Monolithic thinking in the Time of COVID is unrealistic – it will fail regardless of its premise. Schools need to monitor and adjust programming for health and safety with programming for a quality education for all children. Course corrections are necessary. Continue reading
Piloting Schools in the Time of COVID
Non-Academic Skill Sets Required for Remote Learning
Student success in remote education will not be written using old assumptions. Self-motivation, self-direction, time management, focus, and how to ask for assistance are required for success in remote schooling. Continue reading
A Reading Reformation
Reading in the Time of COVID is not optional. Coincidental with the pandemic is a significant reform causing teachers to reconsider their abilities to teach all children to be effective readers. Continue reading
If Not Taught At School, Then Where?
Is school responsible for teaching children to understand and practice basic human values? Values like honesty, personal integrity, respect for others, and civility; you can add or subtract what you believe are basic values. Isn’t this the role of a … Continue reading
Standards and Rigor Within Remote Education
Remote education needs to serve today’s need for continuing education for all children AND be a preparation of all children for educational success in the future. Remote education requires instruction to be standards-based and rigorous. Continue reading
Remote Ed is Prime Time For Independent Learning
School is a busy day and place with little allowance for children to work independently and at their own pace. Remote education is prime time for children to work in ways they cannot at school – independent of other children. Continue reading
Teach Less Well In the Time of COVID
If you fear children will not make adequate academic progress in the pandemic, teach less well. Cull the curricula. Teach essential content, skills and dispositions. Teach for mastery. Children will learn. Continue reading
Virtual Learning Is a Misnomer
Virtual learning by definition is not the same learning virtually. The first is almost learning and the second is learning through technology. Words matter. Maybe. Continue reading
Fear-driven Policy in the Time of COVID
Fear is natural. The Time of COVID raises fear levels. Good governance must recognize fears and do what is best. The future will evaluate what we do now. Continue reading
Starting A School Year Is One Thing; Teaching An Entire School Year Is Another
Opening a school year usually is a single, forthright plan for teaching and learning. In the Time of COVID, one plan is not enough. Schools need multiple plans and the ability to move quickly among plans. Continue reading