A new nonprofit maker organization is working with a company that creates computer kits to encourage people to make respirators for their communities.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/13/20
Two recent surveys have examined the social and emotional well-being of K-12 students but from opposing sides — one focused on the students and the other focused on teachers.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/13/20
Spring fever is taking on a new profile in a time of pandemic stay-at-home orders. High schoolers are now feeling much more enthusiastic about the prospect of returning to school in the fall.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/13/20
Almost all states have now closed their schools to in-person instruction through the 2019–2020 academic year. Plans for summer and fall are now being discussed. Here's a complete listing of all states' closures, along with current known plans for the summer and fall terms. (Updated May 11)
As educators delve into the world of remote and online learning, we must be mindful of the need to retain professional boundaries at the same time as working to maintain a high level of support for students.
A listing of arts resources organizations are offering for free in response to COVID-19-related school closures. (Updated May 6)
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/06/20
Nepris, which produces a library of career videos and sets up industry connections between industry and classrooms, has launched a "virtual classroom," that combines real-time instruction with K-12 classroom management functionality.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/04/20
Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, comments on digital equity; why the internet has just become a major need, not just a want; and how school could change for the better next fall.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/04/20
To bridge the "digital divide" in California, state agencies, private companies and philanthropists, urged on by Gov. Gavin Newsom, have stepped forward to deliver internet access to households without it and to provide computing devices to students who need them.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/01/20
Most K-12 educators are still not ready to teach online. It would be foolhardy to overlook this reality.