Article As We Move into 2021, What Are the Remote Learning Priorities
Richard Lange
Deanne Levy
As we move into 2021, little did we know that when ISBE enacted a law on June 7, 2019, that allows school districts statewide to utilize e-learning days in lieu of emergency days, that educators across the state and the country would still be using a variety of distance learning models to conduct classes from remote locations. While some schools started with hybrid models of in person activities as well as remote, some districts have been doing 100% e-learning since last March. With that in mind, the authors of this paper decided to conduct an informal survey to see what kinds of challenges school leaders and teachers were facing. With the help of Dr. Bobb Darnell, educator and
The top two [challenges] that educators selected... were “SEL health and too much screen time for both students and teachers” and “Getting all student to contribute during remote lessons.” professional development consultant, a survey was created in November that asked Chicagoland educators WINTER 2020 | VOLUME 66 | NUMBER 4 | PAGE 48
