Games offer students choice, while giving educators access to data that allows them to adjust lessons accordingly, says Rachelle Dene Poth, DA guest columnist, veteran teacher and FETC featured speaker.
How Massachusetts is guiding school districts to help teachers reach English language learners in remote learning without the need for electronic resources.
Rather than present a best guess as fact, provide students with the tools they need to stay up to date on COVID-19, says DA guest columnist Hannah Dismuke, a science teacher in North Carolina's Guilford County Schools.
Cyberbullying could worsen as students spend more time online with their schools closed and stay-at-home orders isolating them from friends, one expert says.
Using one or two tech tools that provide interaction and connection is important for teachers now to boost student engagement online—without overwhelming them, says Rachelle Dene Poth, DA guest columnist, veteran teacher and FETC featured speaker.
Superintendents will likely need budget funds to extend school days and school years to make up for learning time lost to the coronavirus closures, a former longtime education CFO says.
A COVID-19 slide could mean some students could return in fall with 70% of a typical year's learning gains in reading, and less than 50% in math, which is nearly a full year behind, NWEA researchers say.
