With the help of his students, Hubert Ham put esports on the map at Alexander Dawson School. It came with a worthwhile price: learning, not just playing.
As COVID-19 affects the mental health of Latino students at significantly higher rates than whites, Cutler-Orosi JUSD in California struggles to provide support for a student population that is 97% hispanic.
Students keep their distance and had their temperatures taken at the door as they returned to a reopened Willow Creek School in rural Montana Thursday, CNN reported.
With the "COVID-19 slide" likely to impact some students severely, administrators will have to assess learning loss and use the data to develop interventions.
Starting the 2020-21 school year early and lengthening the calendar into next summer may be the best way to provide equity for students and narrow achievement gaps that have widened during coronavirus closures.
Teachers need high-quality assessment data and the know-how to use it effectively to determine where their students will be this fall—particularly those facing the 'COVID Slide,' says DA guest columnist Jacob Bruno.
Superintendents are now diving into the nitty-gritty as they look ahead to reopening schools safely in fall 2020 and welcoming students back into classrooms that may look a lot different.
Adam Garry, senior director of education strategy at Dell and a keynote speaker at the Academic Esports Conference, offers tips to make online experiences positive.
