COVID has compounded challenges in outreach to those least capable of maintaining internet connectivity to participate fully in schooling, and innovative outreach strategies may be needed.
Education and news panelists weigh in on media literacy and the importance of having students double-check sources and information, especially those online, when doing research.
Among the social-emotional stressors East Saint Louis School District students, the coronavirus pandemic “has just been one more thing,” says administrators Tiffany Gholson.
We must be intentional about finding ways to engage our students (and ourselves) more by learning from one another—in the classrooms and beyond, says DA guest columnist, veteran educator and FETC featured speaker Rachelle Dene Poth.
Personalized learning in summer school and an early start to the school year anchor Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's aggressive plan to close coronavirus achievement gaps.
As schools add new technology and turn increasingly to online learning, educators will need to fine-tune messaging to parents about screen time—because “engagement” no longer serves as the sole reason for ed tech adoptions.
While many U.S. district leaders have already decided that online learning will continue through summer school, some school systems want to bring students back to classrooms.
College student ambassadors provide high schools with valuable perspectives on academic life and campus activities, including student clubs and social events.
Using technology to personalize learning for inpatient and day hospital program students is important to maintain engagement and connection, says DA guest columnist Emily Hersh, superintendent of Mount Pleasant Blythedale Union Free School District in New York.
