Students of the Time of COVID are our Apollo 13 challenge. What some predict as an educational disaster can be one of our finest hours. Continue reading
Teaching in the Time of COVID – One Of Our Finest Hours
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
Remote Education and Communicating with a Teacher
The Time of COVID disrupts every aspect of teaching and learning, including how children and parents communicate with teachers after school hours. This communication is essential. Creating respectful and responsible guidelines can benefit everyone. Continue reading
Lesson Design in the Time of COVID
A lesson design for teaching students in-school does not transfer easily to teaching student remotely. The Hunter Lesson Design can be disassembled into chunks for on-line teaching that ensures that students learn the lesson correctly the first time and do not require reteaching. Continue reading
In the Time of COVID, If We Value an Equitable and Equal Education for All Children, No Option is No Option
An equitable and equal educational opportunity for every child must be ensured in every school’s for student instruction in the Time of COVID. Continue reading
Where In The World Is My Teacher? He Is A Waldo
A remote education expands schoolhouse and school district boundaries. A licensed and qualified teacher can be anywhere and conduct remote teaching and learning. A Waldo is a necessary solution in the time of COVID. Continue reading