Unemployment Is High Yet There Is a Shortage of Teachers: Time To Make Teaching a Preferred Profession

The crisis of our teacher shortage is the perception that teaching is not a good career choice. As COVID is causing major changes in teaching practices, we need to use the moment to change the profession of teaching. Continue reading

Commonweal in the Time of COVID

Who says children should be remote learners or that teachers will teach from school or home? In the Time of COVID responsibility and authority are not clear. Continue reading

Quality Indicators of Remote Education: Curricular Integrity and Accountability

A quality education should not be differentiated by a non-pandemic education or a pandemic education. Quality should be a constant regardless of learning conditions. Curricular integrity and accountability are essential characteristics of a quality education. Continue reading

Quality Indicators of Remote Education: Mastery of Time

Quality remote instruction uses focused teaching within limits of student on-screen attention and knows when learning requires a student to work offline. Teachers who abuse their time with students will lose their students. Continue reading

Quality Indicators of Remote Ed – Personal and Daily Connections With Every Child

Distance is both spatial and relational. In-school teaching to at-home children is keeps us apart, but we overcome space by personal and daily contacts. Continue reading