Big parking lots, good Wi-Fi and staff experienced in planning big events like football games and assemblies allow Phoenix Union High School District to play a key role in ending the pandemic.
In some school systems, the top third grade math teacher provides virtual lessons for the entire district. Other teachers then work one-on-one with students to provide additional support.
The usual gang of ed-tech experts showed off the latest learning tools—with a focus on social emotional learning and virtual reality—at Friday's FETC® highlight, TechShare Live.
South Carolina may be home to the nation's only "social-emotional learning crosswalk"—a map of how widely-accepted SEL skills intersect with the state's vision of a high school graduate.
As school leaders and educators, being equipped to deal with heightened and varying degrees of behavioral and mental health challenges among our students is as essential as ensuring their academic achievement.
Rural school districts face a range of challenges but one advantage has been an ability to share resources to remain open for in-person instruction throughout COVID.
While compassion fatigue is usually associated with nurses, physicians and caregivers, it is also a common experience among educators, especially in this pandemic era.