Filling the Gaps: Staffing Teachers After the Great Resignation
[…] settles it may well be education that suffers the heaviest toll. One worrying speculation is that we have yet to see the full extent of the “Great Teacher Resignation.” Whether we’re approaching the cliff or have already walked off, the U.S. Education System needs to brace for the fall. School districts need to take […]
Out with the Test, in With PBL: How Project- Based Learning is Transforming Remote Learning
[…] if rather than shifting from class to class, six times a day, students instead managed their schedules and attended class a few times a week. Imagine if teachers, rather than being deliverers of content, are able to become designers of experience. Dreamers like us no longer have to imagine. The time has come. Earlier […]
How the Research on Learning Can Drive Change
[…] tuning in at all. What’s a student to do? Suggestions for other ways of doing things might help. But it makes no sense to have students coach teachers about how to construct effective courses. Plus, a practice can be effective in one context and ineffective in another. Take the quiz, for example. Great way […]
The Connection Between Learning Gaps and Teacher Burnout
Teacher burnout is real. Understanding the connection between learning gaps will help educators to teach and learn more effectively.
States Partner on Micro-Credentials to Personalize Teacher Learning
Ten years ago most teachers suffered through whole group sit-and-get professional development–low engagement, no choice, no personalization. A pair of startups, one venture backed and one nonprofit, leveraged the digital platform revolution and began offering an array of teacher learning experiences culminating in demonstrations of new capabilities that earned teachers micro-credentials. Schools and systems […]
5 Recommendations to Improve Remote Learning for Families
[…] negative impact of no-win decisions, we hope they’ll leverage the crucial voices of parents in making those determinations. Benefits of Remote Learning 1. More Frequent Communication Between Teachers and Families Teacher-parent communication is a key success indicator of at-home learning. In open-ended survey responses, many parents responded that teachers who reached out about missing assignments […]
Four Strategies for School Leaders to Build Lasting and Positive Change during COVID-19
[…] presented, some schools are rising to the surface – one such school is Florence JR/SR High School in Colorado. As an organization working with hundreds of schools, teachers, and administrators to develop strategies to keep students engaged through pandemic-related learning scenarios, we have taken learnings from the past several months, alongside the direct experience […]
Could Russia’s 21st Century Sputnik Be in Educational Transformation?
[…] and choice in their learning. Students can learn anywhere, anyplace any time. Prepares students for the global economy by accelerating their learning especially with 21st century skills. Teacher Role Teachers instruct to the middle of the class through whole- group instruction One size fits all approach. (common to nearly all classes in the U.S.) […]
Organizing a Modern Edtech Stack for Modern Pedagogy, Part II: The LMS
[…] helping kids grow. Evaluating the learning management system (LMS) is the focus of this piece. The LMS is where instructional interaction occurs. It’s been said that the teacher is the learning management system and that learning transpires not in schools or in classrooms, whether digital or brick and mortar, but in the learner. Keeping in […]
How Data-Informed Instructional Coaching Programs Support Teachers and Improve Academic Outcomes
By: Jason DeRoner Issues with teacher retention and shortages are having serious negative consequences for students and educators. When teachers are dissatisfied with their work environments and aren’t receiving adequate support, it can impact their students’ academic progress and overall school experience. This academic year, teachers are facing a variety of challenges as they work to help […]