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How should on line learning be done .. ? Now that so many are engaged in this kind of instruction .. perhaps a good time to evaluate the basis for doing it

The Manifesto for Teaching Online An update to a provocative manifesto intended to serve as a platform for debate and as a resource and inspiration for those teaching in online environments. In 2011, a group of scholars associated with the Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh released “The Manife...

No time like the present

BACK IN DECEMBER, WE REMEMBER ..In December 2019, Peter Dewitt, wrote in his blog ( Education Week) about what he felt were going to be “ The Critical Issues Facing Education In 2020. They were ( not in rank order) : Health and Wellness, Literacy, School Leadership, Our Perception Of Students, Cultures Of Equity, District Office/ Building-Level Relationships, Politics, Our Perceptions Of Teachers, Va**ng, Time On Task vs Student Achivement, Teachers With Guns, Climate Change.
Now here we are. The 2020-2021 school year has started or is getting ready to start in the US. Knowing and experiencing the start up of school this year, what do you think of these top 12 critical issuesthis blog piece was written Dec. 15, 2019 blog. edweek. org .. if you would like to see Dr DeWitt’s explanation of each of the 12 critical issues )?
As Dorothy said “.Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore “So take a look , consider the 12 critical issues posited by Peter Dewitt and share your view of our “ new normals” in schools.
What are the critical issues facing schools now? Are these new critical issues likely to be temporary or permanent?