Covid-19, Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) and School Data Needs

  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

When the Ed Directions coaches started discussing the impact of the coronavirus on schools, one of our first concerns was how moving to virtual learning… Read More »Three key ways that your school district can respond to and improve summer learning in low performing students.