Monthly Archives: August 2020

Hypocrisy: Know Its Bounds

There was no game plan for schools and COVID. Making a valid plan for local schools requires listening to all and making a decision for all. Without attention to the work, hypocrisies can run wild. Board members must know their bounds. Continue reading →

Lessons That Keep On Teaching

Recording lessons in the Time of COVID may be a wonderful resource for students and teachers. Students can see and hear the original lesson if they were absent or missed something or want a pre-test review. Recorded lessons are gold for teacher lesson studies. Continue reading →

A Need for Principal Leadership and Supervision of Instruction in the Time of COVID

School principals in the Time of COVID are at the center of everything in a school. Beyond protocols, the principal is the key player in assuring a quality of teaching and learning to prevent the current generation of children from losing the education they need. Continue reading →

Masters of Curriculum in the Time of COVID

We will not get a do over for the 2020-21 school year. All children must learn their annual curricula. A teacher’s mastery of her curriculum is a teacher’s tool for meeting our COVID education responsibility. Continue reading →

Home Bound Teaching in the Time of COVID; Ichabod Crane Rides Again

The Internet is not as ubiquitous as we think. Too many homes have no or very poor connectivity. Add the closure of day care centers. The result leaves children at home, without Internet and without adult supervision. Enter the homebound teacher. With masking and social distancing, a homebound teacher can keep children engaged in continuous education. Continue reading →