Our house, our rules: We must have teachers’ backs as they teach for equity
By Matt R. Kay
When, as children, we wanted something, many of us knew what kind of persuasion our parents were susceptible to. My father,...
Education leaders: Don’t prescribe diagnostic testing before listening to teachers
By Tran Le and Amber Northern
When students return to school this fall, most will have
experienced a “Covid-19 slide” to compound the typical “summer
slide.” Learning...
Q&A from ASCD-CDC Webinar on schools and Covid-19
The following are responses to questions that we received during our most recent webinar presentation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention...
Educating after George Floyd: Where do we go from here?
By Desmond Williams
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, America seems to be in social upheaval. A June 7 poll by NBC and the...
Preparing our school districts for fall 2020
By David M. Aderhold
There are more than 580 school districts, 2,500 schools, and 115,000 teachers serving more than 1.4 million students in New Jersey. Without clear guidance...
Maintaining wellness for teachers and staff during distance learning
By Indira Mota
If you have ever been on a plane, you are likely familiar with the flight attendants’ directions for passengers to follow in...
Assistant principal leadership during a global pandemic
By Baruti Kafele
The following is an excerpt from the upcoming ASCD book The Assistant Principal 50: Critical Questions for Meaningful Leadership and Professional Growth,...
The job must continue under safe circumstances: An interview with health expert tara kirk...
As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout the United States, ASCD is talking with safety specialists and health experts about the best course of...
School communities rely on calm and thoughtful leadership
Adam Mihelbergel (@AMihelbergel) is the principal and director of student services at Brannockburn School District 106 in Illinois. He spoke to ASCD about how...
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Do endings matter?
“Offer that extension,” he writes. “Excuse that assignment…. Let us, by showing grace, make the memory of this stormy year just a bit more peaceful.”
So how did other countries handle the shift to distance learning?
A new report from NCEE details the actions countries with high-performing school systems took to do distance learning well.
