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An Opportunity to Disrupt Education for the Better: Lessons From Starting a School in a Pandemic
By: Tom Woelper. The disruptive forces at play in American education due to COVID-19 present challenges, but they also provide an opportunity for us to rethink the educational experience we’re delivering. For a startup school, the pandemic has presented lessons that can be extended to better education for all.
Reimagining Learning for Students with Disabilities: A COVID Crisis Silver Lining
By: Karla Phillips-Krivickas. As schools are reopening their classroom doors, they should also open the door to reimagining education for students with disabilities.
Building School and Classroom Community During Distance Learning
By: Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson. Though these current times and circumstances, leaders must use nontraditional approaches and create possibilities to connect with students deeper through distance learning.
The Front Porch: A New Approach to Support the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Our School Communities
Brooklyn LAB Charter School met the crisis head-on with agile problem-solving, an innovative porch rollout and a commitment to equity.
Climate at the Apex of Education Re-Design
By: Matt Piercy. Readers are introduced to the Interconnectedness of COVID-19 and equity, but also how climate change should be an integral part of the conversation when redesigning education.
A Blueprint For Change Amidst Pandemic
By: Karine Veldhoen. Karine shares her school’s journey through the pandemic and into eLearning.
COVID Could Worsen Summer Melt: How Some Colleges Are Responding
By: Dennis Pierce. To ensure that as many first-year students as possible enroll in classes, colleges and universities are using campus apps, virtual orientation sessions, and other innovative methods to engage with newly admitted learners.
Leaning into the Innovation Opportunity
In preparation for the next school year, school leaders need to be mindful of three innovation opportunities focusing on the success skills of thriving humans.
Safeguarding Back to School: Preparation for a Healthy Return to School in Downtown Brooklyn
Eric shares Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School (LAB)'s Back to School Facility Tool Kit. The toolkit will provide ideas for addressing health, safety, and the requirement for social distancing.
Future Ready: The New Version of School
School leaders have about 90 days to get future ready. For many, it will require four infrastructure decisions and four innovation decisions.