April 15, 2021
“A very wise man once told me that you can’t look back – you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.”
– Jodi Picoult
MAKING CHANGE, INCLUDING LESSONS LEARNED DURING COVID
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION (AASA) has released a new report detailing how public schools will need to make systemic changes, with a comprehensive long-term vision, culminating in 2025. The report states that COVID-19 has highlighted a growing urgency to correct equity issues and the need for changes that positively impact student well-being and learning. This feeling of future-forward thinking is also coming from Secretary Cardona, who is promoting a mindset of possibility, dedication, and innovation.
SOME HAVE ADAPTED WELL TO SPECIAL EDUCATION CHALLENGES
DELIVERING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES HAS not been easy during the pandemic. Experiences for some, like the Yorktown family in the first video, have been mostly positive, with special ed students able to continue in-person fully all year. But there have been changes to classrooms, as seen in the second video below, with students needing to reacclimate to a completely different environment.
SOME ARE USING COVID AS A LEARNING TOOL
THANKS TO INNOVATIVE TEACHING, this unprecedented teachable moment has students across the country experimenting on masks and investigating infectious diseases. Exploring unanswered questions about the pandemic through science can help students make sense of this difficult time and cope with feelings of uncertainty. Younger students can be engaged as well, simply by being asked to think about and present ways they can social distance with their friends as all students return to the classroom.
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