Last month, a friend asked me to review his school’s plan for restarting traditional classroom learning in April. Specifically, he requested that I look at… Read More »Education During a Pandemic: Returning to Traditional School/Classroom Settings
When the Ed Directions coaches started working with schools, they were working with schools that had been identified as “in decline” or “in crisis.” They… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 8 – Critical Thinking
While there are “smart student characteristics” that are common to all disciplines and all grade levels, there are some characteristics that indicate proficiency in a… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 7 – Social Studies
While there are “smart student characteristics” that are common to all disciplines and all grade levels, there are some characteristics that indicate strength in a… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 6 – Science
When it comes to writing, there are a number of variables that determine whether or not a student will develop as a “proficient” writer. This… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 5 – Writing
As we’ve discussed in past blog entries, there are smart student characteristics that are common to all disciplines and all grade levels, and there are… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 4 – Reading
While there are smart student characteristics that are common to all disciplines and all grade levels, there are some characteristics that indicate strength in a… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 3: Mathematics
At this point, we’re essentially two semesters deep into non-traditional instruction (NTI) as a result of Covid-19. The natural assumption at the beginning of the… Read More »Assessing our NTI Performance as Educators and Evaluating Student Populations
As schools and teachers focus on content coverage and test scores, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the real job of schools… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs, Part 2: Grade Level Status
In a recent discussion of how schools can address data needs with the uncertainties of off-site instruction, flexible schedules, etc. One of the groups… Read More »Covid-19, Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) and School Data Needs
