Teacher burnout is real. Some teachers are already crashing and burning, and we are only in the first quarter of the school year. The coronavirus pandemic has made being an educator much more intense. Spoiler alert: remote learning is not less work. Teachers are learning a different way to deliver instruction, and even if they…
Remote learning is not new. There have been virtual schools before the pandemic. What is new is that schools that have not offered remote learning have been forced into the virtual world and are trying to determine best practices to implement. Teachers and administrators have had different opinions on what is best. Here are some…
Last March when students and teachers learned they would not be returning, districts scrambled to put distance learning plans in place. Some educators resorted to thick packets which were as ineffective as they sound. Most people quickly came to the conclusion that e-learning was the only real way to have any kind of long-term success…
Even if you are a prominent person in society, like Kamala Harris, you can still be subjected to people carelessly mispronouncing your name. A person’s name is part of their identity. It is important, no matter how difficult a name appears or whether the name doesn’t follow standard English pronunciation rules, that an effort—a commitment—is…
As August passes by, we see where colleges and universities across the country are beginning to open back up. College students are moving back on campus. Just like in the K-12 world, this will be an unprecedented school year as the country, and most of the world, still battles COVID-19. We have heard from the…
When school building closed earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, educators worked overtime to figure out how to provide the best instruction for students remotely. Educators were praised for their efforts. Shonda Rhimes, a television producer and writer tweeted back in March, “Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour…
Many school districts have decided that students will be working from home or will, at a minimum, have the option of doing so. For the schools where one hundred percent of the students will be working from home, some teachers have also been given the option to work from home … some have not. This…
My fourth-grade twin sons attend school in Washington Township. Washington Township decided to reopen schools remotely for all students. Remote learning is different than it was when schools closed back in March. The stakes are higher and more is being demanded of students. Last spring, remote work was optional for a few weeks. Then, it…
As schools across the country are beginning to open for the 2020-2021 school year. Most are opening virtually to start the year as many states still battle with curving the COVID-19 virus. Unlike the spring, when schools closed, it seems the technology divide is not as wide as many schools purchased electronic devices to ensure…
Coronavirus is still kicking. In many places, it is actually worse now than it was when everything initially closed. This fact has many teachers around the country crying foul. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has approved a resolution in support of strikes around school safety. The idea is that if local leaders don’t believe…