COVID-19
When It Comes to EdTech, We Can't Ever Be Caught Off-Guard Again
Over the last 15 months or so, while students in many communities have attended school virtually or in hybrid settings, technology has been a tremendous support. Now, as we look ahead to a somewhat...
student support
The Pandemic Is Exactly Why We Need Standardized Testing
In the next few weeks, nearly all school districts in the U.S. will offer at least some in-person instruction. The worst of the pandemic school closures are likely behind us, but the real work of...
IEP
Teachers Are Working So Hard This Year, But Students With Disabilities Need More
I am a special education teacher with 17 years of experience in the classroom and a parent of two children with dyslexia. Recently, I learned that my daughter’s teachers have been modifying their...
Special Education
You Don't Just 'Raise' A Reader, You Have to Teach Kids to Read, Too
When I give presentations about dyslexia, I often illustrate how neurodiversity works by showing a chessboard. Some people can easily see all the patterns of moves on a chessboard and can play out a...
COVID-19
The Most Important Question a Teacher Can Ask Is ‘How Are the Children?’
On the sun-glazed African continent, the most storied warrior people, incomparably formidable and sagacious in war, is the Maasai. It is perhaps unexpected, then, to learn the traditional greeting...
New York
Every Student Succeeds Act’s Fifth Anniversary: Nothing to Celebrate
Five years ago TikTok, the video-sharing social networking platform, didn’t even exist. Today, the New York Times reports that over one-third of its 49 million daily users in the U.S. are 14 years...