Though online learning hit some speedbumps during COVID, educators know it has vast transformative potential beyond a stop-gap response to a historic crisis.
Educational success starts with positive thinking, rather than hard work. The latter is required but students and teachers become "positive geniuses" by choosing happiness, says Shawn Achor, who will deliver the Future of Education Technology® Conference's keynote speech on Wednesday.
Compared to this time last year, when administrators scrambled to feed students amid the new COVID calamity, the road ahead seems less threatening despite the persistent challenges.
A new incentive program will increase pay for teachers facing some of the greatest challenges in helping students catch up from the pandemic. It relies on more than standardized test scores to measure performance.
