Let’s create more human-centered solutions to schooling this fall

From The Colorado Sun, August 19, 2020, by Amy Anderson & Michele Morenz

The transition to remote learning cannot fall solely on teachers’ plates, nor should we hold on tight to a classroom-oriented model with one teacher for every 30-plus students. What if we thought creatively about our education workforce? How might we re-design instructional and student supports to align the expertise and talents of educators more purposefully around learners? Academic staff could focus on select families to provide individualized support for struggling students. Teaching assistants could maintain adult/learner relationships with weekly check-ins. Teachers could design new ways to instruct students across schools that are better suited for remote learning. Public Impact®’s Opportunity Culture® initiative offers some interesting models along these lines in response to COVID-19.

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