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Curriculum & Instruction

Miami-Dade schools asks parents: Hybrid or online learning?

Matt Zalaznick -
Miami-Dade County Public Schools lets parents pick whether students return to a hybrid of in-person and online learning, or remain completely remote when schools reopen later this summer.

Why social-emotional learning must come first when schools reopen

Matt Zalaznick -
Social-emotional learning will guide students and their teachers in having potentially controversial discussions about their experiences of COVID, the killing of George Floyd and other pressing issues.

Why social-emotional learning starts with caring for teachers

Matt Zalaznick -
Social-emotional learning for the coming school year actually began in July with professional development in Naperville School District 203 in the Chicago suburbs.

How rural schools sought opportunity in school closures

Matt Zalaznick -
How educators in small, rural schools systems have committed to finding innovations amid challenges of building closures and online learning.

Q&A with James O’Hagan: Bringing esports home

Chris Burt -
James O'Hagan, the Director of Digital and Virtual Learning for the Racine Unified School District, discusses parent involvement, live vs. remote and what K-12 gaming might look like in the fall.

3 districts closing achievement gaps with at-risk and minority students

Steven Blackburn -
These Districts of Distinction runners-up are paying for AP tests and dual-credit classes, expanding summer programs for all students and providing more opportunities for students through construction projects.

Why slower school supports students’ social-emotional health

Matt Zalaznick -
Tornados, hurricanes and other natural disasters can provide some social-emotional learning guidance as schools reopen in the “uncharted territory” of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

Sunray ISD accelerates shift to self-paced learning

Matt Zalaznick -
In rural North Texas, closing school buildings sped up Sunray ISD's journey toward student-driven instruction freed from the strictures of standardized tests.

Gilmer County Schools pick up STEAM

Matt Zalaznick -
Gilmer County Schools in West Virginia has used $220,000 in state grants to create STEAM labs that transformed its K-5 and 7-12 buildings into West Virginia “model tech schools."

Why PD is key to rural tech integration

Matt Zalaznick -
Establishing digital equity in rural schools relies on more than just equipping students with computers and broadband.

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