While this last year was full of challenges, there are key areas to learn from and consider to help ensure a successful transition back to full-time classroom learning.
These questions will help ensure the residency is suited to your system's local context, fits your recruitment needs and is sustainable in size, structure and implementation.
Educational success starts with positive thinking, rather than hard work. The latter is required but students and teachers become "positive geniuses" by choosing happiness, says Shawn Achor, who will deliver the Future of Education Technology® Conference's keynote speech on Wednesday.
Keeping track of all the laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots distributed urgently to students was yet another of COVID's myriad challenges. How big a challenge that continues to be depends on a range of factors.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said equity will be a focus of ED and be infused in its efforts for the next four years. "These next months and years will determine the trajectory of success for millions of students in our care. This is our moment."
A leader at the nationally acclaimed Danforth Plant Science Center says engagement during the pandemic was mixed, but the results in K-12s brought a few positive surprises.
Building a pipeline of computer science teachers is one of the biggest steps school leaders can take to accelerate coding, programming and related subjects in their districts, one expert says.
With the pandemic and issues of racism increasing students' need for support, young people are turning to each other augment services provided by schools.
Department of Education urges action on learning loss and achievement gaps, access to learning resources and opportunities, and English learner participation.
