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High schoolers report on what it’s like doing school in a pandemic

The Hechinger Report

In the fourth season of the Miseducation podcast, New York City high school students report on how kids’ lives were thrown into disarray and how the inequality already baked into the system worsened. All one million of New York City’s students were thrown into online learning when schools closed back in March. By Titilayo Aluko.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

“Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

. “Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal. “You become very attached.

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

The Innovative Educator

The ultimate learning experience for students is both highly collaborative and extremely personalized, supported by mobile devices and digital content, reports Project Tomorrow in their latest Speak Up report. Elementary schools may also be exploring various types of blended learning.

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OPINION: Some warning flags for those embracing personalized learning powered by education technology

The Hechinger Report

It means giving teachers choices in how much the technologies support and how much they automate instruction. It means designing new types of technology that do not misuse data for commercial purposes, but use algorithms for advancing the knowledge of all. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.