Sustaining social-emotional learning is crucial as students and teachers make the big shift to online and distance learning during the coronavirus closures.
A bill that would have given Montgomery County school board members a raise for the first time in six years failed in this year’s abbreviated state legislative session. The proposed $10,000 raise would have increased board members’ salaries to $35,000 per year.
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.
Kansas educators were working on a school redesign project focused on personalized learning, soft skills and community partnerships when the coronavirus closed schools.
The shift to remote instruction for Dare County Schools in North Carolina has gone more smoothly thanks to a few years of professional development in online education.
Providing training as soon as possible and setting up just-in-time support as teachers and students get up to speed are crucial strategies for success, says DA guest columnist John Englander.
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.
NASEF launches free daily "Community Club" sessions for students while most schools are shut down because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Professional Development opportunities are also available for free to educators.
More Latinx and other minority students are enrolling in high-rigor classes after an Illinois district created and implemented a multipronged program to improve accessibility.
