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
At this early point in a normal school year, teachers and administrators are assessing the student population to identify those who are most “at risk.”… Read More »Assessing the At Risk Population in Your School
Ed Directions coaches and trainers are currently presenting “Rhythm of the Learner Year – Formative Period” workshops in our partnership schools. The focus of these… Read More »Unpacking a Standard in the Formative Period
It comes as no surprise that one of the most challenging issues that our coaches have helped teachers with has to do with keeping students… Read More »Virtual School – The Challenge of Keeping Students Engaged
Through discussions with teachers who were finishing their first “virtual school” experience last spring, we found that regular attendance was an issue. For Ed Directions… Read More »Thoughts on Virtual School – The Problem of Attendance
Assessing the Impact – Who Needs Rituals and Routines All students benefit from rituals and routines. They support optimum cultures and climates in classrooms, build… Read More »2020 – Establishing Academic Rituals
Assessing the Impact – Who Needs Rituals and Routines All students benefit from rituals and routines. They support optimum cultures and climates in classrooms, build… Read More »Establishing Academic Rituals – Opening School in a Virtual Environment
A group of Ed Directions coaches were speculating as to the strategies schools were going to use to start school in August 2020. They were… Read More »Starting an Uncertain 2020 – 21 School Year After a Semester of Virtual School
The coronavirus put schools and teachers into an untenable position because they were forced to shut down classrooms and offer nearly a full semester of… Read More »Strategies for Meaningful Work in a Virtual School Setting
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