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
Masters of Curriculum in the Time of COVID
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
School Opening Decisions At The Right Pay Grade
Schools open or closed during the pandemic is a big deal and political and economic leaders want to make a decision that is rightfully the jurisdiction of a local school board. Continue reading
Occupandi temporis dociles!
Remote education is causing teachers to examine teaching born out of emergency and find new instructional practices for the future. Continue reading
Mommy, Daddy. What Did You Do During the Pandemic of 2020?
Without implying humor, the event of a pandemic cannot be wasted. In a summer of no structured activity for school children, encourage them to write their personal history. It will be a gift to their children and grandchildren. Continue reading
Summering After Remoting: Now to Next
The effects of our loss of in-school instruction must be known through data rather than conjecture. We will not know how the COVID-slide affected the summer slide until next fall. Planning for post-school closure should be based upon student learning data. Continue reading