachers.
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Thu Sep 24th, 2020