Equity problems that plague K-12 education under normal conditions have only been worsened by the shift to online and remote learning, and the transition may leave some students farther behind come fall, experts say.
Sustaining social-emotional learning is crucial as students and teachers make the big shift to online and distance learning during the coronavirus closures.
Shifting school start times continues to generate headlines, but some educators say the entire school schedule can be reorganized to better support teaching and learning.
DA guest columnist and FETC featured speaker Rachelle Dene Poth suggests ways to leverage technology to create more social interactions and foster connections with students (and educator peers) during school closures.
DA guest columnists Oksana Hagerty and Nicki Nance provide 10 strategies for educators and parents to consider implementing during school closures. Hagerty and Nance are from Beacon College, which is dedicated to educating primarily neurodivergent students.
A School Nutrition Association survey finds most are engaged in emergency food assistance, but face a variety of challenges, including sustainability, says DA guest columnist Gay Anderson, SNA president and child nutrition director at Brandon Valley School District in South Dakota.
Sharing up-to-date district news communitywide and ensuring that messages are clear, concise and consistent is key, says DA guest columnist Mark D. Benigni, superintendent of Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut.
DA guest columnists Matthew X. Joseph and Christine Ravesi-Weinstein offer strategies for continuing learning opportunities and addressing student wellness—for the first week out and beyond. Joseph, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Leicester Public Schools, is a featured speaker at FETC.
Concerns over coronavirus compelled Kentucky's governor to tell all schools to prepare to close with "as little as 72 hours notice," the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.
