En ny Örebrostudie har undersökt hur skolor lyckats med undervisningen på distans under våren – mellan mars och maj. Den visar att elever främst har fått jobba på egen hand och att det varit mindre diskussioner och interaktivitet. Samtidigt planerar många skolor att behålla fjärrundervisning, inte för hela klasser, men för vissa elever.

Vi undersöker hur väl de svenska skolorna lyckades sköta undervisningen helt eller delvis på distans under ”pandemikrisen” under vårterminen 2020, alltså perioden mars-maj. Data samlades in via strukturerade telefonintervjuer till 301 rektorer i grund- och gymnasieskola under juni och augusti 2020. (pdf)

Jag, den digitaliseringspositive rektorn, ser med fasa fram emot en ny nedstängning. Fjärrundervisning eller distansundervisning gynnar inte digitalisering av skola. Det skriver Edward Jensinger, rektor på gymnasiet, Lund.

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College students with learning disabilities experienced a sudden rupture of the status quo this spring when most of their courses moved online.  

While pandemic shifts to remote learning set the stage for significant change, a variety of factors will determine how far and fast it goes, a new report shows.

Teachers across California are adopting various approaches to assess what students have learned during remote lessons. Brian Shay, a high-school math teacher, says assessing students has been more challenging this year, leading teachers to gauge understanding in different ways, including using online polls, exit tickets and Google forms.

Chronicling the school year in an online portfolio is a solo form of professional development for educators to track accomplishments and it allows for later reflection. Education consultant Monica Burns recommends that educators spend just a few minutes each week to document activities and resources used in class, photos taken and a few sentences of…

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The tech integration specialist sees teachers getting more comfortable with integrating technology into instruction.