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Instructional technology

How teachers can guide parents during online learning

Teachers must guide parents who are playing a much bigger role in students’ online learning during coronavirus school closures. 

4 ways district CTOs can support educators during school closures

Sharing digital resources and helping K-12 administrators and staff communicate and collaborate online is key, says DA guest columnist and FETC featured speaker Eujon Anderson, who is the technology director for Troy City Schools in Alabama.

How to create Top 5 resource lists for students and families

If your students are working remotely for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus, this strategy can place “just right” resources into the hands of families, says Monica Burns, DA guest editor and FETC featured speaker.

Student 3D-prints face shields for coronavirus fight

Shortages of face shields and other protective equipment motivated high school senior Emmanuel Cuevas to use his 3D printer to produce face shields for local doctors and nurses.

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.

Thu Mar 26th, 2020

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.
Tue Mar 24th, 2020

Delivery of Special Education-Related Services During School Closures

As the need for social distancing is prompting extended school closures across the country, school districts are considering new ways to keep students connected and engaged in school activities. Because […]
Mon Mar 23rd, 2020

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

Districts deliver meals and ed tech as states shut schools for 2019-2020

Coronavirus has district leaders quickly devising ways to provide school meals, ed tech and remote learning as entire states begin to order schools to shut buildings for the rest of the 2019-2020 year. 
Wed Mar 18th, 2020