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
Remote Education: How To Improve From What We Learned
Schools were simply unprepared for remote education. No fault or blame is intended. Because the need for remote education will persist, we need to make improvements from what we learned about teaching and learning from home. Continue reading
Synchronicity and Asynchronicity of Remote Education
Schools used remote education as an emergency procedure in the spring of 2020. We were as unprepared for remote education as medicine was for COVID. We can do better in the future with an appropriate design for teaching and learning. Continue reading
Reopening School: The Need for Day Care
The critical attribute of public school in the time of COVID is day care. Economic recovery requires schools to reopen, resume daily care of children, so that parents are available for work. School is day care. Continue reading