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How to propel social-emotional learning in online education

Sustaining social-emotional learning is crucial as students and teachers make the big shift to online and distance learning during the coronavirus closures.

Steinkuehler to keynote Academic Esports Conference

The California-Irvine professor and former White House Senior Policy adviser will discuss “The Intellectual Life of Esports” in the inaugural event’s opening session.

How higher ed is helping K-12 cope with coronavirus

Teachers in the Bronx are receiving virtual PD in distance learning from Fordham University; Berea College is feeding K-12 students while schools are closed.

Kansas educators look ahead with school redesign

Kansas educators were working on a school redesign project focused on personalized learning, soft skills and community partnerships when the coronavirus closed schools.

District leader says let teachers innovate online

With schools closed and shifting to online education due to the coronavirus, a Colorado superintendent says he and his leadership team are not scripting or dictating how teachers deliver virtual instruction.

Years of training eases shift to online instruction during coronavirus closures

The shift to remote instruction for Dare County Schools in North Carolina has gone more smoothly thanks to a few years of professional development in online education.

Fri Mar 20th, 2020

Districts move fast to teach and feed remote students

Providing distance learning and school nutrition to less-affluent families required education leaders to find creative solutions for uninterrupted support.
Thu Mar 19th, 2020

Coronavirus: Keeping all stakeholders informed

Sharing up-to-date district news communitywide and ensuring that messages are clear, concise and consistent is key, says DA guest columnist Mark D. Benigni, superintendent of Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut.

Tue Mar 17th, 2020

Competency-based learning: Why it’s not all about the answers

Competency-based educators in New Hampshire's Sanborn Regional School District constantly develop new performance tasks that allow students to show mastery.
Thu Mar 12th, 2020

Utah district devotes entire high school to competency-based learning

Students at Launch High School will work on experiential, hands-on learning projects through which they will demonstrate mastery of standards.
Thu Mar 12th, 2020

How 5 districts elevate learning with competency-based education

K-12 leaders transitioning to competency-based education share their learning experiences and offer guidance.
Thu Mar 12th, 2020