Principals are determined to strengthen relationships and ensure the well-being of students and staff to overcome COVID and other disruptions in the new year.
Schools are returning to more normal routines, but that doesn't mean the effective, tech-enabled habits adopted earlier in the pandemic need to be left behind.
The fact that educators around the world know the story of a small Wisconsin school system of 825 students speaks to the power of communication. Or rather, the power of Joe Sanfelippo's deep commitment to telling his district's story.
Educational technology, both online and in the classroom, went into overdrive during COVID and its presence will grow in new ways regardless of the trajectory of the pandemic.
Administrators now have to convince students and their families that this next phase of virtual learning is not the same as what occurred earlier in the pandemic.
