The coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity to zero in on what's essential. Jill Harrison Berg, a leadership coach and school improvement consultant, shares how, by looking through the lens of the NBPTS Five Core Propositions, school leaders can leverage shifts already underway to support powerful teaching

Learning online can cause students to feel anxious, worried or tired after - a trend known as "Zoom fatigue" - says Brenda Wiederhold, a licensed clinical psychologist. In this interview, Wiederhold says the lack of synchronous learning and the tendency to multitask trigger a type of fight-or-flight response in the brain.

These students can navigate a self-paced class with lots of teacher support at the beginning and clear expectations about assignments.

Demand has surged for outdoor and wilderness programs, driven by parents desperate to get their kids off-screen and out of the house. Numerous New England wilderness schools report they could double or triple their already increased programming and still have waiting lists.

It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself.

Teaching coding on computers is only one small aspect of computer literacy for students, Jaigris Hodson of Royal Roads University asserts in this commentary. Helping them recognize, and avoid spreading, misinformation as they navigate the internet requires equipping students with critical thinking and bias-recognition skills, too, Hodson writes.

The online environment was born out of efficiency - not reflection, processing, or collaboration. That's why it's so important for leaders to put relational trust and care back into digital spaces as more educators operate virtually.

In our monthly column "Tell Us About," readers get to share their personal experiences. For the September 2020 issue on "Grade Expectations," we asked educators to share how they've changed their grading policy or process during remote learning. Read their stories in Educational Leadership.

Educators can deliver daily support to improve outcomes for students with adverse childhood experiences, asserts Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California's first surgeon general. In this interview, Harris says providing students with the "tools to understand how to recognize what's going on with them, then how to respond - especially to be able to calm their…

An 11-year-old girl has spoken about how a new app funded by the NHS helped her cope with anxious thoughts as she started a new school. (webb-tv)

Being mindful of resource design also contributes to inclusive spaces that promote the success of all students.

Most teachers develop ways to encourage classroom participation, but may not yet have ones for distance learning. These are easy to use anytime.