School officials at the state level say that summer is the time for conversations about what worked and what didn't work for students and teachers.

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.

To succeed this fall—and beyond—district leaders must review teacher professional learning during coronavirus closures and support teacher development of new pedagogical skills, says the team at Kennesaw State University iTeach, an FETC partner.

Ithaca City School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown—who is examining the way forward in a series of equity webinars with education leaders—says the pandemic offers an opportunity for progress.