Go back in time with us for a moment. At the end of 2020-21, the big instructional challenge facing schools seemed obvious: help students rebound academically as quickly as possible.
Do more project-based learning and do it outdoors: That philosophy has been driving Principal Patricia Gallegos' throughout the pandemic at San Antonito STEM Magnet Elementary in Albuquerque.
Rather than aiming to teach to the middle, we should build engagement by first building relationships with students and helping them find a sense of purpose.
The challenges and stresses experienced by students and teachers have been well documented, and more recently, education leaders have turned their attention to principals.
As educators grapple with a new wave of behavioral problems, they should give students space to rebound without lowering expectations, a school counselor says.
