Article Remote Learning’s Aftermath
The power of the pandemic has forced school districts across the nation to overhaul in-person learning. No comparable human force had ever affected the education of students so abruptly. It has tested our thinking and Leotis D. Swopes challenged our ability to execute an equitable, yet responsible form of instruction to students. Like a person learning to swim, teachers and students were thrown into the proverbial remote learning waters and told to “stroke, stroke!” Teachers, who were not techsavvy, found themselves “learning on the run” while simultaneously familiarizing students with ...the pandemic remote learning protocols. They kicked, stroked, provides a and floated the best way they could; attempting to create a semblance of in-person learning. future-focused Each successive day was like being thrown back occurrence that into those turbulent waters until they began to has the potential to swim, though technique, efficiency and style personalize every were lacking. Yet, because of their struggles, the has provided an unimaginable context child’s educational pandemic for future learning.
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There are two noteworthy ramifications forged by the pandemic. First, a practical resolve. The initial launching of remote learning didn’t provide a solid example of “What Works.” Any teacher hesitancy to use remote learning needed time for trial and error before it could fashion their skills. However, after a year into remote learning, a baseline has been established. The
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