In the Classroom

This article was originally published in eSchool News on November 20, 2020. Spring 2020 was a real learning period for schools that had never used remote learning before. Call it a baptism by fire, if you will, but seemingly...

As an educator, we know you’re always looking for ways to motivate your students—and this year has brought all-new challenges. Research has shown that students who are intrinsically motivated—those who are deeply engaged in their own learning—adapt better to a classroom environment and perform considerably higher academically than unmotivated and...

Over the past few years, social-emotional learning (SEL) has steadily gained traction in K–12 education. Quoted by education news site The 74 Million, Harvard University professor Stephanie Jones described SEL as "kind of an every-moment thing, meaning it's in every interaction, it's in all relationships, and so it doesn't turn...

With COVID-19 continuing to spread, school systems across the country have approached the fall semester in different ways. For instance, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Houston Independent School District both decided to begin the 2020–2021 academic year online, with the latter anticipating a switch to in-person instruction...

With the coronavirus pandemic casting a shadow over the weeks and months ahead, school communities may find themselves shifting among three instructional models (distance learning, a hybrid approach, and in-person instruction) for an undetermined period of time. In Massachusetts, for instance, the Framingham school board voted to begin the fall...

This article was originally published in Smartbrief on September 15, 2020. As a Reading Connections teacher for middle school students, I usually get to spend two or three years teaching, working with, and getting to know my...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to run its course, questions abound regarding what the 2020–2021 academic year will look like for students, teachers, and other members of the school community. Indeed, many decision-makers spent the summer months scrambling for extra funding to support smaller class sizes, reduced busing, strict cleaning...

Amid the seemingly endless back and forth over what school will look like in the near (and perhaps distant) future, teachers still have to teach—whether online, in the classroom, or somewhere in between. And, as always, one of the key areas requiring attention is literacy. James Boss, director of the...

Due to COVID-19, the 2020 spring semester was completely turned on its head. Since then, educators and administrators have been reflecting on the successes and challenges of their schools' rapid transitions to remote learning, with the results of a survey conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) that...

Whether it’s remote instruction, social distancing and masks, or a hybrid schedule, educators know the 2020-2021 school year is going to be unlike any other. In the face of COVID uncertainty, educators who have incorporated blended learning programs into their classrooms in the past—and those venturing forth with online learning...